The Natural Beauty Workshop introduced a brand new line of Body Care Craft Kits, the Sleepover Party Editions! Learn more about the Strawberry Slushy Scrub Kit and other products on their blog.
Hiding the thread
Tatter Jane Eborall answers the question, “How do you finish the end so there is no thread dangling?” If you want to tat jewelry, you’ll want to know the answer. See Jane’s post.
Video tutorial: Muvvala kuttu part 2
Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas has posted a new video tute — “the second part of Muvvala kuttu.” See her post.
Free Tutorial: Felted Pouch
This is a new way to felt a pouch form Quince and Quire and this is something you can do with the little ones this summer that is good clean fun. What would be more fun for the children than … Read More...
Stitched poetry by Checkout Girl
Look what Melissa Crowe (Checkout Girl) has been up to. The words — from an original poem — sent me on a lovely daydream trip. See more, learn how and why, from Melissa’s blog post.
Tutorial: Sandcastle Necklace
This “Sandcastle’ Necklace comes from Ornamentea and is perfect for hot summer nights on the beach. It is light as a breeze and yet still eye catching and looks like it is fairly easy to make.
You can find the … Read More...
A New and Improved Gin
As a gin and tonic drinker myself, I was compelled to post on not martha‘s first stab at making gin HERE. Well, she tried it again. Find the new recipe HERE.
[tags]gin, DIY, cocktails[/tags]
Tutorial: Beautiful Bib Necklace
We all know bib necklaces are the rage at the moment and so are fabric floral elements and I have posted a fair share of tutorials about these topics on Craft Gossip already, but I really had to post this … Read More...
Tutorial: Nature Walk Bracelet
I can’t help but post this project featured on Skip To My Lou and create by Maya at Maya Made.
I am just in love with the idea of taking a walk in nature with your little one and … Read More...
Burn Baby Craft-How to singe the eges of satin and organza to make flowers
Over at the blog Little Birdie Secrets there are a who bunch of different styles of flowers made by singing the edges of satin and organza. Pop on over to see the different styles and the how-to. What a great … Read More...
Tutorial: Spruce up your towel with polka dot appliques
Vanessa from V and Co shows an easy way to spruce up a plain towel for some pooltime cuteness. She appliques circles cut out of another towel to make giant polka dots. Get the how-to for making your own.… Read More...
Free pattern: Redwork Pansies
There’s nothing prettier than a bed of pansies. I found this redwork Pansie pattern at Sues Treehouse. She suggests it for decorating a potholder, but it would look lovely in a quilt. Go here to see more.
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Tutorial: Create a portable ironing board
Head over to Patchwork Posse to find out how to make your own portable ironing board. By making it yourself, you can create it to the size that best fits your sewing needs and travel style. I often use large … Read More...
Tutorial: Appliqued onesie
Craftyminx teaches us her technique for raw-edge applique (with a bit of embroidered embellishment) on a onesie. What a perfect baby-boy gift! See the tute.
Tutorial: Chain stitch
Laura Wasilowski teaches us chain stitch in this week’s Thread-u-cation Thursday. She says,
… Read More...After you do a lot of Chain Stitches you can become a member of the Chain Gang. This is a group of embroiderers who are doing time
Tutorial: Mounting mixed media for display
Hanna (iHanna’s Creative Space) shows us one quick and effective way to mount mixed-media work. Get the details from her blog post.
Tutorial: Trim and Ribbon Bracelets
Looking for something to do with those left over bits and bobs of trim and ribbons?
Jessica from Oh So Happy Together created this fun tutorial on creating bracelets from your left over scraps. The bracelets shown in her picture … Read More...
Tutorial: Ribbon embellished bath towel with hanging loop
Shelley from House of Smiths created these pretty bath towels by adding a strip of ribbon across the bottom. But she didn’t stop there, she also added a hanging loop to make it easy to hang from a hook or … Read More...
Glass Bead Making Tutorial – Making a Glass Jack Murrini bead
Tutorials are always fun things to post since you all get something new to learn. Lori Greenberg, who used to write this blog, posted a tutorial on how to make a glass jack bead using murrini’s made by another … Read More...
Project: Shaker Flowers
How pretty are these shaker blooms by Jody Morrow?? Visit her cleverly named Confessions of a Ribbon Addict blog for her step by step directions on how to make these fun flowers.
-Heather