Crafts, Patterns, DIY and Handmade Ideas from CraftGossip

Giveaway! Knitting Socks With Handpainted Yarns

March 21, 2009 by Terrye

If you admire the hand knitted socks that all of your friends knit but never wanted to take them in hand, now is the time to grab your needles! This book by Carol Sulcoski and Interweave Press will seriously make… Read More...

Giveaway! Harmony Guides 101 Stitches To Knit Card Deck!

March 21, 2009 by Terrye

One of the greatest challenges a knitter can face is finding the perfect stitch pattern for a project. Whether you want to create a highly textured lace scarf or revamp a basic sweater silhouette with a new stitch pattern, 101 … Read More...

Feed Your Inner Pirate – Free Shipwreck Shawl Pattern

March 21, 2009 by Terrye

Check out this free Shipwreck Shawl pattern from Knitty. With ragged edges and beads, it’s destined to become your next “must knit” project. Perfect!

Since the shawl is knitted circularly, there is never any need to purl. The right … Read More...

Young Artist Spotlight: Caitlin Feldman

March 21, 2009 by lori greenberg

Read about 15 year old glass fuser, Caitlin Feldman over at the St. Louis Handmade Blog. Learn about how she started her business, “Abstracted Faces” and all kinds of other info about her and her art. Maybe even follow … Read More...

Free pattern: Waterlily block

March 21, 2009 by Denise Felton

The pattern for this beautiful foundation-pieced quilt block, designed by Linda Causee, is free from FreePatterns.com. Get the pattern.

Tutorial: Control the clutter with a corkboard organizer

March 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Get a handle on your clutter with this corkboard organizer designed by Craft Apple. The cork base allows you to post important messages, and the pocket gives you a place to stash things to keep. Get the tutorial, … Read More...

Egg-ceptional Egg-xtravaganza

March 21, 2009 by Francine Clouden

Melissa Goodsell and Fiona Carter are teaming up to bring you the Egg-ceptional Egg-xtravaganza with a variety of Easter themed projects over the next few weeks. Find Melissa’s posts here, and Fiona’s posts here.

[tags]scrapbooking, holidays, easter[/tags]

Fly away little butterfly!

March 21, 2009 by maggie Lamarre

Hi Everyone:

Creating a fun little butterfly is just a punch away! Peggy created this fun butterfly by using a heart punch & [tag]stamping [/tag]the sentiment..

Peggy also use the heart punch to create the flowers…how fun is that eh?… Read More...

Tutorial: Avoiding ugly stitching on elastic

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver

When you stitch overlapping pieces of elastic, does the under side end up a huge mess? Sure, the elastic is typically enclosed in a casing where no one can witness the bird’s nest of threads, but wouldn’t it be better … Read More...

Tutorial: Stuffed snake from a necktie

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Put your Uncle Ed’s prodigious necktie collection to good use. Jill Nicolaus posts at Dave’s Garden about making stuffed snakes from old neckties. Get the tutorial.

Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns for … Read More...

Tutorial: Tissue cover from knit fabric

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Su from Vively Online used scraps of knit fabric left over from a dress she made to cover a box of tissue. Find out how she did it in this tutorial.

[tags]sewing, tutorial, knit, tissue, cover[/tags]

Eric Carle Collage Art

March 20, 2009 by beth

This year marks the 40th year of Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. You can celebrate with your class by creating Eric Carle Collage Art. This lesson is pretty technical, but can be adapted for use in the regular … Read More...

Love Po Dance!

March 20, 2009 by Julie Leir-VanSickle

love po dance from tadworks on Vimeo.

I was completely charmed by this stop motion short created by Tomoko of TADworks. There are several up on vimeo, and I look forward to seeing how this artist develops these with … Read More...

Glass Links Jewelry

March 20, 2009 by lori greenberg

When it comes to accessories, links of all kinds have been in for some time now and it doesn’t look like they’re going anywhere. Every time I turn around I see another version and interpretation of links. Show above are … Read More...

Sewing Hope for women in Africa

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Sewing Hope is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide opportunities for women in Africa to earn income from sewing. Gorgeous Things blog posts an interview with Sewing Hope’s director, Tara Hawk. Read Gorgeous Things’ interview to find out … Read More...

Cupcake Decorating Ideas

March 20, 2009 by Meaghan Mountford

Find cupcake decorating ideas for Spring and other holidays at Country Living.

Sheer Alphabets on sale at Maya Road

March 20, 2009 by Francine Clouden

The deal of the week over at Maya Road is their line of sheer alphabets. Grab as many as you can for only $3.60, that’s 55% off!

[tags]scrapbooking, sale, maya road[/tags]

Perfumed floss……why?

March 20, 2009 by Denise Felton

DMC has released a new product – Secret Perfume floss – that gives me the shudders. The 12 colors come in three “aroma themes”: Flower Bouquet, Tutti-fruiti, and Delicacies. The DMC site claims that the fragrance is released by touch. … Read More...

Tutorial: Sew a circle skirt from buttondown shirts

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Vegbee from Just Tutes has a great idea for repurposing button down shirts. She strip-pieced them together and made a circle skirt. Want to make one of your own? Get the tutorial. (This link is for Pt. 1 of … Read More...

Tutorial: Sew a sock bunny!

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver

A Listmaker’s Life posts a tutorial for making these sweet little bunnies out of socks. These stuffed bunnies would make great Easter decorations or little giftie inclusions in somebody’s Easter basket. Get the tutorial.

[via One Crafty Place]… Read More...