Craft Gossip

Craft Gossip


Tutorial: Gooey Hearts Day Valentine’s t-shirt for little girls

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 07:01 AM PST

gooeyheartsdayJessica from Happy Together shows how to remake a plain little girl’s t-shirt into this Gooey Hearts Day.  The strip of fabric at the bottom creates extra length, so you can use a shirt that has been outgrown in length.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Happy Together]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, gooey days, valentine, shirt, t-shirt, tee, applique[/tags]


Tutorial: Baby dress from a onesie

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 06:50 AM PST

onesiedressRamona from The Burkeshires guest blogs on Mamma Tortilla with a tutorial showing how to turn a onesie into a dress.  This is a great way to prolong the life of a onesie that has grown too short but still fits around the chest and arms.  Get the how-to.

[tags]sewing, tutorial, dress, onesie, refashion[/tags]


Tutorial: Child’s Activity Bag with crayon pockets

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 06:39 AM PST

childactivitybagMelissa Stramel from Lilac Lane shares a tutorial on Moda Bake Shop for these activity totes for kids.  These patchwork bags feature pockets on the side sized to hold a selection of crayons.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Moda Bake Shop]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, child, activity, crayon, tote, bag, patchwork[/tags]


Giveaways: Scrapbook Trends

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 06:02 AM PST

image by Scrapbook Trends

image by Scrapbook Trends

Visit the Scrapbook Trends blog every Friday for a brand new giveaway. Starting Jan 15th leave a comment on their blog on the current Fridays post and you’ll be entered to win.

-Heather


Coffee Talk with Cathy Zielske

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 05:00 AM PST

CZ picWrite.Click.Scrapbook chats with Cathy Zielske about scrapbooking, what she’s up to now, and her plans for the future. Click here to go to interview.


Alphabeans Game

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 04:53 AM PST

Creative Jewish Mom has come up with a great game using beans with letters. This game is so cute and creative, its sure to spark your child’s spelling imagination! Alphabeans!

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Tutorial: Valentine Love Notes Holder

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 04:00 AM PST

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Rachel Hall has a tutorial posted on the A Million Memories blog showing how to make this Valentine Love Note Holder. Click here to go to tutorial


Freebie: Valentine Printables

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 03:00 AM PST

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The Rubber Punkin has these valentine images available as a free download. Click here to go the download.


Dagmar’s Valentine’s Day Sale

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 01:00 AM PST

Dagmar’s Goat Milk Bath & Body Products recently announced their Valentine’s Day Sale. Now through February 14 you can purchase 3 Soaps for $10 and 3 lotions for $13! This is the perfect opportunity to pick up some great products for your loved ones, as well as yourself.


Waldorf Window Stars

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:24 AM PST

Pink and Green Mama…sometimes I wish she was my mom. She does the most amazing creative crafts with her little ones.  Check out her Window Stars, and feel free to jump around some older posts too for some creative ideas!

starswaldShe also has a link to get the paper she used.


Tutorial: Clip-on Earring Necklace

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:21 PM PST

doecdoe I love this tutorial on how to repurpose old clip on earrings into a clean and modern necklace.  Now if only I had a pair of earrings this cool to work with.

This tutorial comes from Doe C Doe

[via One Pretty Thing]


Tutorial: Chunky Valentine’s Earrings

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:16 PM PST

crafty chicaHere are some funky chunky earrings to get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day.

This tutorial is from The Crafty Chica and guest blogger Alexa Westerfield from Swell Designer.

[via One Pretty Thing]


Recycled Book Review: Refashioned Bags

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:16 PM PST

Refashioned Bags: Upcycle Anything into High-Style Handbags

By
Faith Blakeney and Justina Blakeney

We all carry bags so why shouldn’t they be as unique and creative as we are. The way to make them that way is to make them ourselves. Refashioned Bags probably has the widest variety of styles and shapes of bags I have ever seen in one book. The materials…


It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s Superman?!

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:51 PM PST

I found this polymer clay doll of an elderly Superman on Flickr. The artist, Theresa Thompson has created figures that are bursting with personality.

Click here to go and check out her full photostream!


Studio Tour and Organization!

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:43 PM PST

via C.A. Therien Polymer Clay Arts

via C.A. Therien Polymer Clay Arts

Was one of your New Year’s resolution to perhaps clean and organize your polymer clay craft studio (or table, or box, or closet?)

Well,  if you’re in need of some motivation, you may want to head over to C.A. Therien Polymer Clay Arts as she presents her studio tour series of posts.  She’s sharing her workspace…


Lookie what she made: Alphabeans game with zippered pouch

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 07:35 PM PST

alphabeansCreative Jewish Mom made this bean-shaped zippered pouch to hold the beans in her Alphabeans game.  She created this activity she designed to help her children learn the letters of the alphabet. Read more about her cool learning game.

[photo from Creative Jewish Mom]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, learning, educational, game, alphabet, beans, zippered, pouch[/tags]


Tutorial: Sew yourself a pretty new ruffle bib dress

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 07:20 PM PST

dressfromteeandfabricAlexis from My Mama Made It and lex shows how she made this pretty new dress for herself.  The top portion is made from on old t-shirt, and the bottom from some yardage.  A ruffled bib on the top portion makes it fabulous.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from My Mama Made It]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, dress, t-shirt, tee, ruffle, bib, refashion[/tags]


Tutorial: Gathered fabric pillow cover

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 07:03 PM PST

gatheredpillowcoversAshley from Make It and Love It shows how to make this pillow cover out of gathered fabric.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Make It and Love It]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, gathered, fabric, ruffle, pillow, cover, throw, toss, decor[/tags]


A Kid-Friendly Heart Day Breakfast

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 06:26 PM PST

heartbreakfastI love this collection of heart-filled breakfast ideas for Valentine’s Day from No Fuss Fabulous. Easy, clever and yummy. Find the ideas HERE.

[tags]hearts, Valentine’s Day, breakfast, kids[/tags]


Tutorial: Winter hat from a sweater

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 01:36 PM PST

sweatersurgeryhatHead over to A Hoot and a Holler to find out how to make this winter hat from a sweater.  I’m loving the large felt flower!!  Her instructions show a child’s hat, but there’s enough material in a sweater to make an adult-sized hat if you want to make one for yourself.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from A Hoot and a Holler]

[tags]sewing,…


Cherry Snowmen

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 01:26 PM PST

cherrysnowmanDespite our warming weather, my kid is still obsessed with snowmen, which means I must necessarily be obsessed with snowmen.  Find the how-tos for making these white chocolate covered cherry snowmen HERE at Blisstree. {found via Grin and Bake It}

[tags]cherries, snowmen, chocolate[/tags]


Free patterns and charts: Winter, snow

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 01:20 PM PST

New Release: A-Muse Stamps

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 01:20 PM PST

image by Elena Shacochis and A-Muse

image by Elena Shacochis and A-Muse

A-Muse rubber stamps has just released a wonderful new collection of stamps called Sea of Love, there are lot of cute under water critters, waves, ships and sayings. Click here to view them all.

-Heather


365 days of bargello

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:05 PM PST

samplesI am awed by the challenge taken on by the author of Bargello Needlepoint blog. She plans to stitch her way through 365 bargello samples in 2010. And she’s off to a rockin start! Shown above are a few of the samples she has stitched since January 1. Go to the blog to read more about her plan, stitch along with her, or just…


Tutorial: Fringed Flower

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:35 AM PST

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Learn how to make this lovely fringed flower from patterned papers. Anna Bowkis shows you how. Click here to go to tutorial.