Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Heart Cake

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 07:02 AM PST

This absolutely gorgeous heart cake I’ve seen featured everywhere now has an accompanying tutorial! Find the how-tos HERE at i am baker.

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Free charts: Needlepoint

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 06:03 AM PST

Freebie: Card Sketches

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 06:03 AM PST

image by The Sweet Shop

Visit The Sweet Shop blog every Saturday for a new card sketch. Sketches are great jumping off points if you’re stuck for a design layout for your cards, try turning them on their sides for a completely different look. The Sweet Spot also features lots of great examples using the current sketch.

Need Want A New Project?

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 05:20 AM PST

Stumbling around Flickr, as I’ve been known to do, I came across this. It’s called Free Form Knitting, and there’s a whole Flickr group devoted to it. To me it almost looks like the whole of the Eurasian/African Continents, but who knows, looks kind of like Alaska could be in there too. Now that’s cool!

The group is here if you…

More free charts: Cross-stitch

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 05:02 AM PST

Free charts: Cross-stitch

Posted: 06 Feb 2010 04:01 AM PST

The Great Glass Auction – Bay Area Glass Institue

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:14 PM PST

Bay Area Glass Institute is a San Jose, CA based non-profit glass education facility devoted to sharing knowledge about glass and various techniques including glass blowing, lampworking and fusing. Their facility provides an affordable place where glass enthusiasts can work and learn and play with glass. To assist their adventures in glass a little fundraising needs to take place. Tonight was…

Watch out for those teeth!

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:46 PM PST

I found this incredible polymer clay illustration while browsing through the Craft Gossip Flickr Pool.

It’s from Flickr member consuelookdie, and is titled “Welcome to Florida, a.k.a. Fred”

You can check out the full photostream
here.


Blast Off!!

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:33 PM PST




rocket cane

Originally uploaded by riv61

I’m just in a bit of a science fiction sort of mood – I love this rocket cane from the artist from River Wolfe Art Jewelry. Colorful, cool, and just a tad retro!

Robot Sculpture – Ranx Red – Valentine’s Day Bot

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:15 PM PST

Her shop on etsy is called “Robots Are Awesome” and with the combination of geeky and adorable in this Valentine’s robot, how can you argue with that?

Click here to check out her etsy shop!

Tutorial: Repurpose a polo collar into a neckband for a boys’ shirt

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 08:19 PM PST

Charity from indietutes shows how she repurposed the collar of a polo shirt into a neck band on a young boy’s t-shirt.  This is such a great idea!!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from indietutes]

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Tutorial: Sew an art-on-the-go purse from a napkin

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 07:58 PM PST

Angie from Treasures for Tots shows how she made this art purse out of an inexpensive napkin.  With spots for crayons, paper, and scissors, it hold everything kids need for a little art project on the go.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Treasures for Tots]

[via Totally Tutorials]

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Free printable: Baby Bunka doll to sew

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 07:30 PM PST

Fantastic Toys shares a free printable for this Baby Bunka doll.  Just print it out on printable fabric, sew, and stuff!  Go to the Baby Bunka doll printable.

[photo from Fantastic Toys]

[via One Pretty Thing]

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Tutorial: Add sparkle to a pair of canvas shoes

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 07:15 PM PST

Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs tells how she blinged up her daughter’s canvas sneakers with glitter, paint, and embellishments rescued from an old prom dress.  The possibilities for designs and decorations are endless, so raid your refashioning pile and see what goodies you can find to put on to a pair of shoes.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Squiggly Twigs Designs]

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Cut on the dotted line?

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:22 PM PST

Design concept for Punctirus Jewelry by Art. Lebedev Studio. Be sure to look at the ‘process‘ sketches on the site. I love to see all the sketch docs and protoypes and all the photoshoot photos.

It’s not too ‘violence against women’ is it? Or is it?! Now I am suddenly not sure. What do you guys think?


Tutorial: Bonheur Necklace

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:06 PM PST

Anthropologie inspired necklaces are the hot ticket of the moment and here is a great tutorial on making a bonheur style necklace from Mrs. Priss.

If you are interested in other Anthropologie inspired jewelry tutorials, click here.

Best Bird Skirts Yet! By Nerine Scott

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 01:40 PM PST

I’m in love with all the creations of Nerine Scott. She makes dresses and skirts and sells them at Salamanca Market (I wish I could go!) in Hobart, Tasmania.

Here is what she says about her sewing “The fabrics I love to work with are mostly pre loved upholstery fabrics, table clothes, curtains, tea towels, bed linens and some Japanese prints also,…

New Line: Loralie Stamps

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 01:30 PM PST

image by Loralie Designs

Loralie Designs has offered embroidery designs and gifts for awhile and now they have just released a new line of crafts items and stamps too. If you love designs with whimsical women than you must check these stamps out, click here to see the full line of new stamps (including stamps for sewing and stitching, like this great stamp shown above,…

A cute mini journal from some gift cards and security envelopes

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:31 AM PST

Over at the blog Tattered Edge there is this cute mini journal made from gift cards and security envelopes. Pop on over to this post to see the pretty inside.

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Freebies from Wee Folk Art

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:30 AM PST

Here are several new free designs from Wee Folk Art for your applique-and-embroidery pleasure:

(1) Running Kitty
(2) Running Mouse
(3) I Love You Tree

Free patterns and charts: Hearts, valentines

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:21 AM PST

Giveaway on Much More Than Mommy

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:07 AM PST

Much More Than Mommy is hosting a My High Maintenance giveaway featuring products from Barefoot Bath and Body. The winner will receive two bars of soap, Cherry Bomb Shea Butter Hot Process Soap and Dreams Shea Butter Hot Process Soap, as well as a solid perfume, Bare Naked. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, February 10, so enter asap!

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Giveaway: Camera Strap Cover

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:37 AM PST

Melissa Kaisermann is giving away this camera strap cover on her blog. Deadline is tomorrow Saturday 6th. Click here to go to giveaway

Inspiration: Gunnel

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:18 AM PST

This little art quilt made me squeal out loud with delight. Gunnel of Gunnel’s Blog transferred a vacation photo to fabric and then used free-motion machine embroidery to bring out the details of the image. What a perfect blend of art/craft and technology! See more photos on her blog post.

Tip: How to stiffen tatted motifs

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:09 AM PST

Linda of Tattyhead has great advice for stiffening and shaping tatted work, such as the bridal tiara shown here. She still swears by sugar syrup! Go to her blog post to find out why and how.