Craft hobbies have never been more popular or accessible. Online blogs and tutorial videos, as well as handy craft kits, mean you can try your hand at a variety of different skills with relative ease.

Perler beads are a kid’s craft staple. If you have a few thousand or so lying around your house, try one of these creative crafts with the kids. Choose 4 different colors of Perler beads. Arrange them ...

Learn how to make beads from flowers in your garden. Make your own DIY rose beads with this lovely, long-neglected craft, you can transform the fleeting beauty of a rose into a fragrant, long-lasting ...

Beadwork is a pillar of Indigenous design. While various tribes hold different design specialties—the Navajo, for example, are best known for their weaving and textiles—much of the Native community ...

Since this blog began in 2014, we have covered the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. It's a two-week event in Washington, D.C., that brings artists and artisans from around the world to share their ...