Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Janome’s announces their newest sewing machines

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 07:05 AM PST

Janome is announcing new models of their popular line of sewing machines this year. They say,

 The Memory Craft® 5200 contains an automatic straight stitch needle plate – the only machine on the market to offer such a unique and innovative feature. The CoverPro® 1000CPX, takes our popular CoverPro Coverstitch machine and adds a new Seam Tightening System™ (STS). Already a hit…

CHA Video from Paperclipping: Epiphany Crafts

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 07:00 AM PST

Noell Hyman of Paperclipping interviews this new company, and gets a demo on their epoxy accent making tool. Click here to go video

Tutorial: Heart-shaped messenger bag for toddlers

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 06:56 AM PST

Karina from Windows of Agate shares a downloadable tutorial for this heart-shaped messenger bag for toddlers.   Make one as a special Valentine’s Day present for your little one!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Windows of Agate]

[via Whip Up]

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Project: Stamped Seed Card

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 06:03 AM PST

image by Barbara Anders

Visit Barbara Anders blog Paper Pursuits for instruction on how to make this adorable card that hold a packet of seeds. She used a super cute stamp from an upcoming new stamp release from My Favorite Things.

image by Barbara Anders

-Heather

Giveaway: Studio Calico Rub-ons

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 06:00 AM PST

Scrapbooks and Cards Today is giving away a complete set of the new Studio Calico Rub-ons to a lucky winner! Click here for information on how to enter. Also, in the same post you can get information on helping Haiti when you purchase a subscription to the magazine.

Giveaway: CHA Haul

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:00 AM PST

The Paperlife is giving away goodies from the recent CHA show. Deadline to enter is February 10th. Click here to find out how to enter.

Candy Dot Hearts

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 04:46 AM PST

An easy, kid-friendly, retro-inspired sweet Valentine’s Day project: hearts made from dot candy strips. Find the how-tos HERE at Martha.

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Lion Brand’s New KAL

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 04:24 AM PST

This season, Lion Brand Yarn is doing the Inishturk Sweater for their KAL. I won’t be joining in, though, I already have 856,574,900 (ish) projects on the needles, and there are no more needles in my stash. Must. Get. More. Needles,

Either that or finish some projects, Nah, more needles, way more fun!

Go here for the KAL pattern: http://blog.lionbrand.com/2010/01/14/announcing-our-winter-2010-knit-along/

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More CHA Favourites

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 04:00 AM PST

Vee Jennings of Creative Blessing, shares her favourite items from the recent CHA Winter show. Click here to go to article.

Inspiration du Jour – LisaSwift

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:00 AM PST

Get more inspiration from her Two Peas gallery, her DT gallery and her work at the Good Grief blog

Bath & Body Gift Ideas

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 01:00 AM PST

1. Butter cream bath jewels by Dearly Yours
2. Gift Sets by Wild Women Soaps
3. Bath teas by A Little Something Wicked
4. Majesty Gift Set by Primal Elements
5. The Birthday Box by Seascape Soap Company
6. Bee Refreshed Gift Basket by Bee Beautiful Natural Skin Care

Little House giveaway

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 09:56 PM PST

Noelle from Sew on and Sew on blog is giving away one of her cute houses. Go here to learn more. Winner announced Monday, February 8.

Via Margaret Mary’s Place

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Glastac vs Liquid Stringer – A blog post from Tam Johannes

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 09:30 PM PST

I found this blog post by Tam Johannes while looking around Bullseye’s Facebook page and found it pretty darn cool. Tam has been trying to use a new product called Liquid Stringer with much frustration. So with a bunch of Bullseye’s product Glastac on hand she thought she’d give it a try. With Liquid Stringer you mix up powder frit with…

PDF tutorial for an envelope system wallet

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:45 PM PST

Ginger from Wiener Dog Tricks recently created a fabric version of a cash envelope system – a wallet with labeled pockets to hold money for all of her different budget areas.  If you were one of the many people who wanted to make one of them for your very own, you’ll be happy to know that she’s selling a PDF tutorial for making…

Free pattern: Kitty coin purse

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:33 PM PST

This kitty coin purse by Joann from Craft Passion is so cute!!  At 3 1/4″ x 3″, it’s big enough to hold a little bit of spending money, but small enough to stow away in a purse or a pocket.  She shares a pattern and a tutorial showing how to make one.  Go to the free pattern and tutorial.

[photo from Craft Passion]

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Tutorial: Triple border dish towels

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:26 PM PST

Sew4Home shows how to dress up a kitchen towel with a triple stripe of designer fabrics.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Sew4Home]

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Tutorial: Create a pair of cozy slippers from scratch

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:58 PM PST

Steph from Snickerdoodle shows how to make a pair of cozy slippers. Wouldn’t you love to pad around the house in a pair of these? 

This two-part tutorial tells first how to draft a pattern to fit your feet, and then how to sew them up into a pair of slippers. 

Go to Part 1 – Making Your Pattern. 

Go to Part 2 - Making Your…

Lookie what she made: Sloth bibs!

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:46 PM PST

Mairuru shows off her latest sewing project – a pair of bibs for her baby-on-the-way.  They’re shaped like sloths, with arms wrapped around baby’s neck and a smiling sloth face hanging from the bottom edge.  If you hear some odd-pitched voice off in the distance, that’s me squealing because these are SO stinkin’ cute!  Read more about her project at Mairuru.

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Valentine’s Mini Picture Frame

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:17 PM PST

By Naama Z.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re looking for a cute and fun project, why not try this project posted by Naama Z on Cut Out and Keep?

Click here to go to the tutorial.

Oscar Cookies

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST

The latest from bakerella: Oscar cookies! So clever. Find the step-by-step how-tos for crafting these cookie statues (literally, they stand up and everything) HERE. I did have a flashback to working as a cookie decorator when I spotted these. Used to decorate hundreds of Oscar cookies every year….

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Super Bowl Cake

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 02:57 PM PST

All You has a collection of super bowl food ideas and how-tos  HERE, including this Super Bowl cake.

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Valentine’s Day Ravioli

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 02:41 PM PST

Check out these beet ravioli hearts at epicurious. Find the recipe HERE. (Sounds yummy, with a pine nut  rosemary cream sauce.)

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Working Together: Dies and Stamps

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 01:31 PM PST

image by The Waltzing Mouse

The Waltzing Mouse (love that name!:)) carries lots of cute clear stamps but the coolest stamp sets they carry are stamps that are made to fit inside some of the most popular sizes and shapes of Spellbinders dies, how cool is that? They have several sets to go with the dies, click here to see them and here’s a link…

More free cross-stitch charts

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 01:27 PM PST

Free cross-stitch charts

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 12:28 PM PST