Sometimes you run across something that’s just so cute you want to drool. These are that! From T Matthews Fine Art, here. The free pattern for these adorable baby turtles is available here.
TAST experiment: Cloud filling
Look what Annet of Fat-Quarter did with this month’s TAST stitch, cloud filling. She framed the dots on a polka dot print! Brilliant! See her blog post.
Celebrate the Squiggle…Submit Your Art to the Hostess Portrait of the American CupCake contest
To honor the 60th anniversary of the Hostess CupCake squiggle, celebrities created artwork, as inspired by the squiggle, to benefit the Free Arts NYC organization, which provides “under-served children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring … Read More...
Tutorial: Kitchen curtains with bow toppers
Sew4Home continues their Retro Fun kitchen sewing series with a tutorial showing how to make these ribbon topped kitchen curtains. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, kitchen, curtain, bow, ribbon, topper[/tags]
Foodie Gifts for Mother’s Day
This roundup of gifts for the foodie mom from delish.com has some great finds, like this cute bento box from sugarcharms, this cookbook kit from givesimple.com,or personalized spatulas from Williams-Sonoma.
Spring wreath tutorial using leftovers from past projects
Over at the blog Tea Rose Home there is a wonderful tutorial for making this lovely spring wreath. It is made using leftovers from her past projects. Love that because I always have extra supplies and samples from past projects. … Read More...
Mother’s Day Poems
If you’re looking for something to add to your projects for Mother’s Day, Scrapbook.com has compiled a list of poems related to Mother’s Day. Click here to go to poems.
Looking for more “Mother” themed embellishments, stamps and papers? Check … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a draughts or checkers game from fabric
Melissa Goodsell shares a tutorial over at QFD Creative for making a fabric draughts (checkers) set. The set includes a fabric board, fabric playing pieces, and a fabric storage bag. Go to the tutorial.
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Game Food (Geeks and Foodies Unite Once More)
‘Tis odd how timing works. I just recently posted on this site that creates video game inspired sweets, so I had video game sweets on my mind, when msn contacted … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY Duvet Cover
Prudent Baby shows how to make your own duvet cover. A project this large requires a good deal of fabric, but making it yourself means that you can coordinate the duvet cover with other decor items you’ve made. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a wallet from a dishtowel
Care from Obsessively Stitching made a wallet for her son to hold his very first library card. (Major milestone!) Resourceful sewist that she is, she made the wallet from a dishtowel. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. … Read More...
Freebie: Cinco de Mayo Digital Kit
New Release: Die-namics from MFT
My Favorite Things (MFT) has announced a brand new product , die cuts! The new Die-namics are an American made line of quality steel dies that will work in most major brads of table top die cutting machines, they’ll cut … Read More...
Tutorial: Gift for Teacher Appreciation Week
Inspiration du Jour – A Lovely Day
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
DIY: Makeup Brush Holder
Freshly Picked shares step-by-step instructions on how to create your own handy makeup brush holder. While this may be primarily sewing-related, I think this project also fits into the bath & body category. This is great for organizing your … Read More...
Guest Post and Giveaway – Knits Men Want
This giveaway is over. Winner Announced Here.
Editors Note: We at CraftGossip are honored to have Bruce Weinstein present his list of top ten knitting blogs for inspiration. In celebration of this post, we have a copy of … Read More...
Inspiration: contemporary chunky crochet jewels
contemporary chunky crochet jewels
Originally uploaded by Fibreromance
This necklace posted by Fibreromance on Flickr is really striking. The bold geometric shapes are actually crocheted. I love the monochromatic look of the shapes too.
Twelve by Twelve quilt mosaics
If you get a chance to see the art quilts in the Twelve by Twelve collaborative in person you should. What you’ll get is a look at the mosaic quilts formed when twelve artists all work on a single theme. … Read More...
Tutorial: Strippy Table Runner
Anina from The Twiddletails Blog graciously shares how she makes her scrappy table runners. Get the tute.
[tags]table runner, quilted, fabric strips, tutorial[/tags]