Category: Crafting

What are the best engraving machines for jewelry, hobbies or safety? Well, that depends on what you want to do. Do you want to engrave your name on a metal tool? Or are you looking to engrave wood as a hobby? What about a small business that needs to custom engrave names to personalize a product? We surveyed our most crafty parent readers to find their favorites. Then we did another 7 hours of research, comparing features and quality.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

What are the best soap molds? We asked our parent readers who are DIY soap enthusiasts to share their favorite molds. Which work best for beginners? For botanicals? What about molds for melt-and-pour soap making? We tried out 11 different brands before deciding these are the best bets.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

What’s the best hot glue gun? We tried out several brands, using hot glue for items like wood, glass and metal. And then we tried low temperature glue for fabric, jewelry and floral crafts. What was easiest to use? Fastest to heat up? Offered dual temperature option? Here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

What’s the best knitting machine? We surveyed the knitters among our parent readers to find the answer. What was best for beginners? Kids? We took their suggestions and then did another 5 hours of research, comparing features and overall quality.Here are the knitting machines we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

What are the best soap molds? We asked our parent readers who are DIY soap enthusiasts to share their favorite molds. Which work best for beginners? For botanicals? What about molds for melt-and-pour soap making? We tried out 11 different brands before deciding these are the best bets.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

What are the best hot glue sticks? And which sticks can work with dual temperature hot glue guns? We got out the craft projects and tried several brands of hot glue sticks to find the best. Here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

What are the best chalk markers? Liquid chalk markers are great for craft projects on glass, tile, whiteboards and, yes, chalkboards. We asked our parent readers for their favorites—then we did another 5 hours of research, comparing quality and value with hands-on tests. Here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

What are the best brush pens? To find out, we asked our parent readers for their favorites. Then we tried out a dozen brush pens ourselves. Which was best for calligraphy? For watercolor painting? Here are the ones we judged best.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. We don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review. Our work is 100% reader-supported!