Jill from Creating My Way To Success made Olympic themed tags for her daughters’ swim bags, and she shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to do it. She made the tags to encourage her daughters, who were both … Read More...
Technique: Copic Marker Lightening Background
Debbie P from Make It Crafty shares how she makes a cool lightening background effect, perfect for Halloween cards. She lightly traces her lines and then adds color and blending with Copic markers. Find out more about her technique here… Read More...
Tutorial: Kid pajama pants in 1 hour
Rosslyn from Sew Delicious shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of kid pajama pants. You’ll be using a pair of pajama pants that fit you as the cutting guide, so you don’t need a … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Postage stamp tote bag
Abby from Things for Boys guest blogs at Emmaline Bags with a post showing the postage stamp bag she made for a good friend. At first glance, it looks like she found some awesome fabric printed with postage stamp images. … Read More...
Tutorial: Envelope pillow with ric rac and a stripe
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a throw pillow with an an accent stripe and jumbo ric rac. The envelope opening on the back makes it easy to remove the pillow form when you want to change … Read More...
Tutorial: French seams
A French seams sounds so ooh, la, la froofie, right? But it’s actually a very useful seam that keeps the inside of your project just as neat and clean as the outside. Heidi from Elegance and Elephants shows how to … Read More...
Read all about it: Abby’s sewing collections
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
says that one thing she likes about sewing is that it’s a good excuse to collect things. I can soooo relate! Can you? She … Read More...
Freebies: Sentiment Digital Stamps
Jess at Playing with Paper has gathered all her digital stamp sentiment freebies in one place on her blog, click here to find some lovely sayings to print for your next card.
-Heather
Inspiring Blogs
I write about other blogs all the time. I’m endlessly inspired and often intrigued by what I find in crochet blogs around the internet. Some blogs I return to frequently. Others, I check from time to time. Some blogs are … Read More...
Shark Week is Here!
If you are a fan of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week line up, then you are sure to love this post from JCK Online by Jennifer Heebner featuring 12 pieces of shark-themed jewelry. See all twelve at JCK online!… Read More...
Fiber Art Jewelry from Elena Rosenberg
Elena Rosenberg’s silk crochet “Sea Kelp” lariat is beautiful for its natural forms and muted color. One of her many wearable art pieces, you can see more of Elena’s fiber jewelry on her Flickr photo stream.
Elena says,”Each piece … Read More...
Polymer Clay Jewelry from Kathleen Dustin
Have you seen the gorgeous polymer clay jewelry of Kathleen Dustin on Pinterest? If not, take a look! You can see more of Kathleen’s exquisite work in her gallery. Don’t miss her wearable art purses as well! You … Read More...
The Future of Art Jewelry?
Art Jewelry Forum‘s Gabriel Craig discusses Art Jewelry 2.0 – jewelry that will be created by you and me as manufacturing technology becomes easier to access and more affordable to use. Read Craig’s insightful article and see examples from … Read More...
TrendSurvivor’s Exhibit Experiences
Nina Papaioannou shares her experience at Benaki Museum of Islamic Art and El.Marneri Creative Gallery. Read her post on TrendSurvivor and see more images from these two exhibits for jewelry making inspiration!
Tutorial: Scrappy ruffled zippered pouch
Hungry Hippie shows how to make this sweet ruffled zippered pouch. The different prints give it a delightfully scrappy look. She leaves the edges of the ruffles raw, but if you could also finish the edges with a hem before … Read More...
Evelyn Dunstan – Glass Artist
Thanks Daily Art Muse for profiling a really wonderful glass artist that I can share with all of you. Her name is Evelyn Dunstan and her specialty is glass casting. Her masks make me swoon, they’re so lovely. Casting is … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric napkins with utensil tabs
Head over to Kojo Designs to find out how to make a fabric napkin perfect for your next barbecue or picnic. They’re made out of two layers of cotton fabric, with a tab tucked into one side. The tab holds … Read More...
Tutorial: Narrow hem on a curved edge
Hemming around curves can be tricky. Thanks to the curve, the edge has a wider circumference than the fabric you’re trying to fold it over on top of. Jessica from Running With Scisscors shares a tutorial on her blog showing … Read More...
Tutorial: Double Dutch Fold Card
Craft Gossip Visits Michaels Stores’ Headquarters!
Hey all, this is Heidi, your friendly Candle Making Editor. I have some exciting news to share today – Michaels has invited a bunch of craft bloggers to attend a summit this week, and I’ll be there representing Craft Gossip! … Read More...