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Here’s a nice way to present little beauty gifts like nail polish, lip balm and lipstick. This tutorial at PS I Love You Scrapbooking shares how to use the purses from the Forever Young Cricut cartridge. You can do these using Christmas paper, or whatever papers go with your colors this year. Go here to get more details.…

Snow Puppy by sarazenger

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CraftChica shares this article/review on Mark Montana’s new book How to write and publish a craft book. Very insightful and what doesn’t scare you off will surely inspire you. The closest I have ever come to writing a craft book was for crafts with dyer lint. It came to me at the wrong time (Not sure I could …

The temptation to eat this will be great but the desire to soak in it will win you over. The presentation of this chocolate scrub is amazing. It looks delightful I am sure it smells delightful. Full instructions and tutorial here.

I love giving sugar scrubs as gifts as they are so easy to make and always get used. Last …

Hancock’s House of Happy always has the cutest anthropomorphic characters and this time she has posted a sweet little Christmas tree that is ready to leap off the chart and onto your fabric. He is really cute and has such big eyes. This will make a great ornament or card for the holiday season. Get the free chart.…

What are your favorite tools as a needleworker? Since cross-stitch is my main deal, I have a few things I can’t do without, including petite cross stitch needles, sharp embroidery scissors, tweezers, and a bin for my thread ends aka orts. Recently over at Eileen’s Machine Embroidery Blog there was a great post about all the tools necessary for certain …

Here’s the winning entry – chosen at random from all qualified entries:

Sara is the winner!

Submitted on 2013/11/14 at 1:07 pm

http://www.thirtyonegifts.com/catalog/product/27/catid/22/swid/688n/

Love the organizing utility tote! I would use it as a teacher tote to haul all my papers and supplies back and forth to school.

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Sara,

Please email me at crochet at craftgossip dot com …

Lindsay Wilkes from The Cottage Mama, and author of Sew Classic Clothes for Girls, shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designshowing how to make her Baby Doll Pouch Blanket.  This is such a sweet gift for a small child!  It’s a doll sized blanket with a pocket sewn on the inside to hold the baby doll snug when she’s …

Caila from CailaMade is over at Sew Caroline today with a guest post showing how to make a mustachioed comb case.  The simple leather pouch has a mustache applique in and will hold a plastic comb.  She designed it for her husband, who is sporting some manly facial hair after No Shave November.  Keep in mind that mustaches are all the rage …

Remona from The Stitching Scientist shares a free pattern for making a Christmas dress for a baby girl.  It has a t-shirt style top with a sparkly tulle skirt, so it’s comfortable and practical while also being dressy.  You can use her free pattern for the bodice, or you can trace around a t-shirt that fits your child to make …

Jane of “Buzzmills” loves fabric and finds so much joy in beautiful fabric and beautiful things that are made from them. Today she is sharing one of the most cherished Christmas crafts with us’ although she updated it to a “Mini Felt Chain” which can be brought out year after year.  Thanks Jane for the tutorial.…

There are lots of fun ways to celebrate the season in crafty ways, but I always enjoy the DROPS Christmas Calendar. It’s a sort of virtual advent calendar on which a new pattern door opens each day. As I write this four doors are open, with 20 more to go.

There are two knitting patterns and two crochet patterns available …

Craftbits has a clever idea for creating the Christmas night sky in a bottle, and adding that to your decoration table.

Submitted by a user of the site, this is a clever way to create something by hand and looks so simple as well! Combine your love of Christmas and starry nights, and create this one of a kind decoration …

I love diving into a new issue of Knitty, though it does make me wish I could take weeks off from my current knitting plans and cast on a few new projects.

If I were to do such a thing, the first project I’d pick from this issue, I think, would be the fascinating Wraptor socks by Jeny Staiman. …

Wether its a fun party at school, home or the office you have to have a photo booth. Visit talkcraftytome.com for the FREE download.…

Got eggnog?

Do you have any eggnog leftover from the Thanksgiving festivities? Normally I don’t, but we bought more eggnog than usual. This recipe sounds perfect to use it up plus includes Nutella. I know it doesn’t look very crafty, but not all of us are able to create beautiful baked items. That is why we have Bakeries! And sometimes …

I came across this MUD soap for kids today and just had to share it with you!  It is so adorable and a great stocking stuffer. Check out sudzfun.co.uk for more great soaping products. Hurry Christmas is coming!…

Love these free printable gift tags from studiosjoesjoe.com they are adorable and whimsy. These will go perfect with my pastel Christmas celebrations this year. For the FREE download just visit studiosjoesjoe.com and click on the image. It’s that easy!

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Sara from Alice & Lois guest blogs in the Bite Size Sewing series at Craft Snob with a tutorial showing how to make a fabric headband for a child.  It’s a quick project, one you can complete in just 30 minutes.  She gives a free pattern to make one in a child size.  You can enlarge it if you want to make this for …

Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shows how to add a jeweled monogram to a sweater, no sewing required.  It’s a fun detail that adds a little sparkle to winter wear.  I don’t know about you, but winter can always use some extra sparkle! She uses glue to attach the jewels.  You could also stitch the jewels down if you use …

Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how to make her Easiest Ever Kid PJ’s.  The pajamas set includes a long sleeved t-shirt and a pair of elastic waist flannel pants.  Both pieces are easy to sew, and you can make your patterns by tracing around clothes that fit your child.  Make a pair as special Christmas PJs, or ”just because.”  Go to It’s …

Free Spirit Fabrics has a free PDF tutorial showing how to make a Pod Pillow in two sizes.  They’re like fabric easels to hold a tablet or smart phone.  The cutting dimensions are given within the steps of the tutorial rather than listed at the beginning.  For the large Pod Pillow (big enough to hold a tablet), you’ll use two …

This is a neat idea for brightening up your living space by dressing up a plain pillow for the holiday season. Make a simple cutout of a holiday shape, such as a tree or star, from felt. Once you have the piece you like secure to the pillow by wrapping red and white yarn repeatedly around the pattern and pillow.  …

I know this is Craft Gossip Recycling but I would bet some of you recycled crafters also knit or know someone who might like a set of wonderful knitting books from Potter Craft.

Knitted Farm Animals: 15 Irresistible, Easy-to-Knit Friends by Sarah Keen

The Knit Stitch Pattern Handbook: An Essential Collection of 300 Designer Stitches and Techniques by Melissa Leapman…

The Amazing Crafting Products blog has directions for using their product called Amazing Mold Rubber along with a stencil for making your own cling stamps, click here to check it out, looks like fun!

-Heather…

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