Check out this rockin announcement from Helen Gibb‘s newsletter, Ribbon Snips:
… Read More...Reknowned fabric artist Mary Jo Hiney is coming to Colorado to team up with Helen to teach at our annual Summer Workshop this June, and we can’t wait
May is about blackwork
The free desktop calendar for May is available now from JMD Designs. This month’s edition features an adorable blackwork teddy bear. Get the download.
Spinning Wheels quilt-spiration
At first glance I thought this was a quilt; see the wagon wheels and notice it’s photographed as wall art. But, it’s actually a Spin Wheel Tea Towel created by Avril Loreti and is for sale in her Etsy shop… Read More...
New Candle Making Features!
Hi all, this is Heidi, your Craft Gossip Candle Making Editor! Starting this week, I’m going to begin sharing vintage candle holder finds and handmade candle finds I’ve come across on Etsy, Big Cartel, and other independent candle … Read More...
Easy Eggshell Garden
I’ve always been a fan of cute and quaint looking garden projects. This project from Country Woman Magazine has been done for years and never gets old. I just love the country look of them! I did something similar for … Read More...
Tutorial: Folded fabric tissue holder
Alicia from Alicia’s Hiding Place shows how to make a fabric tissue holder to keep in your purse. The size is just right to hold a travel pack of tissues. The top is made from several pieces of folded fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging ditty bag to keep theater costumes and accessories together
Jo from Jo’s Country Junction shows how to make a hanging ditty bag. These hanging organizers are used in theater circles to keep costumes and accessories together. A fabric sleeve slips over a coat hanger, with pockets on one side … Read More...
Tutorial: Folded ribbon satin roses
Aparna from Absolutely Crafts! shows how to make lovely satin ribbon roses. The technique is one that her mother showed her when she was a child, folding satin ribbon in such a way that a gentle tug will pull it … Read More...
Maypole Cupcakes
An easy peasy way to celebrate May Day without having to build an elaborate May pole in the backyard (side story, my neighbor thought we built a May pole in our backyard… in reality, it’s some gardening contraption my husband … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffle hot pad
Kate from See Kate Sew continues her Ruffles 2012 series with a tutorial showing how to make a hot pad with a ruffle peeking out from around the edges. Get the tute.
[photo from See Kate Sew]
Potholders, hot … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s pieced chevron bodice or top
Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shows how she created a chevron bodice for a little girl’s dress. She starts with a striped fabric and then cuts and pieces it to form a “v” design. She shows it as a … Read More...
Freebie: Bride and Groom Digi
Visit the Graphics Fairy to download this lovely Bride and Groom vintage silhouette image for free.
-Heather
Waltzing Matilda at Blue Mountain Daisy
Rachael of Blue Mountain Daisy just finished a quilt she calls Waltzing Matilda. She explains her fabric inspiration for the front of this 96″ x 96″ beauty was two fabrics from different lines by Jennifer Paganelli of Sis Boom. … Read More...
DIY: Melt & Pour Tie-Dyed Soap
For moms who grew up in the 60s (or grand moms!), the perfect gift…tie-dyed melt & pour soap. It’s easy and it looks great too. Get the step-by-step tutorial here from Soap Place.
Yellow and Gray Mother’s Day Table
Ooooh, yes to yellow and gray. Loving this Mother’s Day party collaboration by Christine of Pure Joy Events, Heather of Chickabug and Xiaolu of 6 Bittersweets.
Craft this clever Anthropologie-inspired clothespin backdrop and find a free Mother’s Day … Read More...
Prim Rose Cookie How-tos
More from the master of “confectionary floral design”! This time, a lovely, colorful field of prim rose cookies. Find the step-by-step how-tos to make these beautiful prim rose cookies HERE at Blossomedge.
Caged and Trapped
Sometimes the art/craft projects overshadow the rest of the blog with their brilliance. And sometimes the text of a blog distracts from the actual project. But in the case of Look Between the Lines’s post on her mixed media pieces … Read More...
Round Up for Clayers
- PCC reminds you to have a vote in the monthly challenge and to consider participating in the next one
- The PCAGOE invites you to take a peek at their monthly challenge pieces in progress
- Amy of ThisHeartofMine shares how she
Lifesavers quilt finished while watching a show
Rita of Red Pepper Quilts talks about her lovely Lifesavers quilt on her blog. She says she often sews while listening to music or watching a DVD or TV show. In one of my quilt books the author recommends listening … Read More...
Free Pattern: Sugarplum ruffled capri leggings
Susan from Living With Punks guest blogs in the Ruffes 2012 series at See Kate Sew with a free pattern and tutorial for her Sugarplum leggings. The little girl capri leggings are finished with three rows of ruffles at the … Read More...