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Hi! I’m Colleen with Just Paint It. After all the coastal décor inspiration of last week, I thought it’d be fun to share some projects that we can make ourselves and bring that coastal influence into our own homes.

Let’s start with the front door, although these wreaths are cute enough to hang anywhere in your home.

Source: Crafts …

Art projects with little ones tend to be messy.  Esther from Wholly Kao and Estie Made shares a free pattern for making a child’s art smock to protect their clothes during an artsy craftsy session.  From her photos, it looks like she used quilting cottons for the outer and the lining.  To make it a wipe-clean smock, you could use a laminated cotton or …

In her Tool Time Tuesday posts, Karen over at Sew Many Ways shows how you can put common hardware or household items to crafty use.  I’m always amazed at the way she re-sees these items.  Today she shows how you can make your own tiered tray organizers like they sell in the craft stores, except she gets everything from the hardware …

Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make. shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make a loose fitting racerback tunic.  It cinches in under the bust and she gives it a high-low hem.  Go to The Sewing Rabbit for her how-to.

[photo from Eat. Sleep. Make.]…

I don’t know about you, but my summer is anything but lazy. In fact, it means having kids around ALL the time while trying to work, keep house, and sleep. There is little leisure time for me until Fall. So I appreciate, as always, shortcuts. Here are 6 ideas for making cute treats for the 4th of July using store-bought …

This swing card is simply adorable and very clever! Die cut an opening in the front of the card and add the stamp of the little girl on a swing so she moves in the opening. Hop on over to the All That Scraps blog and for all the details and make one for yourself.

-Heather…

Seriously, a cold milkshake, red n’ blue and marshmallow polka dots? Is there anything more perfect for the 4th of July? You’re welcome. (I made these.) Actually, the marshmallow polka dots were a bit of a hassle, as a couple popped off the side of the glass. So I’ll scratch the word “perfect.” But I love these. Find them HERE…

Make a beautiful set of envelopes like those above, by using the free envelope templates from MiniEco. Three styles are available: C6, C7 and C8, as well as String tie envelopes in the latter two sizes. Click here for more details and to get the templates. Then use your new envelopes to make this Envelope Mini Album or this …

This color variation sheet from Creating Keepsakes, can help you to select colours to use on monochromatic pages. I think it would also come in very useful for ombre type projects! Click here to go to the free download.…

I have gathered some of the best CraftGossip.com posts featuring Fourth of July crafts, foods,ideas or products. What do you have planned for this Independence day? Do you theme your activities for the day or week? Share your unique lesson ideas below in the comments. Feel free to share links too.

1:20 Sweet Treats perfect for Fourth Of July…

I had the pleasure of reviewing this book “Bead Bugs: Cute, Creepy, and Quirky Projects to Make with Beads, Wire, and Fun Found Objects,” by Amy Kooperude.

This book includes twenty-three fun tutorials for making bugs out of beads.  Each tutorial gives step-by-step instructions and includes vivid photographs of the finished bug creation.  Making these cute bead …

For those of you in the Seattle area in July you can take an enamel and lampworking class and make insanely cool beads with Bronwen Heilman. She’s teaching over at Pratt Fine Art Center. It’s a three day class,  July 19-21. Check out her web site for more information. Painting with enamels, fusing and then rolling up the image …

The bracelet in the tutorial uses a smart little bead that’s totally popular right now. Adrianne goes on to demonstrate two different methods of making custom beads for your bracelet projects.

One thing I would change is that you should be able to curve the clay before it’s baked and have it hold its shape fine or bake it on …

Wanna win a copy of this brand new crochet book?  If you like to crochet garments, you’ll love having this volume on hand.  You can read my review of the book here.  While this book might not be the perfect choice for a beginning crocheter or those over size 14, it is certainly full of stunning designs that will …

 

The winner of this Giveaway is Christina with this entry:

Thanks for the giveaway! I love this one as a little coin purse or small gift/treat holder. http://www.sugarncream.com/pattern.php?PID=6171&cps=21191

My zipcode is 41041

This contest gave me fits!  You crocheters really found some stunning examples of crochet artistry out there to post.  I hope everyone will click on every entry …

   Stephanie from Henry Happened has some great jewelry making tutorials posted on her blog.  I have featured several throughout the past few months.  She is so creative, it is inspiring.  While browsing her blog over the weekend, I came across her tutorial for a Pink Stone DIY Necklace.  She was inspired by one she saw in a jewelry store …

Do you remember way back when, when Strawberry Shortcake wore that big puffy pink hat?  She wears a large straw hat now.  But Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how you can make a child’s dress-up version of Strawberry’s big fabric hat.  I feel a bout of childhood nostalgia coming on!  It’s made of pink fleece with embroidered pink strawberries …

Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shows how to make her Summer Bias Dress.  And if you wear a women’s size small (32-34″ bust), she’s got a free pattern for you.  I think I could wear this dress all summer long!  It’s a knee-length cotton dress with a drawstring under the bust for shaping.  Contrast bias tape trims the edges and is …

Caila from Caila Made shows how to use color blocking to create stylish shorts for little boys.  Her tutorial includes the how-to for adding the color blocked elements to a favorite shorts pattern, as well as suggestions for the types of fabrics to use.  Her how-to is part of the Shorts on the Line series hosted by Imagine Gnats and …

I adore these cement star votive holders, and they’d make a perfect Fourth of July yard accent. Henry Happened shares how she made these with simple cement mix and dollar store, star-shaped bowls.…

Decorate your Fourth of July table with some fun and festive folded paper decorations. These remind me of exploding fireworks and I love the stamped saying in the center! Nichol Magourik has a how to video on her blog (scroll all the way to the bottom).

-Heather…

Somehow I’ve gotten way behind on sharing patterns that have caught my eye lately, so I’ll try to share more here for a while. The Lightweight Cowl from Classic Elite Yarns (that’s a link to the PDF) is a great choice for easy summer knitting and for wearing on cool nights or when your day takes you into buildings with …

I don’t have the original source for this one, I’m sorry to say, but I first saw it on Cascade Yarns’ Facebook page a couple of days ago and someone who commented on the post had a link to a pin for it.

So I pinned it, and I think it’s awesome.

This little chart gives you an idea …

Summer and fruit, a magical combination. And sticks make eating the drippy, messy stuff so much better. Make summer fruit wands HERE at Say Yes to Hoboken.…

The Fourth of July gets me all excited as Craft Gossip’s candle lady. There are so many great projects to chose from.  The patriotic luminaries above are no exception. Head over to For the Love of… for the tutorial.

via Mod Podge Rocks!

PS: If you’ve got any posts or hot tips for candle-related projects, drop me (Heidi) a line …

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