Owls and moose and squirrels, oh my! Red Fish Circle gives a preview of her new Forest Fun fabric line from Robert Kaufman. See her blog post about it here, or view the whole collection side by side on Flickr.
Cool idea: Teacher stuffies!
I think this may be one of the most unusual – and yet strangely most appropriate – teacher gift’s I’ve seen. Katie Did made stuffies of her daughter’s teachers using Bubble Jet Set to print the images on to fabric. … Read More...
Power Outages Do Not Enhance Knitting And Spinning!
On a personal note, we did the power outage thing this past weekend. It was fun. Actually, we’re pretty well set up for such things. We heat (and are able to cook) with wood and have all manner of candles … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy roll-up purse organizer
Start your New Year’s organizational kick with this purse organizer. Find out how to make a super-simple purse organizer at The Giving Flower, and say goodbye to digging through crumbled grocery receipts and cracker crumbs to find your cell … Read More...
Year Long Projects for 2009
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! It’s now time to start thinking about the new year ahead, and making those goals and resolutions. What about scrapbook related goals? Are you making any? One thing I like to do … Read More...
Plan Your New Years Party
Honeycomb Glass Millefiori
Beautiful honeycomb glass millefiori pulled by Chris Hayes. Be sure to check out the rest of his boro work at glassartists.org.
Free bird templates
tricia-rennea is sharing these original bird templates. She suggests cutting them out of paper, which would be adorable. But I can also see them cut out of felt and embellished with embroidery and beads. Or you could use them as … Read More...
CROCHET BOUQUET – first impressions
This is a lovely book that I received as a Christmas gift from my eldest son today. I decided to go ahead and blog about my first impressions of the book before I write an actual review. I want to … Read More...
Tutorial: Refolding a tissue pattern
So you’ve finished making that new coat (or shirt, or dress, or skirt) using a store-bought pattern, and it’s time to put away all your materials. The scraps into the scrap bin, the scissors into the sewing box. But what … Read More...
Felted Sweater Flowers with Betz White – CRAFT Video Podcast
Betz White, the author of Warm Fuzzies, Has two tutorials for us on making felt flowers which are so popular on Valentine’s Day. One is CRAFT Video Podcast on Crafzine and the other is a pictorial tutorial is on Betz’s … Read More...
Steve Farrington Glass Bottle Art
Today is a double dose of glassy goodness. Not only are these old bottles spectacular, but some of the art above them is made of great beveled and leaded glass. I came upon these bottles and art pieces by Steve … Read More...
Wood Vessel
Wood Vessel (Inside)
Originally uploaded by peaceofpi studio
from the flickr description: This is a tiny wooden bowl reclaimed, painted & collaged.
love it!
Tutorial: Baby shoes from a fat quarter
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in 2008. Since then, the blog we linked to has gone away, and the pattern is no longer available on the original site. But we have a PDF version available to download below, … Read More...
Make Fried Wontons
Free vintage embroidery patterns: Kittens and teddy
In case you missed it in the holiday hubbub, doe-c-doe shared two adorable vintage patterns this week. You’ll want to add them to your collection. Get the patterns.
New year daily planner at Etsy How-Tuesday
I like the cute daily planner on Etsy How-Tuesday last week.
Julie Schneider aka yoursecretadmiral shows us step by step how to use her cute template to make a daily planner booklet for the new … Read More...
Don’t forget the Craft Gossip Flickr group!
Hey, did y’all know about the Craft Gossip Flickr group? It’s a great way to show off your latest creations.
I just added a few of the things I handmade friends and family for gifts this year. I would love … Read More...
Cool idea: Onesie to a dress!
Dana at Made shows off a really cool way to “dress up” a baby’s onesie. A snip here, some elastic there, add a gathered skirt, and your onesie is now a dress with coordinating diaper cover. Tres cute! See the … Read More...
Color Works! Finally A Color Guide For The Rest Of Us!
Color Works, The Crafter’s Guide to Color by Deb Menz, Available from Amazon
Hardcover and spiral bound, built to take with you and take the abuse.
Stumped about which colors to use in a craft project? Ths book give you … Read More...