Crafts, Patterns, DIY and Handmade Ideas from CraftGossip

Tutorial: Sew a sleeping bag for your child’s softies

November 3, 2011 by Anne Weaver

The Sewing Dork shows how to make a simple sleeping bag for a child’s small stuffed animals and softies. You can easily adjust the dimensions of the sack to accommodate a larger or smaller softie. Get the tute.

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Tip: Box for Thick Cards

November 3, 2011 by Heather Holbrook

Have you ever made a wonderful card, lots of great embellishments and thick layers and then think “Now, how in the world will this fit in an envelope?” Leslie over at Running with Scissors solved this problem by making her … Read More...

Fall felt fling

November 3, 2011 by Denise Felton

American Felt and Craft is having a big sale through November 13. What perfect timing! Stock up now on supplies for your hand-stitched Christmas ornaments and projects. Go to the blog post.

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Driftwood Advent Calendar

November 3, 2011 by Amanda Formaro

Oh how clever! I love how Mareth used driftwood found on the beach to make this advent calendar for the holidays. Each piece of driftwood is attached to a clothespin on a rack that holds them all. Head over to … Read More...

Suncatcher Snowflake

November 3, 2011 by jd wolfe

I used to crochet a lot of snowflake. There are a gazillion free snowflake patterns online, each prettier or more complex than the other. Pretty hard to find one I don’t like! But, when I ran across this super fantastic … Read More...

Owls for your Christmas tree

November 3, 2011 by Denise Felton

This sweet felt-applique softie is one of a new line of Christmas ornaments from Faith of ordinary mommy design. Go to her blog post for news about discounts and links to her Etsy listings.

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Tutorial | Printing on fabric

November 3, 2011 by Francine Clouden

Becky from Infarrantly Creative shows you how to print on fabric without having to buy special tools. You simply need common household supplies. Click here to go to the tutorial.

Pumpkin Spice Bread Cake Pops (and Yet Another Giveaway)

November 3, 2011 by Meaghan Mountford

To answer the question that I know, I know has been weighing heavily on your minds… Yes. Yes, you can make cake pops from pumpkin bread. I tried it, thanks to Dassant. You see, they sent me four of their … Read More...

Freebie | Printable Tags

November 3, 2011 by Francine Clouden

These nifty tags from My Lucky Lemon are great to use on gifts or on your scrapbooking pages and projects. Click here to go to the download.

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Inspiration du Jour | A Day at the Park

November 3, 2011 by Francine Clouden

A Day at the Park by manda_m

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‘Twinkle’ art quilt by Malka Dubrawsky

November 2, 2011 by Scarlett Burroughs

If this quilt created by Malka Dubrawsky from a stitch in dye doesn’t make you want to learn how to dye fabric nothing will. Malka used a bleach resist for the fabric in this art quilt she calls Twinkle. … Read More...

Polymer Clay Around the Home

November 2, 2011 by Elaine Robitaille

Let’s face it. My polymer clay world revolves around canes and beads. I like that with the CraftGossip gig I have the push to look at what else is out there in the clay world. I’m getting a bit of … Read More...

I love ‘Lucy’s Escapades’ fabric line

November 2, 2011 by Scarlett Burroughs

Over the Halloween weekend I house-sat for my sister who was out-of-town for a retreat. It’s a two-story Victorian and due to its large size, it’s where we have most of our family events. Painted in bright cheery colors, it’s … Read More...

Artist talks about her swoon-worthy quilt

November 2, 2011 by Scarlett Burroughs

Deborah from The Blue Hare talks about what went into making her entry in the recent Bloggers’ Quilt Festival. She says she even included a poem in this art quilt. She shows several closeups so you too can swoon over … Read More...