Craft Gossip

Nov

20

Tutorial: Winter hat and scarf from a sweater

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sweaterhatscarfHeather from My Frugal Family shares a cool idea for using an old sweater to make a new winter hat and scarf.  This is a great project for sweaters that have holes in them that make them unwearable, but are otherwise in good shape.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from My Frugal Family]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, sweater, refashion, hat, scarf, winter[/tags]

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Nov

20

Lark Books to publish Twelve by Twelve

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twelve by twelveThe Twelve by Twelve artists got some exciting news today. Lark Books will be publishing a book about their Collaborative Art Quilt Project. Congratulations!

Go here for details.

[tags]Art quilts, Lark Books, Collaborative quilting[/tags]

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Nov

20

Tutorial: Turkey placecard holders or pincushions

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turkeypincushionJennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity shares a tutorial for a fun turkey-shaped placecard for your Thanksgiving table.  It’s based off of a pincushion pattern, so after Thanksgiving is all over you can send your guests home with a turkey-shaped pincushion. (Or you can keep them all for yourself and have a little hoarde of turkeys on your sewing table.)  Go to the…

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Nov

20

New Products From Pieces Of Me

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Scrabble Earrings, Charm Bracelets and Keychains new at Pieces Of Me Pendants.

Charms, Earrings and Keychains are made from wooden Scrabble® tiles (approx. ¾” square), decoupaged with graphic images that are sealed with a high gloss non-toxic finish.  Your charms, earrings and key chains can all be turned into necklace pendants.

Each item will be gift packaged in a bag (colors vary) making…

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Nov

20

Bread Cornucopia

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breadcornucopiaMake your own gorgeous cornucopia from bread with these how-tos from Chica and Jo. Found via One Pretty Thing.

[tags]bread, cornucopia, Thanksgiving[/tags]

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Nov

20

Herbal Mouthwash Recipes

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Sarah Powell of Lilith’s Apothecary shares two recipes for herbal mouthwash that will help you to maintain healthy gums. You can purchase Sarah’s products here.

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Nov

20

Tutorial: Easy Peasy Whrrly Twirly Skirt

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twirlywhirlyskirtCarrie from This Mama Makes Stuff rounds out her week of tutorials with instructions for making this Easy Peasy Whrrly Twirly Skirt for little girls.  Get the tute.

[photo from This Mama Makes Stuff]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, easy, twirly, skirt, girls[/tags]

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Nov

20

Tutorial: Lace-trimmed silk scarf

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lace edged scarfCraftStylish shows how to make this scarf with lace edging at the bottoms.  The silk will be soooo soft against your skin, and a pretty contrast with a tweedy winter coat.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from CraftStylish]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, lace, trimmed, edged, scarf[/tags]

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Nov

20

New Etsy Shop!

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urbanknitfits

I love announcing new shops! Here’s one:

We are Urban knitfits- based in Portland Maine.  We make cozy wool fashion accessories and items for the home.  We love to work with eco wool, and about 80% of our projects are made with Peruvian eco wool!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/urbanknitfits

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Nov

20

Needle-Felted Polar Bear from Martha Stewart

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This little Polar Bear take a small amount of white roving, felting needles and pipe cleaner.  This is the cutest little bears to hang on a nature tree or a gift topper. These little Bears will be delightful around the holidays. A pictorial tutorial is available on Martha’s web site.  Enjoy this project and show us the results.  This incredibly…

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Nov

20

Recycle VHS tapes into pretty flowers or Christmas present bows

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VHS_crafts15_lg These cute flowers are made with VHS tape! How cool is that? Well when I saw this I thought that these would make great recycled bows from holiday gifts. Pop on over to CraftStylish for a ton of ideas on recycling a VHS tape and here for the flower tutorial. Just make sure you don’t recycle your wedding video:)

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Nov

20

Michaels’ Handmade Holiday Contest

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Michaels, North America’s largest arts and crafts specialty retailer, launched its first ever “Handmade Holiday Contest” on November 1, and will be awarding two $100 gift cards awarded every week through December 20.  Customers can upload photos of their handmade gifts at Michaels.com, and website visitors can rate their favorite entries online.  Two grand prize winners will be selected –…

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Nov

20

Great Cakes Soapworks – Christmas Splendor

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I was shocked to see Santa Claus at the mall last weekend, but the truth is people are already thinking about the fast-approaching holidays. If you are amongst the group of early planners, take note of Great Cakes Soapworks’ Christmas Splendor soaps. The soaps, available in dark green and gold glitter, will be available Friday, December 4. Pre-order through their website.

