Welcome to the Make Calm Lovely
DIY & Craft Ideas Hub!
Looking for a great craft or DIY project to start?  This hub has all kinds of ideas and tutorials for you to check out!

This hub was created especially for you to give you access to all kinds of craft and DIY ideas, with specially chosen and curated videos of tutorials and instructions, and links to great courses, articles, and other information to further your knowledge and get you started.


Find something you think you will love to do and start learning all about it.  You can also just watch some great videos and read about things that could be done!

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Crochet is a great craft to do and learn. You can make so many great things for yourself and your home, and also for others.

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Sewing is a great skill to have. You can make your own clothes and things for your home. Sewing your own clothes lets you be unique and...

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Learn how to knit if you are a beginner, or develop your skills further if you are an experienced knitter. Check out many ideas here!

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Embroidery is a wonderful craft to do. You can do either machine embroidery or hand embroidery. Hand embroidery is wonderfully relaxing...

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Cross Stitch is a great relaxing craft to do, and lets you create all kinds of lovely pictures and items. You don't need many supplies...

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Candle making is a great craft. You can make so many great smelling candles for your home, and also as gifts for others. You could also...

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With polymer clay you can make all kinds of amazing items - including pots, dishes, jewelry, and so much more.

There are two types of...

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IKEA hacks are a great DIY project for your home! Using an IKEA product you transform it into something completely different and unique!

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Wood beads are a great craft material to work with and create with. They are affordable, easy to work with, and you can create so many...

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You can make all kinds of beautiful flowers using paper and card and really get creative.

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Origami is the art of paper folding which originated in China and Japan. In Japanese "ori" means folding, and "gami" means paper. You can...

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Make beautiful and unique pieces of jewelry for yourself and for others. Make earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, and so much more!

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Painting is a wonderful hobby and you can create amazing pieces of art for your home. There are many different types of painting,...

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There are many types of drawing that you can learn and do - including sketching, colored pencils, and so much more.

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Punch needling is a form of embroidery that uses a metal punch tool that has a hole through it. It is like a regular needle, but much...

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There are many different types of soap that you can create yourself - melt & pour, cold process, or hot process.

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Cricut is a cutting machine that lets you create crafts for you and your home.

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Macrame is a fiber art that creates lots of different knots to create a design.

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Decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing pieces of paper onto it, in combination of other decorative elements, gold leaf...

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Make your own hand made paper with these great tutorials and ideas.

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Quilt by machine or hand to create some beautiful quilts for your home.

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Stained glass making is an ancient art that has been done for centuries. You can make your own beautiful stained glass creations for your...

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Pottery making can be a really enjoyable hobby to start. You can make lots of beautiful clay creations for your home.

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Felting includes needle felting, and making all kinds of creations out of felt fabric.

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Patchwork is used to make quilts and other creations. English Paper Piecing is a patchwork technique that is fun to do and creates great...

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Calligraphy is a beautiful form of writing that adds a creative flair to your correspondence, art projects, decorations, and so much...

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Hand lettering is a form of art where you create letters by hand.

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Digital planners are planners that you use on an iPad just like a traditional planner. Digital planners are easier to use - you don't...

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Scrapbooking is the method of preserving and displaying information in books and other formats.

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Procreate is an app for iPads that lets you create amazing pictures and scenes digitally.

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Journaling is the process of writing down your thoughts and feelings. It can be very affective to deal with stress, anxiety and other...

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Stamping can use pre-made rubber stamps, or you can create your own stamps using items such as potatoes. You place ink on the stamp and...

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Print making is the process of transferring images from one thing to another - usually onto fabric or paper. This includes techniques...

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How to dye fabric, including Japanese Shibori Tie-Dyeing, natural dyeing, Tiedye and more.

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Furniture restoring is taking existing pieces of furniture and restoring them to their once glorious selves, flipping pieces of old...

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Kintsugi is the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold. It creates a beautiful design on your pottery, and it is as good as new...

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Flower arranging is the art of arranging flowers into beautiful colors and displays.

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You can craft anything out of leather, including bags, footwear, and smaller pieces also.

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Design and create your own home decorating, decor & furnishings with interior design. You can learn interior design for your own...

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Mosaic is the art of taking small pieces of pottery, glass and other materials and arranging them into a pattern to create designs and...

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Learn to take your own great photographs, including portraits, scenery, fashion and so much more.

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Create your own digital magazine! You can very easily create your own digital magazine to share with others, or just keep for yourself...

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Tile design is the art of creating beautiful ceramic and pottery tiles. You can create the entire tile from scratch, or decorate pre-made...