Crafts

Light modeling clay crafting is a nice activity for both children and adults. You can make almost anything out of this material and it is also helpful in developing fine motor skills. Crafts that are made of light modeling clay dry quickly, which makes their storage easier.

You don’t have to throw away empty glass pots, jars, or containers. Some of them are very practical and actually beautiful, and you can keep using them to store products, turn them into vases, pencil holders, candle holders, and much more. To give these containers a second life, it’s a good idea to start by removing the label. However, in some cases, it’s easier said than done. 5-Minute Crafts will show you the most effective methods to remove labels from jars.

Jute is a fiber you can use to create many useful and eco-friendly things for your home: from mats and baskets to beach bags and coffee tables. People usually use jute rope, twine, or thread. The material itself is pretty rough but there are few tricks that can make it softer and shinier.

Macramé is a kind of craft where you create textiles by making different knots in different combinations. By tying laces, yarn, or threads together, you can make clothes, accessories, and decor for your home!

If you want to make eco-friendly watercolors at home, you’ll find that it’s actually easier and more fun than having to go to the store. You can just make them with vegetables or soluble ingredients, like coffee or turmeric, and in a very short time.5-Minute Crafts wants to show you how to make them.

Silicone is a well-known material for gluing and sealing things, but you can use it in many more unconventional ways. For example, suppose you’re about to go on a date and can’t find the backs of your favorite earrings. Skip the drama and solve the problem in a few minutes with a bit of silicone. 5-Minute Crafts shows you this and 13 other tricks to help you make the most of silicone.

Even if cats are used to grooming themselves, when you give them a hand to do it once or twice a week, both of you and your cat will reap the many benefits. It helps them prevent some health problems and it keeps your house cleaner. 5-Minute Crafts wants to show you the best way to brush them to quickly gain their confidence and we’ll also explain the reasons why it’s important to do this.

More and more people prefer to use organic products at home. Another option is to use products you can make at home. That way, you know exactly what they’re made of and can customize them according to your needs. That’s why today, 5-Minute Crafts wants to show you how to make liquid laundry detergent and fabric softener with ingredients we all have at home. Don’t forget to read the last section of the article where we mention a few things you need to keep in mind when using these homemade products.

It can happen that your favorite cup breaks into pieces, but you can’t find it in you to throw it away. Sometimes you get a mug as a present but you don’t like it and it stays in the back of your cabinet gathering dust. Or you have a few old dishes that are no longer decent enough to be put on the table.

Cable knitting means that you are crossing one group of stitches over another. Even though it seems challenging, it’s actually an easy thing to do and it’s the perfect way to add a classic and surprising touch to your knitting. 5-Minute Crafts shows you how to do it, but keep in mind that this article is written for people that have already learned the basics of knitting. If you have never knitted before, we suggest you learn the basics first and then try doing a cable knit.

Paper flowers are usually used as a decoration. You can put them around your home, either in a vase or attached to the wall. They are also great if you want to wrap a present in an unusual way. And of course, they look great at any celebration.

You don’t need to be able to paint well in order to create beautiful pictures. There are many alternatives to painting and one of them is quilling. It’s a type of art when one makes simple and voluminous compositions from rolled strips of paper of different widths.

Cardboard can be recycled and you can take it to special centers, if it’s customary in your region to sort your trash. But there is one more way to take care of nature — give cardboard a second life and make useful things from it.

It’s not out of the ordinary to have a favorite piece of furniture at home. But over time, it can deteriorate, which makes us wonder if we should buy a new piece or simply restore it. If you’d like to keep it, try upholstering it yourself. You can make this job your next personal project. 5-Minute Crafts is giving you a step-by-step guide for upholstering an armchair. And while you’re at it, enjoy giving your furniture a new look and add a little bit of your own personal flair to it.

Flying a kite is a fun activity for any age. It’s quite easy to build and requires very few materials. There’s nothing quite like flying a kite outdoors on a sunny, breezy day. What’s even better? Flying a kite you made yourself.Today, we will show you 5 simple steps to put your crafty side into practice and make a beautiful kite.

If you want to fix the walls of a room that have suffered some damage, depending on what you’re looking at, you might have to resort to patching them. 5-Minute Crafts is showing you how to do it, step by step. In addition, we’ve included 2 simple methods that will help you cover or fill small holes in your walls.

Perfume can play an important role in our mood and even make us appear more attractive to others. The problem is, good perfume can cost a lot of money, but that shouldn’t be an issue. Especially not when it comes to wearing it on a daily basis since there are several ways to make perfume on your own without having to spend too much money.5-Minute Crafts wants to show how to make perfume using natural ingredients so that you can have your own personalized fragrance or give it to someone you love as a gift.

The process of tie dying your own clothes at home has been popular for quite a while now. By just adding some color in a specific way, you can turn a boring white shirt into a fun and stylish item of clothing. 5-Minute Crafts has listed 2 different ways to tie-dye your shirt: the traditional way and by using onion peels.

Friendship bracelets paved the way for the popularity of bead and rubber band weaving. These bracelets were based on simple types of weaving techniques that even a child can handle. If you master the basic techniques, you will be able to create accessories that are popular not just among young people, but also with adults.

Many people like making crafts using crayons to capture their colorful ideas. If you’re concerned about the chemicals used to produce them and prefer to make them yourself, 5-Minute Crafts is showing you how to make colored crayons using organic materials. This is an activity you can easily enjoy with children. We also wanted to show you how to recycle crayon waste to make new ones.