How to Get Ideas for Crafts and Projects

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Join a quilting bee

   Monthly meetings give the opportunities for exchanging ideas, showing off projects and doing group projects.
   
   This is also a great way to meet people with similar interests and form lasting friendships.
   
   Crafting often allows you to talk to other people and learn their stories.
   
   Many rural communities have quilt guilds, knitting bees and craft circles that stay intact for decades.
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   Step 2: knitting circle or scrap booking club.

   Most cities have a group that is devoted to community education and gives a catalog of classes at a small fee.
   
   These can include anything from jewelry making to scrap booking to wood working.
   
   Search online for "Lifelong learning classes" in your town or "Community education." Most classes happen once or twice a week over a period of months and they teach you new skills and give you many ideas for projects. , Depending upon your preferences, there are many options.
   
   Magazine subscriptions can be bought from a website, Amazon, or a magazine prescription service, and it is a good idea to look for the best offer.
   
   Good options for crafters include Martha Stewart Living, Card Maker, This Old House, American Style, Creative Knitting, Do-It-Yourself, Ready Made, American Craft, Crafts and Hobbies, Quilter, Paper Crafts, Creative Woodwork and Crafts, Car Craft.
   
   Knit'N Style, Sew News and Creating Keepsakes.
   
   You may want to go to a supermarket and buy a few issues of each of these magazines to decide which one would be the best monthly subscription. , Once you have a profile you can subscribe to craft blogs and check back whenever you need a fresh idea.
   
   You may hear of craft bloggers referred to as "choggers." Start by checking out popular blogs, such as Bakerella, Cuteable, Dollar Store Crafts, Not Martha and the Pearl Bee.
   
   There are thousands of blogs to choose from, and they may also provide an email newsletter. , They will send you weekly or monthly issues depending upon your preferences, filled with new ideas from their crafters-in-residence. , In order to drum up business, stores often provide classes for a small fee as long as you buy the materials.
   
   For instance, a knitting business may teach their patrons how to use a new set of knitting needles in order to sell more sets. , If you are looking for children's crafts, this is the fastest and least expensive option.
   
   If you cannot afford patterns for quilting and knitting, there are a number of free online templates that you can find using an Internet search and a printer.
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   Step 3: Take night classes.

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   Step 4: Get a subscription to a do-it-yourself magazine.

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   Step 5: Get involved with Blogger

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   Step 6: WordPress and other blogging platforms.

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   Step 7: Sign up for email newsletters from magazines like Real Simple

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   Step 8: Better Homes and Gardens and Ready Made.

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   Step 9: Inquire at local stores if they do classes.

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    Step 10: Go online and simply search for patterns or templates.

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