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There is such a variety of projects in this book that it would be impossible to list all the materials, tools, and skills you’d need for all of them in one place. Luckily for you, virtually every item to make every project in this book is available at large craft stores. If you’re at home, you’ll probably have some of the basics like scissors and glue on hand already. But if you’re going on a trip, you’ll want to make sure you look at the specific projects you want to make before you go so that you can bring along the materials and tools you’ll need. Some projects do require quite particular materials or tools that you might have trouble finding at the beach or deep in the woods! Read on to get an idea of the general materials you’ll need for each of the sections in this book.

FOAM: Foam crafts are all about what you add to the foam and what you add the foam to! You’ll need craft foam, which is available in a ton of colors, and then miscellaneous materials that can usually all be found at the craft store, like wood craft sticks, wiggle eyes, glitter glue, chenille stems, and more. Technique-wise, it’s usually as simple as cutting and gluing!

SEASHELLS: You can either purchase shells or use shells you’ve collected yourself during a sandy day at the beach. Speaking of sandy, be sure to wipe or wash your shells well before you start crafting with them to make sure the adhesive stays stuck! Since shells can be heavy and textured, it’s best to use hot glue or a heavy-duty glue like E6000 to glue shell projects.

STRING: You can use embroidery floss and craft thread for a surprising number of crafts! From funky string art to classic dream catchers, you usually don’t need much more than some kind of base material like a wooden plaque or a plastic canvas to make string projects.

HEMP: Knots are what make hemp projects come together! In general, all you need is hemp and the knowledge of a few basic knots to create some magical jewelry. You can also incorporate beads of any stripe into a hemp project. Hemp can be a good project to take in the car. See the notes for friendship bracelets, below, for more of what you might need.

Almost every project in this book requires a pair of scissors, a ruler, or both. So make sure you don’t leave the house without them! (They’re not listed in the individual materials lists.)

FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS: For any friendship bracelet project, you just need two things: embroidery floss and something to hold the bracelet down while you work! This can be tape, a safety pin, a heavy stack of books, or even something sticking out from a surface in the car or on a desk that you can loop the bracelet around. Wherever you are, you are sure to be able to whip your thread out of your pocket and get knotting.

PLASTIC LACE: Much like making hemp and friendship bracelets, you basically only need plastic lace and something to hold your project down while you work. You may want to incorporate lanyard hooks or key rings when making some projects. All the projects in this book use the flat kind of plastic lace, not the round kind. You can experiment with the round kind if you want, but most of the projects will look quite different with round lace, and some may not really work.

RUBBER BANDS: To make the rubber band projects in this book, you’ll need one or two rubber band looms, such as a Rainbow Loom′, plus the hook that comes with the loom. To make your life easier, you probably will also want the little plastic clips that come with loom kits and rubber bands, though you can use other found materials like paper clips if you need to. Other than that, all you have to buy is a collection of cute little rubber bands in all your favorite colors!

PONY BEADS: You’ll be amazed at how quickly projects made with pony beads come together! For most pony bead projects, you’ll need some kind of cord, like plastic lace, hemp, yarn, elastic, or really anything. You’ll also often need glue.

FUSIBLE BEADS: There are many brands of fusible beads out there, such as Perler Beads®, but they all pretty much work the same way—use a hot iron to melt them together! You’ll need special plastic pegboards (in various shapes) to create and hold together the designs you make, plus protective ironing paper like parchment paper. Be careful or get help from an adult when using the hot iron. Tweezers can be helpful for picking up and placing beads, but aren’t essential.

TIE-DYE: Get ready to get messy with tie-dye projects! Besides the dye, water, buckets, and other materials, you’ll want to make sure you are wearing clothes that you don’t mind getting a bit stained, and you should probably grab some rubber or plastic gloves to avoid staining your hands, too. There’s a lot more info about materials in the tie-dye section.

DUCT TAPE: To get the most out of duct tape, you’ll need a cutting mat and a craft knife to make clean cuts and keep your duct tape sticky. Be careful or get help from an adult when using a craft knife. You can also use scissors to make many cuts.