“New Junior Craft Book” (112 pages with 52 projects; $16: Meredith Books/Better Homes & Gardens). Projects utilize paints, clay, decoupage, papier-mache and beads, encouraging kids to flex their ...

3. For the mold, use a small, smooth-surface bowl without an articulated base (we reused a plastic take-out bowl). Form the pulp over the outside of the bowl, starting at the center with a little ...

Of course, every craft your kid makes is museum worthy, but once in a while it’s nice to make something that can serve more purpose than just bedazzling the refrigerator. Next time your child is in ...

Do you love the eggshell-like ceramic vessel in the living room shown above (from our March/April 2011 issue) as much as we do? We thought so. Interested in a lower-cost alternative? We found one on I ...

I am in love with the blog painted fish studio, which is where I found a wonderful tutorial for making papier-mache bowls. They’re simple and pretty and require supplies that you probably already have ...

Papier-mâché, or what's more commonly searched for as paper mache, is the perfect crafting activity for children and the whole family to get involved in. If you're wanting to learn how to make paper ...

Natalie Kibbe, 36, of Comstock Park, discovered that she was artistically inclined while a student at Wyoming Park High School. But it was a random flip through a magazine a few years ago that led her ...

Not only are these decorative bowls precious, they're practical -- put shredded paper (from your home office, or recycled packing material) to good use. You can even make your own shredded paper with ...