Part of the fun it seems to me in having babies, is to be able to dress em up. I have visions of myself with my own mini me dressed in matching ensambles lunching at a chic cafe. Ooh, does … Read More...
Felting… It’s Not Just For Sweaters Anymore!
The whole world is felting! I don’t mean that the actual planet is in danger of being felting, I mean if you’re a crafter, you’ve probably tried it.
I haven’t. Not intentionally anyway, there was the time… never mind, I’m … Read More...
Karen’s Felt Works
Karen is fairly new to felting and in the following she has asked us to be patient with her, but I have no idea why, because she has come up with some really clever designs, like her Santa in The … Read More...
Print your own fabric with Spoonflower
Spoonflower is officially out of beta! With five months of beta testing under their belt Spoonflower has decided to open it’s doors to everyone!
If you haven’t heard of Spoonflower it’s a service that let’s you upload a design for … Read More...
Win a copy of “Get Your Sparkle On!”
Last week, I posted a review on the book “Get Your Sparkle On“, and this week I’m creating a contest so you can win a copy!
To enter you need to do two things: First, leave a comment on … Read More...
Trim your tree
Get a jump on the Christmas season by stitching up this adorable pieced and embroidered tree now. The pattern is just US$ 3.99 from SWAKembroidery.com. I think it would be even cuter if you dotted it with some sequins … Read More...
Blenko Glass Thanksgiving Spread
While surfing the internet I came across the BloggerWarks blog. The write had just visted the Blenko Glass Factory and she showed this beautiful display of Thanksgiving glass pieces that were handblown.
Imagine your own table with a few … Read More...
Free patterns from Victoriana Quilt Designs
Victoriana Quilt Designs has a section of past patterns that are available (for personal use) to anyone who visits the site. See the pattern page. And more free patterns are available to site members!
Free patterns from Victoriana Quilt Designs
Victoriana Quilt Designs has a section of past patterns that are available (for personal use) to anyone who visits the site. See the pattern page. And more free patterns are available to site members!
Free patterns from Victoriana Quilt Designs
Victoriana Quilt Designs has a section of past patterns that are available (for personal use) to anyone who visits the site. See the pattern page. And more free patterns are available to site members!
What to do when creativity is low!
Hi Everyone:
Do you sometimes falls into this rut, where creativity runs low?
Some take time off, read and forget about creating, others like me forge on doing challenges and using templates, sketches until mojo returns..
This week, challenge at … Read More...
Vote!
I found this super Patriotic applique’ from A Treasures Nest.
I can’t think of a better way to remind people of the importance of voting than with sequins!
Aussie Felts design By Narelle (aka Rell)
I found Rell on a Felting and Needle Felting Forum and she creates some adorable creatures that will capture your heart and you will want to own one. Right now Rell has a shop on EBAY and is selling Needle … Read More...
Improvised quilt blocks
Wow! Look what Nettie did! I love her birds on a limb baby quilt so hard! Look carefully: The centers of the blocks are the same. But the borders around the centers are all different sizes and shapes. So clever … Read More...
Don’t forget to vote today!
Hello all you fellow Americans (and Hi to everyone else!).
Don’t forget to vote today! If you do not know your polling place you can check Smart Voter.
And while your online check out AardvArt’s cute election fused glass … Read More...
Free chart: Mitered Florentine ornament
Judy of FREEBIES, etc.! blog is sharing the pattern for this beautiful mitered Florentine Christmas ornament. Get the chart.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy or check out these Pattern books on Amazon.
Another Yarn Store Directory Which Leads Me To A Free Christmas Stocking Pattern…..
First the Yarn Shop Directory…….This directory is organized by State, or by Shop Name, or by City Name, or by Area Code. And, it’s brought to you by The Daily Knitter, here.
I had to play around with … Read More...
Pasta machine reviews
Hello world! I want to take about pasta machines today!
If your just starting out working with polymer clay, you might be better off with one of the cheaper ones like the Amaco brands. You never now if you’ll like … Read More...
Funky plastic canvas from Japan
Sister Diane of CraftyPod continues her love affair with plastic canvas. This time, she’s sharing with us some eye-popping options from a Japanese craft book. “Light-years from what I’ve seen in U.S. books in terms of sophistication,” Diane says, “Albeit … Read More...
Want to be featured?
Do you make bath and body products? Do you sell supplies to soap and other body product makers? If your business is bath and body related and you’d like to be featured here on CraftGossip, join our Flickr pool and … Read More...