Mandy of Thread and Thrift attended the Cloth and Memory exhibition this past weekend. And lucky for us, she shares some great photos of her day spent there. My favorite is this handkerchiefs patchwork. Go HERE to see more.… Read More...
Event: SewDown in Music City 2014
Registration opens in October for a MQG SewDown being held in Music City (Nashville, Tennessee) next April. This Modern Quilt Guild sponsored event includes a weekend stay at this sweet hotel (Loews), meals and tons of sewing workshops. Bring a … Read More...
We need your help to keep CraftGossip Alive
Since last year, traffic to CraftGossip.com has dropped by almost 100%. And most of this traffic has gone away from us via Google. Because Google thinks we are a SPAM site because we don’t provide long blog posts.
The problem … Read More...
Book Trailer: Made By Hand – Lena Corwin
Book trailers are becoming huge all over the internet, but I’ve never seen one as beautiful and intriguing as this one for Lena Corwin’s upcoming book, Made by Hand. The book draws inspiration from the classes taught in her studio … Read More...
Shades Of Genius: Martha Stewart Living Exclusive Content
The Sept 2013 issue of Martha Stewart Living carries some gorgeous DIY lamp shade ideas that are sure to inspire you to change and create some for your own home.
And we are lucky enough to carry some of this … Read More...
Check Out This Amazing Yarn Bomb
This is about three hours from my house, and I ,ay just have to make a trip so I can see it in person. A bunch of knitters and crocheters have yarn bombed the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, … Read More...
Sale at Silhouette!!
From now through Sept. 19th Silhouette is having a 25% off site wide sale on all supplies! Use coupon code: GOSSIP at check out. Please note that this does not apply for the machines, downloads, download cards, gift … Read More...
Counted Wishes Festival
The Counted Wishes Festival is running through September 21 this year and it is here to make all your dreams come true. With a myriad of vendors and all sorts of fun activities, you will want to check it out … Read More...
Win $2000 in Solo Design Contest
SOLO recently launched its Up for Anything Design Challenge to help inspire the next design on a Heavy Duty paper plate. Participants can upload an original image to the SOLO Up for Anything Design Challenge tab on Facebook.
The entry … Read More...
How to cook a Unicorn
Trust me, this recipe book will really come in handy one day when you find that elusive Unicorn.
A long-lost medieval cookbook, containing recipes for hedgehogs, blackbirds and wait for it – unicorns, has been discovered at the British Library.… Read More...
Knitted Disco! Book Launch Party
A knitted disco? Why not?! The folks over at craft book publisher Collins and Brown are throwing one fabulous knitted party to mark the launch of their new book The Knit Parade. Kicking off with today’s launch party, the knitted … Read More...
Article | Scrapbook Organization Tips
Aby Garvey, the coauthor of The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker 
, shares her top five tips to help you get your scrapbooking supplies organized. She suggests that you first identify your motivation for scrapbooking, and goes on to explain … Read More...
Chocolate Football Snack Mix
Brenda made a snack mix for football season which includes chocolate covered almonds made to look like footballs. How clever!
She describes it as a “manly” snack mix and is on the mission to prove that football can be cute. … Read More...
Scrapbooking News Alert! | Creating Keepsakes Announces Closure
Creating Keepsakes magazine, arguably THE magazine for scrapbookers worldwide announced today that its November/December 2013 issue will be its last one. Starting in January CK Media will publish a digital magazine called Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking. Current subscribers will … Read More...
Article | Is the Photo Album Dead?
Dave Griffin at FStoppers, a photography site, is asking if the digital age means the end of the family photo album. With so many of us taking thousands of photos every day, he asks, can we find the … Read More...
Time Sensitive Offer – Free Performance Knit Swatch
Spoonflower sent out an email this morning announcing their latest fabric option for printing: Performance Knit. This material is designed much like the performance knits you’d purchase in active wear clothing, with benefits like moisture management. And, it prints … Read More...
How to design a shared backyard
Where we live, 4 backyards congregate together. But they are separated by fences. And thus – the old style talk to your neighbour over the backyard fence – ritual is somehow skewed.
So when I read this post on ModernFarmer … Read More...
Sleeping on a Bread Bed
Ok that was hard to write. A bread bed. A bed shaped like slices of bread.
We knew Japan has some quirky ideas around food – but this is just plain wrong.
Can you see your kids wanting this? A … Read More...
Knit Village Banned from Kids’ Hospitals as Health Hazard
This is a sad knitting story that thankfully has a happy ending. A Women’s Institute group in Devon spent a year knitting a sweet little village — complete with buildings, people, gardens and farm animals — that they hoped would … Read More...
5 Coolest Farm Robots
We love our Roomba and Scooba’s. You know – pet robots that clean and vacuum the house. So it was no surprise to learn that there are similar products for the farming industry as well.
Not DIY – but you … Read More...