How to Make a Journal
Learn how to make a journal for yourself or your kids. Watch easy-to-follow instructions meant for a beginner, using either a needle and thread or a sewing machine.
Linocut Printing by Maarit Hanninen
Watch how a line drawing is transformed into a fine art linocut print.
The Sketchbook Project
The Sketchbook Project is an ongoing enterprise that promotes creativity. Anyone can contribute a sketchbook that can be viewed online, in a traveling exhibition, or in a Williamsburg, Brooklyn storefront library.
Beginner Kits for Crafty Kids
Find out which beginner crafting kits are geared towards teens and pre-teens. We list some of our favorite kits, arts and crafts supplies, crafting tools, crafting books, and guides geared for creative kids aged 7 - 16.
Japanese Takumi Documentary
A new documentary showcases four Japanese Takumi: a carpenter, a paper craft artist, a foraging chef, and an engineer. Find out what it takes to become a modern-day craftsperson.
Free to Use Images
Discover an online collection of images that can be used to decorate your home, use in collages, and add to journals and scrapbooks.
How Ink Is Made
Watch a wonderfully satisfying tour of an ink-making company, and see how ink is made.
How to Make a Linoleum Block Print
Watch how-to videos for beginners explaining the basic step-by-step process of making a linoleum block print.
Mechanized Flip Books
Artist Juan Fontanive has created a series of mechanized flip books using gorgeous collaged illustrations of birds in flight.
Aesop’s Fables Origami ebooks
Explore Aesop's Fables flip ebooks with origami characters, with instructions for making your own origami Fables characters.
Vintage Maps
Explore a vintage maps resource that includes more than 20,000 cartographic works, available as high resolution downloads.
600+ Free Art Books Online
Three major American museums offer 600+ art books and other publications for free online. Many are available for download.
Su Blackwell
Explore Su Blackwell's work, an artist who turns inspiration from old books into sculpted magical settings for storytelling.
Brian Dettmer Book Sculptures
Brian Dettmer explains his process for creating fantastical, intricately and elaborately carved book sculptures.
Museum Collection Images
Explore a list of museums, libraries, and corporate collections which have made their digital photo libraries available to the public.
Vintage Graphics
Learn about a free resource for vintage downloadable graphics and crafting instructions.
Free Papercraft Printables for Kids
Explore several sites that have free papercraft printables for kids, from origami to dolls to miniature paper cities.
Altered Book Sculptures
Learn about artists who transform books into sculptures using papercrafting skills.