Music sheets are perfect to use on so many scrapbooking projects! You can download this one from Scribd.
Music sheets are a great design for scrapbooking and crafting backgrounds, images can be layered on top of the sheet music … Read More...
Trends: We’re eating our veggies
Meet Michael Miller’s Urban Grit fabric collection. Kathy Miller, Michael Miller Fabrics co-owner, remarked on the gray and brown colorway in a recent interview at Sew, Mama, Sew! saying,
… Read More...Years ago I said trying to sell gray or brown to
Project: Love Paperclips Card
This lovely card comes from Carol Heppner, she combines stamping and embellishments for a quick but elegant card. Find the directions on her blog.
-Heather
Tutorial | Altered Charging Station
Get the instructions for making this scrappy charging station from the Scrappy Canuck. The wooden box is altered with papers from Echo Park. Click here to go to tutorial.
Looking for Echo Park Supplies? Check these out.
Freebie | Printable 2012 Calendar
This free 2012 calendar from Love vs. Design is available in 5 colours . Click here to go to the download.
Inspiration du Jour | New Bat
What you read on CraftGossip in 2011
Thanks to all our editors and loyal CraftGossip readers, 2011 was again a very big year for us. We are grateful to everyone for letting us find the best in DIY and Craft, and we hope to continue to do … Read More...
Sew Scraps Along at Pleasant Home
Jodi from Pleasant Home is hosting a 2012 Scraps {sew} Along on her blog. Go HERE to see the introduction post. As a generous kick-off gesture, Nanette from Freda’s Hive is giving away some of her own scraps and … Read More...
Don’t miss 100 days of quilts
This event – 100 Days of Modern Quilting – just started at the Modern Quilt Guild blog. Each week brings with it a new theme and each day they will feature a quilt that supports that week’s theme. Click HERE … Read More...
Grab a cuppa: Art quilts from IQA Houston
Some of the best photographs of quilts I’ve run across from this year’s IQA Houston International Quilt Festival is from Linda Teddlie Minton, blogger at Fiber Reflections. So grab something to sip and have yourself a look. To make … Read More...
Interview with Rachel Nelson-Smith
Don’t miss the interview with the talented Rachel Nelson-Smith at Lark Jewelry & Beading! Not only a gifted beader, Rachel sings! Take a look and you’ll read the interesting ways Rachel started singing and beading — and a little … Read More...
Color play at Design Seeds
I’ve found a new-to-me website for exploring color called Design Seeds. Besides the inspirational daily posts showing beautiful color combinations (see Alp Hues), you can search by color value or theme. I’ll be using this tool in my … Read More...
Free Cross Stitch Pattern for Craft Gossip from Stitching the Night Away
Loretta Oliver of Stitching the Night Away has generously offered a free Cross Stitch pattern exclusively for Craft Gossip Readers. It’s a Celtic knot-inspired design that will be fun to stitch. Download the pdf of the chart at the link … Read More...
Candle Favors by Sweet Experiences
You can’t go wrong with candle favors and at Sweet Experiences, they specialize in them. As a bonus, they’ll also deliver them and set them up!
Here’s an example of a prettily packaged black and white votive candle. The black … Read More...
Free pattern: Medallion at Boderie D’ Antan
Always in the New Year, my thoughts turn to my spiritual journey. I plan to do some slow cloth quilting this year. This embroidery pattern called Medallion from Broderie D’ Antan – stitched and placed in the center of a … Read More...
Sew Along: Hearts and Butterflies quilt
Just in time for Valentine’s Day decorating, Cindy at Quilt Patterns from Seattle is hosting a Sew Along to make a quilt from this original 24″ quilt block. The kick-off is Wednesday January 4 where she will post initial instructions … Read More...
Tutorial: Create a heart or peace sign with tie dye
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a couple of tutorials on her blog showing how to create shapes when tie dying a shirt. One tutorial shows how to make a peace sign, and the other how to make a … Read More...
Free pattern: Flat Gatsby-style cap
About Goodness shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a flat Gatsby-style cap. The classic hat has never really gone out of fashion, but it’s becoming even more popular lately. You can make this a cold-weather or warm-weather hat … Read More...
Quilt rocks my socks off
Love this twist on a famous piece of American art by Luke Haynes. It’s The American Context #3: American Gothic. Found in his Etsy shop Entropies. His description states,
… Read More...The figures are life-sized and the background quilt is
Inspiration: Wacky Holidays
Did you know January is Hot Tea Month? No? Well, me neither. But apparently it is so get out those tea-cup stamps and make a friend a card. Or if you’re looking for any other excuse to stamp a card … Read More...