Craft Gossip

Nov

20

Tatting tip: When a ring won’t close

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tatIf you’re frustrated by a tatted ring that refuses to close, TATBit Tats has the answer. See her tip.

Oh, and don’t drive yourself crazy looking for a unclosed ring in the image. The picture is up there just because the tatting is gorgeous, not because it’s flawed! :)

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Nov

20

Tutorial: Creating Texture with Cardboard

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Create texture on your pages with non-traditional items. Rita Barakat from Scrapping from the Inside out, shows you how. Click here to go to tutorial.

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Nov

20

Tutorial: Embellished Stick Pins

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Lucy Edson shows how to further embellish stick pins in this video tutorial from A Million Memories. Click here to go to tutorial.

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Nov

19

Susan Elliott’s garden

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fernSusan Elliott is stitching a garden. I don’t know what the completed work will be, but the photos of the journey take my breath away. I literally couldn’t decide which image to entice you with, so the pearl-encrusted fern shown here is a random selection. See more astonishingly fabulous close-up photos of Susan’s remarkable needlework on her blog post.

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Nov

19

Freebie: Thanksgiving Digital Elements

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KD freebiesJust in time for Thanksgiving you can download these elements and brushes by Karla Dudley. Click here to go to download.

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Nov

18

Tutorial: Bonheur Necklace

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bonheur Here is another re-create project like those that I have blogged about previously from My Mama Made It etc. I love the idea that crafters out there are looking at pieces in shops and figuring out how to make their own version, reuse materials and save a penny on a great look.

I love the classic look of this pearl and…

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Nov

16

Free patterns and charts: Christmas

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mosaic(1) Red and Green Sampler from Embroiderbee (with a correction)
(2) ABC … Noël (1) from et patati et petites croix
(3) ABC … Noël (2) from et patati et petites croix
(4) Five Christmas patterns from Sibling Craftery
(5) Christmas sleigh from Matrioshka Biscornu (This design is based on a picture drawn by Alexandrina’s 8-year-old son, Dima!)
(6) Père Noël from Le blog de kali
(7) C’est la belle nuit de…

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Nov

14

Free tat pattern: Bookmark three ways

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tatLooking for a beautiful little gift that you can tuck inside a Christmas card? Whip up some of Crazy Mom Tats‘ simple bookmarks. She offers the free pattern in three variations — from fluffy to plain (left to right above). Get the pattern from her blog post.

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Nov

12

Candy Cards

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candycardsCute cute cute li’l fishy candy cards! Found via The Crafty Crow, the how-tos come from Katherine Marie Photography. (Also find how-tos for cute cute cute li’l dude candy cards.)

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Nov

10

Meri’s version of the 4 Rs

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meriThese photos show Meri’s version of Recuperar-Reutilizar-Reciclar-Reduzir (Repair-Reuse-Recycle-Reduce). Now that’s my kind of recycling! Find out more from Agulhas da Meri. (Meri writes in both Portuguese and English.)

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Nov

7

Giveaway: Pixie Petals

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pixie petalsLisa 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.

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Nov

6

Tutorial: Hook and Eye

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hook and eyeBeading 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.

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Nov

6

The Tarnished Tatter invents spiral earrings

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spiralThese rockin spiral earrings are the brainchild and handwork of Heather, The Tarnished Tatter. She says, “I used the method of encapsulating a ring to do it on wire then curled the wire on a dowel rod.” Brilliant! See more on Heather’s blog.

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Nov

6

Allie’s angelina lilacs

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lilacThis beautiful block is the latest in Allison Aller’s adaptation of a vintage CQ-flower quilt design. She says,

These are little angelina flowers made into a lilac spray. The leaves are of wool and silk felted onto cotton, with the beads added to the outlining buttonhole stitch.

Beautiful! Enjoy the entire series on Allie’s blog, Allie’s in Stitches.

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Nov

6

Tutorial: Spooktacular Puzzle Mini Album

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Get instructions from the Crop Mom website on transforming puzzle pieces into this adorable mini album. Click here to go to tutorial.

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Nov

4

Tutorial: Jade Beaded Necklaces

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martha stewart The craft project of the day on Martha Stewart are these lovely jade and ribbon necklaces.   They are super easy to make and a nice way to make a full length necklace with only one strand of beads, which as you know is not always enough to do so.

Also nice about the tutorial is that they give links to…

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Nov

4

Inspiration: Ivory Blush Roses

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pinsLisa of Ivory Blush Roses has outdone herself with these gorgeous little felt brooches. She applies just the right amount of CQ and beading embellishment. I want to study them closely and touch them — my criteria for what makes embroidery outstanding. Wouldn’t these make marvelous stocking stuffers or even attachments to seasonal greeting cards! Read more about this project on Lisa’s blog.

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Nov

4

New e-book: It’s in the Framework

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Wendy McKeehan and the Designer Digitals team have just released this new e-book featuring 48 layouts showcasing the use of Designer Digitals frames. The book is available in PDF format for download and costs $9.99. Click here to purchase

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Nov

4

Inspiration du Jour – Cayla73

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Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog.

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Nov

1

Book Review – By Little Hands

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by little hands – Written By Elyse Rosati

ISBN-10: 1425186025 RRP $23.95

This wonderful little book was sent to me for review by Elyse as I have a 2 year old girl that loves to craft.

This book is designed to inspire parents and caregivers with pre-schooler projects that are perfect for gift giving.

These 26 projects will not only give you projects to complete…

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Oct

31

Sparkly couching for holiday projects

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couchingHere’s a beautiful stitch combo that practically demands to be used on your holiday projects. Imagine this sparkly couching in all golds or soft greens around the edge of a tree skirt or the cuff of a handmade stocking. SharonB gets the credit. See the details on her blog, Pin Tangle.

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Oct

31

Tutorial: Rolled Paper Flowers

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Learn how to make rolled paper flowers in this tutorial by Tia Bennett on the Creating Keepsakes blog. Click here to go to tutorial.

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Oct

31

Free tat pattern: Featherline Snowflake

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flakeJon Yusoff shares her original pattern for this tatted Featherline Snowflake on Jon’s Tatting Patterns. Get the pattern.

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Oct

29

Free pattern: Tatted tooth brush earrings

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toothSally Kerson of Tat’s Heaven is sharing her original pattern for these Tooth Brush Earrings. I’m not telling you why they’re called that. Go to the blog post to find out and see the pattern.

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Oct

29

See the new issue of CQMagOnline

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cqmagThe October issue of CQMagOnline is live! Remember, this amazing e-zine is free! Expect all the usual creative, educational content. Plus: Get a look at the 2010 ArtBra Calendar. Go to the zine.

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