Ana Cabrera has a big announcement today on her blog Craftication: she has her own TV show called Craft Tech! Congratulations Ana! In honor of her new gig, Ana is giving a way a Cricut and an iPad2! … Read More...
DIY Teacup Cake Topper
Teacups, a plain white cake, fresh flowers, and rustic stand make for a whimsical wedding cake! Click here for the tutorial at One Stylish Bride.
What is this stitch?
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread is asking for readers’ help identifying the stitch used to create the flower at the center of this image. She suspects it’s a type of bullion stitch, and she issues this challenge:
… Read More...I’m going
Buy beautiful things; help children
Tricia of The Embroiderer’s Story clues us in to an opportunity to do “double good”: Let your purchases support both craftspeople and needy children. She says in part,
… Read More...Several years ago, Wendy [Summer] was changing careers and wanted to get
Wind your floss…cheaply
Cristy of Lots of Neat Stuff has an opinion about floss bobbins that’s easy to agree with:
… Read More...They sell these in either a hard plastic or a flimsy cardboard. I used both kinds for my own storage. The plastic ones
JellO as a Rising Art Medium
The nostalgia-inspiring, jiggling, wiggling, mysteriously-formed wonder that is JellO has been making a comeback in the form of art medium. For insight into this trend, check out this article from the Wall Street Journal by Anjali Athavaley, inspired by … Read More...
Camping-Themed Party
I do not camp. This is not negotiable. I won’t be convinced. Ever. But I do luh luh love this camping-themed wedding created by Oh Sugar Events that I spotted featured at Kara’s Party Ideas. Find the incredible details … Read More...
Eye candy alert: Stitching Always
Phillipa of Stitching Always lets us look over her shoulder at her crazy-quilting creations, which are saturated with color and layered with detail. Just look at that precious little bead spider up there! Can’t see him very well? Go to … Read More...
Spy on Hand and Lock
Hannah of enbrouderie treats us to a two-part tour of Hand and Lock Embroidery of London, courtesy of her foreign correspondent–her mom! Hand and Lock is a favorite here at CraftGossip–an exemplar of embroidery fit for royalty and haute couture. … Read More...
Digital Tip | Printing 8&1/2 x 11 Pages
If you live in a country that uses A4 paper as the standard, but you scrap using 8&1/2 x 11 digital templates, and want to print your pages out, the ladies at Simple Aussie Girls have a solution for you. … Read More...
Tutorial: Little guy’s football pants
Sabra from Sew A Straight Line guest blogs in the July Jamboree series at Sew Dang Cute with a tutorial showing how she made a pair of football pants for her young son. The pants are part of an entire … Read More...
Tutorial: Button loop closure
Colette Patterns shows how to make a button loop closure for their Violet blouse. It’s a beautiful detail on this blouse, but you could add this to any garment you’re making. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Colette Patterns
Tutorial: No-sew scarf vest in 10 seconds
Head over to Behind the Seams to find out how 1 yard of knit fabric can be turned into a versatile scarf vest, no sewing required. In fact, it takes just two clever cuts and about 10 seconds. See how … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a tunic with a yoke
Dora from Show Tell Share shows how to make a tunic with a yoke. She links to a previously posted tutorial for instructions on how to make the basic tunic top, and goes from there to show how to add … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Girl’s dress from five kitchen towels
Sachiko from Tea Rose Company and Tea Rose Home shows how to make a girl’s dress – out of five kitchen towels. The entire dress is made from the set of towels – from the bodice, to the skirt, to … Read More...
Magically Appearing Top Secret Message Bananas
Find a clever trick to send secret messages, via bananas, HERE at Come Together Kids.
Summer Blog Series | Going Postal
Julie Kirk of Notes on Paper is holding a blog series this summer called Going Postal. The series is all about using postage stamps, rubber stamps with postal designs and postal themed ephemera on paper crafts projects. She also … Read More...
Hedgehog Donut Holes
It’s easy to transform donut holes into some hedgehog cuteness. Learn how HERE at Pharma.
Grilled Cheese Ice Cream Cone
With bananas and a strawberry on top. Find tips on making a grilled cheese ice cream cone sandwich HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Technique: Stamped Grid Background
Jump on over to the Banana Frog blog and find out how Francine used masking tape, colored spray and stamps to make this super cool background.
-Heather