Craft Gossip

Peppermint Lip Balm
Makes 8 – 1/4 ounce tins or 4 – 1/2 oz tins

1 tablespoon beeswax pellets
1 tablespoon cocoa butter (deoderized cocoa butter won’t have the chocolaty smell, but that may not be a bad thing to … Read More...

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Ken Jones – that Crochet Guy – emailed me the link to this lovely hat. Had to pass along the addition to my recent posts on hats. I plan to make several of these very soon. Of course, I … Read More...

 

Coats and clark are celebrating christmas with this very sloppy looking christmas stocking. It’s a great unique style stocking thats a whimsical alternative to the traditional style stocking.

You will need adobe reader for the whimsical stocking… Read More...

Betz White takes old sweaters and felt scraps and transforms them into things of beauty, such as her as-seen-on-Martha cupcake pincushions. She also recently finished this striking wreath made entirely of sweater and felt scraps. Although this would look … Read More...

A Scrapbook.com member Catherine77,showed off her altered Adhesive Gun and uploaded it to the Scrapbook.com Gallery to share. Check out her amazing altered creation

If you have an altered creation I would love to see it!! you can send your … Read More...

    

I decided to browse through the ETSY shops and picked out a few awesome gift ideas. We all have those family and friends that are difficult to buy for and love the unique.  Here are the … Read More...

London based artist Mandy runs her charming Etsy Shop called Belle and Boo. Here you can find her wonderful illustrations put to canvas, paper and fabric! Her images are sweet, kind and remind me of stories from childhood. Mandy … Read More...

These cute little penguins will take over the tree if you don’t keep on eye on them. 

I could see these as gifts for teachers, you and the munchkins could whip a little flock in an afternoon.

Enjoy your … Read More...

Seeing plum puddings in the store is a great indication that christmas dinner is on it’s way.

But if you are looking for a guilt free indulgance then this knitted plum pudding is just for you.
Get the free knitting … Read More...

Now that winter is coming on our side of the globe. I get reminded of warm things: Wool Socks, Down Blankets and Felt! Vermont Fairies on Etsy is run by Emily. She lives on a small farm nestled in the … Read More...

Do you see what I see?  A star ornament by Louise Fischer Cozzi (PDF) that calls for translucent clay, gold leaf paint and some holiday inspired text.  The example uses the words from “Twas the Night Before Christmas.”  You … Read More...

I love peppermint candies and we see them more and more with the holiday season. Something about the red and white stripes makes me smile and the scent of peppermint is always fresh and clean! So today some indiemade peppermint … Read More...

Another snowflake ornament - this one uses rubber stamps, beads and other embellishments.  They have 5 different alternatives using the same basic design to offer a wide variety of ideas.

[tags]polymer clay, ornaments, holiday decorations, crafts, projects, diy[/tags]… Read More...

Create a dazzling array of polymer clay snowflakes using Ultra Light polymer clay.  This project comes from Leigh Ross via Polymer Clay Central.

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Here are some free hat patterns I’ve found around the net. Hope you’ll like them!

http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/hat-blippity-party.html

http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/deco-popcorn-bag-hat-croc.html

http://www.fuzzygalore.biz/patterns/london.shtml

Here’s one pattern you can wear three ways:

http://www.yarncat.com/3_Way_Cap.html

You just might need one of these soon:

http://bythehook.blogdrive.com/archive/101.html

How cute is this??… Read More...

Join me for a week of free holiday polymer clay ornament projects featured on the web. Here are two to start with that repurpose holiday decorations you may already have stashed away:

A “melting” snowman over a glass ornament.  … Read More...