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CraftGossip.com is looking for a new Lesson Plans editor. Are you a teacher? home schooler or have an educational background? then this might be the job for you.
We are looking for an editor who can commit to a minimum of 5 posts per week and has the time to research fun and educational Art & Craft activities for kids.
If you…
Nov
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Vani of Vani’s blog explains how to wash silk ribbons in preparation for using them and how to wash and refresh a finished SRE project. See her post.
Nov
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Lisa Truesdell is giving away these crochet flowers, as well as a set of tags from Pixie Petals. Click here to go to her blog to leave a comment.
Nov
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Carol Daisy of Silk Ribbon Embroidery blog is posting a series of tutorials that even experienced SRE enthusiasts will enjoy. Recent examples: jonquils, delphiniums, tulips, snowdrops, loop flowers. See the blog.
Nov
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Coming up with unique wedding favor gifts is always a task, as I found out when I got married last summer. I came across Concord Soap Company’s blog and loved the idea of their custom wedding favors that are tins filled with hand-dipped soap petals. According to their blog, soap petals are silk rose petals that have been hand-dipped into scented…
Nov
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Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Nov
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Arlee Barr of Albedo Design Journal uses text and video to teach us her Frankenstitch embroidery technique. Improvisational and textural, this stitching style will force you to loosen up and get modern. See the first tute post.
Nov
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Santa visits all kids, even the wild ones. If you’ve got a little wild thing at your house who is expecting a visit from Santa this year (or maybe even an older wild thing), you need this Where the Wild Things Are Christmas stocking. The body of the bag is appliqued with a grumpy Max.
Pip from Meet Me At Mike’s shares…
Nov
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Heather from Blue Bird Studios made this round placemat as a kind of cheater charger for her tablesetting. She wrote up a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the how-to.
[photo from Bluebird Studio]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, cheater, charter, placemat, tablesetting[/tags]
Nov
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Just because a pair of baby pants doesn’t have snaps on the inside leg seam doesn’t mean they have to stay that way. You can add them in with a little handsewing. Arwen O’Reilly Griffith shares a tutorial on Craftzine showing how. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Craftzine]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, baby, pants, leg, snaps[/tags]
Nov
7
image by Sherry Cheever and Splitcoast
Visit Splitcoast Stampers for step by step instructions and a video by Sherry Cheever for this stunning snowflake medallion card, using die cuts, glitter and ink pads, very festive!!
-Heather
Nov
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Jo in NZ is busily preparing her handmade Christmas gifts for this season: embroidered snowflakes on felt. Her great idea was inspired by…a gift bag! Find out more from Jo’s blog.
Nov
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My new favorite color combo is various greys combined. Check out this soft grey jersey scarf by Ella in a Boutique on Etsy.
So soft and pretty, you’ll want to wear this scarf indoors and out! It is made of soft Grey rayon jersey and is adorned with silver grey leaves with cream handsewn rosettes. The edges of the scarf are…
Nov
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Mary Corbet’s series on embroidered lettering and text continues with a lesson on whipped backstitch. Look at this example; you know you want to try it! Get the lowdown from Mary’s blog, Needle ‘n’ Thread.
Nov
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Chris Gray describes her latest embroidered jewelry:
All covered with seeding stitches and surrounded by the tiniest seed beads…with a piece of hammered annealed copper…on matching colour memory-wire chokers (in this case purple).
Original and beautiful. Find out more from Chris’ blog.
Nov
7
I’ve run across such cute caps for baby lately that I thought I’d better share. Check out some of these for gifting or for charity.
SPORT WEIGHT WITH H HOOK
http://www.lovinghugsfamily.com/hatpattern.html
There’s another one at the same website that is made with sock/fingering weight and a G hook.
This one is absolutely adorable – and will definitely keep baby’s ears snuggly warm:
BABY CAP WITH…
Nov
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Allison B. Kontur of BathBodySupply.com posted instructions for creating an Autumn Air Freshener on her blog. (found via Homemade Bath Products) There is also a video tutorial demonstrating how to make clear linen sprays.
Nov
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Anne from Noodlehead shows how to make this Christmas stocking. She includes directions for adding a machine embroidered (satin stitch) name to the top. After all, you don’t want someone else claiming your stocking stuffers as their own, do you? Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Noodlehead]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, christmas, stocking, embroidery, satin stitch, name[/tags]
Nov
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The holiday season is close at hand, and with it the need for hostess gifts. Fawnda from Fireflies and Jellybeans shows how to sew up a quick drawstring bag sized just right to hold a winebottle. Keep a handful of these on hand, and stop by the liquor store on the way to the party – instant hostess gift! Go to…
Nov
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Christine from Christine Sews shows how to alter a pair of pants to take in extra width at the hips. This alteration is for women who carry most of their weight in their waist rather than hips and thighs. Get the how-to.
[photo from Christine Sews]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pants, alter, thin, hips[/tags]
Nov
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Kelli shares a tutorial on Presser Foot showing how to make this throw pillow with pleated details. The pleats add interest to a solid-colored pillow. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Presser Foot]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pillow, throw, toss, pleats[/tags]
Nov
6
Beading Daily posted two free wire projects. I like the one pictured here. They use rubber tubing and wire to create a home-made hook and eye clasp.
Instructions are included, and I really like the look of this clasp – would be great with some chunky, funky beads.
Nov
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Ornamentea have new ceramic beads by Elaine Ray and have posted them with cool earring ideas. I love these dangling earrings and variety of colors and possiblities that they show. It is also great that below the image on their site, they show you exactly which beads, finding and tools you will need to complete the project.
Nov
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A Mom’s Balancing Act is currently having a giveaway featuring a $20 gift certificate to Natural Bath & Body Shop. This giveaway will end November 17th and is open to the US and Canada.
Nov
6
Freebie: Cardmaking Patterns and Projects
in Forums and Newsletters, Freebies, Techniques, Tutorials, projects
image by Free Cardmaking.com
Looking for some great free cardmaking patterns? Well, sign up at the FreeCardmaking.com website for free of course
and download lots of great ideas like this pretty holiday accordion card.
-Heather
Nov
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For all you foodie nerds out there (myself included) who would like to learn how to make crystal clear, yes, no cloudiness whatsoever, ice, CLICK HERE and visit Alcademics.com.
[tags]ice, science[/tags]
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