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Mouse and Cheese Breakfast
Look, the pancake mouse even has a pancake tail! If your kids can handle the creepy critter (fine, mice are cute, especially pancake versions), make pancake and eggs “mouse and cheese” breakfast HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons… Read More...
Neon Spray Paint Shirts – iLoveToCreate Blog
If you didn’t know, neon is a huge trend this summer, on everything from shoes to shirts to purses. And of course, no better way to get the look for yourself than to DIY it. Like in this super easy … Read More...
Tutorial: Bias binding for quilts
Kathy of Stitch by Stitch shares how to make bias binding, saying that people ask her all the time how she does it. You can always buy binding in stores, but selection is limited to mostly solids. Get the know-how… Read More...
Tutorial: Features of your serger
Palak from Make It Handmade continues her Relationship Rescue: You and Your Serger series with a post all about your serger’s features. Her post explains how can vary the stitch length and stitch width. She also explains differential feed and … Read More...
Back to School Challenge
Up for a craft challenge? You could win some goodies too! Crafts Unleashed is hosting a Back To School Crafter’s Challenge and you can certainly get in on the fun. There will be a grand prize winner and two runners … Read More...
Tutorial: 15-minute fabric belt
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how easy it is to make your own fabric belt. She says it took her just 5 steps and 15 minutes to make one. This would be a great project for someone … Read More...
Idea file: Gold leaf wristlet purse
Sonya Nimri, author of Beadalicious, posts on her blog show how she made this fabulous gold leaf bag. The design was inspired by a bag from Anthropologie. The striped fabric is actually a refashioned bag her mother brought … Read More...
Metallic Polka Dot Tea Light Holder
Poppytalk has a tutorial on making a metallic polka dot tea light holder. See how they did it.
How to: Dye wool fleece
Cintia of “My Poppet” ran out of her supply of tasty colored roving. She is sharing her little wool dying experience with us. This was the first time she dyed her own wool, and because the amounts are small … Read More...
Quick and easy goodie bags
State Line Bag Co. sent samples of their muslin bags to several CraftGossip editors, inviting us to embellish them. Mine are a generous 12″ x 16″. My first thought, of course, was to smother my bags in embroidery. Then I … Read More...
Free(ish) Pattern: Mardi Cardighan
This is, apparently, the week of adorable cardigans (wish someone had told me!), because I found another one for you. The Mardi Cardi from Pickles is a really cute basic raglan cardigan with a few twists.
It’s worked from the … Read More...
Dinosaur Train Big Coloring Book Giveaway Winner Announced!!!
I’m so excited to announce the winner of the Dinosaur Train Big Big Dinosaur Coloring book!!
The winner is: Comment #23- Chrissy…She Said:
‘My grandson LOVES Dinosaur Train! He would be so happy to have this book. thanks for … Read More...
Lighthouse Cross Stitch Project
Free from AbbyGaelle, this lighthouse project will light up your craft corner or anywhere else you choose to place it when you are finished stitching it up! Get the free project pattern.
Free Pattern: DROPS Dress with Lace
As if I needed more adorable ideas for stuff to knit for the girl, along comes this super-cute and easy project from DROPS.
Officially called SmåDROPS 23-1 (though they’re looking for better ideas, naturally!), this dress has a garter stitch … Read More...
Learn Tatting
To promote its line of tatting threads, DMC Threads has devoted a segment of its site to tatting with lots of info for beginners. If you’ve thought about learning to tat, here are the resources you need! See the related … Read More...
Inspiration: Connie E
Everything about this block by Connie E of Iowa is exquisite. The silk roses are perfection. And her use of pearls to represent baby’s breath is brilliant. I’ll definitely be stealing this idea. Go to the Crazy-Quilt Journal Project post … Read More...
Gwyneth gets lucky
I love every one of Lucky Jackson‘s portraits of Gwyneth Paltrow as Margot Tenenbaum. But this one is definitely my favorite because…you know…fur coat! Go to Lucky’s blog.
Wesley Fleming’s Glass Insects
Another nice post from Daily Art Muse to share with all of you. Wesley Fleming is profiled and I have to say, he makes the most amazing glass insects I think I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen his work before in … Read More...
Best needlepoint background stitches
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint runs down her top five needlepoint stitches with tips for how to use them. See her post.