Tips, Tutorials & DIYs

Do-it-yourself tutorials, marketing and crafting tips and how-tos from iCraft’s talented creators.


Welcome to our brand new square scarf turban tying guide. We hope you find it super useful and easy to do!

Step 1 Fold the scarf across on the diagonal to form a triangle. Place over head with point of triangle pointing towards the nape. Ensure scarf ends are equal.

The scarf used in this guide comes as a tightly rolled silk square. This gives it a lovely crinckly texture but means it has to be unravelled to... Read more
Have you ever looked through your bead stash searching for inspiration for a new project only to become disheartened because most of what is there is old, damaged, or not enough for what you had in mind? Or maybe you planned out a project, ordered the materials, and on delivery day, what you expected was not what you recieved? We have all been there.

Recently, I ordered several colors of glass pearls for a... Read more
Most of us experience a post Christmas slump in selling. It is totally normal!

Most customers have done all their spending during the holiday season and are either in a time of earning and saving or have just got everything they need during the holidays and aren’t looking around as much to buy. Not to fear!

The slower sales season can be a blessing in disguise, to take time to reflect on your shop and... Read more
Tis the season to make sure everything is ready to go for the incoming influx of holiday sales! Here is a couple iCraft specific tips and tricks to encourage sales and make shopping just that much easier for your customers.

Shot from iCraft seller Gould Style Crochet

Collections:

Make holiday shopping easier for your customers by grouping your products in to collections! Collections appear on the left... Read more
In preparation for the holiday season we compiled a list of this years top holiday trends so if you are looking to expand your holiday product line or need a little more inspiration, look no further than reading on below!

From iCraft seller Hyp Bags

Sustainability

It’s no secret that we need to be more conscious of our effects on the environment so sustainability is not only a trend but something to... Read more
Looking for a spark of creativity for your growing iCraft store? Or are you just wanting to expand your crafting repertoire? Well, look no further! We have rounded up some of our favourite crafting trends that are blowing up online. All of these projects can be completed with only a few supplies that are sure to not break the bank.

Check out our favourites below!

These Marbled Wine Glasses are tapping... Read more
Here is a round up of our How to Increase your iCraft Sales Series blog posts below! This post will continue to be updated as we add more articles.

Part 1: How to Increase your iCraft Sales Series: How to get on the Homepage. Click here to read.

Part 2: How to Increase your iCraft Sales Series: Optimize your Listings. Click here to read.

Part 3: How to Increase your iCraft Sales Series: Sales and Coupon... Read more
If you've made a cool 3D print, sculpture or just want to copy a figure, mask or anything really all you have to do is to create a mold . For this I only use Smooth On products becasue of the quality and simplicity. I like to use Mold Star 30 becasue its a 1 to 1 ratio of the part A and part B mixtures and it has a 30 mixture working time. After you pour in the silicon mold mixture it will full set in 6... Read more
For part 5 in our How to Increase your iCraft Sales Series we're looking at blogging and other iCraft tools to help increase traffic and convetsion to your website. Read more on this below!

Blogging:

Blogging is a great way to increase traffic to your iCraft shop! You can blog as much as you want, all the newest blog posts appear on the home page.

It is a great way to promote your product as long as there... Read more
What is the best glue to use for 3d printing?

Bonding sections of 3d prinited PLA plastic together may be a discovery process for new creators. PLA is not like ABS or any other type of plastic. Acetone doesnt effect it. The typical super glue wont bodn to it. I know when I first started I tried the normal glues and epoxy from the local hardware store and I had many issues with parts falling off or coming a part... Read more
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