Ooooooh I can’t wait to try making these braided bracelets! Lana of the blog Lana Red has shared an awesome tutorial that include great illustrations on how to make these cool recycled t-shirt braided bracelets.
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Felt Rose Ball
Kristen of “Make the best of everything” lives in Iowa with her husband and their baby boy; had an interesting question from her husband. Her husband: “Your a craft blogger. Why are our walls so bare”? Kristen: “I have not … Read More...
Draw Like Mo Willems {Kid Project}
I’m not sure who enjoys Mo Willems books more, me or my children…it’s probably a toss up! When I was sent this post about a mom having a Virtual Summer Book Club with a focus of Mo Willems books for … Read More...
Patriotic Pallet Coffee Table
Adding design elements to your home often reflect your personality. If you are patriotic, this is a great DIY project for you! Turn some old pallets into a useful coffee table that tells all your guests that you support the … Read More...
How To Setup A Lemonade Stand With Your Kids
The first thing I did with my kids this summer was make a Summer Bucket List. One of the things they wanted to do was have a lemonade stand. There is a great organization called Lemon-Aid through Blood: water mission… Read More...
Patriotic Centerpiece {Kid Craft}
With the children home for summer, I’m sure us parents are looking for fun things for the kiddos to do. Why not pick up some Shrink Plastic and make these adorable patriotic hearts to put in a centerpiece for the … Read More...
Strawberry Mini Baskets
Amanda Formaro, which many of you may know as our Home and Garden Editor here at Craft Gossip is one of the most amazing creative crafters I know. She can take nothing and turn it into something! I love these … Read More...
Article | Travel Journal Tips & Tricks
Melissa Thiesse from Bursts of Creativity shares a comprehensive set of tips for working on travel journals. She covers picking a book to use, best sizesof journals, as well as what items to include and use as base pages. Click … Read More...
Tutorial: Installing a double loop metal slider for an adjustable purse strap
Kay Whitt from Serendipity Studio guest blogs in the Purse Palooza 2012 series at Sew Sweetness with a tutorial showing how to install a double loop metal slider on a purse strap to make it adjustable. It’s a very simple … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux princess seams using fabric paint and markers
Keren from Sew La Vie! shows how to create the look of princess seams on a top without cutting apart and resewing the garment. Instead, she created faux princess seams using fabric paint, freezer paper, and fabric markers. The faux … Read More...
Watermelon Cookies
I made these for a local TV spot here in Washington, DC as part of a presentation of sweets ideas for the 4th of July and summer. I’ve made these before, but that was three years ago (in blogland, that’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Tiered maxi skirt
Ashley from Make It and Love It guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Delia Creates with a tutorial showing how to make a tiered maxi skirt. She includes the formula for figuring the cutting dimensions, so you … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Mesh beach or swimming bag
Not only is this mesh bag super stylish it’s also practical. Pascale from // between the lines // designed it as a beach bag, and she wrote up a tutorial so you can make one, too. The mesh is visually … Read More...
Freebie: Futurama Card
Good news everybody! Here’s some wonderful geeky goodness for you, a Fry from Futurama printable card! I love it so much! Download for free from Instructables.
-Heather
Tutorial: Felt jam jar softies
from Katydiddys shows how to make a felt jam jar softie. How cute would these be sitting all in a row on a shelf in a toy kitchen? I’m loving how the diagonal stitching on the “jar” looks like cut … Read More...
Fairy Panda Project
What could be cuter than a Fairy Panda? Not much. Stitch this fun little project from Sara Jessica at Cross Me Not in a jiffy. Get the free chart.
Tutorial | Make Your Own Stickers
Ty from Know and Tell Crafts (he is 13 by the way!) explains how he makes his own stickers. Like he says, who doesn’t love stickers? He also includes two images you can download to use. Click here to see … Read More...
Plain Dip Turned Festive
Forgive the onslaught of red, white and blue, but this one is not only a non-sweet (yay! much rarer), but for those outside the US, this one can be adapted for any event or holiday by changing the colors and … Read More...
Summer Breeze Blackwork Project
Here’s a simple blackwork project you can complete in any floss color from Jeanne at Byrd’s Nest. If you’ve never tried blackwork, it’s a great way to get your first experience. Check out the blog post for a link to … Read More...
Pop Rocks Mousse
I know that using Pop Rocks
in desserts for the 4th of July is a stroke of genius done in many years prior, but I’m happy to see the trend skyrocket this year. Especially in such thoughtful desserts (thoughtful as … Read More...