Skinny jeans in bright colors seem to everywhere this season. Dana from MADE grabbed some up, and then cut them into knee-length shorts. She a tutorial on her blog showing how you can do it. Go to her tute.… Read More...
Tutorial: Toddler’s pintucked skirt
Jessica from Running With Scissors shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to maker her little girl’s pintucked skirt. This is such a sweet little skirt! It’s a simple gathered skirt, with three off center pintucks stitched into the … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace edged scarf
Jen from Sea lo que sea shows how to make a jersey and lace scarf. The scarf is a length of soft jersey knit with wide lace borders sewn to each end. The look is inspired by a $1,100 designer … Read More...
Freebie: Back to School Printable Notes
These sweet little back to school notes are perfect to slip into a backpack or lunch box! Download them here for free from Persnickety Prints.
-Heather
Looking for Back To School papers, stamps, and embellishments? Check out these Back to … Read More...
Back to School Bake-Off for a Year’s Supply of Decorating Goodies
Yes! (I exclaim excitedly.) It’s back to school time. To celebrate, I hopped on board fast as can be to join in the Back to School Bake-Off from Sprinkles and Grins and Best Friends for Frosting. I got a … Read More...
Fondant Flowers Tutorial
Imagine stumbling upon a field of this sweet gorgeousness. Learn to make these fondant flowers and find great tips and tricks and how-tos for working with fondant (beginners and those fearful of fondant should check this out!) HERE at Glorious … Read More...
Back to School Dessert Table Cuteness and Bookworm Favors
There are way too many cutie details on this back to school goodies table to cover in a little post. Crayon stands and buckets of candy “supplies” and even non-food ideas, like coloring and other school stations. And put together … Read More...
Gift Ideas for Dads and a Giveaway
Father’s Day in Australia is fast approaching, and this-round up on My Poppet showcases several paper based and crafty gift ideas for Dads. You can also enter to win a $50 coupon from BLANK, where many of the paper … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Spaghetti Ice
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...