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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.

 

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Main Image: Beautiful coffee filter art with multi-coloured tie dye effects.

Coffee Filter Art

Main Image; Beautiful bas-relief art work by artist and ceramicist, Mary Seton Watts, aka Mary Seton (Fraser) Tytler.

Artist in Focus: Mary Seton Watts

two handmade concrete plant pots made by Kim Searle

Upcycled garden decorations

Part of Upcycling Week 2022

multicoloured birthday balloons floating in the air

Party decorations

hand sewn vintage tea party bunting against a blue sky backdrop

Vintage tea party bunting

Main Image: Photo of handmade Easter collage cards, on blue paper with brightly coloured paper collage Easter eggs.

Handmade Easter Collage Cards

Main Image;: Photo of DIY pet toys for cats, brightly coloured, handsewn fish cat toys.

DIY Pet Toys for Cats and Dogs

Spring Paper Flower Garland Kate Nisbet Istock 1487903884

Spring flower paper garland: Part 1

Colouring book, scrap paper, scissors, paint brushes, coloured pencils lay on a black table, ready for a fun and creative art ideas using word prompts session.

Fun and Creative Art Ideas Using Word Prompts

Silver clay jewellery, handmade pendants in earrings and a necklace with a leaf design imprinted.

Make Silver Clay Jewellery Pendants

Painting by Swiss-German Artist Paul Klee. A combination of square and circular shapes, in reds, oranges, yellows, browns, greens and blues.

Artist in Focus: Paul Klee

Recycled Scrap Paper Flower Bouquet, against a green background

Recycled Paper Flower Bouquet

Colourful Abstract Watercolour and Ink Wall Art by Rosie Johnson, different coloured circles and paint splatters.

Abstract Watercolour and Ink Wall Art

DIY Teapot Sewing Kit - a while teapot with a floral design on the front, with the lid being opened by a hand to reveal a pincushion inside the lid

DIY Teapot Sewing Kit - Mother’s Day Gift Idea

Homemade Air-Dry Clay Pendants and flowers on a black background

Homemade Air-Dry Clay Pendants