Who doesn’t love a little pampering on Valentine’s Day? Jo from Chubby*Hobby shows how to make this patchwork eye pillow that would make an awesome Valentine’s gift for a loved one. Or yourself, because you need some pampering, too! Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a maternity panel to pair of pants
Adriana from The Princess Seam shares a tutorial for adding a maternity panel to a pair of pants. Whether you start with ready made pants, or sew your own, adding a stretchy maternity panel makes them comfy on your growing … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a sweet Candy Dress with transfers and tie-dye
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows how to make this sweet Candy Dress for your little girl. She uses iron-on transfer to add a label from your favorite candy packaging, and overdyes with tie-dye to give it that signature Lil … Read More...
WHAT NEW ONLINE?
I’m always on the lookout for what’s new in the online world of crochet. A couple sites have really made some improvements/updates that are worth checking out.
First, on Craftbits.com itself, we now have free videos of crafts, including a … Read More...
Mosaic Renaissance – Book Review
While at CHA the other day I did my best job to get ahold of some books about glass to review. Here’s a great book on mosaic from North Light books called Mosaic Renaissance
by Laurel Skye.
The author uses … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage-inspired potholders from recycled materials
Lola Nova shares a tutorial on her blog for making these lovely vintage-inspired potholders. You can make them from all recycled materials. Grab your fabric scraps and any bits and bobs of lace or doilies you have stashed away, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Removing sleeves from a raglan-sleeved shirt
Suzannah from adventures in dressmaking shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she took a raglan-sleeved shirt and turned it into a stylish sleeveless shirt. Removing the sleeves lets the pretty gathered yoke stand out. Get the how-to.… Read More...
Tutorial: Ann Taylor-inspired ruffle tank
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to make this ruffle tank inspired by a similar shirt at Ann Taylor Loft. The addition of the ruffled bib takes a plain tank and makes it fabulous. Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Cool idea: Serged fabric ribbon
If you’re gifting one of your sewing projects, why not use the scraps to create some coordinating ribbon? Cheryl from A Pretty Cool Life serged some printed cotton to create this pretty fabric ribbon. Read more at her blog.… Read More...
Tutorial: Groundhog iPod Touch cover
Mollie from Wild Olive shares a tutorial on her blog for making the cutest little cover for an iPod Touch. It’s a little groundhog! Squeal!! Get the how-to.
Tutorial: Sew a booster seat
Jaime from Prudent Baby shows how to make a booster seat to help little bodies reach a tall table. Use designer fabric to give it a boutique feel. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
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Scrabble Cookies
Spell your love message out with cookie versions of Scrabble tiles. Find the how-tos HERE at Bake at 350.
[tags]Valentine’s Day, cookies, Scrabble, games[/tags]
Book Giveaway; Felt Wee Folk: Enchanting Projects USA only
When I received this book from the publisher and opened it I was very impressed that the first few pages in this book is autobiographical. most books we read give us little information about the authors and now I feel … Read More...
Beehive Cupcakes
Check out the how-tos for making these cute and easy beehive cupcakes HERE at Bright Ideas.
[tags]bees, candy, cupcakes[/tags]
Freebie: Digital Valentine Stamps
Visit the Digisparkle blog for a few free digital Valentine stamps, a couple of heart and a champagne glass too.
-Heather
Dear CraftGossip….
Just wanted to say thank you and that I won the $50 gift card to Amazon all from reading Craft Gossip. I am so excited, I ordered 3 new fused glass books. It was a hard time deciding what to … Read More...
Flickr Finds from the Craft Gossip group!
Did you know that there’s a Flickr group for Craft Gossip? These are some of the recent polymer clay treasures featured there.
Click here to go to the group. Join it and share – we love seeing your creations!
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Free pattern: Detour Diaper Bag
Head over to Make Baby Stuff for a free pattern for their “Detour Diaper Bag”. Check out those angled pockets! Any hip mama would be proud to carry one of these. Go to the free pattern.
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Tutorial: Felt Heart Memory Game
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff guest blogs over at Blue Cricket Designs with a tutorial showing how to make this matching game out of felt. Different colored hearts make it fun for Valentine’s Day. Get the how-to.
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New patterns & a giveaway from Melly & Me
Click over to Melly & Me’s blog to see pictures of the two new patterns they’re adding to their line. There’s Dee-Dee Dolphin (shown here) and a Raspberry Ripple bag that features fabulous triangular pleats. Read more at Melly & … Read More...