Find tips on making ice straws HERE at Cupcakes and Cutlery,with links to this ice straw tray
at amazon, or these DIY ice straws at Apartment Therapy.
Tutorial: DIY naptime roll with built-in pillow
Jacinda from Prudent Baby shares a tutorial for making this DIY naptime roll. This kid-sized nap mat is soft and snuggly, and includes a pillow at the end for your child to lay her head on. When naptime is over, … Read More...
Tutorial: Pretty fabric carnation
Maya from Little Treasures shows how to make a fabric carnation. It’s made from lightweight jersey, which has the double-bonus of not fraying AND of curling on the edges when pulled slightly. This would make a pretty brooch or purse … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a cute notebook cover
Click over to Craft Passion to find out how to create a cute fabric cover for a notebook or journal. A loop of fabric provides a place to hold a pen and a magnetic snap closure makes it easy to … Read More...
Technique: Flocked Stamps
(image by Nicol Magouirk)
Want to add some fun and fuzz to your cards? Visit Nicol Magouirk’s blog for a wonderful video on adding flocking to yur stamped images. Click here for the tutorial.
-Heather
American Crafts Goes Digital
American Crafts have taken some of their best-selling paper products and converted them to digital designs! The kits, ranging in price from$3.49 to $4.99 are available at Daisy Trail, an online digital retailer. Click here to go to store.
FUN HATS FOR BACK TO (PRE)SCHOOL
I don’t believe I know a single person who’s not a fan of Elmo, Grover, and Oscar. Do you?
This designer has created a collection of hats to honor our toddler’s favorite characters. Check here to make these cute caps.
Tutorial: Painting with Embossing Powder
In this video tutorial from Stampendous, learn how you can “paint” in your stamped images, using embossing powders. Click here to go to tutorial.
Book Review And Giveaway : Embroidery Companion
Embroidery Companion: Classic Designs for Modern Living
Embroidery Companion
Classic Designs for Modern Living
// Written by Alicia Paulson
On Sale: August 2010
Price: $22.99
ISBN: 978-0-307-46235-0
Alicia from the popular blog Posie gets cozy is sharing 30 of her … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini Accordian Book
This tutorial from Linda Tieu shows how to make this accordion book from scratch. This would be nice to use as a brag book! Click here to go to tutorial.
Giveaway: Adobe Photoshop and Premiere 8 Bundle
Entries for this giveaway are now closed. Winner announced here.
Exclusive to CraftGossip! You can win a copy of the award winning Adobe Photoshop and Premiere 8 Bundle. Read till the end of the post to … Read More...
Giveaway: Design Your Own Soccer Ball Kit
This giveaway is over. The winners are:
Tori Whiting, Laurel Rieger and Tiffany Morrison. Congratulations! An email has been sent to you to request your details.
Thanks to Janlynn, we are giving 3 of our readers the chance to … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Balance
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog
Read all about it: Getting the size right on a sewing pattern
There is little that is more frustrating than spending hours creating a garment only to realize at the end that you cut the garment out on the wrong size from the pattern. Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking dedicates a post … Read More...
Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired ruffled knit skirt
Amber from Ruffles and Roses continues her Summer of Skirts series with a tutorial showing how to make this fabulous knee-length ruffled skirt. It was inspired by a similar skirt she saw at Anthropologie. Made from knit fabric, it hugs … Read More...
Taste of a quilt from a pillow
Clair from Tea and Bickies says she ran out of time on a gift quilt for her daughter, so she made this pillow out of one of the leftover blocks instead. I’ve been known to change the title of a … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Romantic lace-trimmed ruffle t-shirt refashion
Sachiko from Tea Rose Company and Tea Rose Home shows how to refashion a couple of plain t-shirts into this romantic lace-trimmed ruffled tee. Using t-shirts from lightweight knit gives it a fresh, airy feel. Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Ella dress with ruffled neckline and sash
Susan from Living with Punks made this pretty dress for her daughter, and shares the pattern on her blog. This is such a pretty dress! A ruffle accents the neckline, while a sash ties around the gathered waist. The pattern … Read More...
New Fall Issue of KnitCircus!
The biggest and best issue ever!
Only $7.50 for 24 patterns including 2 limited time free downloads.
Stories titled Glitz and Glam On The Town,
Picnic in the Park and Warm the Ones You Love with hats, mittens, sweaters, socks, … Read More...
Adjustable Rolling Pin
For anybody out there taking notes on gifts for yours truly, please take note of this amazing kitchen tool by Joseph Joseph, the adjustable rolling pin. The clever switchable discs ensure even dough rolling. I’m already picturing perfectly level … Read More...