These rusty items look like they belong in a trash heap, but you can use them to make beautiful designs on fabric! Vicky Myers Creations shows how to dye fabric with rust. Different shapes of rusted items will create different … Read More...
How to make pop up cards for jewelry gifts
If you like to make jewelry and give it as gifts or sell it at craft shows and want a fun way to display it try these fun cards made with a circle card die cut with a Crafter’s Companion … Read More...
Crochet Izzy Doll From Jake And The Neverland Pirates
If you recognize this character, than chances are you have the theme song to Jake and the Neverland pirates running through your head right now. I know I do. My kids loved this program and at the time, (the are … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Seahorse softie
These seahorse softies are so cute with their tufts of hair and seahorse fins and their belly pockets to hold an itty seahorse baby! Jill from Snugglebug University shares a free sewing pattern and tutorial at Make It and Love … Read More...
Project: Shadow Box Frame Card
Becky Roberts has directions for make this adorable woodland themed shadow box frame card. She’ll show you how to cut, score and assemble the box shaped card. It’s so cute, it almost looks like a little story book. You can … Read More...
DIY Cork Pin Board Notebook
How cute would it be to have a notebook that doubles as a cork board? Follow along with this video tutorial and make one for yourself or a friend!
You will need
-pages from an old notebook
– a leaf … Read More...
Tutorial: Terry cloth shower wrap
Sew4Home shows how you can sew terry cloth shower wraps for men & women. They make great graduation gifts for kids heading off to college in the fall. They’d also make great Mother’s and Father’s day gifts. The women’s version … Read More...
Are Coloring Books Actual Therapy?
Love the coloring trend? Have you wondered if adult coloring book pages really reduce the stress in your life or are they just a fad? For me, I really do find them pretty relaxing.
The editors of FaveCrafts.com wrote up … Read More...
Tutorial | Small Pocket Notebooks
Make these fun notebooks using your favorite patterned card stock, and personalize them with letter stickers and other embellishments.
Looking for scrapbooking embellishments, stamps and papers? Check these out on Scrapbook.com
You’ll need:
Card stock trimmed to 4″ x
Sewing Tutorial and pattern: Maternity t-shirt
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can sew a maternity t-shirt pattern. You’ll need to start with a basic t-shirt pattern (she gives a link to her free Blanc T-shirt pattern). She shows how to … Read More...
This Fun Book of Knit Accessories Could be Yours
Boutique Knits
is a fun little book with more than 20 knit accessories with a high-fashion flair. Because who doesn’t want to show off their knitting skills on hats, shawls, mitts and other projects that everyone will notice no matter … Read More...
Inexpensive ideas for making drawstring cords
A drawstring is an easy way to add a closure to a bag or a waist to a garment. They’re also inexpensive in that they require only the fabric in your project and a drawstring to cinch it up. You … Read More...
Add Purr-fect Lettering to Your Next Cross-Stitch Project
This is more of an inspiration than an actual pattern, but I saw this cat alphabet on Pinterest the other day and I just had to share it.
The original picture was posted on Flickr, and it was taken from … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Plastic bag organizer
Plastic bags taking over your house? Tame the plastic bag madness with a handy organizer. They’re easy to sew and Anna from Tea and a Sewing Machine shows how. The bags go in a hole at the top of the … Read More...
And the winner is……..
Deborah W.! She’s the winner of the April Paper Pumpkin kit!!
If you didn’t win please check back later, we give away one kit each month to a lucky Craft Gossip reader!
-Heather
SAL Patriotic Fourth Of July Flag
Make a Counted Thread Flag using just 3 colors of floss, a piece of linen and basic counted thread stitches. This little project is perfect for a Fourth Of July holiday project.
Looking for more patriotic Embroidery Designs? Check our … Read More...
Printable Wall Art – Modern Trees
I love decorating for fall, but this year, I was getting a little tired of the usual hay-and-country-flowers stuff. Maybe I’m still in denial about the end of summer, but I wanted something fresh. Modern. Minimalist. Grab the free printable … Read More...
Impress With Bacon Ritzwiches
I love these little Bacon Ritzwiches. I think they look like mini burgers which means they are perfect as PARTY FOOD. I am not sure I could get the whole thing in my mouth at once though, and ritz tend … Read More...
Product Review: Stampin’ Up Eastern Palace Suite Collection
I am super excited to bring you a peek of one of the awesome new collections from the soon to be released Stampin’ Up catalog for 2017! The new Eastern Palace Suite collection features the Eastern Beauty photopolymer stamp … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Sew your own sports bra
Mayra from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern and a tutorial showing how. She designed the sports bra to offer plenty of support while remaining comfortable to wear. She gives it a racer back and front facing. A 1″ … Read More...