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Yarn is transformative in more ways than you might think. You can knit and crochet yarn into toys, clothes, home décor, and anything you can dream of in 2D and 3D. Most importantly, yarn can also transform you. A growing number of studies and surveys reveal the many mental health benefits of knitting and crocheting. Yarn crafts are relaxing,...

Two of my favorite things are thrifting and items that look like they belong in your grandma’s attic. So, when I stumbled upon a crochet granny square blanket for only $5 at my local thrift store, I knew I had to have it! It was a beautiful handmade blanket with dozens of different colors and large – nearly 14” x 14” granny squares. Once I...

Create a paper bouquet of flowers that you can make into a card, a poster, or gift to a loved one with this sweet little coloring page designed by Dawn M. Cardona. Use the medium of your choice to color in the design and cut out and arrange into a charming vase of flowers. How to Make a Paper Bouquet with Your Coloring Page Print...

For Mental Health Month, here is a feel-good craft that makes a great gift. It is a combination of Greek worry beads (the OG fidget toy) and origami wish/lucky stars. Worry beads are used by pushing one bead at a time down the empty string, flipping the beads around, and generally just fiddling with the strand. Some people will hope or pray for...

Start saving your 100% wool yarn scraps. Earth Day is the perfect time to think about new eco-friendly changes – big or small – that you can incorporate into your everyday life. Making your own dryer balls with 100% wool yarn is a fabulous alternative to using chemical-laden, wasteful, synthetic dryer sheets. Dryer balls reduce static...

Spring gardens and spring organizing are on our minds with this Seed Pack Printable. Organize your seeds or any other tiny bits like beads, embroidery thread, or pressed flowers. If you want to be able to open and reseal your envelopes, put some removable double stick tape under the flap. Seed saving is an activity that has been continued over...

Having a birthday in April means most years my birthday falls during the holiday of Passover. This means instead of a traditional birthday cake (since you can’t eat anything that leavens over Passover), I have Matzah Crunch for my birthday treat. Not that I am complaining! I mean what could be better than melted chocolate, gooey caramel and...

Hello! I’m Sharon, a Yiddishe Momme[1] making everyday magic at home with my two boychiks[2]. We potschke[3] with crafts, tea parties, and nature. What we make is incredibly simple. I love collecting beautiful new and vintage raw materials, with a focus on natural fibers. If you’re interested in our antics please follow along with our...

March is Women’s History Month, and a creative and immersive way to honor the women of history and inspire others is to design a piece of resin art. Resin is amazing because it can suspend a moment in time or crystallize a thought or a feeling. With a resin trinket tray, you have a good amount of surface area for imagery and words, and any time...

Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, is celebrated on full moon in March to welcome spring. Hi, I am Mou Saha and I grew up in India joyfully celebrating Holi. The name ‘Holi’ comes from the myth of Prince Prahlad whose faith in Vishnu was unparalleled. The highest trinity of the Hindu Gods are Brahma, the Creator; Vishnu, the Preserver; and...

Purim is a fun holiday filled with yummy food, spiels and noise – lots of noise! A *very* brief overview of Purim for those who are new to learning about the holiday: the story of Purim starts thousands of years ago in Persia when a man named Haman wanted his king to murder all of the Jews. A brave young woman named Queen Esther stood up for...

Welcome to the Creativebug family. Let’s get crafting! Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Let us know what types of classes interest you, and we’ll help you find what you love. 1. Inspired by what you see? Add the class to...

I tend to think about the act of naming a great deal from both sides—from the place of being named and also from the place of someone doing the naming. How many times have we heard our names called out to us by someone and felt seen? What responsibility comes along with naming someone or something and forever calling it forward? As an artist, I...

We’re always delighted for the opportunity to celebrate crafting and this month we plan to stitch along with our spectacular roster of sewing instructors in honor of National Embroidery Month. We’re especially excited to be bringing you a brand-new PDF pattern from Lauren of Lark Rising – Orange Grove – featuring...

What I love most about Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, or Palentine’s Day, is the aesthetic. I love vintage candy boxes, I love wearing pink and red, and I love heart-shaped everything. I crocheted tons of hearts to show you 5 Valentine’s Day gift ideas that you can make with just one crochet heart pattern. I’m sure...

