5 Happy Halloween Projects

Glitter Witch Hat

Candy Corn Creature

Jar-O-Lantern

Disguise Mask

Doctor Who Tardis Heels

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Fab Featured DIYs

Here are just a few of my favorite FAB featured DIYs from the past week. Visit the links to learn more about the crafty bloggers behind the projects and to get the full tutorial for each one.

I am adding so many great crafts and tutorials from bloggers I discover each week. But I could use some help - comment on this post if you have a craft you would like me to feature, or you follow a blog that you think the rest of us would love.

I can't wait to hear from you! In the meantime...enjoy the view!

Paperclip Flowers

Welcome Fall Magnet Board

Crayon Pencil Vase

Instagram Chore Chart

Burlap Memo Board

Visit Craftown for more free tutorials, projects and patterns for any occasion or season. Connect with us on Facebook where I share more crafty ideas from other great craft bloggers and sites. Or follow us on Pinterest and make your own pinboard filled with inspiration.

Homemade Father's Day Gifts

You don't have to spend a lot of money to create a cherished gift for the awesome dads in your life. If you have small kids at home, the Father's Day Rock project or easy Father's Day Card are nice ways to tell dads how special they are. The best part: you probably have everything at home to make these crafts.

The wood craft projects and ideas are easy too but may require a bit more time and planning to assemble. I hope these ideas inspire and motivate you to get creative and make your own gifts for Father's Day.

Father's Day Blocks

Father's Day Card

Memories Picture Display

Father's Day Rock

Family Name Plaque

Visit Craftown for more free Father's Day gift ideas, projects and patterns. Connect with us on Facebook where I share more crafty ideas from other great craft bloggers and sites. Or follow us on Pinterest and make your own pinboard filled with inspiration.

Quick and Easy Mother's Day Gifts!

Need something fast and easy for Mother's Day but short on cash? There is still time to make something special for your mom - she'll love it! (I promise.) Whether you knit or crochet, or can craft up a storm with paints and other embellishments, you can create a unique gift for your mother or grandmother that they'll enjoy and cherish.

Here are a few ideas just to get you started! (We've even got some fun kids crafts that would work as a simple homemade Mother's Day gift.)

Planters Pot Cover

Cupcake Flowers

Tatted Anklet

Photo Flower Pot

Survival Bracelet

Visit Craftown for many more free projects and patterns. Connect with us on Facebook where I share more crafty ideas from other great craft bloggers and sites. Or follow us on Pinterest and make your own pinboard filled with inspiration.

Crafty Back To School Ideas

Looking for some creative back to school ideas for your family? We've got some easy inexpensive crafts to keep your kids organized in style. With homemade decorated journals, personalized Shrinky Dinks zipper pulls and creative spaces for supplies and backpacks...your family will stay on top of all things back to school related. There's even a little craft to show teacher appreciation!

Shrinky Dinks Zipper Pull

Back To School Boxes

Chore Chart

Beary Nice Teacher Gift

Homemade Journal

However you spell back to school organization, let us help you create one of kind crafty supplies and personalized gifts. Unleash your creativity! Connect with us on Facebook for more creative ideas or visit Craftown to find all sorts of free fun crafts and projects.

Kids Stuff And Cross Stitch!

We've got some simple enjoyable craft ideas for you this week - kid friendly and perfect for some back to school amusement. Whether you need a quick teacher appreciation gift or planning activities for the first sleep-over of the season, these crafts are easy on the budget and simple to create!

Shrinky Dinks Key Chains

Friendship Beaded Bracelets

Handprint Ornament

And not to be outdone by Shrinky Dinks and handprints, our free cross stitch patterns are just as fun and easy too! Cross stitch can be an enjoyable hobby for adults and kids too. You don't have to be a granny to enjoy this needle work art form. It's creative and the possibilities for projects are endless!

Corrie Ten Boom Cross Stitch

Sept - Dec Cross Stitch Months 

Jan - April Cross Stitch Months

May - Aug Cross Stitch Months

Now that I've loaded you up on Kids craft ideas and free cross stitch patterns, GO! Unleash your creativity! Connect with us on Facebook and share your favorite kids craft, or visit Craftown for more free patterns and project ideas!

Need Last Minute Father's Day Gift Ideas?

Father's Day Blocks Side 1

We've got you covered, in crafts! If you are short on time there are still a few items you can create for a special handmade Father's Day gift. Try our tutorial for making this set of Father's Day blocks first!

Father's Day Blocks Side 2

This fun "U Rock" gift can easily be made from scrap wood you may have around the home and scrapbook paper and paint. You don't have to spend a lot of money to create a cherished gift.

Ribbed Stocking Cap

If you are a super knitter give our ribbed stocking cap a go. The pattern is free and easy and works up fairly quick. Your special dad will love this for winter, football season, or even for camping under the stars!

Memories Picture Display

Give dad a special memories block to display his treasures on a desk, shelf or other area of his office or work place. Our tutorial is fun, fast and free!

Iron Man Soda Cozy

Or crochet dad a superhero themed cozy for his drink cans. This Iron Man Soda Cozy will keep his drink cool and him looking sporty and adventurous! Or is that Avenger-ous?

Father's Day Rock

If you have small kids at home, this simply fun Father's Day Rock project is a nice way to tell dads how special they are. The best part: you probably have everything at home to make this craft!

However you celebrate Father's Day - Enjoy! Find us on Facebook to share your favorite Father's Day craft or gift ideas.

4 Craft Ideas to Celebrate May Day

Tatted Clover Bookmark

Observed on May 1st, May Day is a celebration observed in honor of springtime and fertility (more so in Europe), which typically includes activities like dancing the maypole dance, festivals and feasts, and crowning of the May Day Queen.

Blessings Block

Although this holiday is not as widely practiced in the USA, it is still a wonderful time of year when most Americans are planting gardens, Spring cleaning, preparing for Summer and playing all sorts of outdoor sports.

Animal Plates

Traditionally on May Day, festivities, processionals, town and neighborhood feasts and bonfires abound.  Another fun aspect of May Day includes celebrating new life and new birth, babies, baby animals, and budding plants and flowers.

Rose Applique

Whether you plan to participate in a community festival for May Day, or stay at home for a quieter celebration of your own...Enjoy May 1st and try some of our free crafts and ideas to create your own May fun!

We love feedback and photos, so be sure to send us some of your May Day activities!

A Few More Ornament Crafts...

To wrap up the Christmas season with!  (No pun intended.)  If you are having a New Year's Eve party or New Year's Day gathering at your home, a fun idea to occupy younger children/guests is to set up a craft station.

Rudolph Ornament

Fill your craft or "ornament creation" station with supplies to make one of these kid-friendly ornaments that the children can take home with them as a keepsake ornament for 2011.  My boys always love creating these kinds of crafts to bring home and hang on our tree.  Then, when the tree and decorations come down, they know their handmade ornament goes into the ornament box for next year.

Hand-print Ornament

Or, perhaps you could make a batch of ornaments to hand out as New Year's Eve party favors for your guests to take home as a special keepsake gift.  Get crafty!  Get creative!  Share your results with us here or on Facebook!

Puzzle Tree Ornament