I’m diggin’ what Pretty Hand Girl did with this old curbside window. She turned it into this functional and pretty message center for her mud room. She used foam core, fabric and chalkboard paint to create this great piece.
Perfect bento laptop
This is a superbly crafted bento box laptop cover. It’s making my hungry and now my son is whining that he wants me to ‘order it’ so he can play with it.
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Inspiration: Mary Corbet
Mary Corbet‘s Zentangle-inspired blackwork fish is finished, and it is gorgeous. (Of course.) See her blog post. And if you haven’t been following this project, be sure to follow the links on Mary’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog… Read More...
Balloon Cake Toppers for a Balloon Party
Pretty genius and festive way to decorate a cake, huh? Check out this balloon cake featured HERE at Hip Hip Hooray!. Find all the details of this balloon-themed party HERE at inchmark.
[tags]balloons, birthday parties, cake, kids[/tags]
New Release and Video: Penny Black Stamps
Visit Penny Black’s website to see all the great new stamps for Fall and Winter, from cute to elegant images and choices between wood mounted, clear or cling mounted they’ve got you covered for the upcoming holidays. Click here to … Read More...
Rooster Painting
I love how Lindy borrowed a painting she loved from a neighbor so she could recreate it herself! I’ve painted many things myself based off of pictures in magazines and other sources, but have to say I’ve never thought to … Read More...
How to – Print from iWork documents on your iPad
This is strictly not a craft related post, but in the essence of DIY and hacks, I think it fits perfectly on CraftGossip!
In this post, I will show you how to print from your iPad. iPad is notorious … Read More...
cutie-pie tutorial by Betz White
What an adorable pincushion and button holder brought to us by Betz White. What a delightful gift this would make for many occasions and the holidays will be here all too soon. Betz has a complete pictorial tutorial that is … Read More...
Yarn Pictures
I just love the blog Creative Jewish Mom….she never ceases to amaze me with her creativity. I wanted to share her idea about using yarn in creating pictures with your children. No tutorial, just inspiration!
Sugar ‘n Cream Scented Yarn.
While this is a really cool idea, I wonder how the scents will hold up in the wash? There are lots of different scents to choose from, paired up with appropriate colors (like lavender scent and purple yarn). There are … Read More...
Technique: Stamping with Found Objects
Don’t have just the right stamp for the project you want to make or maybe you want to take your stamping in a new and different direction? Why not try stamping with found objects. Flowers and leaves make great stamps … Read More...
Beads of Courage Wins their Grant from Pepsi
Whoo hoo! Beads of Courage, an organization I mentioned a little while back has won their grant of $25,000. from Pepsi. It’s so cool since their purpose is to give beads to children for every treatment they get … Read More...
Romance in Paris
If you’re anything like me, a trip to Paris isn’t exactly in your near future. But, with the help of this adorable Romance in Paris soap from The Sugartooth Dragon you can momentarily feel swept away to a romantic place.
The Cheap Art Manifesto
I like a good passionate manifesto because I’m often rather middle of the road in my thinking about most things so it’s good to read someone else’s passionate take on things. Okay, that’s totally not true, about me being middle … Read More...
Wall Mural: Tree Branches
I will be moving in a couple of months and this inspired me. I love the tree branch and the little love birds are the perfect topper. Nicholette over at Craft Envy got her inspiration from a wall sticker that … Read More...
Knitted Calendar….I Think….
Well my Swedish is a bit rusty, but I think this is a calendar. A knitted calendar. With the dates going from the bottom to the top, so this way, as time passes you can unravel it. How do I … Read More...
New Glass from Double Helix Glassworks
Double Helix, my favorite glass ever, has a new color coming out on Monday, September 6. It’s called Kalypso and it’s an opaque version of Clio. Sounds yummy! According to the folks over at Double Helix Kalypso is an … Read More...
Funky Felt Pumpkins by Anne Mancine
I found this darling pumpkin pattern on Ravelry created by Anne Mancine. This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download. Mixing yarns when felting offer you some fun looks. If you are not a member of Ravelry do … Read More...
Blog: Punch Art
I am always amazed at talented people who can look at one thing and see something totally different they could make from it. Paper punch art is one of those things, how can someone can look at a bunch of … Read More...
Food Guards from Your Sewing Kit
Gotta love when the crafty parts of your life merge: like sewing and entertaining. Find the idea for using embroidery hoops and muslin as food guards HERE at Martha.
[tags]food guards, Martha Stewart, embroidery hoops, parties, outdoors, muslin[/tags]