When you’re feeling low on inspiration, turn to your mobile device. These free craft idea apps will soon get you out of your creative rut!
Crafty Gemini: App for the Popular YouTube Channel
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TheCraftyGemini, run by Vanessa Wilson, is one of the most popular craft-focused YouTube channels online, with more than 234,000 subscribers. The Crafty Gemini app brings Wilson’s popular video tutorials, dedicated to quilting, sewing, cooking, and craft projects, to Android and iPhone users. The app also features Crafty Gemini blog posts, and a link to Wilson’s online store, where she sells sewing and quilt patterns.
It can be difficult to see the finer details of Crafty Gemini’s videos on small screens, but Samsung offers smartphones with large screens which are perfect for watching her tutorials especially when using on fast 4G LTE network search. While the videos take viewers through projects step-by-step, some craft knowledge is expected, so they’re likely to be too advanced for novices.
The Crafty Gemini app has a four star rating on Google Play.
Kids Craft Ideas: Inspiration for Crafty Children
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For easier craft projects, look to Kids Craft Ideas, an app aimed squarely at mini-craft enthusiasts. It features hundreds of images of achievable craft projects for kids, including seasonal projects for Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Christmas, and clever ways to use ordinary items like paper bags, pipe cleaners, and spare buttons.
While many of the projects are so simple that you only need the picture as a prompt, it’s disappointing that instructions aren’t also included. A step-by-step guide for each project would allow children to work with the app independently, without parental supervision.
The Kids Craft Ideas app has a 3.8 star rating on Google Play.
Craftsy: Take Craft Classes From Your Device
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Like its companion website, the Craftsy app aims to take craft education out of community halls and into the home with informative high-quality videos hosted by professional instructors. The app allows users to sign up for classes in sewing handbags, making quilts, hand embroidering, and much more. Video instruction is complemented by an interactive platform which allows users to ask questions and get advice from their instructors and other Craftsy students. The Craftsy app is targeted at people with an interest in crafts who aren’t sure where to start, as well as craft lovers who want to expand their skills.
While Craftsy is a free app, it costs money to subscribe to its online classes. Once you do, you’ll enjoy unlimited access to that class’s videos and free patterns. Craftsy also offers a 100 percent money-back guarantee on all its classes.
The Craftsy App has a 3.9 star rating on Google Play.
WikiHow: Learn How to Make Almost Anything
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WikiHow isn’t strictly a craft app, but there are more than enough craft projects amongst its thousands of how-to guides to satisfy craft lovers. This app will teach you how to make a quilt from old T-shirts, sew a reversible bag, and so much more with step-by-step information, illustrations, and videos. The bookmark feature, which allows you to mark projects to complete later, makes this app great for browsing. Due to the wide range of projects posted, this app suits everyone from craft newbies to more experienced craft lovers.
The WikiHow app has a 4.3 star rating on Google Play.
Pinterest: Browse Boards
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Pinterest also isn’t strictly for craft lovers, but crafts is one of the most popular areas of interest on this popular website and its companion app. In fact, the tutorials and do-it-yourself guides you’ll find there typically have a 42 percent higher click rate than other pins, which just proves how popular Pinterest is with craft enthusiasts. Whether you love quilting or crocheting, are new to a craft or a seasoned professional, you’re sure to find inspiration on this app, which links to your website account.
No wonder the Pinterest app has a 4.5 star rating on Google Play!
With these fantastic free apps on your favorite mobile device, there’s no excuse for staying in a creative rut for too long.
