Need to get started on a new project so you don’t go stir crazy? Want to have fun and try something while you collaborate with friends online? Check out Creativebug to learn a new skill or hobby with 1,000+ award-winning art & craft video classes, taught by recognized design experts and artists. You can also see a list of project videos before logging in with your library card.

Each project is a video-based tutorial, led by an expert, providing step-by-step instructions. Each lesson also provides a complete materials list and list of necessary tools. Videos can be watched and rewatched as many time as you like.

Some of the included topics are Art & Design, Sewing, Quilting, Paper, Knitting, Crochet, Food & Home, Jewelry, Holiday & Party, and projects for Kids. Each of these areas are further broken down by category, or you can search by keyword. Besides the classes, Creativebug also offers a pattern library, with free downloads of knitting and crocheting patterns.

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to draw, work with leather, make a dreamcatcher, sew a kid’s apron – or hundreds of other skills – check out Creativebug!