Craft Gossip

Nov

7

Free pattern: Where the Wild Things Are Christmas stocking

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wildthingstockingSanta 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…

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Nov

7

Tutorial: Cheater charger placemats

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cheaterchargerHeather 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]

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Nov

7

Tutorial: Adding leg snaps to baby pants

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addsnapsJust 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]

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Nov

7

Project: Snowflake Medallions

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image by Sherry Cheever and Splitcoast

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

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Nov

7

Grey and grey

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greyscarfMy 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…

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Nov

7

BABY HATS – KEEP THOSE LITTLE ONE’S EARS WARM!

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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 G HOOK

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 EAR FLAPS

BABY CAP WITH…

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Nov

7

Autumn Air Freshener Recipe

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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.

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Nov

6

Tutorial: Christmas stocking with embroidered name

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stocking4Anne 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]

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Nov

6

Tutorial: Wine bag hostess gift

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winebagThe 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…

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Nov

6

Tutorial: Pants alteration for thin hips

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alterpantsforthinthighsChristine 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]

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Nov

6

Tutorial: Throw pillow with pleat details

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pleatedpillowKelli 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]

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Nov

6

Natural Bath & Body Shop Giveaway

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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.

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Nov

6

DIY Crystal Clear Ice

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cleariceFor 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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Nov

6

Chocolate Favor Tree

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choc_christmad_tree_RGBI love this simple, but clever party idea from Donna Hay: a favor tree with wrapped chocolates.

[tags]tree, chocolate, party, favor[/tags]

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Nov

6

Bunny building made from recycled materials and solar panels

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rabbit-building-macau-pavillion-shanghai-world-expo-2010-1 OK I posted a fun project using solar panels on your purse to charge your electronic goodies, now here is one of a model of a bunny building I found over at the blog Olympia Dumpster Divers also known as Ruby Reusable, a fab blog filled with tons of great recycling!

“The “Jade Rabbit” entry which won the design competition of the…

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Nov

6

Haircare Don’ts

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Mystical Aromas posted 10 Definite Don’ts Of Great Haircare from Michael Barrows’ website Great Hairstyles. Mystical Aromas offers Moonmist Shampoo, Conditioner & Herbal Shampoo.

Haircare Don’ts:
1. Avoid unprofessional and over-the-counter hair care products whenever you can. Many of these only offer false hopes and promises.
2. Do not cut your own bangs. Leave all of your cutting needs, even bangs, to your hair care…

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Nov

6

“Nice Price” Fonts

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NicePriceCollection

Fonts.com has launched a new collection of fonts called Nice Price. According to the site Nice Price is

A great little collection of fonts – at great prices – for scrapbookers, educators, home and small business users. These distinctive designs and your operating system fonts combine perfectly to tackle a wide variety of projects.

In addition, Fonts.com offers 80 percent off one new font every…

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Nov

6

Tutorial: Sew a quiet book from a set of potholders

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potholderquietbookCare from Obsessively Stitching finishes out her potholder sewing series with this tutorial showing how to use a set of potholders to make a quiet book.  The potholders are already quilted and finished on the edges, so all that’s left is the fun part – adding the details for each page.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Obsessively Stitching]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, quiet, book, potholder,…

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Nov

6

Tutorial: Add a lining to a hoodie

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hoodieliningUncoolpizza shares a tutorial on Instructables showing how to add a lining to an exsting hoodie.  If you have a favorite hoodie that needs to be “winterized”, check out this tutorial by uncoolpizza on Instructables.  It shows how to add a lining to an existing hoodie.  Now you can have your favorite hoodie, only warmer!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from uncoolpizza…

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Nov

6

Tutorial: Custom foam bench cushion

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benchcusionInstructables user randofo shows how to make a foam cushion for a bench.  Making it yourself gives you endless possibilities for creating custom benches for your home.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from randofo on Instructables]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, custom, foam, cushion, bench[/tags]

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Nov

6

Project: Stamped Paper Luminary

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image by Lynda Benden

image by Lynda Benden

I absolutely love this idea! Visit Lynda Bendens blog Stamp Act for direction to make this stamped paper luminary.
-Heather
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Nov

6

Free pattern: Colonial Christmas Sampler

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FFFKaaren from The Painted Quilt blog shares this free applique pattern for her First Friday Freebie event for November. Go here for pattern details and to download.

[tags]applique pattern, Colonial Christmas Sampler, quilts, free, holiday[/tags]

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Nov

6

Cartoon character skeletons

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shmooskeletonI know I have blogged about Michael Paulus somewhere before, but maybe not here.

Michael Paulus had some great art pieces with cartoon characters on an overlay and underneath the characters skeleton. These newer pieces lack the overlay but are nice resin coated pieces drawn to look a bit more like scientific plates.

There are more character skeleton pieces listed on his main web…

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Nov

6

Lilith’s Apothecary

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Handmade in PA posted an outline describing the procedure for making a simple facial cream that is made more special by the addition of infused herbs. The blog post was written by Sarah Powell, medical anthropologist, herbalist, and proprietor of Lilith’s Apothecary, a natural bath, body, and herbal tea business. Lilith’s Apothecary is currently having a Holiday Pre-Order Sale: Get 5% off…

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Nov

5

Yarndex.com Your Source For…..

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You wanted it, you got it. This is my primo source. I NEVER (and I repeat: NEVER) knit a pattern with the yarn that is recommended. There are a plethora of reasons for this, mostly centering around the fact that the brain currently housed in my little head isn’t very organized.

But enough of that. I have enough yarn in my…

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