Craft Gossip

Independent craft blog since 2007

We Did It! The All-New CraftGossip App Is Here (And Yes… It’s FREE!)

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I’m going to say something a lot of long-time bloggers probably won’t admit…

Keeping up with the times is hard.

CraftGossip has been around since 2007 (which still feels wild to say out loud), and over the years we’ve watched everything change — how people browse, how they find inspiration, and especially how much time we all spend on our phones.

Meanwhile, we’ve been over here happily sharing thousands of craft ideas… mostly designed for desktop browsing.

And I kept thinking…
 we really need to fix that.

So we did.

 Introducing the CraftGossip App (finally)

After a lot of behind-the-scenes work (and a few “why didn’t we do this sooner?” moments), we’ve finally launched the CraftGossip App — and yes, it’s completely FREE.

Now you can:

  • Browse craft ideas easily on your phone
  • Scroll through projects while you’re mid-make
  • Save your favorite tutorials for later
  • Discover new inspiration without jumping between tabs

It’s everything you love about CraftGossip… just made for real life.

 Designed for How We Actually Craft

Let’s be honest — most of us aren’t sitting at a desk when we’re crafting.

We’re:

  • Sitting on the couch with yarn everywhere
  • At the kitchen table with fabric scraps piling up
  • Halfway through a project and quickly Googling “what comes next?”

The app makes it so much easier to:
 Find what you need quickly
 Jump between categories like knitting, crochet, sewing & more
 Keep all your ideas in one place

No more digging through bookmarks or trying to remember where you saw that one pattern.

 A Little Favour (From Me to You)

Now I’m going to ask something small…

If you download the app and enjoy it, we would really appreciate you leaving a review.

Not in a pushy way — just in that honest, “this helps small creators keep going” kind of way.

Because the truth is:
 Building something like this is a big step for us
 Keeping up with changing tech isn’t always easy
 And your feedback genuinely helps us improve and grow

Plus, it helps other crafters find the app too.

 Ready to Try It?

If you love:

  • Craft ideas
  • Patterns and tutorials
  • Saving inspiration for later
  • Having everything in one place

Then this is for you.

Download the app, have a browse, and let me know what you think.

Free to use, Free to download.  Get it in your App Store here.  

Android Version Coming Soon!!!! 

Have you read?

Cross Stitch Lids for Mason Jars

Mason jars are fun to craft with, use for storage or even use to hold gifts like baking mixes or sugar scrubs. But you can make your jars even cuter — no matter what you’re using them for — by adding a bit of cross stitch to the lid. 

This idea comes from Gathered, and while they are showing examples of Mason jars used for storage in the craft room, you can use these throughout the house. I’m also thinking you could do this as a way to fancy up a traditional Mason jar sewing kit, since there’s already a little batting under the piece of cross stitch you could still use it as a pincushion. 

The post walks you through how to make a cross stitched Mason jar lids and a link to a PDF pattern that includes six design options.

They’re not totally for beginners because they include cross stitch, backstitch, eyelets and Rhodes stitch, but if you aren’t familiar with those techniques you can either leave them off or there’s a stitch diagram in the PDF to help you. 

Either way these designs are cute and relatively quick to stitch in whatever colors you like. It’s easy to turn them into jar toppers, or you could even just use the Mason jar ring as a frame rather than using it on top of a jar (I did this with a little Christmas tree cross stitch pattern I turned into an ornament). 

They’re super cute in the pastel colors shown, or work in red and green for more of a holiday look if you’re using them for gift giving. 

Check out the instructions and grab the free patterns for these jar toppers at Gathered. Once you start stitching I’m sure you’ll come up with all sorts of things you want to store or gift in jars so that you can make more of them!

[Photo: Gathered]