Pamela from Sovanisa used scraps left over from making some dresses for her daughters, to make matching headbands. They’re reversible. A bit of elastic at the bottom keeps them snug on the head. She shares the pattern she used, with … Read More...
Tutorial: Coffee sleeve with stenciled design
Karin at Leigh Laurel Studios show show you can make this fabric coffee sleeve. The grass print is made with freezer paper stencil. I love this design! It’s fresh, modern, green, happy. She includes a pattern for cutting the stencil, … Read More...
Tutorial: Rainbow Dash Halloween costume sew-along
Last year, Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts Toni made a Rainbow Dash Halloween costume for her My Little Pony lovin’ little girl. This year, she’s hosting a sew-along showing how to make one yourself. She kicks off the tutorial series … Read More...
DIY laundry hamper with removable bag
Angelina from JoJo & Eloise shows how to make a folding clothes hamper with a removable fabric bag. Her husband built the wood frame for her, and she sewed up the bag that fits inside it. There isn’t a step-by-step … Read More...
Art Deco Mittens to Knit
I’ve been holding on to this one for a little while (sorry, Kat!) waiting for it to get a little cooler, but you know what? If pumpkin spice everything is appearing everywhere already I guess we can officially start planning … Read More...
Techniques: Resist Ideas
Learn several different colorful resist techniques for card making using products like liquid masking fluid and crayons over on the Tikkido blog.
-Heather
Freebie | Printable Lunch Box Buddies
Rach over at Love from Ginger is sharing these cute printable lunch box buddies. You can use them to tuck a sweet note into your kids’ lunch or snack. Click here to grab ’em.
Looking for Back To School papers, … Read More...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Xylocopa
This week’s featured Etsy Shop is Xylocopa. Really, it’s more of an Etsy item of the week, because right now Xylocopa only has one item in their shop. But that item is so awesome, I couldn’t help but want … Read More...
Welcome Back to School
Tomorrow, school begins again here. My daughter is the usual mix of anxious and thrilled.Clay seems to have the same mixes: student works, bright buttons for each grade, school buses and little school girls in uniforms.
Freebie: Halloween Letter Banner
The Cottage Market blog has a wonderful free set of Halloween alphabet letters you can combine to make banners the say whatever you like.
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these printable designs … Read More...
Muffin Tops Cupcake Molds
Top of the muffin to you as well. You might be saying that again and again (anyone remember Seinfeld?) if you ever got these Muffin Top Cupcake molds from the foodiggity shop!
To me, they also look a little like … Read More...
Plastic Vs Fantastic – Store Bought Or Homemade?
I recently got into a debate on the topic of store bought character cakes versus handmade creations from a qualified cake decorator. Where do you stand? Is it OK?
So the short version of the argument was this. They (un-named … Read More...
How to use recycled materials to decorate and make journals
Happy Labor Day Craft Gossip readers! Do you recognize what these are? Either way pop on over to the blog Livividli to see all the great techniques and materials used to decorate some recycled binders to hold
Looking for printable … Read More...
Free Printable Back To School Chore Chart
This Dry Erase Back to school chore chart is perfect for teaching responsibility to your school aged children. Being able to tick off their School related chores helps encourage them to stay motivated and help you both get through the … Read More...
How to Make a Knit Tartan
This is a really cool technique from Rachael Rabbit with an easy way to make a tartan look in knitting. She uses a knitting machine but you could certainly knit the base by hand.
When she’s finished knitting, she … Read More...
Tutorial: Elegant bow clutch for evening
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how to make this elegant evening clutch. The small zippered clutch is gathered into a pretty bow shape. The cinch in the middle is held together with a Velcro closure. A small strap allows … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern : Pretty Purple Pinafore for little girls
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making her Pretty Purple Pinafore for little girls. The sundress with a ruffled bodice is made from a white fabric that she dip-dyes in purple for an ombre effect. It … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric circle embellished sweater
Kristina J. shows how to embellish the front of a plain sweater with folded knit fabric circles. The circles are folded and stitched down in a grid pattern. She used contrasting circles, creating a highly graphic look. You could also … Read More...
Inspiration: Patchwork market sack
Tif of Dottie Angel is retiring her summery patchwork sack in favor of a new version she thinks is a better fit for cooler weather. Using bits of linens, tapestry and ribbons she had on hand, her creations are as … Read More...
Crochet Your African Violets
My mother has a magic way of growing African Violets. She has pots and pots full of the little beauties. Sometimes I call them little ‘buggers’ since I can’t keep the darn things alive for two weeks! But, here I … Read More...