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 Natalie shares with us another creative tutorial. She explains that you can “Add another dimension to your jewelry creations with a hand made wire bead. A great project for anyone wanting to try their hand at simple wire work.” Learn how to make wire beads here.…

 Kasey from My Life on the Divide shows us how to turn a button with a shank into a trendy ring.  This gives me and idea for the bag of old buttons I have stashed in craft drawer. Learn how to turn your buttons into a ring

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Magnetic snaps are a handy closure for purses and wallets.  They’re easy to work and they’re invisible from the front.  They also happen to be inexpensive to buy and simple to install, requiring no special tools.  Anna from Noodlehead shows how to install them.  Get the tute.

[photo from Noodlehead]…

Make these lovely luminaries using spray paint, glass vases and twine. Check out how at 52 Projects.…

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make these adorable ruffle bum baby diaper covers.  The tutorial is part of her Gingham Style series.  They’re actually a variation on a previously published ruffled diaper cover.  Her original design has a ruffle across the top, but these have ruffles covering the back.  Go to her blog for the tutorial.

[photo from See Kate Sew]…

Ashley from Cherished Bliss shares a tutorial for making a toddler’s summer top with a peek-a-boo back.  The front is gathered on to a plain sleeveless bodice.  Go to her blog for the how-to.

[photo from Cherished Bliss]…

Yup, can you believe it, another Silhouette giveaway!  We’re giveaway away a Silhouette Portrait electronic die cutting machine to one lucky Craft Gossip reader!! The folks at Silhouette are amazing! This machine will die cut shapes from paper, cardstock, fabric, vinyl and more, it’s a must have tool for any paper crafter. I can’t live without mine!

To be entered to win you …

 ”FunEZcrafts” is sharing this cute project for us to create. Are any of the children in your family going to be losing their baby teeth soon? What about children who are afraid of dentist? This easy felt crafts project, called Mr. Smiley Tooth, helps children cope with dental visits and contains a pocket to hold teeth for the tooth fairy.  …

Preschool, kindergarten, sixth grade, middle school, high school, college, grad school, beauty school, medical school… There are a million ways to graduation nowadays. Here are four more, sweet ways to celebrate the graduate:

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Graduates are sure to love chocolate. Especially when it’s in the shape of a graduation cap with chocolate diplomas inside. Make them at Hungry Happenings.…

I’m so excited to announce the 6 winners of our Kreate-a-lope® giveaway! Here they listed by their comment numbers:

{4}  Shelley

{5}  Lindsay Olstrom

{13} Julia

{14} Merry Jo

{21} Rose S.

34}  Brenda B.

Please email your shipping information to serendipityvk@yahoo.com. with the word “winner” in the subject line. Please send the information before May 30th, 2013 or …

In the spirit of roundups, as I’ve embraced this week, I thought I’d share with you this roundup of Summer-themed sweet treat ideas I compiled from the archives over at my other blog. For links to all 15 how-tos, click HERE.…

If it wasn’t enough that there are ridiculously talented cookie decorators out there, they have to go vertical on me, too. Here are a few crazy awesome 3D decorated cookies.

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Hilarious ode to a mixer (with how-tos) at 1 Fine Cookie.

Loving these dinosaur cookies from Haniela’s.

You must see all the 3D cookie creativity from De …

Erin from House of Earnest put together a tutorial for making these super simple colorblock candlestick holders.…

Jess from If Only They Would Nap guest blogs in the the Knock it Off series at Elegance and Elephants with a tutorial showing how she sized one of her husband’s button up shirts to fit her young son.  She keeps the collar and the front button placket and other details, so it’s actually a quick project.  Go to her …

Jen from Grainline Studio shows how to adapt a sleeved shirt pattern to make it sleeveless.  Now, don’t go thinking that it’s as simple as just making the shirt without the sleeves.  You’ll need to do some reshaping at the armhole so there’s no gaping.  Go to her blog for the how-to.

[photo from Grainline Studio]…

Ice cream. I love you. Ice cream sandwiched between two pieces of more dessert, be they brownies, cookies, Rice Krispies Treats, whatever, I love you more. Here are a few ideas for ice cream sandwiches.

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From the always-clever Hungry Happenings, make a “cheeseburger” ice cream sandwich at Tablespoon.

Turn ice cream sandwiches into cake at The Girl Who …

Jacinda from Pretty Prudent (that’s the new name for Prudent Baby) shares a free pattern for making a summer MuuMuu for little girls.  Elastic at the neck makes it easy for kids to put on or take off.  The pattern should fit most kids ages 3-6.  If you need a different size, the pattern is just two pieces so it should …

Sew4Home shows how to make a lounging cushion you can take with you to the park or the pool, or anywhere your summer travels take you.  It’s a long cushion, padded with a 1″ layer of foam inside, that rolls up for easy transport.  Go to Sew4Home for the how-to.

[photo from Sew4Home]…

Kelly from Wild Wandering and Sewing In No Man’s Land shows how to sew a pair baby moccasins.  She used a free baby bootie pattern that she adapted to make them into moccasins.   She shows the adaptations and how to se them together.  If you can’t get your hands on leather (or faux leather), I think they’d also be cute out of a felted …

Ever since I got my Silhouette die cutting machine I’ve been wanting to try cutting out fabric with it. I don’t do as much work with fabric as I do with paper but I like trying to incorporate fabric with my mixed media art and greeting cards sometimes. I even own a sewing machine but the poor thing isn’t used as …

 

Aren’t we all sweet on Dr. Seuss and the wacky, colorful, wonderful, poetic worlds he created? Here are some sweet treat and party odes to Seuss.

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Make your own Seuss-style cupcake stand at Make it Cozee.

Marshmallow pops for the doc by yours truly.

Make Thing 1 and Thing 2 push pops at The Country Chic …

Anorina of Samelia’s Mum shares how to make this pretty quilt she calls Step in Time. Psst, it was featured in a major quilting magazine in 2012, kudos Anorina! You’ll use precuts to get a head start in piecing, so the time commitment will be minimal (for quilting). Get the tutorial.…

Kim of Lily Patch Quilts shares her method for attaching binding to a quilt that reduces bulk at the completion point. It’s a brilliant idea I’ve not seen anywhere. Techniques like this can take years to learn on your own, if ever, and Kim’s freely sharing hers with her readers. So generous. Get the tutorial.

Image credit: Lily Patch …

That might be one of the longest titles of created. But there’s a lot to say. Paul Tarlow, who is a wealth of fusing information has a blog called, Firelogger, over at Tumbler. When you scroll down you’ll see pictures of Helios Glass, which is located in Austin, TX, and how clean and organized their studio is. Makes me …

I’m fairly sure there’s no such thing as too much jewelry. And because this is a stance I hold, I am in constant need of new jewelry holders. Luckily, there’s fabulous bloggers like Suburble providing fun new tutorials for jewelry organizer like this one. I love the use of burlap to create texture and to allow holes to hang …

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