So you've wanted your own area to get creative for a long time. But you keep putting it off. You're busy, tired, there's just not enough time in the day.

Well the long weekend is coming and it's time to do something for yourself. It isn't going to be as hard as you think it is, and we're here to help.

Need a quick gift for someone's birthday, or just misplaced your knitting needles? Weblog SimplyMaggie shows off a clever little method for knitting something outrageously fast, no needles required.

Apologies for the late announcement on these results; they got stuck somewhere behind the couch after an all-night crochet session. But we do have two lucky winners of free passes to the Etsy Success conference in Sydney on June 2.

Craft site Etsy is one of our favourite places for selling online, and many crafty individuals have used the site as the basis for their own business. Etsy is running a one-day seminar on building your Etsy business, Etsy Success, in Sydney on June 2. Tickets are normally $100 each, but we have two to give away to Lifehacker readers.

It's not unreasonable to suggest that if you spend hundreds on a tablet, you can spend more than a few dollars on a case. However, if you're the crafty type, this felt iPad case is effective, cheap, and looks sharp.

Whether you're a mad toy maker prototyping new nefarious designs in your basement or interested in duplication of a more sane sort, this introductory tutorial covers the basics of moulding and cloning small objects.

Paperback books have their conveniences, but they can also get easily destroyed. If you'd like to keep some of your near-death paperbacks around, kid-centric blog Ohdeedoh shows us how to give them some custom, protective hard covers.

We all have those sentimental items of clothing that have just gotten worn and worn after years of attention. DIY website Instructables shows us how to take an old, unwearable T-shirt and turn it into something new.

If you've already turned your Twisted Sister shirt into a shopping bag now you can move on to recycling your Def Leopard 1992 World Tour t-shirt into a pocket apron.

We've featured one or two bulletin board hacks here at Lifehacker, but if you're looking for a more subtle design change, try making your own pushpins out of branches and sticks from your yard.

Got a cool letter or invitation to send that could use some pizazz? Design blog Ragehaus has a great how-to for creating your own wooden wax seal, to give your snail mail letters an even more historical look than they already have.

We've featured a number of things to do with old books, but what better use for an old book than turning into a new book? Craft blog Craftzine highlights the best way to turn an old book into a new, blank journal.

If you've wanted to learn origami but never got around to checking out any library books on the topic, the massive collection of origami tutorials at Origami Club can help get you started.

If you've run out of clever greeting card ideas, try a card you can plant into the ground—craft blog Make and Takes has a tutorial on how to make "seed paper" and turn it into a plantable greeting card.

The much-maligned Snuggie is the sweatsock of the blanket world. They're functional but not much to look at, and you don't necessarily want the world seeing yours. Make your own Snuggie with cool fabric and this free pattern, and shun the disbelievers.

This year, 2010 — it's the year you will not let bills pile up and junk mail overrun your desk. Grab some fabric, borrow a sewing machine, and craft a mail organiser for a door or wall in your house.

If you're looking for an easy way to make candles or a great homemade gift to give this Christmas, this tutorial will show you how to use a crock pot to make candle-creation a snap.

You mightn't have a clue what a resistor or a capacitor does, but if you can find one in some old gear or pick some up at an electronics store, you can adapt them into fairly geeky jewellery.

A little etching cream and some stickers is all it takes to create customised storage jars. At MarthaStewart.com, they have a simple guide to using glass etching cream for creating labels on glass storage jars. You'll likely need to make a trip to the craft store, but the materials they use are inexpensive. A bottle of glass etching cream will run you around $10, along with some stick-on vinyl letters to create the actual text on the label. Other than that, some masking tape and a very small paint brush get this project done, and leave you with some solid de-cluttering weapons. For detailed instructions and a caution or two—don't use etching cream near a porcelain sink!—check out the full tutorial below. Etched Glass Storage Jars