Don’t forget about the giveaway for CraftGossip readers at Anja Rieger Design. It ends tomorrow, May 6. Get the details.
A tour of Kantha work with Deepa
Deepa of This and That… blog has been posting a great series on Kantha embroidery. The basic stitch for Kantha work is running stitch, but there’s so much more to know! First Deepa gives us a bit of background and … Read More...
Celebrate the Squiggle…Submit Your Art to the Hostess Portrait of the American CupCake contest
To honor the 60th anniversary of the Hostess CupCake squiggle, celebrities created artwork, as inspired by the squiggle, to benefit the Free Arts NYC organization, which provides “under-served children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring … Read More...
Tutorial series: Embroidery 101
Amy of Early Bird Special has put together a series of tutorials called Embroidery 101. It includes transfer techniques and the five basic stitches that every beginner should know, and there are videos for the hard parts. If you’re … Read More...
Tutorial: Kitchen curtains with bow toppers
Sew4Home continues their Retro Fun kitchen sewing series with a tutorial showing how to make these ribbon topped kitchen curtains. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, kitchen, curtain, bow, ribbon, topper[/tags]
Foodie Gifts for Mother’s Day
This roundup of gifts for the foodie mom from delish.com has some great finds, like this cute bento box from sugarcharms, this cookbook kit from givesimple.com,or personalized spatulas from Williams-Sonoma.
Free chart: iPhone pillowtop
Charlie of Happy Threads is so clever! She has created a cross-stitch pillowtop design that mimics an iPhone screen — a must-have for technology lovers. Charlie says,
… Read More...The icons are intended to be stitched on black Aida fabric. You could
Spring wreath tutorial using leftovers from past projects
Over at the blog Tea Rose Home there is a wonderful tutorial for making this lovely spring wreath. It is made using leftovers from her past projects. Love that because I always have extra supplies and samples from past projects. … Read More...
Good idea: Follow the print
Emily of On Awesome Avenue created an embroidery-stitch sampler that follows and enhances the design of a print fabric. The results are, indeed, awesome. Get the details from Emily’s blog post.
Free charts: Sweet animals from Aliola
Aliola has been posting a series of adorable cross-stitch animals. Browse through her blog to see all of them. Here are some direct links:
Mother’s Day Poems
If you’re looking for something to add to your projects for Mother’s Day, Scrapbook.com has compiled a list of poems related to Mother’s Day. Click here to go to poems.
Looking for more “Mother” themed embellishments, stamps and papers? Check … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a draughts or checkers game from fabric
Melissa Goodsell shares a tutorial over at QFD Creative for making a fabric draughts (checkers) set. The set includes a fabric board, fabric playing pieces, and a fabric storage bag. Go to the tutorial.
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April Customer Showcase Winners
The April Winners of the Customer Showcase at Ornamentea have been chosen. It is a very diverse group of styles.
The one pictured here is by Kathleen Ashton of Love You More Designs and is made of charms, beads and … Read More...
Game Food (Geeks and Foodies Unite Once More)
‘Tis odd how timing works. I just recently posted on this site that creates video game inspired sweets, so I had video game sweets on my mind, when msn contacted me to include the fondant Pac-Man cookie toppers I had … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY Duvet Cover
Prudent Baby shows how to make your own duvet cover. A project this large requires a good deal of fabric, but making it yourself means that you can coordinate the duvet cover with other decor items you’ve made. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a wallet from a dishtowel
Care from Obsessively Stitching made a wallet for her son to hold his very first library card. (Major milestone!) Resourceful sewist that she is, she made the wallet from a dishtowel. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. … Read More...
Freebie: Cinco de Mayo Digital Kit
New Release: Die-namics from MFT
My Favorite Things (MFT) has announced a brand new product , die cuts! The new Die-namics are an American made line of quality steel dies that will work in most major brads of table top die cutting machines, they’ll cut … Read More...
Freebies: Word Art and Digital Kit
Both of these great items are available for download from Nini’s Suddenly Artistic blog. Click here to go to download.
Serving Cheese and Crackers
I love this simple, clever idea for serving cheese and crackers. Spotted on Design Mom, find the idea and how-tos HERE at Twig & Thistle.
[tags]cheese, crackers, favors, parties[/tags]