Whether you like looking at paintings or getting your hands messy with glue, our arts and crafts articles cover everything from art and design to crafts and photography.

The Crochet Come-Back: How To Get ‘Hooked’

  You might associate crochet with your nan, reams of mothball scented wool and some very dodgy jumpers, but forget what you know – crochet is cool! With a surge in craftiness, thousands of cunning creators and picking up their crochet hooks and making wonderful stuff. From socks and shawls, to bunting and Kindle covers…. Read more »

4 Forking Brilliant Craft Projects

“It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife.” sang Alanis Morisette – but what if you have an abundance of old forks lying about? From the beautiful and (slightly) technical, to literal child’s play, here are four forking brilliant crafty ideas to ensure you make the absolute most out of your… Read more »

Fill Long Evenings with These Quick Crafts

We might be on the other side of the winter solstice, but the nights still seem longer than the days. If you’re feeling crafty, you can easily fill those long evenings with these quick crafts. If you do, you’ll get new t-shirts, shelves, shoes and more while you pass a few minutes. Make a wax… Read more »

5 Adorable Crafts You Can Do with Little Ones

Sometimes you just need some new ideas for crafts you can do with your kids. That’s especially true on those long days when they’re not in school yet. When they’re too small to cut things, do complex projects or sit still for long, it’s almost impossible to keep them occupied. With that in mind, we’ve… Read more »

How to Pose for Photos like a Celebrity

Have you ever noticed that all your favourite celebs seem to do the same pose on the red carpet? That’s not an accident. They’ve figured out the best way to pose for photos so they look slim and glamorous, no matter what angle the photographer is shooting them at or what they’re actually doing. Today,… Read more »

Collaborating With a Toddler

Most parents try to keep their little children away from their work, and Texas-based artist Mica Angela Hendricks felt the same. She got a new sketchbook, and she worried that her four-year-old daughter Myla would scribble all over her precious drawings. So she kept Myla far away from her sketchbook. But Myla had learned one… Read more »

Cute Greetings Cards You Can Make

Greetings cards are big business in the UK. In fact, Britain spend more each year sending cards than any other nation. There is something about a card that seems so much more personal, so much lovelier, than an email or even a phone call could ever be. How much more personal, lovelier, then, would a… Read more »

The Big Wallpaper Trends of 2014

When you think trendy, you rarely think of wallpaper. And that’s a good thing. Wallpaper manufacturers realise they make a product that won’t likely be removed for five or ten years, and they want to make designs that will stand the test of time. But they also need to look somewhat modern for the customers… Read more »

The Best Creative Commons Photos of 2013

In the early days of the internet, the photos people used were usually covered by a copyright that didn’t actually allow the use of the image, if the photos weren’t their own images. Then Creative Commons licences came along, and it opened up a whole world of professional photography to blogs and websites everywhere. Below… Read more »

How to Make a Gingerbread House

If you haven’t done one yet, Boxing Day is a great time to make a gingerbread house. Sure, you’ve already got your decorations up, and the thought of eating any more is probably a bit too much for you. But it’s still nice to have the smell of gingerbread waft through the house, and you’ll… Read more »