Michaels has a couple of Friends & Family special offers this week that I thought I’d pass along. One of the coupons will give you an xtra 25% off your entire purchase, including sale items. Coupons are valid for May … Read More...
Tutorial: Oversized soft sweatshirt pillow
It’s hard to see in the photo I have here, but these pillows are pretty big. They measure 28″ square. They’re also made from a soft but sturdy sweatshirt material . Sew4Home shows how to make them, and suggests them … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffle neck peasant dress
Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows the dress she made for her daughter out of a cute mustache print fabric. Not surprisingly, she calls it the Mustache Dress. It’s a peasant style dress with rows of ruffles across the front. Her … Read More...
Tutorial: Fish shaped coffee sleeve
This fabric fish is actually a coffee sleeve. His long body wraps around a cup of take-out coffee to protect your hands from the hot contents. And see that little button eye? That’s the closure. Staci from Crafty Staci shows … Read More...
Project: Monogram Gift Card Holder
This elegant Monogram card has a pocket inside to hold a gift card and would be perfect to make for a pair of newlyweds! Find directions for making it over on the Inkadinkado website.
-Heather
I am a big fan … Read More...
Changes to Edible Crafts… What Do You Think?
Hello dear readers!
I’m taking a moment to pause and reflect on this blog. You see, I’ve been the Edible Crafts editor here at CraftGossip for four years and eight months. I’ve written over 6,000 posts. Six THOUSAND. Wow. But … Read More...
Teeny Critters – Crochet Pencil Toppers
These cute little pencil toppers will be just the right thing as a small gift to celebrate the last day of school. Get a coloring book and a few work books to keep the kiddies busy (and prevent backsliding) for … Read More...
Show & Tell | Framed Origami Dresses
Becky from The Barefoot Seamstress shares her obsession for map papers and all things origami. She links to the tutorial for making the origami dresses, and explains how she put the framed piece together. These little dresses would … Read More...
Tips & Tricks | 5 Steps for Scrapping Faster
Beth from Scrapping Wonders shares five tips for creating scrapbook layouts quickly. Using these steps she gets most of her layouts done in under 30 minutes! If you’re a busy scrapper, these very practical tips can help you to … Read More...
Australian Glass and the Pacific Northwest
The show Link: Australian Glass and the Pacific Northwest is opening at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA May 17th, 2013 and will run through January 2014. Twenty six artists are included in this show for approximately 92 pieces. … Read More...
The Art of Tamara Phillips
More art, less craft today, but I felt like Tamara Phillips‘s art is too beautiful not to share. Her medium is watercolor, but what sets her images apart is the unique use of repetitive patterns instead of solid colors. … Read More...
You Are My Sunshine Punch
This Lemonade is from Frogandthemouse.com from her recent baby shower blog post You Are My Sunshine which was adorable and yellow and flowery and yellow and sunshiney and smiles and smiles. Just Loved it!
1 cup Countrytime Lemonade mix … Read More...
Tutorial Offer: Polymer Clay Jewelrymaking
Jewelry Making Daily is offering a five tutorial ebook with material by Kato, Kimle and more on their site. You need to sign up for their newsletter in order to receive it but the projects all look good!
Video tutorial: DIY boyfriend pillow
Maya in the Moment shares a video tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to make a boyfriend pillow. In case you’re like me and haven’t heard of such a thing before, it’s a pillow with a half torso … Read More...
Tutorial: Dottie’s Dress for little girls
Jessica from The Sewing Rabbit and Me Sew Crazy adapted the free Party Dress free sewing pattern by Lindsay at The Cottage Mama to make this gorgeous dress for her daughter. She gives it contrasting scoop pockets at the side … Read More...
Fanciful Handmade Printable Labels
Check out this adorable artwork I literally stumbled upon. It is so cute and perfect for handmade/homemade treats.
You can find the download link here on the post from afancifultwist.typepad.com.
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Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Two ways to modify a basic t-shirt pattern.
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a tutorial showing two ways to modify a basic t-shirt pattern. The first is to give it raglan sleeves (sleeves that extend from the armpit to the neckline) instead of standard … Read More...
Thomas More Saying
This saying from Thomas More was charted by Maria Merlino and is presented in a variety of fonts which makes it quite interesting. It will be fun to stitch and will make an inspirational gift or addition to your office … Read More...
Cool Technique: Eyelet I-Cord Bind Off
There’s no end to the way that knitters can get stitches on and off the needles, and it’s a lot of fun to play with different cast ons and bind offs to see how they change the look of a … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Vintage-inspired maxi dress refashion
Curly Pops shows how she refashioned a basic maxi tank dress. She shortens it and gives it a vintage-inspired look with a contrasting Peter Pan collar, belt, and pockets. Go to her blog to see how to do it.… Read More...