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Fifty K-12 Art Lessons: Deluxe Color Edition
: Creative Differentiated Explorations In Art
This FULL COLOR book contains fifty differentiated art lessons for K-12 students, with extensions for advanced classes. Many include links within lessons that will connect to mini-video … Read More...
This sweet grouping of a Mother’s Day Card, Box, Tag and Pocket will put a smile on any mom’s face this year. The floral and faux stitching make for a pretty feminine design! The matching gift set is simple to … Read More...
Patches are a fun way to customize a bag or a garment. You can buy all kinds of cute patches
at the fabric store, or (my preference) collect them as souvenirs from trips and big events. Patches can also be … Read More...
It is a difficult time to be a content creator and distributor, especially in the craft/DIY industry.
CraftGossip.com has been online since 2007, almost 14 years. In that time, we have been privileged to have had the support of many … Read More...
I love the rainbow of colors on this festive Birthday Layout! Jackie used a “Happy” stamp and stamped it multiple times down one side of her layout in different colors of ink. It’s a fun way to fill half a … Read More...
Pretty and practical, this spa cloth uses basic crochet stitches to create an off-set shell stitch pattern to create its simple yet elegant design. Perfect for making your own makeup removing cloths. Save the Environment with these easy to make … Read More...
I’m sure most of us card makers make more birthday cards than any other type of card, right? So this set of Happy Birthday printable sentiments from Scrapbook and Cards Today is super useful! There are 8 different font styles … Read More...
Using stencils allows you to be able to create designs with custom colors and place images anywhere on your page that you would like. Lilith used flower stencils and stamping ink from Altenew
to create the lovely floral background for … Read More...
I know most of us crafters can’t get enough of Baby Yoda (aka Grogu, aka the Child) from “The Mandalorian,” but it’s often hard to find patterns because they get taken down by the franchise.
If you want to stitch … Read More...
We all buy them. We walk into the quilt store and see these brightly colored small stacks of squares and declare that we must have them. Then they sit around our quilt rooms for longer than we would like to … Read More...
Natasha did something I’ve never heard of and that’s heat embossing with water! She first ink smooshed her background panel with stamping inks and water then left some sections wet and poured on glitter embossing powder and then heated. The … Read More...
This breezy sundress for girls is perfect for twirling! Emily at Life Sew Savory has a free sewing pattern you can use to create a matching circle sundress for girls and dolls. Made from knit fabric, it’s easy to sew … Read More...
Long border punches 
can create easy shapes and patterns to a layout, you can create just a single border or fill the entire page like in this design from Erica. I love how she used just plain white cardstock to … Read More...
Tackle the mess on your bathroom vanity with this easy makeup bag. The round drawstring makeup bag opens wide so it’s easy to find what you need. And when you’re done, it’s quick to cinch closed. Go to Easy Peasy … Read More...
This upcycled nature exploration kit from Barley and Birch is supposed to be for kids, but if I’m being honest I’d love to have one for myself.
It starts with a shoebox that gets lots of embellishment and additions so … Read More...
I don’t now and have never had a dog, but I know that dog people sometimes like to knit up sweaters and the like for their canine companions.
If you were going to knit a dog a sweater, this vibrant … Read More...
Once you have made some wire stumpwork flower petals, what do you do with them? How to you attach them to your canvas design? This tutorial from Sew in Love demonstrates what you need to know.
You will find information … Read More...
Learn how to make this pretty bed runner with this free tutorial from Clover-USA. This is an easy way to use up some of those pretty scraps you have on hand.
The runner is made entirely of half square … Read More...
How sweet (or should I say tweet :)) are these Birdhouse Shaped Cards!? Kari used stamps and dies from Scrappy Tails to create them. The mix of woodgrain base mixed with metallic roofs is just perfect! I really love the … Read More...
This easy sewing tutorial shows you how to make a pillowcase with inner flap. It follows the process that stores use to make pillowcases. Cutting measurements are provided for standard, queen, and king size pillows. It’s a great sewing project … Read More...
