Back when I was working as a cookie decorator, we made our own cutters all the time from strips of copper. Whenever we had recurring orders for bizarre shapes (like yoga poses or people’s dogs wearing hats) or for corporate … Read More...
DIY Aspirin Facial
Aspirin
, a form of salicylic acid is an all natural skin care ingredient . Salicylic acid, a BHA (Beta Hydroxy Acid) has the ability to penetrate the skin deeply to unclog pores and effectively exfoliate dead skin cells reducing … Read More...
Rainbow Fruit Wraps
What a convenient way to hold a rainbow. Find fruit rainbow wraps HERE at babble.
Hosting a Rainbow party? Check out these Rainbow party articles over on our Party Ideas Blog and these Rainbow party decorations
we found on … Read More...
Beautiful Painted Rocks
Rashmie from Mommy Labs submitted these beautiful painted rocks to me. She said “I hand-painted painted these pebbles/rocks that we found during a nature walk. I’ve used various styles of painting and used different materials – like acrylic paint, water-proof … Read More...
How to Get Featured in Home and Garden
As you might imagine, the editors here at Craft Gossip receive a lot of suggestions for project features. While I would love to feature everything that is submitted to the Home & Garden channel, there’s only so much time in … Read More...
Hamburger Cookies
Made from all store-bought ingredients, these quick and easy “burger” cookies would be great for any summer party. Learn to make ’em HERE at Come Together Kids.
DIY Fruit Leather
Make your own blackberry fruit leather HERE at Bloom, Bake and Create. And find more information on dehydrating from this earlier post Bloom, Bake and Create.
Graduation Push Pops
As a recent push pop convert myself (see?), I adore this clever idea for decorating push pop containers
: graduation caps. Find the how-tos HERE at Frog Prince Paperie.
9 Kitchen Crafts
If you follow my other blog, Crafts by Amanda, you know that I have been making lots of different projects for my kitchen. The spice rack listed below (#1) is my latest, but I’ve been collecting several kitchen project links … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt ice cream cone softie
Stephanie from Toastie Studio shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make felt ice cream cone softie. Cute, cute, cute!! This would be so much fun for pretend picnics and play kitchens! Get the how-to.
Looking for … Read More...
Tutorial: Colorful drawstring pouch with contrast-y casing
LiEr from ikat bag guest blogs at Homespun Threads with a tutorial showing how to make a drawstring pouch. The casing is sewn on the outside from contrast-y fabric, which gives it a neat pop of color. Get the tutorial… Read More...
Make a pincushion cake
You can make this adorable tiered-cake pincushion. The pattern and instructions are free from DMCThread’s Blog. Go to the blog post for the link to the pattern.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please check out DMC’s website directly.
ST LOUIS CROCHET CLUB APRIL, 2011
Here’s a late report of the show n’ tell at the last meeting of the St. Louis Crochet Club. We are a diverse group and we welcome knitters, weavers, and those who do other sorts of needle arts in addition … Read More...
Tutorial: 4-piece outfit from an outgrown denim dress
Craft Passion shows how to recycle a child’s outgrown denim dress into a fabulous 4-piece outfit. By cutting the dress at the middle, you can create a cropped denim vest and a short denim skirt with a ruffled hem. You … Read More...
Make Chunk Candles & Recycle Old Wax
I had some leftover wax and decided to melt it down and pour it into cookie sheets lined with wax paper to make chunks.
The red was a little thick, but I was able to break the blue and yellow … Read More...
Free pattern: Mini-tent for dolls or stuffed animals
Kerry from Kid Giddy shares a free pattern and tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making this mini-tent. The itty bitty fabric tent is 11 1/2″ x 11 1/2″, perfect for stuffed animals or dolly campouts. How cute is that! … Read More...
6 DIY Creative Photo Displays
I am always looking for fab photo displays to share with you. I’m all for the ban of 8×10 framed school pictures lining the hallway. Show me the creative displays, that’s what I want to see! Here’s a handful of … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a rolled hem on a sewing machine
Jill from Made It On Monday shows how to make a rolled hem on your sewing machine. The narrow hem is perfect when finishing curved edges or floppy fabrics. She uses a rolled hem foot to make it easy. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid pants with cut-in patch pockets
Dana from MADE continues her Kids Pants series with a tutorial for making a pair of pants with pockets on the front. She even shares a pattern for the cool cut-in patch pockets that are on the ones she made … Read More...
Tips for Grout Issues from CMA
This was in an email sent to members of CMA (Contemporary Mosaic Art) website…
A message to all members of CMA
CMA Member News Reporter Submitted by Tricia Huffman May 14, 2011 Grouting Continued.. Since this is the finishing touch |