Check out this yummy butterfly quilt block! Lynne designed it, and she’s posted a tutorial on her blog, The Patchery Menagerie. Try it out, and be sure to post your results on Lynne’s blog.
Thanks to Mishka at Quilting … Read More...
Join the Needlepoint Forums at About.com
Tracy Lambert, needlepoint editor at About.com, has given the heads-up: “We would love for you to join the needlepoint chat here at About.com! Have a question, or just looking for others who enjoy stitching, this is just the place … Read More...
Eyes of a child
You always know that school is just around the corner when you can get a box of crayons for a dime and enough glue sticks to last you the entire year for under a buck! Personally, back to school is … Read More...
Eyes of a child
You always know that school is just around the corner when you can get a box of crayons for a dime and enough glue sticks to last you the entire year for under a buck! Personally, back to school is … Read More...
Pimp Stitch goes spooky
Oh, no! I fell behind in checking my blog reader, and I missed pattern release day at Pimp Stitch! Ack! Thank goodness there’s still plenty of time to get these patterns and stitch them up before Halloween. Tamie Snow… Read More...
Etsy find: Ronda Kivett
I first discovered Ronda Kivett several years ago, when I accidentally stumbled across a site that displayed her beaded art dolls. I was awed. And yet she made the artform seem so accessible that I went right home and started … Read More...
Free chart: wedding bells
The Chart Shop at Cross-stitching.com has a new free pattern every week. Doesn’t that make you feel like blowing kisses to them? This week’s offering is wedding bells – a charming addition to a wedding sampler, a ring-bearer pillow, or … Read More...
Plush Artist Heidi Kenney @ Schmancy in Seattle
I am so excited about the newest opening at Schmancy Gallery. Heidi Kenney makes fabulously adorable plush toys. Her new show titled “If you lived here, you would be home now” features quaint dolls in off- beat settings.
If … Read More...
THE DOWN LOW ON SELF-STRIPING YARN
I ran across this book, ‘Knit One, Stripe Too’ by Candace Eisner Strick today at the library. This book is a gem! I only wish the author had considered crocheters in her notes on self-striping yarn. It’s all about … Read More...
Tutorial: How to line a Christmas stocking
Anita Pendley of AnitasArts blog has posted a tutorial for lining a kit-made Christmas stocking for greater strength and cleanliness. Anita notes that the lining technique would work as well for needlepoint or cross-stitch stockings as it does for felt … Read More...
Christmas in August Sale at Thunderbird Supply Company
Thunderbird Supply Company is one of my favorite supply sites. They are having a couple of sales right now – one is on everything on the site, the other is a sale on holiday themed charms-take a look and … Read More...
Gossip on Flickr …….
…….. oops, that should be CraftGossip on Flickr, a new Flickr group just for your art and craft photos. Upload your pictures to the group for a possible blog feature in your respective category here on CraftGossip. It doesn’t … Read More...
ReadyMade/Rust-Oleum Project Contest
The Rust-Oleum
Project Contest sounds like the perfect challenge for any trash-to-treasure crafter out there. Share a project you’ve done with Rust-Oleum (spray paint), and you could win a $1,000 Home Depot Gift Card and a custom makeover for a … Read More...
Stacker bead tutorial
Amy of Ovenfried Beads has made a tutorial for her famous Stacker Beads. And it’s free! How’s that for generous? Here are her exact words –
” Hey folks…….
Ok I just can’t keep it to myself any longer. In … Read More...
Hand painted votive holders
I really admire the colorful, detailed hand painted flowers on these votive holders at Country Joy Crafts.
They’re very cheerful and it’s a pretty way to brighten up your home especially on a rainy day.
The nice thing about … Read More...
Creativity
Creativity is not so much about the stuff inasmuch as it is on how you use the stuff in front of you. As a collector of old books, the one thing that strikes me the most about some of the … Read More...
Creativity
Creativity is not so much about the stuff inasmuch as it is on how you use the stuff in front of you. As a collector of old books, the one thing that strikes me the most about some of the … Read More...
Stitch around the world with Barbara Bergsten
Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint blog has started a new series of posts that needlepointers are going to love. The series is a beta test of a new workshop Barbara is teaching.
She says, “The objective is to learn new … Read More...
Quilt your old sheets
It’s probably not fair to use the term “old sheets” for the source fabric of this lovely quilt. Judging from the patterns used, the sheets were vintage finds. Still, the concept would work for any lightweight sheeting-type fabric. See what … Read More...
