Abbyjane, blogger of “While She Naps”, has the loveliest tutorial on how to create these stunning felt Daffodils and what more delightful flower to celebrate Mother’s Day. Abbyjane is also the author of The Artful Bird: Feathered Friends to Make … Read More...
Fruit Flower Pops
Such an easy, clever, healthy idea. Turn fruit into daisy pops HERE at The Dollhouse Bake Shoppe.
Soul Mama, a Fresh giveaway and discount
Soul Mama is hosting a Fresh Squeezed fabric giveaway. Also to celebrate Mother’s Day Fresh Squeezed is offering 20% off entire purchase through May 11th. Get details here.
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Paperbag Skirt
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shares a tutorial on Grosgrain for making a skirt with a paperbag waist. The high waist is pleated and ties in the front with a belt. Love it! Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: No-sew fringed fabric flower
Trish from Two Peas in a Pod shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a fringed flower embellishment. It’s made from fabric, but there’s no sewing involved. Get the tute.
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Tips for Using Shrink Plastic
Shrink Plastic is a versatile and enjoyable crafting material that can be used to create a wide range of DIY projects. Whether you’re looking to make scrapbooking embellishments, unique jewelry pieces, stylish home decor items, fun kids’ crafts, or intricate … Read More...
Tutorial: Front Tie Spring Dress
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make her Front Tie Spring Dress. She gives dimensions to make one in a size 5T, but she also tells how to figure the dimensions for any size child to … Read More...
6 DIY Beach Crafts
Since I’ve started changing my bathroom over to a beach themed decor, I’ve been keeping my eye out for beach themed projects. I love seahorses, sand dollars, seashells and starfish, but really anything beach themed is super cool to me. … Read More...
Keeping a Candle Making Journal
A candle making journal
is necessary when you’re experimenting with different candle wax
formulas, shapes, scents and wicks
.
You’ll want to record some of these things in your candle journal: type of wax used, whether there were any additives, … Read More...
Tutorial: Little birdie kitchen towel and hot pad
Becky from Patchwork Posse shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a matching kitchen towel and hot pad set. She starts with two matching towels; one remains a tea towel, and the other gets remade into a … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Kids’ shorts with pockets
Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shows how to make a pair of kids’ shorts with pockets. Make them for boys or for girls for awesome summer playgear. Get the tute.
[photo from Craftaholics Anonymous] Looking for more Shorts patterns? Check … Read More...
Tutorial: Linen flowers throw pillow
Head over to The Purl Bee for how to make this pretty flower throw pillow. The base is made from linen (yum!) with raw-edged fabric flowers (yum!) hand stitched in a grid pattern across the front. Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Freebie: Digital Frames
Download some wonderful frames and borders for free from Dover Publishing. Click here to download.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps to download check out these designs we found on Etsy.
Looking for free digital stamps and SVG files? We … Read More...
Fingerprint Flowers
These fingerprint flower cards will definitely be a keepsake that moms will want to keep forever. Put these in a frame, and keep them all year round! Head on over to Serving Pink Lemonade for the inspiration. Just make sure … Read More...
Free hand-embroidery patterns
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More...
DIY Veggie Garden Sensory Box
Modern Parents, Messy Kids has this adorable Vegetable Garden Sensory Box for your young ones. She shows you exactly how she put it together. Brilliant!
Do you know a little gardener? Check out these DIY Garden Kits
, perfect for … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY tailor’s ham
Katy fromSew Apropos and No Big Dill shows how to make your own tailor’s ham because, as she says, “Serious seamstresses use a ham.” They’re readily available at the fabric store, but she made her own because she wanted … Read More...
Beading Daily has a new editor
Jennifer VanBenschoten is the new editor for Beading Daily! You may know Jennifer from her former role at About.com and links to her work here on CraftGossip (Hanukkah jewelry patterns, Free alphabet for peyote stitch, It’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Retro Apron from Stash Happy Patchwork
Lark Crafts is sharing a tutorial for making this Retro Apron over at their blog. It’s an excerpt from the book Stash Happy: Patchwork
. They’ll be sharing another project from the book soon, and they’re letting readers help decide … Read More...
Tutorial: Panda bear softie
Adeela from Sew Kool shows how to make a panda bear softie. Isn’t he cute? Get the tute.
Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns for kids’ toys on Etsy and these Softie Sewing … Read More...