These lace trimmed shorts were made for summer! Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free sewing pattern for making them. Her free pattern fits a women’s size small. If you need another size, she has a … Read More...
Tutorial: Rope and grommet beach bag
Make a rope drawstring beach bag! Jess from The Sewing Rabbit has the tutorial. The stripes, the grommets, and the rope all give it a nautical feel that is perfect for a pool or beach bag!
Click below for her … Read More...
Free pattern: Schoolhouse sticky note holder
It might be fun in the summer right now, but back-to-school will be here before you know it! Carla from Creatin’ in the Sticks shares a free pattern at Therm O Web for making this schoolhouse note holder that would … Read More...
30 Minute Orzo Pasta Salad
photo credit: The Charming Detroiter
A quick pasta salad to put together with dinner or make for a last minute invite to a barbecue. An easy and quick recipe that may be your new go to this summer. Sarah from … Read More...
Homemade Ice Cream Sandwich Truffles
photo credit: An Italian in my Kitchen
Truffles are one of the easy go to desserts and gifts I make during the holidays or special occasions. I’m excited to try making these ice cream sandwich truffles for a hot summer … Read More...
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-Heather
Red Velvet Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches
photo credit: A Balance of Tastes
Take your favorite macaron and change it into an ice cream sandwich! You can start with this red velvet macaron filled with cheesecake ice cream, that was created by Alina at A Balance of … Read More...
How to make wooden puzzles
Awhile back I posted a link to how to make giant dice to play outdoor games with. Medina sent in a link to the blog Grillo Designs where there is a fun and easy tutorial on how to make giant … Read More...
Chicken Pot Pie Soup – Free Recipe
Some of you are thinking, why soup when it is hot out. Besides tacos, it is the best way to use up chicken in my book. Also, it is comfort food in a bowl, any time of year. Melissa at … Read More...
Cross – Stitch a Little Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatchers are a popular motif in crafting, whether you are making actual dreamcatchers or using the shape in a painting or other design.
This little dreamcatcher cross-stitch chart from Amanda Gregory is pretty and small (a little more than 3 … Read More...
Ikea Hack- DIY Upcycled Map Magnetic Board with Luggage Tag Pins
Learn how to transform a boring magnetic board (or a cork board!) by using a map! This would be a great project for anyone with wanderlust. Claire from Pillar Box Blue created this fun magnetic map board for her son … Read More...
3Dimensional Rose Cross Necklace
This tatting pattern is beautiful. I love the dimension of the rose. This free tatting pattern is available over at Yarnplayertats.
Unusual Green Tea Bath Bomb Recipe
Combine the dry ingredients (except the tea leaves) into a bowl and stir until well mixed. Next drizzle in the almond oil and stir until mixture is moistened. Add more oil and fragrance and stir until well mixed. Full recipe … Read More...
Ice-cream Party Ideas & Decorations
I don’t think we are quite over having Ice-cream parties are we? In fact we love Ice-cream parties so much that there are heaps and heaps of different blog posts dedicated to ice-cream right here on Craftgossip. “Ice-cream ideas”
If … Read More...
Rhubarb Salsa
photo credit: Simply Fresh Dinners
As you grow, your taste buds change! There are many items I eat now that I completely refused growing up and there are some items, that I’m not sure how I ate it as a … Read More...
A Bit of Knitting Fun: Your Silly Knitting Name
There are lots of memes out there about funny names related to holidays, and Craftsy has developed one for your silly knitter name that is pretty fun.
There are many memes on the internet that play with the idea of … Read More...
How to Get More Followers: An Infographic for Creative Pros
As an indie business owner I’ve got accounts on multiple social medias to help promote my etsy shop/blog. It can be tricky trying to get followers to see your work. The folks over at CreativeLive turned some awesome insights from … Read More...
Tutorial: Recycled denim hexagon pillow
This recycled jeans hexagon pillow is perfection! The different shades of old denim create an ombre effect. And those hexies! Cristina from Remodelando la Casa shares a tutorial at Lil Luna showing how to make one. As if I needed … Read More...
Technique: See Though Card with Alcohol Inks
This fun see-through card was made by embossing clear acetate and tinting it with alcohol markers, it gives it such a cool glazed look. You can find a video tutorial for this technique over on Ellen Hutsons Classroom blog.… Read More...
Tutorial: Sand-Free Beach Tote
This Sand-Free Beach Tote has a net inset in the bottom so the sand can shake out (but not your toys). Ajaire from Call Ajaire shares the pattern for free! When you’re out at the beach or park, the bag … Read More...