Craft Gossip

Put down that fork!  These sweet treats are your fun bit of inspiration for the weekend.  Although I have a feeling to some of these talented miniaturists this cake making is serious business. 

Here is a cake tutorial from … Read More...

Digital Scrapbooking Scraplifter’s Challenge

Join the free digtial scrapbooking in their new monthly Scraplifter’s Challenge. Each month you will receive a new page template. It will then be your mission to personalize it by adding your choice of pictures, … Read More...

What a fun little tool this is! Create your own knit wire chain with the Wyr Knittr-A hand crank knitting spool. This will allow you to create a mesh knit tube that you can then use as is, fill … Read More...

One thing that I’m a stickler for is that people who decide to start making bath and body products must have a basic working knowledge of the ingredients they put in their products – especially if these products have essential … Read More...

Rita from Craftbits.com is embarking on yet another charity program. This time she is setting out to make 5000 gummy jelly babies for charity.

She has chosen these adorable little babies as they are small, fast to knit up and … Read More...

Crochet. I love all the new books and magazines out there with great color pictures of wonderful crochet sweaters, doilies, totes, shrugs, etc. I even like it that there are patterns for Barbie and Ken, teddy bears, and skateboarders.

I … Read More...

After my post yesterday, I dug thru my bookcase looking for my books on crochet wire jewelry. Since I only just learned to knit, I don’t have any knit wire books. So I thought you all might like some recommendations … Read More...

I love my quilting notions. And when a new one hits the market, I want to be the first to know.

This is the Gypsy Gripper from Lanette Edens of The Gypsy … Read More...

Janet Cooper is a recycled artist who incorporates interesting used goods that aren’t found in any ordinary garbage bin. Her funky mixed-media quilts, dolls, assemblage ladies and — my favorite — tin can figurines use vintage labels and packaging, antique … Read More...

I am intrigued by these awesome tutorials and this one is no exception.  Leah shows us step by step how to create this Felt Gridlock Scarf.  When I find a long enough piece of bubble wrap I … Read More...

Whether you are a one of a kind jewelry artists or a production designer-its smart o know what the current jewelry trends are.

For colors=grey and white metals are the IN thing, as are purple and navy.

So whats hot … Read More...

Color-guru Maggie Maggio posted polymer clay formulas for Pantone’s Fall color trends.  Along with the recipes she offers some hints on using the trendy hues in your clay creations.

[tags]polymer clay, color trends, fall fashions, maggie maggio, color mixing[/tags]

While cruising around on the web I found a cool little company to share with you! I don’t know anything about this company and haven’t tried their products but I thought they’d be worth telling you about 🙂

TuffBetty Soaps. … Read More...

Catherine of SweetyPrize is one versatile gal. If she’s not crocheting, she’s decoupaging. If she’s not decoupaging, she’s paper-crafting. And if she’s not paper-crafting, she’s beading.

A good portion of her items she sells on Etsy are made from recycled … Read More...

I tried it again. Crocheting with plastic bags. I spent quite some time online checking out how to prepare the plastic bags to create ‘yarn‘. There are two basic ways to do this:

First, cut off handles and seam … Read More...