I should say from the beginning that this is a story that has a little bit of a personal angle to me. John Hart, the Peace Corps volunteer who’s involved in the story, is a friend of mine from … Read More...
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Free Sewing Pattern: Mudpuddle Smashers shorts for little boys
Kristy from Hopeful Threads has announced that this month’s sewing charity project will be all about sewing shorts for boys. They’ll be sent to Children in Families, an organization working in Cambodia. To support this project, Bonnie from Fishsticks Designs … Read More...
Custom Closet Shelving Wall
Closet organization. It can be a real chore, or you can choose to have some fun and make it a creative adventure. That’s what happened over at Imperfectly Polished when she finished her closet and put together this post on … Read More...
How To Setup A Lemonade Stand With Your Kids
The first thing I did with my kids this summer was make a Summer Bucket List. One of the things they wanted to do was have a lemonade stand. There is a great organization called Lemon-Aid through Blood: water mission… Read More...
Advertise on the TAFA site
Here’s an excellent win-win: Advertise at a huge discount on the Textile and Fiber Arts site, support your business or cause and TAFA’s growth at the same time. Rachel Biel, TAFA’s founder and administrator, says,
… Read More...If you have a
Newsy: UK Slow Textiles Group
Thanks to Kathrin of Annekata blog, I now know about the UK-based Slow Textiles Group formed in 2011 by Dr Emma Neuberg. Kathrin gives a nice overview of the organization in her post, Creating Islands of Slowness: Slow Textile Group… Read More...
Book review: Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts
Pam & Nicky Lintott, mother and daughter team from The Quilt Room, are co-authors of the book Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts
. Out since May, 2011, I just rescued it from my book pile marked “need to review”.… Read More...
Very Vesatile Ribbon Necklace
Take a look at this cool tutorial from the Silly Pearl Handmade showing you how to make this versatile ribbon necklace that can be worn many ways – including as a bracelet! Stephanie is busy crafting a bunch of these … Read More...
Crafting A Kinder World
Michaels celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Day with $100,000 in giveaways
Random Acts of Kindness Day is Friday, Feb. 17, and to celebrate the spirit of the day and encourage others to participate, Michaels will give away more than $100,000 … Read More...
SIBOL
The blog known as SIBOL has won literally every award to honor a crochet blog – and for good reason! The site is full of eye candy, most of it in the form of squares and afghans. Squares are sent … Read More...
The Heart Project
Sometimes crafts and great organizations can come together to make beautiful things and make a big difference. Jamie from Hands on As We Grow has collaborated with the American Heart Association and more than 70 bloggers to make an ebook … Read More...
How to make your own Washi tape and then use it to dress up blah office supplies
I bet lots of you have “get organized” on your New Year’s Resolution list and why not make your organizing elements pretty? That’s just what Jenny of the blog Craft Test Dummies has done. And this is another case of … Read More...
Tutorial: Easter Time Bunny Rag wreath
The how-to for this cute bunny rag wreath is Bustle and Sew contribution to Mencap’s Make With Me project. Mencap is an organization in the UK dedicated to supporting individuals with learning disabilities. Their Make With Me campaign features craft … Read More...
The Box
Opportunity for young fiber artists
Check this heads-up from Threads blog:
… Read More...The Textile Study Group of New York (TSGNY) is a non-profit organization promoting the appreciation of fiber arts, and part of that mission includes recognizing and encouraging the achievements of young fiber artists. Every
How to make a ribbon organizer
Gentlemen start your engines! Or in our case here at Craft Gossip Recycling, crafters raid your recycled bin and get your Christmas gift wrapping station in perfect organization with this awesome recycled ribbon organizer tutorial. Pop on over to the … Read More...
Laundry Basket Dresser
With 4 teenagers, a husband and a boatload of towels, I NEED one of these! Ana White shares her plans on how to make these fabulous organizational tool. Get the instructions from Ana White — Build a Laundry Basket Dresser … Read More...
Stitch for Heifer
Doreen of The Art Needlepoint Company sent us a heads-up that the site is doing a benefit for Heifer International. This amazing organization is headquartered in my home town, and for ten years I worked for a collaborating international … Read More...
Week one small quilt auction for AAQ
Week One of The Alliance for American Quilts‘ auction is underway now on eBay. Every year participating fiber artists create small quilts (16 x 16) around a theme and donate them to raise funds for the organization. Go HERE … Read More...
Create H.O.P.E. sew-along
Hopeful Threads is hosting a sew-along during the month of November for projects made using patterns from Create H.O.P.E., an organization that donates all proceeds of their sewing patterns to foundations worldwide working with orphans. Two of the sew-along … Read More...