• Discover Crafts

• Get Essential Craft Supplies

• Give Great Craft Gifts

• Find Crafts on eBay Australia

• Buy Crafts With Confidence

• Need More Help?

• Legal Disclaimer

Discover Crafts

Discover Crafts

Starting a new hobby is both easy and fun. Firstly, consider your budget and level of knowledge of the craft. Then explore eBay Australia’s Crafts category for an abundance of arts and crafts supplies to help you get started. You'll find everything from rubber stamps to fabric to sewing machines to mosaic.

Learn the basics

If you are a beginner, then consider purchasing instructional materials and simple tools. There are instructional books and videos available on art, scrapbooking, beads, quilting, origami, and more.

eBay Australia has a range of items that will fit your budget. Beginners interested in leathercraft may try a basic leatherworking kit, whereas someone with more experience may want an expanded kit.

If you’ve just started scrapbooking, you may want to try templated kits from Creative Memories before you move on to more intricate details like sewing on pages, voice recorded inserts, and embellishments.

Research unique crafts

No matter where your interests lie, eBay Australia is sure to have the right tools and craft supplies you're looking for. Find supplies for hard-to-find crafts like mosaic tiling, weaving, candle and soap making, or lacemaking.

Don’t forget the kids

Get your kids involved with arts and crafts as well! Introducing young children to crafts encourages their creativity, and builds their motor and other developmental skills. For younger kids, look for crayon sets, and paints . For older kids, look for 3D kits, craft kits, and other art projects.

Get Essential Craft Supplies

Get Essential Craft Supplies

eBay Australia has all the craft supplies you'll need to carry out your favourite craft project.

• Bead art: Whether you’re creating a unique lamp, making your own jewellery, or embellishing a piece of clothing, you’ll find bead supplies and tools, as well as beads made of precious gemstones, glass, crystal, metal, or acrylic in countless shapes and sizes.    

• Ceramics & pottery: If you enjoy creating your own handmade ceramics & pottery either for yourself or for others around you, you’ll discover moulds and kits, ceramic decals, and even ready-to-paint pieces.    

• Fabric, textiles & handwork: There is a myriad of textile and fabric crafting supplies available on eBay Australia, including cross stitch, crocheting, sewing, knitting, tapestry and needlepoint, quilting, embroidery, lacemaking, spinning, weaving, and, of course, fabric and fabric embellishments in countless colours and materials.

• Painting & drawing: Whether you enjoy traditional painting or drawing, or decorative tole painting, you’ll find a large selection of oil paint and acrylic paint, paint brushes, palettes, canvases, and other painting supplies.

• Home & designer crafts: Spruce up your home with crafts like floral supplies and handcrafted arts like wall hangings, cushions, pillows and more.

• Family crafts: Besides kids' arts and crafts, the whole family can also get involved in creating a lifetime of memories with scrapbooking. You can find everything from Creative Memories to Sizzix and Making Memories. If you are into the trend of journalising in your scrapbook, you can also find a great selection of markers and pens. Pictures might be worth a thousand words, but why not add them to your scrapbook and pass on words of wisdom. 

• Traditional and old world crafts: From candle & soap making, leathercraft, woodcrafts, to tile mosaic, and paper crafts & origami, you will find everything you need to continue traditional crafting techniques from around the world.

If you like buying your craft supplies in bulk, check out wholesale lots in eBay Australia's Crafts portal as well. A “lot” of supplies may include everything you need to get started with a craft. Search for “lot” in the craft you are interested in, as sellers on eBay Australia will generally include that in their title. For example, a scrapbooking lot might include an album, die cuts, and paper, while a knitting lot might include numerous yarn and needles.

Give Great Craft Gifts

Give Great Craft Gifts

Crafts make wonderful gifts during the holidays or year-round. Create your own crafts to give as personal gifts to family and friends, or look for the various handcrafted arts available worldwide. Whether you decide to give handmade dolls, handmade bags or any other handmade craft, feel confident that you’re giving a unique gift. Remember to complement your gift with a handmade card as well.

Here are some ideas to help you get started:

• Get ribbon of any colour or length for decorating gifts or gift baskets. Ribbon belts are also a hot trend and you can find both the ribbon and belt loops on eBay Australia!

• A Sizzix machine with dies in different shapes and stamps is fantastic for making your own greeting cards or embellishing a scrapbook.

• Look for rubber stamps which are also great for decorating greeting cards, scrapbooks, and any other paper craft.

Find Crafts on eBay Australia

Find Crafts on eBay Australia

Once you know what type of craft you want, visit the Crafts portal and start searching for item listings on eBay Australia.

• Categories: The Categories list on the left side of each page will help you narrow down your listings by item type. You'll find links for Scrapbooking, Quilting, Stamping, Beads, Cross Stitch, Sewing and more. As you dig deeper into the site, you'll be able to further narrow down your choices. 

• Keyword search: Search eBay Australia listing titles for specific words. For example, if you want to find Creative Memories stickers, type "creative memories stickers" (without quotation marks) into the Search box. Click "Search title and description" to expand your results. Visit eBay Australia's Search Tips page for more tips on searching with keywords.

If you can't find exactly what you want, try shopping eBay Stores, tell the eBay Australia Community what you want by creating a post on Want It Now, or save a search on My eBay and eBay Australia will email you when a match becomes available.

Buy Crafts With Confidence

Buy Crafts With Confidence

Before making your purchase, make sure you know exactly what you're buying, research your seller, and understand how eBay Australia and PayPal protect you.

Know your purchase

Carefully read the details in item listings.

• Figure delivery costs into your final price. If you spend a lot of money, make sure the seller will insure the item when it ships.

• If you want more information, ask by clicking the "Ask seller a question" link under the seller's profile.

• Always make sure to complete your transaction on eBay Australia (with a bid, Buy It Now, or Best Offer). Transactions conducted outside of eBay Australia are not covered by eBay Australia protection programs.

• Never pay for your eBay Australia item using instant cash wire transfer services through Western Union or MoneyGram. These payment methods are unsafe when paying someone you do not know.

Know your seller

Research your seller so you feel positive and secure about every transaction.

• What is the seller's Feedback rating? How many transactions have they completed? What percentage of positive responses do they have?

• What do buyers say in their Feedback? Did the seller receive praise?

• Most top eBay Australia sellers operate like retail stores and have return policies. Do they offer a money-back guarantee? What are the terms and conditions?

Buyer protection

In the unlikely event that a problem arises during your transaction, eBay Australia and PayPal are there for you.

• Pay safely with PayPal: PayPal enables you to pay without the seller ever seeing your bank account or credit card numbers. In fact, PayPal protects buyers 100% against unauthorised payments from their accounts. Plus, with PayPal Buyer Protection, your purchase can be covered up to $1,500.

• eBay Australia Security & Resolution Centre: Visit the Security & Resolution Centre to learn how to protect your account and use eBay Australia's quick and efficient resolution tools.

Need More Help?

Need More Help?

Visit our help pages or start a thread on one of our Community Discussion Boards - If you have a quick question that needs answering, try posting it on our community Answer Centre - there's bound to be a seasoned eBay Australia veteran with just the information you're looking for!

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