Larissa from The Chocolate In My Life, and our Home & Gardens editor here at Craft Gossip, shares a Valentine’s gift idea you can sew. She makes hand warmers with heart appliques, that you can heat in the microwave and … Read More...
Card Making Project: Water Colored Vellum Card
This stunning card was made by stamping and heat embossing white flowers all over vellum and then using Tim Holtz’s Distress Ink pads and a wet brush to watercolor a selection of the flowers. Hop on over to the Bearydo … Read More...
Under the Sea Graham Crackers
If you are planning a kid’s party with an ocean, beach, or under the sea theme, you will want this cute project. You can create the graham crackers
yourself or have it as a craft project at the party. This … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Discotech Clutch
Sara from Sew Sweetness shares a free pattern at Sew Mama Sew for her Discotech Clutch. The small purse has metal cut out handles, pockets in the lining, and an inner snap closure. Finished measurements are 12″ long x 8″ … Read More...
Skinny Cookies ‘n Cream Chocolate Cake
Let them eat cake, even while on a diet. I’ve seen and heard about cakes made with a box of cake mix and soda. Here is one made with diet soda. Depending on the ingredients used, Jenn from Eat Cake … Read More...
Free pattern: Skirted sweatshirt dress
This sweatshirt dress gives the look of paired separates but it’s actually all a one piece outfit. So smart for dressing small kids, don’t you think? Not only is it just one over-the-head piece to put on but it also … Read More...
12 Crafts Inspired by Marimekko
If you love the nordic prints of Marimekko you will love these crafts inspired by Marimekko. Claire from Pillar Box Blue rounded up 12 different projects and now I want to make them all.
I honestly hadn’t heard of Marimekko … Read More...
Think Outside the Box with an Alphabet-Inspired Party Theme
Kojo Designs recently featured a birthday party that gets an A+ for creativity. The birthday girl’s name is Piper and her party pays tribute to all the things she loves that start with the letter P — princesses, ponies, painting, … Read More...
Groundhog Day Cupcake
Groundhog day is just around the corner, on February 2nd. Wow, the new year is flying by already. These cute cupcakes created by Bakerella will make your day, no matter what the outcome is. These would be cute for any … Read More...
15+ DIY Wreath Ideas For Your Valentine’s Day Decor
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to pull out all of your red, white, and PINK décor and show your love. For me, I love wreaths. There are so many different possibilities when it comes to making your own wreaths, … Read More...
Video tutorial: Make a changing pad cover from a towel
You could spend good money buying a terry cloth cover for a baby changing mat, or you could make one yourself. All you need is a cute towel and some elastic. Dana from MADE shares a video showing how you … Read More...
Easy DIY Bound Journal
Here is a really easy way to bind a book or journal from Mark Montano. You just stitch the paper with a sewing machine and use a flexible, clear glue to adhere it to the spine, it sounds like it … Read More...
The Official Way to Knit a Doctor Who Scarf
There’s a lot of Doctor Who-related knitting geekery out there, but of course the pinnacle is knitting the Tom Baker scarf.
There are lots of knitting patterns out there, and an entire website devoted to the different variations of the … Read More...
The Science Of Soap Making
Have you ever wondered about the actual Science behind soap making? Here is an article by ZmeScience which gives you all the nitty gritty technical science details as to how we make soap. Even long time soap makers might find … Read More...
Free Pattern – Vintage headband
Love this vintage head band tutorial. You would need to obtain the perfect little brooch for the centrepiece though. Perfect for nights in or nights out. Love this headband. Free crochet Vintage headband pattern.
Looking for more headbands to crochet … Read More...
Collage, Stitch, Print: Collagraphy for Textile Artists
Collage, Stitch, Print: Collagraphy for Textile Artists
Collagraphy is about combining textures—creating collages on fabric—and it’s one of the most popular techniques in textile art. See how to create exciting effects using the almost endless permutations of collage, stitch, … Read More...
Lovely stamped and painted feathers
Oh my! This is too cool! I am constantly amazed at the things clever crafters come up with the recycle and upcycle like these feathers! I never would have thought of a feather as a surface you could stamp on. … Read More...
SVG Freebie: Valentine Tree Treat Bag
Load up this adorable tree bag holder with candy for your sweet heart this Valentine’s Day. This SVG cut file is available for FREE from SVG Cuts. Add some initials and wood grain embossing folder to really make it special. … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY a CD or DVD holder
Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun shows how to make a CD or DVD holder. Her fabric holder has pockets to hold 10 CDs or DVDs. It would be nice for a child’s music collection because there are … Read More...
A Small but Efficient Craft Room
Don;t miss this craft room tour from Stephanie at two More Minutes. She has a similar set up to me, with one room serving as both an office and craft space so I was intrigued to see how she used … Read More...