Happy Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, or any day that could use some cute pink charm. Here is a printable of the tiniest little love charms that you can attach to cards, tags, jewelry, gift wrap, and more. This could be a fun project to do with the kiddos to see what kinds of ways they come up with to use the charms. I’ve posted a few ideas...

Happy Lunar New Year! 2023 is the year of the Water Rabbit, predicting a gentler year of peace, patience, and hope. Celebrate by making a beautiful paper lantern with cardstock, tissue paper, and our free printable PDF. Lunar New Year celebrations begin on the first day of the first lunar month – which was January 22nd – marked by...

Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. I am inherently drawn to faces. I love looking into people’s faces. I love to draw, doodle and sketch faces. I love to paint them and my house is filled with paintings of people that I don’t know. Many creators and even painters are intimidated by creating portraits because it can be hard to...

Hi, I‘m Cleo. You may recognize me from my Creativebug daily practice classes: Painting Repeat Patterns By Hand: A Daily Practice and Learn to Paint with Gouache: A Daily Practice in Questions and Answers . I’m a painter, author, educator, and I especially love making things with paper. Book arts was one of my favorite classes in school....

Happy New Year! This is the time when everyone’s buzzing about new year’s resolutions, goals, and intentions. 2023 at Creativebug arrives with a new daily practice that will lead you on a bold and colorful painting journey and offers a beautiful reset for all creative practices. With Portland artist Abby Houston’s “Abstract...

Whether you’re looking for a last-minute knit gift idea or you’re starting off the New Year with a can’t-fail knitting project, a mega-bulky knit is a fabulous choice. Defined as any scarf bigger than your typical scarf, these “super scarf” patterns all use big needles and hooks along with yarn that ranges from...

It’s no secret why everyone loves Hanukkah. You have eight days of yummy fried food, time together with family, and if you live in my house, a once-a-year highly competitive dreidel competition! Whether you are spinning for the traditional gelt (chocolate coins) or, as my family opts for, the more delicious Hershey kisses, dreidel is a great...

Alert: the holidays are here! It’s time to gather all of your magical gift-making elves (you) in your bustling DIY workshop (your house) and cross all those crafty to-dos off your list. If you’re still stuck for holiday craft ideas or gift inspiration, our December classes are a great place to start. Celebrate the Season with new...

When I started gratitude journaling some twelve years ago, I was in dire need of a perspective shift. My days were filled with various children and household responsibilities and design deadlines. Outside looking in, my life looked full and bright, but in my heart of hearts, underneath the cheerful mask, I was miserable. My health suffered and I...

Quick poll: is it ever too early to start your handmade holiday gift projects? If you’re ready to put your holiday crafting hat on, we have a beautiful new series of classes this month taught by Courtney and Cobrina in the theme of “Home Is What You Make It.” These projects feature materials you can easily find in and around...

Congratulations, autumn-lovers, it’s spooky season! The month leading up to Halloween brings cooler, cozier weather, pumpkin-spice everything, and it gets us warmed up for what could be three months of glorious holiday making. Here’s a peek at some of the Creativebug staff’s past and present October projects for otherworldly...

Welcome to the inaugural blog post of Craft Concierge, a monthly column where I give personalized recommendations for Creativebug classes that I think best fit your crafty needs. I’m Faith, I’m a life-long maker, a CB instructor, a yarn nerd, a paper dork, and a true Creativebug aficionado – I’m proud to proclaim that my eyeballs...

This September, we’re focusing on self-care, and I’m looking forward to regrouping, re-focusing and spending some time on me before we head into the holiday season. As an artist, a creative professional, and the mom of a toddler, I often feel depleted by the constant needs of my creative spirit, my work and my family. I look forward to carving...

With thousands of classes on our site, it’s rare that multiple staffers are taking the same class at the same time. However, the stars aligned when Heidi Parkes came out with her Story Quilt Daily Practice class this July and several staff members decided to take the plunge. Among them were experienced quilters and new sewists, painters and...

For this month’s daily practice, “Keeping a Sketchbook,” we welcome new Creativebug instructor Mariko Jesse. She is an award-winning illustrator who is never without a sketchbook, and she encourages you to make a little creative time wherever you are. Being ready to sketch at any moment and in any location is an integral part of...