Alexis Middleton over at Persia Lou shares how she made embossed invitations without having an embossing machine. You’ll be surprised to see what she used, and you just might have the same tool on hand! Click here to find out … Read More...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Xylocopa
This week’s featured Etsy Shop is Xylocopa. Really, it’s more of an Etsy item of the week, because right now Xylocopa only has one item in their shop. But that item is so awesome, I couldn’t help but want … Read More...
Welcome Back to School
Tomorrow, school begins again here. My daughter is the usual mix of anxious and thrilled.Clay seems to have the same mixes: student works, bright buttons for each grade, school buses and little school girls in uniforms.
Freebie: Halloween Letter Banner
The Cottage Market blog has a wonderful free set of Halloween alphabet letters you can combine to make banners the say whatever you like.
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these printable designs … Read More...
Knit Village Banned from Kids’ Hospitals as Health Hazard
This is a sad knitting story that thankfully has a happy ending. A Women’s Institute group in Devon spent a year knitting a sweet little village — complete with buildings, people, gardens and farm animals — that they hoped would … Read More...
5 Coolest Farm Robots
We love our Roomba and Scooba’s. You know – pet robots that clean and vacuum the house. So it was no surprise to learn that there are similar products for the farming industry as well.
Not DIY – but you … Read More...
Transformers Bread
I have never been a fan of Transformers – series or movies. But this idea for a pull apart Transformers style bread makes me want to have some. And watch the movies at the same time.
If you, or someone … Read More...
Muffin Tops Cupcake Molds
Top of the muffin to you as well. You might be saying that again and again (anyone remember Seinfeld?) if you ever got these Muffin Top Cupcake molds from the foodiggity shop!
To me, they also look a little like … Read More...
Plastic Vs Fantastic – Store Bought Or Homemade?
I recently got into a debate on the topic of store bought character cakes versus handmade creations from a qualified cake decorator. Where do you stand? Is it OK?
So the short version of the argument was this. They (un-named … Read More...
DIY Saggy Boob Repair Job
No this does not involve any surgical implements. It’s probably too late for me but I know some of our younger readers would like to know just how to prevent this from happening too them.
You may recall my previous … Read More...
How to use recycled materials to decorate and make journals
Happy Labor Day Craft Gossip readers! Do you recognize what these are? Either way pop on over to the blog Livividli to see all the great techniques and materials used to decorate some recycled binders to hold
Looking for printable … Read More...
Coolest Halloween Door
A great idea for Halloween night – using just felt bats. Our Felting editor found this in a mag and has linked you to a bat felt pattern so you can make your own.
Go check out Linda’s post on … Read More...
Free Printable Back To School Chore Chart
This Dry Erase Back to school chore chart is perfect for teaching responsibility to your school aged children. Being able to tick off their School related chores helps encourage them to stay motivated and help you both get through the … Read More...
Trampoline Jumpers
When I was a wee young thing one of my favorite activities was jumping on our neighbors trampoline. We would while away quite a good bit of time bouncing on that trampoline, laughing and carrying on. I am sure the … Read More...
How to Make a Knit Tartan
This is a really cool technique from Rachael Rabbit with an easy way to make a tartan look in knitting. She uses a knitting machine but you could certainly knit the base by hand.
When she’s finished knitting, she … Read More...
Choosing Background Stitches
Are you confused and distracted when it comes to choosing background stitches for Needlepoint? Well Janet M. Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has help for you! Her next class starts on October 5, 2013 and it is available to everyone … Read More...
Tutorial: Elegant bow clutch for evening
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how to make this elegant evening clutch. The small zippered clutch is gathered into a pretty bow shape. The cinch in the middle is held together with a Velcro closure. A small strap allows … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern : Pretty Purple Pinafore for little girls
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making her Pretty Purple Pinafore for little girls. The sundress with a ruffled bodice is made from a white fabric that she dip-dyes in purple for an ombre effect. It … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric circle embellished sweater
Kristina J. shows how to embellish the front of a plain sweater with folded knit fabric circles. The circles are folded and stitched down in a grid pattern. She used contrasting circles, creating a highly graphic look. You could also … Read More...
Tutorial: Large shabby chic gathered fabric flowers
Paula Cheney from the Tim Holtz creative team shares a tutorial over at Sew4Home showing how to make this gathered fabric bloom. The contrast-y stitching and raw edges give it a shabby chic look. It’s a fairly large bloom, using … Read More...