Benita of Victoriana Quilt Designs is sharing a simple, economical project to spruce up your holiday decor. All you need: three fat quarters of pretty fabric and Benita’s tutorial. Go to her blog post for the link to request … Read More...
Tutorial: Pottery Barn-inspired Advent calendar sew-along
Rach from Family Ever After shares a 5-part sew-along for making this appliqued and embroidered Advent calendar. It’s inspired by a Pottery Barn Advent calendar that is no longer available for purchase. Each pocket has a felt applique with a … Read More...
Tip: Keeping edges even on bias lining
Jeanine from Knots in Thread shares a tip for keeping your lining and your outer fabric nice and even when they’re cut on the bias. After all, you don’t want to invest the time in making a beautiful skirt or … Read More...
Steampunk Bouquet {DIY Steps}
Steampunk weddings marry traditional elements with industrial fantasy, and this beautiful bouquet is the perfect example! For a step by step tutorial to make your own visit the Fifty Flowers blog.
Giveaway Tip (and winner)
Dear readers, when you enter a contest here at Craft Gossip PLEASE use an e-mail that you check frequently or you might miss out on winning. One of the winners of the recent Klutz Stamp Art book and gift certificate … Read More...
Stitched online sewing, quilting, and surface design workshops
Alma Stoller announces her Stitched online workshop series. The Stitched series includes workshops on a variety of quilting, sewing, and surface design projects. Check out the line-up – you’re sure to see some faces you know, as well as some … Read More...
Inspiration: Snowman Poop Card
How darn cute is this card!? Nancy from Creative Palette simply added an extra fold to the edge of her card so she could slip in some “snowman poop” (tic tacs
), adorable!
-Heather
Free December calendar from Janet
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs is decorating desktops for Christmas with her free December calendar featuring an elf with all the seasonal trimmings. Go to her post to download the freebie.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check … Read More...
Win the Panta!
If you love LimeRiot’s Panta hoop as much as I do, then you’re going to love this news. She’s having two rockin giveaways on her blog this week, and one of them includes the Panta! Go to her blog post … Read More...
DIY Lace Pottery
This is so beautiful, I am absolutely trying this. In fact I can’t wait to get to Hobby Lobby to get the craft porcelain needed to make these stunning pieces of Lace Pottery featured at Strictly Simple Style.
Cute Christmas Quickie
This is a great idea for a quick Christmas (or just Winter) gift for an adult or child. You can purchase like-new sweatshirts at thrift stores or get them at a very reasonable price at mass marketers. Same for long-sleeve … Read More...
Candy Cane Topiary Tutorial
Loads of icing and candy canes… Hello, Christmas. Learn to make a candy cane topiary HERE at Pizzazzerie.
Cookies in a Jar with Free Printable
Why I especially like this cookie-in-a-jar gift: It contains rolled oats, dried cranberries and white chocolate chips, which makes for lovely layering, it comes with an adorable free printable, and there’s a jar involved. Me and jars. We go way … Read More...
A coat Mrs. Santa would envy
I am knocked out by this wool-applique Christmas coat by opusanglicanum. Each of the views and all of the details are study-worthy. Go to her blog post to see it all.
And many thanks to reader Tanya for … Read More...
Freebies | Printable Holiday Scrapbooking Elements
The team at We Love to Illustrate has done it again! You can now download seven different sets of holiday themed elements for scrapbooking and other papercrafts. One set is shown above. Click here to go to the downloads.
Inspiration du Jour | Holiday Style
GALLERY
credits: Simple Scrapper December 2011 Template
Echo Park Season’s Greetings papers and embellishment
Misty Cato Chipboard Style
Katie Pertiet kraft paper
Looking for Echo Park Supplies? Check these out.
Christmas Light Bulb Hand Soap – Great Gift Idea
We all like to put little gifts in christmas stockings and you can be sure 9 times out of 10 there is always soap of some kind. Why not seriously get into the christmas spirit with some of these Little … Read More...
Rounding Up the Clay
Some of the happenings out in the clay world:
- PCAGOE’s Monthly Challenge – prizes for voters and the person who wins the most votes, too!
- Polymer Clay Central’s monthly challenge is all about Celebrating Your Holiday! Enter a photo, win
10 Delicious DIY Wedding Favors
I love edible wedding favors because, let’s face it, I have a sweet tooth! But I also like them because they are budget-friendly, practical, and add a personal touch. Intimate Weddings posted a round up of 10 delicious wedding favor … Read More...
Personlized Holiday Candle Favors
These personalized Christmas candle favors would be perfect for quick gifts, stocking stuffers, parties or even baby showers during the holiday season.
It’s a cute inexpensive way to give favors to tons of people, because they work out to less … Read More...