Women's Allsaints Plume Fade Scarf

Use caning — an intricate material derived from the outer bark of the rattan palm — for an easy tabletop project. With the lightweight material, they can be made in all shapes and sizes.

Turn ordinary utilitarian hooks and carabiners into colorful keychains — they even make great gifts for Dad.

Treat your tree to one of these handmade delights: spun cotton balls are wrapped in striped crepe paper and glittered to perfection.

When you crisscross crepe-paper party decorations on plain packages, you get a kicky plaid motif that'll delight any recipient. But rest assured: If you can fold streamers, cut shapes along the edges, and layer them with skinnier strips, you can pull off one of these graphic glories.

Batik means wax writing. In the traditional form of this technique, linens, cloth napkins, and roughcut cotton squares are patterned with waxed imprints of household objects; the shapes remain white where the wax resists dye. In our quick modern method, you can achieve a similar pattern with a kitchen pantry staple: chickpeas.

This handy tool makes gift-wrapping a breeze: load it up with paint, and roll it onto plain white kraft paper to make festive holiday designs. 

Flexible, forgiving, and just a few dollars per extra-long roll, crepe paper is the versatile and enthusiastic wunderkind of gift wrapping. Pick up some eye-catching colors like tomato, fuchsia, and emerald; throw in a fun metallic; then use our ideas to creatively package any shape to your heart's delight.

Get your knitting needles ready in honor of Military Appreciation Month. 

Designed to cushion basically anything and everything in transit, hardworking corrugated cardboard has an artistic side: Its fluted rows keep colored raffia in line brilliantly.

Treat Mom to a matching set that's so stunning, she won't believe you made them. All you need is a few items and she will be dripping in jewels that make the perfect addition to her wardrobe.