I’ve actually been watching thrift stores and garage sales for old broken down cabinets and dressers. I’ve gleaned so many great ideas lately from bloggers like DecorChick. She took an old drawer, added some cool flair, and poof! A chic … Read More...
Subway Art Round Up
Have you seen these around? Subway Art. An eclectic display of words, phrases and sometimes punctuation or symbols. Combined to make striking or funky wall art to dress up any room in your house, or even your porch or deck … Read More...
Beach Decor for Your Porch
I discovered another blogger that works just like I do, as she goes! Anita over at Going a Little Coastal put this seaside inspired scene together piece by piece as she worked. Pulling items out of the garage here and … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid’s pool cover-up from a beach towel
Marie from Make and Takes shows how to make a simple but cute kid’s pool cover-up from a beach towel. One towel yields two coverups, so the materials are inexpensive as well. Retail cycles being what they are, you can … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging soap bags for the shower
Tiff from Making the World Cuter shows how to make these hanging soap pockets for the shower. The simple bags make the soap easier to hold on to so the slippery bar doesn’t accidentally slide out of your hands. What … Read More...
Tutorial: Throw pillow with fabric chain stripe
Pat Bravo from Art Gallery Fabrics shares a free PDF tutorial at for making this cool Chain Pillow. I love love LOVE that fabric chain embellishment right down the center! Download the tutorial from PatBravo.com. (You’ll need to scroll … Read More...
Lacing with Water Noodles
Teaching children how to lace objects on a string or rope can be a building block for so many skills…including becoming a future crafter! My Little Gems shows you how she uses Water Noodles to teach her child the lacing … Read More...
2 Great Ideas for Organizing Your Recipes
How cool is this? I’m an avid baker and cook, so keeping recipes organized is something that is always on my mind. I love how Leanne, over at Organize and Decorate Everything sorted out her favorite and most used recipes … Read More...
Sale: Impress Rubber Stamps
Antique Watering Can with Flowers
Liz over at Hoosier Homemade reminds us that old watering cans, especially those with holes in them that can no longer serve their original purpose, have new life as flower pots. See how Liz turned her old watering cans into … Read More...
Picture Knob Plaques
As soon as I saw these I loved them. How could you not? Jen from Craft-O-Maniac has taken old draw fronts and turned them into a spectacular option for displaying snapshots of the kids. I love how they are numbered! … Read More...
New Home and Garden category!
Hi everyone, my name is Amanda Formaro, and I would like to thank Craft Gossip for opening up a home and garden channel so I can share with you some of the amazing things I see each day! There are … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple fused fabric ornaments
Find out how to make these simple fused fabric ornaments over at C & T Publishing blog. They show them in hearts, but you can create them in any shape you like. (Keep it simple, though, as you’ll be … Read More...
Make floating candles with recycled scraps of candles and egg shells
How charming are these little floating votives made from recycled candle bits and cast in egg shells. See how to make them over at the blog Inbaliya sent in by Inball.
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Blog Tour: Most Influential Scrapbookers
Ella Publishing recently announced its 2010 9 Most Influential Scrapbookers list. This week you get to meet each of the nine in a blog tour as well as enter to win one of 100 prizes up for grabs! Click here… Read More...
Tutorial: Easy gathered mini-skirt
Lindsey from All You Need is Love shows how to make this short summer skirt that her sister dubbed, “The Malibu Barbie Skirt.” So cute!! It’s easy to make, too. If you like the look of the mini-skirt but don’t … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a new purse in just 1 hour
Just because a project is quick and easy doesn’t mean that it can’t be fabulous. Jodie from Ric Rac offers proof of that with her 1-Hour Bag tutorial. She shares it over at Skip to My Lou as part of … Read More...
Tutorial: Add ruffled flowers to the hem of a skirt
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how she altered a store-bought into a shorter, cuter version of the original. She transformed a plain three-tiered skirt, into a shorter two-tiered skirt and used the material she cut of the … Read More...
Tutorial: Super easy, super cute tank dress for girls
Becky from Realynn guest blogs over at seven thirty three with a tutorial showing how she made this super easy, super cute tank dress for her daughter. She starts with a store-bought tank top and adds a skirt from printed … Read More...
Rainbow Cocktail
This drink makes me want to host a rainbow-themed party. Just to serve this drink. Spotted on Craftzine.com, the Double Rainbow Cocktail is a mix of vodka, elderflower liquor and bitters poured over rainbow ice cubes, found HERE at alcademics… Read More...