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The Crafty Hour – San Francisco
Lightbox SF is at it again with another “Crafty Hour.” Thursday, September 17th at Element Lounge in San Francisco, Lightbox SF will bring together 15 local visual, fashion, and jewelry artists to showcase their wares. The sleek, down tempo vibe of Element Lounge is the…
Birthday Candles
Party Perfect has a great roundup of interesting birthday candles, such as this candelabra from Plum Party and these Tag animal candles. See the whole roundup HERE.
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Cool idea: Rag rug from oilcloth
Kelly from Oilcloth Addict shares her latest project in process. It’s a rag rug made out of her scraps of oilcloth, which will make it an all-weather rag rug. What a cool idea!! Read more about her project at Oilcloth Addict.
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Cool idea: Rag rug from oilcloth
Kelly from Oilcloth Addict shares her latest project in process. It’s a rag rug made out of her scraps of oilcloth, which will make it an all-weather rag rug. What a cool idea!! Read more about her project at Oilcloth … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled lampshade
Disney from Ruffles n Stuff shows how to make this fabulous lampshade coverd in ruffles. Think how pretty this would be with a cottage-style bedroom decor! Get the how-to.
[photo from Ruffles n Stuff]
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…Tutorial and free pattern: Frog bean bag
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo made this prince of a frog bean bag, and shares the pattern and tutorial for you to make one, too. His little tongue is a bit of folded ribbon. How cute!! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from…
Tutorial and free pattern: Frog bean bag
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo made this prince of a frog bean bag, and shares the pattern and tutorial for you to make one, too. His little tongue is a bit of folded ribbon. How cute!! Go to the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Embellished neck cuff from a dress shirt collar
With all of the dress shirt refashioning going on, I’m sure that there are a lot of extra dress shirt collars sitting in studios all over. Luci from DuhBe shows how to use a dress shirt collar to make this embellished…
Tutorial: Embellished neck cuff from a dress shirt collar
With all of the dress shirt refashioning going on, I’m sure that there are a lot of extra dress shirt collars sitting in studios all over. Luci from DuhBe shows how to use a dress shirt collar to make this … Read More...
Inspiration: Summer night’s dream
Bounty_gg submitted this work to the CraftGossip Flick pool.
I love the fluid nature for the design and the rich and deep color palate. I would love to know more about the technique which is simply noted,…
Inspiration: Lunchbags
Whip Up has a great roundup of lunchbag ideas HERE, including this notebook lunch bag from design*sponge and this fabric lunch bag printed from the book, “Bend the Rules with Fabric,“ on The Storque.
…Inspiration: Lunchbags
Whip Up has a great roundup of lunchbag ideas HERE, including this notebook lunch bag from design*sponge and this fabric lunch bag printed from the book, “Bend the Rules with Fabric,” on The Storque.
[tags]lunch bag, fabric, reusable[/tags]… Read More...
C is for Cookie
Find a roundup celebrating cookie alphabets, including a video link to the Cookie Monster classic, “C is for Cookie,” (and that’s good enough for me), and a recipe for maple sugar cookies HERE at Junior Society.
…C is for Cookie
Find a roundup celebrating cookie alphabets, including a video link to the Cookie Monster classic, “C is for Cookie,” (and that’s good enough for me), and a recipe for maple sugar cookies HERE at Junior Society.
[tags]alphabet, letter, … Read More...
Video Tutorial and New Release: Masking with Judikins
Judikins has just released some great new designs including some new flourishes, seas shells, and some fun dolls including a sock monkey and Japanese Kokeshi dolls. Plus Judi’s got a fun new tutorial video about masking.
-Heather
…Video Tutorial and New Release: Masking with Judikins
Judikins has just released some great new designs including some new flourishes, seas shells, and some fun dolls including a sock monkey and Japanese Kokeshi dolls. Plus Judi’s got a fun new tutorial video about masking.
-Heather
Looking for monkey-themed … Read More...
Lowdown on linen
Get the lowdown on linen for hand embroidery from Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog. Mary not only gives us a bit of history and a summary of which linens are best for which projects, but also she provides us with…
Eureka! Beads Sale
Eureka! Beads in Toomuc Valley and Cheltenham, Australia is having their twice yearly sale.
Now through September 20th in both locations and online the majority of their stock is 50% off (excluding some items).
I have also been told that for locals, a…
Book Review: teach Yourself Visually:Beadwork
Chris Franchetti Michaels has published a new book Teach Yourself Visually: Beadwork. This is a very thorough book on off-loom techniques in beading.
Each chapter covers a specific stitch and includes tons of photographs and diagrams to help you learn these stitches. The…