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Apr
30
Visit the Mademoiselle Chaos blog to learn how to do a cool image transfer technique using paint thinner, works on just about any surface, how cool!
-Heather…
Apr
30
To kick off National Scrapbooking Day there’s a big blog hop from Silhouette! Hop from blog to blog to see new creations, and you can also download free designs to use with your machine. Click here to go to blog hop.…
Apr
30
Rachael Merrick shares a tutorial over at QFD Creative showing how to make heating bag covers to keep your feet and toesies warm on cold nights. Just slip a heating bag into one of these covers (either a hot water bottle or a heating bag you make yourself) and slide it down under your covers for instant warmth. Go to …
Apr
30
Kristina Werner shows you how to use a digital template in this video tutorial. Click here to go to tutorial.…
Apr
30
This may not be what you had in mind when you saw the title above – but it’s beautiful!! Sara is very good with color – something I can’t claim to be. I always enjoy her color combinations as well as neat stitches and attention to detail.
Further, I appreciate that she crocheted this potholder in wool rather than …
Apr
30
This article by Joanie McBride on the CK Community Blog outlines five techniques for good design. The article includes scrapbook pages by Elizabeth Kartchner and Mou Saha, and each pages is analyzed to show why the design works. Click here to go to article.…
Apr
30
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog.…
Apr
30
BathBodySupply.com shares a recipe for a Sea Masque that is sure to rejuvenate your skin. Browse the blog for information regarding sales & other offers.…
Apr
29
If you’ve grown tired of the annual swimsuit shopping torture trek, then you might give it a go with making your own swimsuit. Erin from luck and bliss did just that, and wrote up a tutorial explaining how she did it. Get the how-to.
[photo from luck and bliss]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, swim, swimwear, swimsuit, bathing suit[/tags]…
Apr
29
Oh my. Check out these royalty tea bags from Yamatuti. {spotted on Swiss Miss}
[tags]royalty, kings, queens, tea bags[/tags]…
Apr
29
The fantastic folks at the kitchn have assembled a list of internet resources for traditional and unique candy and cake decorating supplies. The list is brief, but comprehensive. Find everything you need at these great shops. View the roundup HERE.
[tags]supplies, cake decorating, candy[/tags]…
Apr
29
Charlie of Happy Threads regularly posts adorable free patterns for cross-stitch and needlepoint. You know that, already — I point to each one I can find! So I’m excited to tell you that Charlie has put together a 30-page e-zine of her original designs, and you can download it from the Happy Threads Shop for only US$ 5.99!!! Charlie says,…
Apr
29
Here’s a sweet watercolor of ducklings, free (for personal use) from Di van Niekerk for you to print and frame or print to fabric and embellish. Get the design.…
Apr
29
It’d be grand if Fairy Bread could fly into the hearts and minds of us here in the States. (apparently big at kid’s parties in Australia?) Perhaps I can start by remembering this idea for my daughter’s 3rd. Find rules of making Fairy Bread HERE at iatebrisbane .com.
[tags]fairy bread, Australia, birthday parties[/tags]…
Apr
29
Look what I found! A place for the collision of geeks and cookie lovers: Snack or Die. A whole blog devoted to sweet treats that honor video games. Recent posts include Portal GlaDOS cupcakes and Kingdom Hearts Heartless cookies. OK, so I don’t know what those are (I once excelled at Intellivision and playing with my friend’s Atari, but …
Apr
29
Scrapbook Trends is offering a bunch of pretty and colorful banner patterns and designs to download and print for free, click here to get them for yourself. A perfect addition for your next party or celebration!
-Heather…
Apr
29
Khristina from Sew Prim Khris shares a tutorial for making this tote bag. The exterior pocket and handles allow for some fun mixing and matching of fabric prints. (I love the way patterns and colors play against each other when I mix prints!) Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew Prim Khris]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, tote, bag, purse, pocket[/tags]…
Apr
29
While most of you are likely enjoying late spring/early summer temps. Up here, it’s still cold. Seriously. Ice in the chicken water this morning. Cold. So, sweaters are still called for. This one could serve double duty, just make it in cotton for a summery weight. A pretty halo-ey effect in mohair, or just plain warm in wool.
The pattern …
Apr
29
Joanne Yordanou over at her blog: http://www.joanneyordanou.com/blog.html is hosting her first giveaway. It’s for a free knitting and crochet book for kids. Go check it out! But hurry, it’s only until Saturday, May 1!…
Apr
29
Cindy from Skip to My Lou shares a free pattern on her blog for this pleated zippered pouch. The pleats create visual interest, and they also allow for a fuller bottom to the pouch. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Skip to My Lou]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pattern, pleated, pouch, bag, purse, zippered[/tags]…
Apr
29
Lark Books publishes a wide variety of excellent Jewelry Books from the instructional (such as the book reviewed here) to the informative (such as 1000 Rings).
Today I have the pleasure to review Leather Jewelry: 30 Contemporary Projects by Nathalie Mornu.
This is a very impressive and fun book. It includes not only step-by step instructions for a variety …
Apr
29
This is kind of neat, the article specifies that the machine (powered by the wind) will keep knitting a tube scarf as long as the yarn and wind hold out. You can read the entire article and watch a video of the knitting machine in action,
HERE…
Apr
29
Remember when I told you about the new machine-embroidery-design site, Anja Rieger Design? Sonja and Anja are having a giveaway just for CraftGossip readers! Anja’s Chinese Zodiac set of designs is new on the website today. To enter for a chance to win a design, go to AnjaRiegerDesign.com, then click Contact Anja Rieger Design in the left sidebar, …
Apr
29
As I walked around the last day of the show in Glass Craft and Bead Expo show in Las Vegas a few weeks ago I was so excited to see all of the toys us glass folk love to play with. One of those fun booths with all kinds of cool tools was the Gryphon Corporation booth. They sell grinders …
Apr
29
Those Homemade Mama’s made this great curtain from recycled milk jugs! Pop on over to their blog to see the full tutorial. They were inspired by the book Eco Craft. Want to see what I made with milk jugs pop on over here.
[tags]recycle milk jug curtain[/tags]…