Aaah, it’s that time of year where everything is turned into hearts, even hot dogs! Make a hotdog heart (the omelet is shown here) HERE at Cute Food for Kids.
Cowboy Boot Lunch
For the hungry and cowboy obsessed… how about a boot sandwich? Find it HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Tutorial: Fluffy round ruffle pillow
Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how to make a fluffy round ruffle pillow. Oh, the texture! It was her entry into the So You Think You Can Sew contest at Mommy By Day, Crafter By Night. She made … Read More...
Free pattern: Cowl neck jersey dress with angled pleated waist
The folks at Your Style Rocks have another reader-designed pattern for you. This time it’s a lovely dress from jersey knit designed by Eva for the “Let Your Shoes Be Your Muse” contest, and the pattern is available for … Read More...
Tutorial: Boxy faux fur vest
Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curls shows how to make a boxy vest out of faux fur. The tutorial is part of the Faux Fur Week series she’s got going on right now. The simple shape of the boxy vest … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Music Sheets
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...