Category: Make

The instructions below show how to make rustic doll furniture. the original article was published in 1920, but many modern adaptations to the methods described…

Newspapers from the early 1900s are filled with different craft ideas using the common handkerchief. On this list is the ever popular baby’s bonnet made…

The following directions for making a wooden creeper were originally published in 1921. While the article was originally published for boys, this project can be…

The following article on berry box and basket toys was originally printed in 1915. The following crafts show the ingenuity of our recent ancestors and…

Have you ever wanted to know how to make a homemade safe? The instructions below were originally published in a newspaper back in 1916. A…

These butterfly patterns for embroidery were originally published in a newspaper from 1914. They can be used on just about anything, from backpacks to t-shirts…

The following instructions and illustrations are for making a signal lantern used for Morse code. the original article was published in 1915. While the article…

While the title of the original article makes one think it is about gifting handkerchiefs, the meat of the article talks about how handkerchiefs are…

Fresh, young dandelion leaves are delicious in salad and it sometimes seems as though other people are re-discovering the simple beauty of the dandelion as…