Lynda from Bloom, Bake, and Create used scrap fabric and embellishments to create this gorgeous birthday card for a special friend. The base of the card is made from hand-dyed fabric. She added lace, appliques, and a printed fabric message. … Read More...
Tutorial: Notebook paper tote bag
Katie from Punk Projects shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a notebook paper tote bag. The body of the bag is made from white fabric stitched with contrasting red and blue thread to look like an … Read More...
Technique: Cracked Glass
Visit the Sunflowers and Dragonflies blog and learn how to make a cool cracked glass effect using ultra thick embossing powder.
-Heather
RE-USE ME
Oh, how I love a twofer idea. Re-use, recycle, upcycle, repurpose – all are especially wonderful to me when they involve crochet. When I ran across this one, it spoke to me. My thrifty husband saves all our produce bags … Read More...
Article | Three Ways to Edit Your Wedding Photos
This article on Bridezilla outlines three tools you can use to edit your wedding photos in unique ways. The article covers using free online photo editing tools, and smart phone apps to get a variety of different looks. Click here… Read More...
Free project from Lark Jewelry & Beading
Take a look at these gorgeous earrings from Maggie Meister’s Classical Elegance, the latest in Larks’ Beadweaving Master Class series. Lark Jewelry & Beading is offering the Artemisia earrings project as a PDF you can download now to preview … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Celebration
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Preparing Candles for Market
We’re heading to the farmers’ market with our candles in the morning! I’m hoping we’ll get a decent spot if we get there early enough.
Last week we got there too late and ended up with an obscure spot. The … Read More...
Congratulations to Dennis!
Dennis is the winner of The Penland Book of Glass
and The Penland Book of Jewelry
! Thanks to everyone for playing and special thanks to Lark Jewelry and Beading for sharing these great books with Craft Gossip readers!
Have … Read More...
The Ultimate Geek Chic Wedding
Who says geekiness isn’t stylish? If you’re a lover of computers, science fiction, comic books, glasses and all the other sterotypical elements of a geek, don’t miss this hand-picked collection of geek-turned-chic inspirations for your wedding day featured at Bridal … Read More...
Triangle Bunting with Words {Tutorial}
Add some pizzazz to your wedding reception with adorable triangle bunting signs for your gift table, guest book and more! Suzannah at Adventures in Dressmaking created these for her own wedding and shared a great tutorial for them as well. … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple turban twisted headband
Liz from Say Yes! to Hoboken shows how to make a simple turban twisted headband. The pieces are looped in the middle and then stitched at the ends so the twist stays put. The striped fabric she used for her … Read More...
Felt-making with Children Tutorial
When the children get bored during the summer, felt making is a fun project for them to try. This is something they can do outdoors on the picnic table. This is a quick and fun project to make with children … Read More...
Amazing Cookies and Chocolate Music Video
Spotted on Foodiggity, I’m pretty wowwed by this music video made with cookies, chocolate and baking ingredients for the Mexican group, Jesse and Joy, from director Carlos Lopez Estrada for their song Chocolate. Check out the video … Read More...
Fun Summer Food
Check out these ideas from iVillage: funny fruit faces, hot dog squids, and zoo animal sandwiches.
More Cookie Decorating 101: Bleeding
Well, now this is a good day for cookie decorators. First a lesson in flooding, now more great tips on how to prevent your icing colors from bleeding. Click HERE to visit Bake at 350 for the full post
How to make recycled Formica sample tags
Over at the blog Craft Test Dummies there is a great tutorial on how to make theses super pretty tags from Formica samples.
Lookie what she made: Maxi dress from a vintage sheet
Jessica from Running With Scissors shares photos on her blog of a fabulous maxi dress she made – from a vintage sheet. The sheet she started with had a border print which ended up running around the hem. How cool … Read More...
Place Setting Cookies
Oooh, I get to post on two of my favorite cookie sites in a row… Next up is Sweetopia. Learn to decorate these beautiful place setting cookies, as seen in Weddingbells Magazine, HERE at Sweetopia.
Cookie Decorating 101: Outlining and Flooding
Anyone with an interest in cookie decorating, rookies or experts, should visit The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle immediately for a detailed, informative lesson (with video!) on the fundamentals of outlining and flooding. Click HERE for the full post.
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