Crafts, Patterns, DIY and How-To Ideas from CraftGossip

Stitch your bike seat

January 27, 2011 by Denise Felton

iHannah adds warmth and style to her bike seat with crewel embroidery. See more photos on her blog post.

Tutorial: Fly-stitch leaf

January 27, 2011 by Denise Felton

Kathy Shaw of Shawkl shows us how to create a fly-stitch leaf. See the tute.

Great idea: Steampunk crazy quilting

January 27, 2011 by Denise Felton

Cathy K of Crazy by Design lets us look over her shoulder as she contributes to a steampunk round-robin crazy-quilt block. I love the combo of hardware and black lace. Go look at the close-up photos while I raid my … Read More...

Stitch a locket

January 27, 2011 by Denise Felton

Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive creates a sweet little surprise by mounting a bitty stitchery in a locket. Find out how she did it from her blog post.

Tutorial: Handmade felt backgrounds for embroidery

January 27, 2011 by Denise Felton

I am loving Jane LaFazio‘s freeform embroidery on handmade felt. And I’m thrilled that she’s sharing her technique for creating felted backgrounds. See the tute on her Janeville blog post.

Football Party Table

January 27, 2011 by Meaghan Mountford

Spaceships and Laserbeams just keeps coming up with fantastic parties. Check out their Football themed table for say, the upcoming Super Bowl. (Um, the Super Bowl is coming up, right?) I love the vintage feel.

I think my favorites might … Read More...

Don’t Believe The Hype Sunburn Is NOT Sexy

January 27, 2011 by Nellie Lee Luhrmann

A long time ago a deep tan used to be a sign of wealth and good health as only the rich could afford to lie around in the sun all day. Skip forward to modern day where we fortunately realise … Read More...

How to: Make Sewn Valentines

January 27, 2011 by Linda Lanese

This is a very charming valentine and I hope you all enjoy this tutorial from FaveCrafts Blog. Karisa just wrote this new tutorial for making sewn, 3-D Valentine cards with felt. she knows we be interested in sharing the tutorial, … Read More...

It’s not too late to sign up for Thing A Day!

January 27, 2011 by Minnie

Thing A Day starts Feb. 1st! There is still time to sign up!

What is Thing A Day?

Thing-a-day is a collective creative blog that lives for one month every February. Participants commit to create new things every day and

Felt Bag Tutorial

January 27, 2011 by Linda Lanese

Linda is 30 years old and I live in the beautiful city of Ferrara, Italy since she married. Linda blog is called “Bread, Love and Creativity” After having children she found herself at home to care for her children, becoming … Read More...

DIY Tater Tots

January 27, 2011 by Meaghan Mountford

With yummy-sounding sauces, too. Find the recipe HERE at Chow.

How to Sandblast Glass Tutorial

January 27, 2011 by Cathi Milligan

One of my “friends” on Facebook is the Glass Artists Group. A tutorial on sandblasting glass was posted on the blog connected with this group, Glass Art and Etching News. I’ve always wanted to do this and even plan … Read More...

Hearts Baked in Cupcakes

January 27, 2011 by Meaghan Mountford

Learn to make these cupcakes with hearts baked right inside (with Laffy Taffy buttercream frosting! Genius!) HERE at Bake It in a Cake. {spotted on poca cosas)

Valentine’s Day trunk show in the Dallas area

January 27, 2011 by Minnie

Are you in the Dallas area? this Valentine’s Day trunk show featuring local artists sounds like a great place to get your SO a fun present adn to hang out with local artists drinking wine. fun!

Dallas, Texas; Saturday, February

Inspiring look back at 365 days of thriftiness!

January 27, 2011 by Minnie

I love this post by Rhinestones an Telephones looking back on her year of conscious thrifty choices, she decided to spend 2010 choosing quality over quantity and doing rather than only observing.

Go read this post to be inspired!

Whimsical Pictures Made of Felt

January 27, 2011 by Linda Lanese

Julia hosts a blog call “The Juju Bee” and loves making whimsical pictures made of felt, and she would like to share her ideas with us. These sweet vignettes will bring a little joy to any room. Julia explains that … Read More...