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The Craft Rap

I categorize this as an instructional video, because it instructs you to "Craft Talk" and because "you're spicing up the world" with your craftiness. If you've never watched, heard or even thought a rap about crafts could be well, totally awesome, than all you need to do is click "play"! Leslie Hall has a lot more stretchy gold pants fun… Read More

Creating Rudolph Candy Boxes Video Tutorial

Kerry's Paper Crafts posted a great video tutorial on making "Rudolph Spares" which are little metal gift tins filled with cherry sours, red hots or any other large red candy that could be Rudolph's "nose." The whole video is set to the music of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and the tutorial itself is slightly sped up. I have… Read More

Turn A Glue Gun Into A Electric Stove

I'm not saying this is a great idea and that we should all dismantle our Dollar Store glue guns, but I have to say that it is pretty inventive. Please use a regular stove at home, but enjoy this very informative and very simple tutorial and how to turn the components from a glue gun into a tiny electric stove.… Read More

Magnetic Boat Kids Craft

Simplekidscrafts.com posted this short, minute long tutorial on creating a tiny boat with some recycled materials (popsicle stick, toothpicks, bit of foam) that is sure to provide a lot of fun! It's ridiculously easy, get out your glue gun and get started! Tags:crafts, crafting, glue+gun+crafts kids+crafts, craft+videos,… Read More

Bean Bag Rattlesnake Tutorial

The Candee Lady at GoGo Glue Gun Fun strikes again with this 8 minute tutorial on creating a fun and simple rattlesnake with a piece of fabric, rice, embellishments like pom poms and googley eyes, a plastic Easter egg and of course, a glue gun. This is a great craft to do with kids, particularly if you've got a few… Read More

Create a Zen Garden at Home

If the economy has got you down and you could use a Zen garden on a budget, than this is the super easy tutorial for you. At just two minutes, a cheap frame, glue gun, sand, stones and mini rake you are on your way! Check out this instructional craft video from Curbly.com! Tags: crafts, crafting, glue+gun+crafts, craft+videos, instructional+videos, zen+garden… Read More

Cute as a Bug Tutorial Video

Last week I posted about the Celebration Shoppe's Cute as a Bug headband craft and lo and behold a video tutorial of the same craft from them has popped up on Blissful Kids. So if you're more of a visual learner, you're in luck! This video also includes instructions for creating matching wings to go with your bug headband! Check… Read More

Create an Easy Book with a Stick and Elastic

Instructables with Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord, comes through once again with this awesome, yet short, video tutorial on creating a little book from just some paper, a stick, a rubber band and a little glue. It's really easy and really quick, so if you need just a little something for a gift (decoration and filled by you) or something for kids… Read More

Create Fun Christmas Magnets

Insightful Nana brings us this easy, yet professional looking Christmas magnets craft, complete with templates on her site if you want to use her designs. Otherwise, you can still follow allow just fine and substitute your own festive images! Tags: crafts, crafting, craft+videos, christmas+crafts, magnets, holiday+crafts… Read More

Create a Honking Pumpkin

Make has once again come through with something super cool, this time it's a pumpkin that honks. You'll need a little basic electronics skills, but they provide great step by step tutorials, a schematic and even a video to demonstrate how it works. This little fake pumpkin uses a car horn on a timed delay to blast trick or treaters… Read More

Make a Spider Web Glue Gun

Yes, it's just as fun and interesting as it sounds! Makezine via Metacafe comes through once again! A very unique and quick how to on turning a hot glue gun into your very own web maker! It's a little more handy man than Craftzilla, as she does not have an air compressor at home, but it's a very neat and… Read More

Blending Two Colors in Polymer Clay

Sure, there isn't a glue gun involved right now, but there could be later with your finished creation! Polymer clay is a great and fun medium to experiment with and incorporate into your glue gun crafts arsenal. This video has no words, just pretty music and will show you in less than 3 minutes how to blend a couple of… Read More