I obsessively match my stripes at seams, but until I read this post by Palak at Make It Handmade, I hadn’t considered matching my stripes when I make bias tape. But of course, it makes sense that you’d also want … Read More...
How to make junk mail art
Over at the blog Grow Creative there is a fun and I bet kind of zen tutorial on how to make recycled junk mail art. If you like cutting stuff up and putting it back together a little bit … Read More...
DIY Ice Cream Parlour Wedding Buffet
Summer time means ice cream, and nothing could be more refreshing or delicious for your warm-weather wedding guests than a yummy ice cream buffet! Eat Drink Chic shares how to set up a sundae bar complete with toppings and sauces, … Read More...
DIY Crepe Paper Flowers
Don’t let those leftover party streamers go to waste – use them to make beautiful centerpieces for your bridal shower or wedding! Get the step-by-step tutorial for these blooming beauties at Créme de la Craft.
DIY guide – draped skirt tutorial
You might think you have to have a pretty fair body to wear this skirt, but I love it and I can make it longer and I think it is stunningly different. Christina is a 23-year-old fashion blogger who hosts … Read More...
DIY – Paper Doily Hangup
Lisastorms shares her paper doily hangups as a guest blogger on Ucreate Parties. This simple idea would be perfect for a dainty tea party. You could jazz it up by using foil doilies.
Tutorial: How To Sew A Skirt 12-part series for beginning sewists
The How To Sew A Skirt series now underway at So Sew Easy is a great resource for beginning sewers. It’s a 12-part series showing how to sew a basic straight skirt. Along the way, Deby teaches sewing skills like … Read More...
Quilt display ladder
Blair of Wisecraft had stacks of quilts piling up in her studio with no place to go. Her husband built her a display ladder to hang them. She shares a simple diagram with instructions if you want to make one … Read More...
Tutorial | Stab Binding Bookbinding Basics
Dive into making your own minibooks with this tutorial showing the fundamentals of the stab binding technique. There’s no folding or gluing involved! Click here to go to the tutorial at Tuts+
Dino Tripod for your Phone – Eat.Sleep.Make.
I think plastic dinosaurs are fast becoming the biggest trend in DIY. And this post on how to make a Dino Tripod from Eat Sleep Make is one of the most creative I’ve seen. This is the perfect craft for … Read More...
Upcylced Tights Necklace DIY
This necklace designed by Lana Red is brilliant. I like the necklace because it looks trendy, and she definitely thought outside the box when she chose the materials to make the necklace. Curious to know what she used? Upcycled … Read More...
DIY Multistrand Necklace
Remember the beautiful beaded fringe torque necklace Portia created uses bugle beads she recycled from a dress she found at a charity shop? Using left over beads from the project Portia created another beautiful necklace as part of The … Read More...
Mini Felt Soft Toys Tutorial & Pattern
How precious are these little bears and they would be so cute for a baby shower or first birthday party. Change the colors to suit the child’s gender or personalities and everyone will fall in love with them. Once again … Read More...
Elegant Summer Queen Tutorial
Shanti of “twig and toadstool” has a fun tutorial for her Elegant Summer Queen with complete instructions for us to follow. Shanti Home schools her two children, Luna who is nine and Solana who is seven. I like Shanti’s philosophy … Read More...
DIY – Eye Makeup Remover Pads
I often look in the mirror and see the most beautiful big panda eyes peering back at me. Then suddenly I realize my makeup has smudged and I must have been doing some wicked eye movements in my sleep. I … Read More...
Tutorial: Camp Chair Bag
If an outside activity involves sitting down, you’re most likely doing so in a folding camp chair. And why not? They’re inexpensive and fold up small and are fairly comfortable. One thing they don’t have, though, is any place to … Read More...
Tutorial | Renaming Multiple Photo Files Quickly
Which of us hasn’t uploaded the 300 photos we just took at one event and wished we could change the name to something that would be easier to find than DSC_74836? In this video tutorial, Kelly at Simply Kelly Designs… Read More...
A 15% Discount for all of You from Colour de Verre
Larry and Craig over at Colour de Verre have offered a 15% discount for Craft Gossip readers. Yay!! Use coupon code CRAFTGOSSIP when you place your order. It’s good for all of their products and valid until the end of … Read More...
DIY Paper Flower Backdrop
Learn how to make your own paper flower backdrop with a fun tutorial from Sugar & Cloth. I love these huge blooms, and the versatility of being able to create them in any color to suit your wedding theme. … Read More...
Tutorial: Weekender tote from woven rugs
Click over to our sister site, CraftBits, to find out how to make this weekend tote bag out of some unusual materials. The body of the bag is made from a couple of inexpensive woven rugs, and the handles from … Read More...