Here’s another fun project you can use paint chips for. Make some colorful coasters to use in your home or to give as gifts! Head over to the crafty cpa: return on creativity: paint sample coasters.
Scrapbook Paper USA Map
This awesome map of the United States is made from scrapbook paper. I love how colorful and unique this is. Great idea! See it at My Life and Kids: Tutorial: USA Map out of Scrapbook Paper.
Scrabble Tiles Wall Art
Here’s a fun way to dress up an empty wall and create a major conversation piece as well. Wouldn’t it be cool if the letters could be changed? Tracy posted this picture of her friend’s wall on Tracy’s Trinkets and … Read More...
Product Release: Art Grip Colored Pencils
Faber-Catell introduced a brand new line of colored pencils at CHA this year, Art Grip Colored Pencils. Hop on over to their blog for a video showing how nice, smooth and blendable this new pencils are. I love using colored … Read More...
Mini Pencil Cakes
And just right for this time of year… Learn to make mini cake pencils HERE at Just Call Me Martha. Thanks for the tip, Ashley!
Profile of Paul Burck
John Hopper of The Textile Blog reviews the tapestry work of German designer Paul Burck. See more gorgeous examples at John’s blog post.
Starfish Cookies
Just to make it even more about me, starfish cookies! My last post for summer. Learn to decorate easy starfish cookies HERE.
Are you hosting an under the sea themed party? check out these Under the Sea party decorations… Read More...
Try this blackwork design
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint extends her seamless Japanese pattern to blackwork. Check it out.
Review & Giveaway: Sew Wild by Alisa Burke
I just posted a review of Sew Wild: Creating with Stitch and Mixed Media
by Alisa Burke. It’s over in the Giveaways section here at Craft Gossip, and I’ve got a copy to give away to one lucky reader. Go … Read More...
Winner of “SEW WILD” by Alisa Burke Giveaway!
I am happy to announce that Karen lucky #28 is the winner of “SEW WILD” by Alisa Burke. I am sure she will enjoy this book plus the DVD, which I found very inspiring. Thanks to all of you that … Read More...
Free CS charts from gazette94
gazette94 is reprising her free seasonal designs:
(1) Patchwork
(2) Couleurs D’Automne
(3) Biscornu D’Automne
(4) Coeur Hiver
(5) Biscornu Noel
(6) Cottage sous la Neige
(7) Pere-Noel
(8) Bonne Annee
How to stitch with glow-in-the-dark thread
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shares the inside scoop about stitching with a specialty thread. She says, “There are some quirks to using glow in the dark thread – and I talk about all of them here.” See her … Read More...
A design legacy
You’ll enjoy the brief but insightful article on the Etsy blog about Swedish designer and weaver Märta Måås-Fjetterström, who blazed a trail for contemporary and female textile artists in the early 20th century and left a rich legacy of … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a cargo pocket
Joy from 21 Wale guest blogs in the Dress Your (School) Boy series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a cargo pocket with a Velcro flap. Kids (both boys and girls) love cargo pockets! … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled Sweater Refashion for little girls
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how she createed the Upcyled Sweater Refashion for her daughter’s fall collection. It started out as an adult-sized V-neck sweater, and ended up a little gir’s empire waist sweater. I love the little covered … Read More...
Technique: Stamped Acetate Background
Michelle over at the Freedom in Creating blog shares a cool technique using tissue paper, Re-Inkers and crystal effects for an amazing background on stamped acetate. Click here for her step by step instructions.
-Heather
Tutorial: Zippered diaper pouch with outside pocket
Lia from Lia’s Space shows how to make a super cute zippered diaper pouch with a clever design. A pocket on the outside of the pouch provides extra storage (perhaps a spare onesie?), and the long, tall pouch folds over … Read More...
Tutorial: Rounded Ruffles Top
Jill from Made It On Monday shows how to make her Rounded Ruffles Top. It’s made out of a lightweight, gauzy cotton. The design of this pretty top was inspired by a similar top from Anthropologie. Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Mini JellO Aquariums
Pure Edible Crafts Perfection. Mini JellO aquariums. Plus, there are mason jars involved. Thank you, Confessions of a Cookbook Queen. Learn to make them HERE.
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Mosaic from Clay
This lovely wall piece was made to celebrate the start of summer but remains lovely as summer draws on. Turns out the talented artist is another clayer from the province I’m in!