I know it’s only mid summer but the Halloween decorations are in the stores so that must mean it’s OK to post Halloween craft projects. Over at Make there is an easy tutorial on how to make glass eyes perfect … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Simple apron with a gathered skirt
Aprons are fun to sew and make great gifts. There’s no precise fitting required and just about everybody appreciates the gift of a new apron. Sahana from Vikalpah shares a tutorial for making a full apron with a gathered skirt. … Read More...
No Bake Chocolate and Strawberry Cheesecake Bites
My favorite kind of recipe for summer, no bake and cheesecake! Sometimes I feel like baking on the hottest day of the summer and I get disappointed, because I can’t. A no bake recipe is perfect, because I can mix, … Read More...
Cookie Cutter Candles By Martha Stewart
The best thing about Martha Stewart’s crafts is the photography. These simple cookie cutter candles look AMAZING.
This what I imagine to be staged dinner setting. The bowls are elegant, the tablescape simple and thought out. Cookie Cutter Candles.
Free Digital Embroidery Sewing Letters
Julia’s Needle Designs is sharing her Sewing themed letters. Perfect for craft bags and carry all totes. These letters are released in random order.
Is this Multi Crochet and Knitting Tool Too Good To Be True?
It’s the Swiss army knife for crafters. Is this tool real? YES!! You can pick them up from Boye Knitting & Crochet or Walmart. With a recommended retail price of around $8 this knitting and crochet tool might be the … Read More...
Technique: Ocean Wave Background
Using a spackling compound , stamping ink and a stencil you can make a cool water and wave card background. This look pairs perfectly with ocean and sea critter stamps. Find out how to make this background over at Jess … Read More...
Cardboard Guitars
If you know a child who is fascinated by guitars I highly recommend that you check out this tutorial posted by Ashley on Make It & Love It. I had to do a double take when it came to looking … Read More...
Tutorial: Girls ruffled jeans skirt
Deborah from Sew Much To Give shares a tutorial showing how to make these cute tiered ruffle jeans skirt. Her tutorial is for the Skirting the Issue series by Simple Simon & Co. to encourage sewists to make new skirts … Read More...
Freebie: Mosque Silhouette
For those Craft Gossip readers who are celebrating Eid Ul Fitr (end of Ramadan), here’s a free download I found over at Creativity Window.
Click the link, Mosque Silhouette, to get yours.
{Image credit: Creativity Window}
Free pattern: Cherries Applique
Quilters, this project would be a great introduction to Sue Spargo’s q-world view. She uses a felted wool ground for her applique shapes and finishes them with pretty embroidery stitches.
Kimara of Wee Folk Art shares this cherries applique pattern … Read More...
10 Ways to Make and Design a Mini Album
Mini albums are a big trend right now in scrapbooking, and because of their petit size, they can be made fairly quickly. This post gives you 10 ideas for ways you can both make and design a mini album. Different … Read More...
Tutorial: Cactus pincushion in 3 variations
Laura from A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make a set of cacti pincushions. She includes all three styles of cacti you see here. The felt succulents are potted in teracotta pots. Any pins or needles you stick in … Read More...
Blog Handmade Link Up
Guys! It’s time for the 2nd week of Blog Handmade! What is that? It is a weekly feature I started here at Indie Crafts that will go up every Friday!
Blog Handmade is a weekly link up by indiecrafts.craftgossip.com where … Read More...
5 Galaxy Scrapbook Papers That Are Out of This World
Let’s keep on with the galaxy trend a bit longer! If you want to document the Pluto drive-by, or work on galaxy projects with your kids, you might be looking for some outer space themed papers to work with. Here … Read More...
Tutorial: Clay Stamps
This tutorial from PolymerClayCentral.com works just fine without an extruder but with one it goes so much quicker. The various strands and shapes of strands you can extrude can be laid out to create words and images fairly quickly. This … Read More...
10 Must-Have Adhesives
What are some of your go to adhesives and glues? Rachel, from the Crafted Life, wrote a whole post about her top 10 favorite must have adhesives!
As crafters we pretty much all use some form of glue, so I … Read More...
Free pattern: Baby doll carrier wrap
Know a child who carries her (or his) baby doll around everywhere? Emily from Nap Time Creations shares a free pattern for this doll carrier that will let her carry it hands-free. It wraps around and ties, just like a … Read More...
Make Your Own Peppermint Extract
I love my peppermint patch and so does the cat. I think the cat prefers it over the catnip! Anyways, I love using the fresh leaves in tea, ice water or drying the leaves for peppermint tea. I never thought … Read More...
Tute: Patchwork Slippers
You can never go wrong with polka dots and patchwork, as Sweet Carolain, of Through the Window, proves with these adorable slippers. She shares on her blog how she made them.
Click the link Patchwork Slippers, to get the … Read More...