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This mini magazine is a wonderful step by step instructions for instilling creativity and quality time with your children. You can sign up for the newsletter to get the free mini magazine over at Crafting Connections.
It seems like just yesterday I was wishing for snow, and now summer is upon us here in the top hemisphere. Memorial Day, the day we honor and remember those men and women who fought and died serving in the … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Melanie at The Crafty Cupboard shares a project for beginning sewers. It’s a basic pillowcase with an envelope opening on the back. The cover will fit a standard bed pillow. The cutting and sewing is simple (just straight lines), and … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews used pleats to shape the fitted bodice of this cotton sundress. She guest blogs at Mama Says Sew with a tutorial showing how. Go to her tute.
[photo from Melly Sews … Read More...
by Sarah White
If you’re looking for a way to add a little spring color to your wardrobe, check out this free pattern for a necklace pendant from blogger purl3agony.
She used a knit cord to make the base of the pendant, then … Read More...
Today I have the pleasure of sharing with you a link to Craftside where there is a fun tutorial on how to make art on sandpaper and then it can be used to make a t-shirt transfer. Not only do … Read More...
by Sarah White
If you’re a regular reader here you probably know that I have a book of knitting patterns for babies coming out in August (which you can preorder on Amazon!) and I’m already thinking about what the next book should … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Jessica from Running With Scissors tells her secret to making buttonholes that line up perfectly in a row. Go to her blog to see what she does.
[photo from Running With Scissors]
by Anne Weaver
Mie from Sewing Like Mad joins the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with this color blocked dress she made for her daughter. This was quite the undertaking (look at how many pieces she had to cut and … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
This gingham apron by Miranda from One Little Minute looks like it came straight out of my grandmother’s kitchen. She shares a tutorial in the Vintage May series (co-hosted by Skirt as Top from Craftiness is not Optional). The … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
How many years have I been sewing, and turning narrow tubes right side out still reduces me to cursing. Lindsay from The Cottage Mama suggests this handy tool by Dritz to help get them turned. It’s hard to see at … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a swimsuit coverup out of a t-shirt. It’s a quick and easy project, one that she says can be done in … Read More...
Here’s a fun and easy way to dress up a boring photo frame mat. Eat Sleep Make has directions for carving a simple geometric shaped stamp, perfect for adding some pizzazz to any project.
-Heather
by jd wolfe
Have you been seeing crochet all over the fashion world like I have? I guess Margaret Hubert had too as she’s collected a ravishing bunch of patterns in this book entitled Runway Crochet. I took the book to my … Read More...
Well the time has come to give up my new Chocolate addiction the Chocolate MealReplacement Shake as I reach the end of my 8 week challenge. I have got so used to the shakes that I am dreading returning to … Read More...
Times have changed quite a bit and more and more people are working from home or telecommuting. Craftgossip is run off my dining table, I did have an office space but the kids kept finding me, so it seemed easier … Read More...
Cross stitch is woven through time; for hundreds of years this versatile form of embroidery has captured the imaginations of generations from its humble beginnings teaching little girls the art of household sewing in Ye Olde Eastern Europe to the … Read More...
Congratulations to Tammy Hempel, lucky number 37 and winner of the Design Dye starter kit! Thanks as well to everyone else who entered. I hope you will all check out Design Dye if you get a chance. Want to pick … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for the pajamas that she made for her daughter. She made them from the Girl Friends fabric by Anne Kelle. The little girls are a cute print on the jammies, but … Read More...