Handmade crafts are fun to make and make lovely gifts too. Here you’ll find a wide range of craft projects to try, many of them using everyday, often recycled, materials.
![Multi-coloured abstract tunnel card depicting a nature scene](/media/jahf2ydr/simple-abstract-tunnel-card-rosie-johnson-image-3.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133649980979870000)
Simple abstract 3D tunnel card
![multi-coloured weaved wall hanging in a variety of string and thread material against a teal blue background](/media/knwehjnj/weaved-wall-hanging-rosie-johnson-image.png?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133649982240570000)
Weaved wall hangings
Polymer Jewellery
![wooden bobbins with various coloured thread on a dark wooden table](/media/hgbdiisd/istock-991802536.jpg?rxy=0.2333745255910273,0.5902157196890977&width=1920&height=600&rnd=133701036774030000)
Bobbin crafts
![a pair of hands throwing clay](/media/layiqmba/treat-and-trinket-bowls-rachel-moore-image.jpeg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133568209472200000)
Treat and trinket bowls
![a ceramic cloud keepsake with the word dream engraved into it](/media/ab3jniw0/ceramic-keepsakes-rachel-moore-image.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133568209459970000)
Ceramic keepsakes
![two pink flowers on a blue sky background](/media/xhmamt0m/ceramic-flower-stem-holder-rachel-moore-image.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133568209504800000)
Ceramic flower stem holder
![two pillar candles lit in the foreground with candle lighting glowing in the background](/media/ka2jagbz/winter-decor-candles-and-lighting-kate-nisbet-istock-1285468795.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133537061170470000)
Candles and lighting
![multicoloured peg dolls made from clothes pegs and scraps of fabric by Kate Nisbet](/media/ld0d22lj/summer-kids-crafts-kate-nisbet-image-2.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133457458486500000)
Summer kid's crafts
![a hand holding a crayon and drawing on paper with a pot of multicoloured crayons next to it](/media/rrtkzkpl/summer-holiday-activities-rachel-moore-image.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133457458754400000)
Summer holiday activities
![a close up of a stack of scrap paper on a work table](/media/nnxf1bsg/scrap-paper-crafts-kate-nisbet-istock-904268154.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133456474744600000)
Scrap paper crafts
![two recycled Christmas cards on a wooden table](/media/fyrnfdjm/recycling-christmas-cards-kate-nisbet-istock-628441786.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133456474930100000)
Recycling Christmas cards
![a picnic basket on a red and white check gingham pattern picnic blanket filled with wine and cheese and grapes](/media/d1jnmgfy/posh-picnic-crafts-kate-nisbet-istock-1134310777.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133456472766270000)
Posh picnic crafts
![a white paper cut dragonfly made by Keeley Pearce](/media/s1jpq0q5/papercutting-keely-pearce-image.jpeg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133456484987730000)
Paper cutting
![a close up of a book used for origami](/media/cunl23wr/origami-and-book-folding-workshop-halton-libraries-istock-504983104.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133455705672230000)