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Nov

20

Tips for sewing with laminated cotton

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laminatedcottonAs fabric manufacturers are expanding the kinds of fabrics they’re selling, laminated cotton is becoming more widely available (and in some gorgeous prints, too!).  The polyurethane coating means that you’ll need to handle it differently than a 100% cotton quilting fabric. 

Kathy from Pink Chalk Fabrics shares some tips for sewing with laminated cotton.  Get the tips.

[photo from Pink Chalk Studio]

[tags]sewing, tips, laminated, cotton[/tags]

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Nov

20

Vote on Green week at S.Y.T.Y.C.

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green_stickyWeek 3’s theme at So You Think You’re Crafty is green.  These girls have done it again with a page full of cool projects!  Go check out all the cool green-themed crafts at S.Y.T.Y.C. and vote for your favorite. 

[photo from So You Think You're Crafty]

[tags]sewing, crafts, challenge, green[/tags]

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Nov

20

Tutorial: Recover an umbrella

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umbrella1_lgNothing makes me happier on a gray, rainy day than bright, happy colors.  So why are umbrellas mostly so boring?  That can change with this article at Threads Magazine.  They show you how you can recover your umbrella.  It’s an advanced project, but it will take your umbrella from drab to fab!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Threads Magazine]

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Nov

20

Tutorial: Stripy apron project

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stripy apronCraftzine has the how-to for this stripy apron.  It’s an excerpt from The Sewing Bible by Ruth Singer.   Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Craftzine]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, stripy, apron, The Sewing Bible, Ruth Singer[/tags]

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Nov

20

Project: Glitter Acetate Card from Hero Arts

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image by Hero Arts

Join Lisa Spangler for a wonderful video using Hero Arts stamps, glitter and acetate to make this stunning holiday card.
 
-Heather
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Nov

20

Cranberry Decor

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crandberryI love the gorgeous ideas Apartment Therapy has assembled for decorating with cranberries. Find their roundup HERE, including this frozen wreath from Good Housekeeping and cranberry garland from Thoughtfully Simple.

[tags]cranberries, holidays, winter, decorating[/tags]

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Nov

20

Notebook: Magazine

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Notebook: Magazine has a great website that is home to many helpful hints and how-tos. There’s a simple recipe for a homemade face mask, as well as step-by-step instructions detailing a DIY manicure. You will also find information regarding how-to apply natural looking makeup, reduce dark circles under your eyes and much, much more.

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Nov

19

More Info From GAS – Resources from their Newsletter

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Oben Albright

Oben Albright

The most recent newsletter is full of information that needs to be passed on to my raders. There’s a bit of show info…video info…and a hot shop in France. Let’s go!! Let’s start with the 8th Annual Ugly Necklace Contest put on by Land of Odds in Nashville, TN. Check out their web site for more info @ www.landofodds.com.…

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Nov

19

Candied Fabrics giveaway

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fabric giveaway dyedfabric giveaway dyed red purpleCandy Glendening of Candied Fabrics blog is celebrating her new online shop of the same name with a giveaway. Each winner can choose between a 1/2 yard of her hand-dyed 100% cotton fabric (examples shown here) or a habotai scarf. Candy is giving everyone until the day before Thanksgiving (she calls it Pie Baking Day) to enter. Winners will be announced on Thanksgiving day. Go here for entry details.    

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Nov

19

Not Quite Nigella KitchenAid Giveaway

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nqngiveawayThe brilliant foodie blogger at Not Quite Nigella has teamed with AmEx to giveaway this gorgeous Kitchenaid mixer and a copy of Nigella Lawson’s How to Be a Domestic Goddess. Contest ends December 13th and is for Australian address only!! CLICK HERE for instructions on how to enter and more details, and be sure to take your time scrolling to the end of…

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Nov

19

Tutorial: Patchwork baby dress from a charm pack and t-shirt

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charmpacktshirtdressA charm pack and a t-shirt get transformed into this lovely patchwork baby dress with a tutorial Vicki from Sew Inspired.  The empire waist and long skirt mean that the fit is flexible.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Sew Inspired]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, baby, dress, patchwork, charm, t-shirt[/tags]

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Nov

19

Tutorial: Reusable gift tags from chalkcloth

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oilclothgifttagsOilcloth Addict shows how you can make reusable gift tags for your Christmas giftgivingf rom chalkcloth and oilcloth.  Not only are they pretty, they’re practical, too.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Oilcloth Addict]

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