Rustic pinecones lend an elegant touch to winter weddings. From bouquets to cake toppers, garlands, or escort cards these versatile accents add a surprisingly chic element to your wedding design!
Winner of 3 Day Giveaway, Ebook LAUNCH – Gorgeous Little Bags – How to Feltmaking Tutorials in PDF
Brittany Kinsey lucky #8 is the winner of our quickie 3 day giveaway. Congratulations Brittany I am sure you will enjoy this new book and a big thanks to Lizet for sharing her lovely ETSY shop lizetfrijters with us. I … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage Bouquet Scarf
Bramcost Publications is ringing in the new year with 15 days of free vintage patterns and tutorials. They start with a scarf trimmed with silk carnations. When tied around the neck (or perfectly coiffed hair) the result is a bouquet … Read More...
Fun with a faux quilt
Cathe from Just Something I Made takes a depression-era quilt remnant, scans it and shows how to have fun with the digital prints. To learn more, go to the post.
Fabric scrap napkin rings
I have a serious scrap problem. Fabric scraps now fill up three large baskets in my sewing room. I’m too thrifty to throw them out but what to do? Enter a Belle and Burger tutorial Fun Fabric Scrap Napkin Rings. … Read More...
Project: Stamped Alphabet Frame
Visit Ten Seconds Studio for a video tutorial on how to make these cool alphabet frames by stamping on wood (using some of there brand new stamps) and coloring with colored pencils. Click here for the video.
-Heather
Resolutions
I know it’s cliche and perhaps even trite to list your resolutions on New Years simply to put them aside a few weeks later… but how about resolution reminders? Angela of CraftyGoat has a tutorial just for this! It’ll … Read More...
How to make Bubbly Bistro Chairs from Champagne Cages Video
Another post-drinking craft!!! Now that the champagne cork has been popped and the toasts have been made, there’s recycled crafting to be done! Tamara of the aptly named blog “The Tamara Blog” sent in this link to her post featuring … Read More...
Baking Questions and Answers
Baking questions? There’s a beautiful place you can go for your answers. Check out Baking SOS to ask a question or to learn all kinds of things, like why pumpkin pie cracks on top or whether you can substitute cake … Read More...
Blow Pop Martini Jelly Shot
Check out the latest from the Jelly Shot Test Kitchen: Blow Pop Martini Jelly Shots. How, how, how do they consistently concoct such clever creations? (like that sentence?) Find the recipe HERE.
Printable: Toddler girl with spool of thread
You can get this lovely old advertisement over at The Graphics Fairy. I just printed it off on a fabric sheet. It’s going to be the beginning point for a mini quilt.
Tutorial: Shorten a zipper by removing its teeth
Threads magazine shows how to shorten a zipper without it looking like you just chopped off the extra. The secret is to remove the extra teeth. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Threads magazine]
Cheesecake Pops
Yum yum yum. Learn to make these sprinkley cheesecake pops HERE at Very Best Baking, spotted on cakespy.
Tutorial: Nintendo DS or DSi case
Did someone in your house get a Nintendo DS orDSi from Santa this year? Keep their new toy protected with a fabric case. The main part of the case holds the game system, while a zippered pocket holds some games. … Read More...
Tutorial: Tic-tac-toe bean bag game
Amber from Sew Totally Smitten shows how to make a tic-tac-toe bean bag game. Instead of playing the game with pencil and a scrap of paper, the board is a large fabric mat and the pieces are different colored bean … Read More...
Welcome to DIY Weddings!
The first day of a brand new year is the perfect time to introduce a new category on Craft Gossip: DIY Weddings! My name is Kimberly Jones and I am thrilled to join Craft Gossip as its newest editor. A … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Mitered corners
Gwen from Gwenny Penny guest blogs in the Sewing 101 series at Pickup Some Creativityy with a tutorial showing how to make mitered corners. Go to the tutorial.
[photo retrieved from Pickup Some Creativity]
Dyed fabric giveaway by author
Frieda from Walks in the Woods is celebrating the one year anniversary of her book Fabric to Dye For with a fabric giveaway. Not just any fabric mind you; it’s hand dyed fabric with gradations taught in the book. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy ruffled fleece scarf
Melissa from HoneyScrap shows how to make this easy ruffled fleece scarf. You can make one in just 15 minutes! Get the tute.
[photo from HoneyScrap]
