Homemade crafts are wonderful to give to friends and family. These gifts from the heart show your loved ones how much you care about them, and making them is just as much fun as presenting these handmade treasures to your recipients.
The variety of projects you can create are limited only by your imagination. Why not try creating a candle holder that also serves as a wax shield to protect tabletops from melting wax or decorative coasters to protect table surfaces? With an old picture frame and two handles, you can create a simple and elegant serving tray.
Have some autumn leaves and a length of fabric? With a paint roller and some tempera paint, you can create a seasonal tablecloth for your dining room table. There are also those who enjoy crafts such as scrapbooking, woodworking and sewing projects.
Whether you're making gifts at holiday time or creating handmade items to decorate your home, having the right tools and supplies not only makes the task more enjoyable but it also allows you to achieve perfect results. If you don't have space in your home for an entire craft room, you can easily put together a basic craft kit that you can pick up and transport to the place where you're working on a project.
The basics listed below are indispensable tools that are necessary for completing many types of crafts and carrying out your most creative ideas. The total cost of the tools in this kit averages less than $200 and many are readily available in crafts and hardware stores. While purchasing these tools and supplies is an investment, you'll be able to get years of use from them. Use a toolbox (as shown here) or a clear plastic container to store the items in this kit.
Starter Craft Kit List
Glues, Tapes and Adhesives
- Double-sided adhesive tape
- Regular adhesive tape
- Adhesive transfer tape
- Rubber contact cement
- Blue painter's tape
- Glue gun, glue sticks and extension cord
- Glue stick
- Sobo craft glue
- Fabric glue
Craft Tools
- Spring clamps
- 2 or 3 hole punches
- Brayer or small paint roller
- Compass
- Bone folder
- Awl (for creating holes in paper, felt or light metals)
- Wood file
- Small precision scissors
- Large pair of scissors for paper crafts
- Large pair of scissors for fabric crafts
- Heavy-duty pinking shears
- Foam sponge brushes
- Needle-nose pliers
- Wire cutters
- X-acto knife
- Heavy-duty craft knife (for cutting materials like cardboard or veneer)
- Wood-carving tools
- Ruler with a cork back
- Package of rubber or latex gloves
- Art gum eraser
Marking Tools
- Sharpie marking pen
- White fabric marking pencil
- No. 2 pencils
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