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Young kids can make these bead crafts as fashion accessories and gifts. They come with easy instructions that use regular household items.

With the economy in a downward trend, many families may need to cut down on holiday gifting. Families can make inexpensive beaded gifts that are both easy and functional.

Having a creative activity available that can entertain kids when they are looking for something to do is as simple as opening a pre-made jar.

Making jewelry is a great way to let a tween express her creative nature. Here are some of the more popular handcrafted jewelry ideas for tweens.

Do you want something really unique to give Mom for Mother's Day? How about making her a bracelet that honors her life achievements?

With a shaky economy and tight budgets abound, upcycled gifts are an excellent way to save some green while helping out our little planet this holiday season.

Children can add novelty yarns, ribbons, dried grasses, etc. to a forked branch as a conclusion to a nature lesson or as a holiday decoration.

Set a stuffed animal and notebook in a tote bag and send around to different members of the group to get a record of everyone's experiences for the year.

Decorate a reusable canvas bag with one of three design possibilities.

Inexpensive glass candle holders can take on a variety of looks for weddings, bridal or baby showers, birthday parties, or holiday parties. Pair two or three as a gift.

Even with no cash, children can make wind chimes, a yarn-covered flower vase, or a hand-crafted beaded necklace. Each present gives new life to recycled items.

Gear up for back-to-school or a gift-giving holiday with a yarn-wrapped cup, pencil, and pen.

Trace a young child's hand and then allow her to turn the shape into a turkey with markers or crayons. Glue to a simple napkin ring for a holiday table decoration.

Girls can take scraps of yarn and wrap hair elastics, flip flops, picture frames, and pencils to create accessories using fun textured yarns.

For children (or adults) who've learned how to do a single crochet stitch, this is an easy pattern to follow.

Make a simple loom and weave a variety of textured yarns to create a wall hanging. Start with a small project that children can finish in a couple of hours.

Children, tweens, and teens who know how to knit or crochet a square can piece together a series of squares and create a stuffed bear.

An old fashioned spool and nail tool, or modern plastic one, creates hollow knit tubes. It's called spool-knitting. Here are ideas to creatively use those coils.

Knit a bracelet, belt, scarf, or garland with this simple tool that combines knitting with weaving. You can learn to use a knitting spool In ten-to-twenty minutes.

Recycle the pages from an old calendar or any other type of paper to create a small box to tuck a gift or treasure inside.

As millions of people prepare to set out on their new year's resolutions for 2010, there are many common resolutions that can be easily adapted to be green, too!

Quilling involves coiling a narrow strip of paper around a narrow object, like a toothpick or straw. Assemble the coils into flowers, trees, and animals.