16 Incredible Projects to Try with Craft Essentials

Create striking personalised gifts using our wide range of box frames available online and in store. Elevate photographs, artworks and souvenirs into pieces that have pride of place in the home by embellishing with toppers and letter tiles. Have a look at the project ideas below for inspiration!

With its complete versatility, this design has so much potential! Spell out names, initials or a word; this box frame is entirely adaptable. Perfect for decorating the bedroom, living room (or to even create a wedding sign) this box frame is a creative way to use your quilling skills!

Looking for something a little different to gift your loved ones? Well we might just have the answer with this sweet heart confetti frame. This fun design is easily adaptable! Experiment with different colours, shapes and lettering to create different looks that suit your loved one's tastes. With this make you are sure to give a completely unique gift that will be cherished for years to come.

A peg doll family box frame makes the perfect gift, and an alternative snapshot in time of your loved ones. You can add anything you want to your box frame – see how creative you can get with clothing choices and backdrops!

Create an on-trend ombre dyed tote bag by using Tulip One Step Dye Kits. Simply add water and brush onto the surface with a large paintbrush and fade out into a lighter colour by diluting with water.

Self-adhesive foam makes the process of printing super simple! All you need is a piece of scrap cardboard to stick it to, and either printing ink or fabric paint depending on what you'll be printing your design onto.

Printing tote bags has never been easier with the fantastic Fabric Creations Block Printing Stamps that echo the detailed hand-carved blocks of India. When used with Tulip Fabric Paints, it's possible to print super stylish and modern designs with ease, and with their extensive range of colours there's no end to the combinations that can be created.

These delicately pressed flower lanterns create a beautiful warm summery glow, and are a lovely project for repurposing your old jam jars! Perfect for a party or wedding table, they can be filled with LED lights as well as regular tealights for use indoors and out.

Using a few simple things, you can make a dream jar from the BFG! This design is both stunning and a great way to explore your own creativity! The great thing about this jar is just how customisable it is; allowing you to adapt and experiment to your heart's content! Child-friendly and super-easy this is the perfect crafty make to bring the Roald Dahl classic to life!

These personalised jars are a great project to decorate any left-over storage jars that you may have lying around. Perfect for decoration or gifting this design can ensure those old jars are remodelled for so many options! For these jars, spray paint has been used to decorate the outside of the jar, however, you could also use chalky paint and then sand slightly for that shabby chic look.

Use the Intricut camping die set to create this fun and detailed birthday sentiment! Learn how to layer each piece to create a sense of depth within your work by following the tutorial below. Perfect for an avid adventurer!

Recreate this stunning papercraft project using the cheese plant leaf die from the Intricut set, as well as using heat embossing techniques in order to create varied textures within the surfaces of the paper.

Looking to create a special gift tag with that-little something extra? Well, we might just have the answer with these super-simple makes. They're a great make for using up all those pesky card offcuts that you just can't bear to throw away.

It's super easy to create a vibrant birthday scrapbook layout to celebrate a child's birthday using bright neon washi tapes for a colourful border. Just follow the fantastic tutorial linked above by Jo Boland, who shows us expertly how to create gorgeous washi tape effects, as well as photo mat borders!

Road trips are great fun and no doubt you'll take lots of photos and pick up lots of ephemera along the way! This double page road trip scrapbook spread is the perfect way to document your trip photos and memories along with a handy pocket to store all the leaflets and tickets you want to keep.

If you've been scrapbooking for a while then you are likely to have a mix of leftover letter stickers in your stash.This typographic style of scrapbook layout is a great way to use them up, or a great excuse to buy more! Mix them with Project Life Adventure Stickers for great chipboard embellishments that standout beautifully beside those large words.