Plan Your New Years Party
Plan your New Years Eve party with these great sites.
Honeycomb Glass Millefiori
Beautiful honeycomb glass millefiori pulled by Chris Hayes. Be sure to check out the rest of his boro work at glassartists.org.
Free bird templates
tricia-rennea is sharing these original bird templates. She suggests cutting them out of paper, which would be adorable. But I can also see them cut out of felt and embellished with embroidery and beads. Or you could use them as … Read More...
CROCHET BOUQUET – first impressions
This is a lovely book that I received as a Christmas gift from my eldest son today. I decided to go ahead and blog about my first impressions of the book before I write an actual review. I want to … Read More...
Tutorial: Refolding a tissue pattern
So you’ve finished making that new coat (or shirt, or dress, or skirt) using a store-bought pattern, and it’s time to put away all your materials. The scraps into the scrap bin, the scissors into the sewing box. But what … Read More...
Felted Sweater Flowers with Betz White – CRAFT Video Podcast
Betz White, the author of Warm Fuzzies, Has two tutorials for us on making felt flowers which are so popular on Valentine’s Day. One is CRAFT Video Podcast on Crafzine and the other is a pictorial tutorial is on Betz’s … Read More...
Steve Farrington Glass Bottle Art
Today is a double dose of glassy goodness. Not only are these old bottles spectacular, but some of the art above them is made of great beveled and leaded glass. I came upon these bottles and art pieces by Steve … Read More...
Tutorial: Baby shoes from a fat quarter
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in 2008. Since then, the blog we linked to has gone away, and the pattern is no longer available on the original site. But we have a PDF version available to download below, … Read More...
Make Fried Wontons
Learn to make friend wontons.
Free vintage embroidery patterns: Kittens and teddy
In case you missed it in the holiday hubbub, doe-c-doe shared two adorable vintage patterns this week. You’ll want to add them to your collection. Get the patterns.
New year daily planner at Etsy How-Tuesday
I like the cute daily planner on Etsy How-Tuesday last week.
Julie Schneider aka yoursecretadmiral shows us step by step how to use her cute template to make a daily planner booklet for the new … Read More...
Don’t forget the Craft Gossip Flickr group!
Hey, did y’all know about the Craft Gossip Flickr group? It’s a great way to show off your latest creations.
I just added a few of the things I handmade friends and family for gifts this year. I would love … Read More...
Cool idea: Onesie to a dress!
Dana at Made shows off a really cool way to “dress up” a baby’s onesie. A snip here, some elastic there, add a gathered skirt, and your onesie is now a dress with coordinating diaper cover. Tres cute! See the … Read More...
Color Works! Finally A Color Guide For The Rest Of Us!
Color Works, The Crafter’s Guide to Color by Deb Menz, Available from Amazon
Hardcover and spiral bound, built to take with you and take the abuse.
Stumped about which colors to use in a craft project? Ths book give you … Read More...
Design Team Call
Hi Everyone:
Cuttlebug Challenge blogspot has a call for Artist below.
Read more about it there
We are growing and Wants to bring you more Challenges and more fun on the blog.
We are searching for talented Artist to help … Read More...
GAUGE – is not just a suggestion. Make it a RESOLUTION!
Here’s a really cute and useful Lantern Moon Peppermint Candy tape measure I received as an early Christmas gift:
Gauge counts!
What is gauge? It’s the size of the stitches made relative to the yarn and hook used. Sound simple? … Read More...
Make a sewing kit in a candy tin
CraftStylish shows how to make a handy sewing kit to carry along in your purse. It’s made from an old candy tin and other bits and bobs you probably already have laying around the house. Get the tute here, and … Read More...
Lip balm tutorial
I love this lip balm tutorial from Cathie and Steve. These are great favors for parties, baby showers and bridal showers.
I would suggest using a lip balm filler tray to make things easiest and to ensure you don’t move … Read More...
Free patterns: Plastic canvas ornaments
Did you get your Christmas gift from Janet Perry? You missed it? Well, scoot over to Nuts About Needlepoint and download her free charts for two beautiful plastic-canvas ornaments and get started on next year’s gift list! Get the … Read More...
Free tatting pattern: Chatelaine
Sherry Pence (aka Lady Shuttlemaker) has a lovely gift for all of us this season: a gorgeous, original pattern for a tatted chatelaine. Thank you, Lady! Get the pattern.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out … Read More...