One issue with moving from Big City to Not So Big City has been the loss of easy craft supply buying. I didn’t really get the chance to load up on the new Premo colours until recently. Sculpey comes to … Read More...
Free Vintage Tea Towel Charts
Over at Tipnut, she has a number of vintage charts in cross-stitch and embroidery available for stitchers included the Floral towels shown here.
Stitch for prizes
I got this excellent heads-up from Nicole of Follow the White Bunny on behalf of feeling stitchy:
… Read More...Help me to spread the word…about our contest! The more embroiderers that join in, the merrier, right?
The theme of ‘Covered in
Tutorial: Use craft paint to tint lace
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how she used inexpensive craft paint (the cheapy stuff!) to tint some white lace into custom colors. She thins the paint so it doesn’t stiffen the lace. And because it’s acrylic paint, it won’t … Read More...
Tutorial: Swedish weaving
Collette of Serendipity Handmade shares the technique for creating this beautiful fingertip towel. Your mother probably remembers Swedish weaving on huck toweling. Collette’s design can work as well in the modern kitchen as in the cottage or vintage kitchen. See … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple nested fabric trays
Anna from Noodlehead shares a tutorial over at Skip To My Lou showing how to make a simple fabric tray. She gives the dimensions for making them in three sizes. They’re quick to make, so why not a nested set … Read More...
Inspiration: Rachel Hinderliter
It’s hard to believe this work by Rachel of Lines Across My Face was done by a novice stitcher. Rachel says she was inspired by a picture on Pinterest to create the design, and she improvised the stitching. Lovely! Imagine … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric yo-yo coin purse
This fabric yo-yo coin purse by Zakka Life isn’t a pouch covered in small fabric yo-yos. It’s a metal frame coin purse made from two giant fabric yo-yos (one per side). How cool is that! She shares a tutorial showing … Read More...
3D Starfish Canvas Art
Oh the patience this must have required, but the results are so stunning. A great way to express your creativity! Love this and the colors, head over to The Craft In Me to see how she made this 3D Canvas … Read More...
We forked. We talked. We rocked.
Saturday was BIG. CraftGossip held its first-ever Craft Bloggers Meet-up in my home town, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Four of us CG editors were on hand to share the fun: (pictured left to right) Stacie Hooder, jewelry making; … Read More...
New Blog: Roadkill Rescue
Chances are you are familiar with Beckie of Infarrantly Creative. To her friends, she’s known as the queen of roadkill rescue, turning another person’s junk into a sought after treasure. I have featured many of Beckie’s amazing repurposed projects… Read More...
Frankensnacks, Petri Dish JellO and Mummy Pizza
Find a roundup of Halloween decorations
and party treat ideas HERE at Parents, including these Frankenstein “nuts and bolts” snacks, petri dish jigglers, and mummy pizza.
New Release: My Favorite Things Stamps
My Favorite Things has just released a big beautiful bunch of stamp sets and dies! With themes like postage, flowers, pennants, a picket fence (which I adore), Halloween and lots more. Click here to see all that’s new and don’t … Read More...
Witch Popcorn Favors
I’m loving this Halloween packaging idea from Martha Stewart: popcorn wrapped to look like a witch. Find the how-tos HERE.
Looking for some amazing Popcorn flavors? Check out these yummy and amazing variety of popcorn flavored salts
Moroccan Boucherouite #13, patchwork goes tribal
Thanks goes to Grace Bonney at Design Sponge for pointing me to Beldi where I found this Boucherouite, already sold. I swear I’m looking at patchwork. It’s not, it’s a rag rug. The product description on their website says,
… Read More...“Boucherouite”
Giveaway: BasicGrey Canvas Sampler by Twin Fibers
Jennifer and Jessica are hosting a BasicGrey Canvas Sampler giveaway on their blog, Twin Fibers. Read more about this new product HERE. Click HERE to see some finished canvas boards and to get contest details. Contest ends September … Read More...
Read all about it: Craft Gossip’s Fork and Talk event in Little Rock
I had the most excellent time this weekend at Craft Gossip’s Fork and Talk event here in Little Rock this past Saturday. I got to spend the afternoon with a group of fun, talented, creative women. Some of them I’ve … Read More...
Legolicious Cross Stitchery
How to make recycled shower curtain ring bangle bracelets
I always giggle when I see other crafters having to take “mirror” shots posing in their latest creation. I have tried this and rarely does it work but hey, we all keep trying. And speaking of trying I will most … Read More...
Kermit Apples and Fozzie Bear Cupcakes
There was a brief and glorious moment where my daughter had an earnest interest in my Muppet Show DVDs. A brief and glorious moment. Learn to make Kermit the Frog apples HERE and Fozzie Bear cupcakes HERE at DisneyFamily.com. … Read More...