Call me jaded, but I see so much fabric as part of my beat here at Craft Gossip, that at times it all starts looking alike. Not so with the fabric Mark Cesarik designs. He has just come out with … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a softie based on a child’s drawing
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can bring a child’s drawing to life (well, almost…) by turning it into a custom softie. I love this!! I did something similar for … Read More...
Ta Dah!: From Pinned to done did
I Spy with My Crafty Eyes saw a pretty framed pincushion on Pinterest then decided to make one herself. This would be an asset in any sewing room. Go HERE to see what inspired her project.
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Scavenger hunt for tatters
Here’s a great idea: Heather of Tatted Treasures is sponsoring an online tatting scavenger hunt. She says,
… Read More...Each week during the month of March I’ll post a set of five challenges for things to find or do, and then you
Inspiration: Iviva Olenick
Look at the bubbles. And the bottom edge. Nice. Go to Iviva‘s blog post for an image you can enlarge.
How-to: Catherine Wheel join
Jon of Tat-a-Renda shows us step by step how to do the complicated Catherine Wheel join. Her photos make the process clear and accessible. Go to her post.
Susan Lenz in Key West
Fiber artist Susan Lenz has landed another artist residency, this time at The Studios of Key West. You know how productive and inspirational theses are journeys are when Susan is involved! Go to her blog to follow her adventure.
Homemade Lucky Charms
And to keep the cereal theme going, how about some homemade, yes, HOMEMADE, Lucky Charms? How clever is that?? Find the how-tos HERE at Cupcake Project. Thanks to Michelle for sending this my way!
Shamrock JellO Ice Cream
Need an easy dessert for St. Patrick’s Day? Make green Shamrock JellO and ice cream. Yum. Find the how-tos HERE at Creative Food.
Happy National Cereal Day
Yikes, not much time left to celebrate cereal, but apparently, it’s national cereal day…. Check out this woo hoo party! cereal HERE at Cereal by Design. And find a roundup of cereal-topped cupcakes HERE at Cupcakes Take the Cake… Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage Look St. Patrick’s Day Pin
Here’s a cute transfer tutorial for a lovely looking pin (or pendant). If you’re one of the people for whom transfers never work or rarely, I recommend googling Judykins Tranzit paper. The stuff works like a charm for me. Also … Read More...
Kiwi Shamrocks
For a quick, easy, super-cute, heathier-than-sugar Shamrock treat…. kiwi and a mini cookie cutter. How clever. Find it HERE at Life in Wonderland.
Li’l Bunny Cupcakes
Oh hello tiny little bunnies peeking up from the icing. Make Little bunny cupcakes made from store-bought edible icing toppers HERE at All You.
How to make a recycled leather St. Patrick’s Day shamrock cuff
Looking to make something for St. Patrick’s Day? Here is a project I whipped up using a few bits of recycled leather scraps ( you could use just about anything) and my Sizzix die cutter. See the tutorial on … Read More...
Terrarium Cake with Chocolate Mushrooms
I’m comically bad at gardening. I’m not allowed near any plants in our house. When I walk by they start to wither. But a totally edible cake and candy terrarium? That I can get on board with. Find the instructions … Read More...
How to make a recycled cocktail ring
When a piece of jewelry breaks what’s a crafter to do? Make a new piece with it of course! That is just what Kelly of the blog ReStitch me did with a broken butterfly ring. See her tutorial on how … Read More...
Cherry Blossom Marshmallows
By the way, I made some more cherry blossoms for the arrival of the blooms here in DC… this time super easy (crazy easy) edible writers on marshmallows (again). Find them HERE.
Silk Ribbon Embroidery – snowdrops by Ati
This crazy-quilt block by Ati of Ati on the Crazy Road has many lovely features, but I am especially impressed by her silk-ribbon snowdrops (lower right corner). I haven’t seen this flower rendered in SRE before, and I totally intend … Read More...
Technique: How many strands of floss?
How many strands of embroidery floss should you stitch with? Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has some advice. See her post.
Tutorial: Restarting a thread invisibly
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows us how to cope when we must end one thread and start a new one in the middle of a line of complex stitching. Check out her tute.