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Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Free pattern: Madeleine Mini Bloomers

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:28 AM PST

With all the Valentine’s sewing projects for kids, teachers, and significant others, why not whip up a little something pretty for yourself?  These Madeleine Mini Bloomers are just the thing!  Sarai from Colette Patterns is offering the downloadable pattern for free.  It’s an easy sewing project and you can make them from just a yard of fabric.  They’ve got just right…

Tutorial: Simple Crinoline Skirt for little girls

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:21 AM PST

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff guest blogs over at Somewhat Simple with a tutorial showing how to make this simple crinoline skirt for a little girl.  Gathered tulle peeks out of the bottom of this pretty skirt.  Make it from soft colors for a sweet look, or from brights for a sassy look.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Somewhat Simple]

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Heart Whoopie Pies

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:11 AM PST

Find a recipe to make these red velvet whoopie pie hearts HERE at Annie’s Eats.

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Lookie what she made: Simple CD Wallet

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:09 AM PST

Jill from Homemade by Jill shows off this simple CD Wallet that she made.  There’s no tutorial, but she does give the measurements of the pieces she used to make it.  If you’ve made knitting or make-up rolls before, then you know everything you need to know in order to make this CD wallet.  Read more at Homemade by Jill.

[photo from…

New Release: Technique Tuesday Stamps

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:02 AM PST

image by technique Tuesday

Technique Tuesday had some great new stamps, lots of cool backgrounds, owls, deer, birds, bird houses, frogs and more! Check out all their new stamps by clicking here.

-Heather

Meringue Swans

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:34 AM PST

Find the how-tos for crafting these beautiful meringue swans HERE at The Cookie Fairy (translated from Hebrew, thanks to google).  And I happened to be over at CakeSpy this morning and saw yet anoooother meringue swans recipe HERE. I think two sightings might qualify as a trend?

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Srsly nerdy Valentine’s Day cards

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:54 AM PST

In the grocery store the other day the check out woman and the woman bagging groceries were discussing how they were celebrating “intentionally single day” which quickly digressed into where the heck st. Valentine’s Day originated.

Blame Chaucer (paper doll anyone?)! He’s the missing link!

The history of St Valentine’s Day, from its pre-Christian origins, involving nudity and whipping, to its present…

Best iPhone apps for crafty, creative and artistic people

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:52 AM PST

I’ve written about the best crafty iPhone apps before but it’s a subject that needs to be revisited because of the insane amount of iPhone apps being developed.

Last May I posted about quite a few apps aimed at knitters and you can find that here.

I really wanted more apps for crafty types but honestly couldn’t think of what! Here are…

Star Wars Soap

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 01:00 AM PST

Now THIS is a soap my husband will love…Star Wars soap by Luxury Lane Soap. Available via Artfire and Etsy. Each letter on each soap is hand detailed for greater clarity and the colors will not bleed into each other

Valentine’s Inspiration

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:30 PM PST

I love love love this hollow formed heart pendant by Sara Westermark. It is so simple and so elegant. I love the texture on the heart itself, the faceted ruby rondelles giving it a spice of color and the accent of the gold pin. Nice work!

Tutorial: Swarovski Bracelet

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:26 PM PST

Check out this great tutorial from the Martha Stewart Craft Department on how to make a bracelet from Swarovski beads.  I like the gemlike quality of the colors and beads chosen for this project.

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Tutorial: Sleeveless petal shirt

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 08:29 PM PST

Suzannah from {adventures in dressmaking} shows how to make this petal top.  She was inspired by a similar shirt she saw in the move, I Love You, Man.  The tone-on-tone petals add interest, but don’t overpower.  Beautiful!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from {adventures in dressmaking}]

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Rice Krispie Treat Heart Pops

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 08:06 PM PST

You can’t go wrong with the classics (or stuff on sticks). Find the recipe for making these cute Rice Krispie treat hearts on a stick HERE at What The Fruitcake?!

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Tutorial: Women’s tiered ruffle skirt from two t-shirts

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 07:40 PM PST

Holy Craft has the how-to for making this women’s tiered ruffle skirt.  If you’ve got two old t-shirts and a bit of elastic, you’ve got what you need to make one.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Holy Craft]

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Creatively-Green Eco Friendly Valentines Blog Hop

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 07:36 PM PST

This just in from Jackie:

At Creatively-Green we've put together a sweet blog hop! The CREATIVELY-GREEN ECO FRIENDLY VALENTINES BLOG HOP! That will run February 11th through 14th! Get ready for some fun! We will have exciting challenges, a ton of inspiration and a few treats too! Here is a list of the events! We hope to see you all there ”

(Grand…

How should she quilt it?

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 07:01 PM PST

Read up. Mary from I Itch to Stitch needs your help. She has pieced this lovely wall hanging but is now wondering the best way to quilt it. If you have a good idea, be sure and leave a comment on her What to do? post. 

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How to Make an iTampon

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:20 PM PST

It’s been a while since Tampon Crafts caught my eye but this one is more Art than craft.   Visit there website to leanr  How to Make an iTampon.

Get Excited and Make Things!

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:42 PM PST

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Howdy! Here I am in my new T-shirt! Cute, ain’t it?

Available for purchase at the Feed Store.

Cherry Tomato Hearts

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:02 PM PST

An idea for a Valentine’s appetizer: cherry tomato hearts pierced by Cupid’s arrow (ie. toothpick). Find the how-tos and a recipe for cocktail sauce HERE at Eye Candy.

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Better Food Photography

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:24 PM PST

Quality photographs are vital for good blogs. When I choose edible crafts for this column, I’m immediately drawn to fabulous photos. I lack skills and struggle with my own food photography, so I certainly appreciate the wisdom of others, especially when such wisdom is concisely and brilliantly conveyed as in this slideshow from chow. CLICK HERE to see 10 Ways to Photograph…

Dandelion ruler?

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:21 PM PST

When I first saw this tiny photo of this I thought it was a flower ruler necklace. Which I would totally buy. It’s not actually a ruler… but it’s still cute.

This 3 Dandelion Necklace was created by Nina Gibson Designs.

You can find her all over the place online!
Nina Gibson Designs Blog:
http://ninagibsondesigns.blogspot.com/

Also check out her picture gallery at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninadesigns/

become a fan on FaceBook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nina-Gibson-Designs/43830136238

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Knitted Meat! Yum!!

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:51 PM PST

Gives a whole new meaning to “What’s For Dinner, Honey?”

Lol. I got nothing else, this is just cute! From Knit Meat by scasper5 on Etsy, here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/scasper5

Shop: ReviDevi Digital Stamps

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:32 PM PST

image by Revidevi

Aren’t these sock monkey digital stamps adorable? You can find them and lots of other kawaii style digital images like fairies, animals, cute monsters, aliens and more at ReviDevi’s shop on Etsy.

-Heather

Dichroic Glass from CBS – Uroborus 104 for the Bead Maker and Crinklized Dichro

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:21 PM PST

I recently received some glass samples to try out from CBS, Coatings by Sandberg, which makes the best dichroic coatings in the glass industry. The samples were of Uroborus 104 thin sheet and since I make most of my beads with 104 glass they wanted to know what I thought. Loved it! With thin glass you can make smaller beads,…

Kelly Ripa’s Cake Off for Cancer

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:52 AM PST

I’ve been hearing tons about Kelly Ripa’s cake-off, mostly from my fellow bloggers and foodies, some of whom get to go to NYC and participate. Kelly Ripa joined Cake Boss’s Buddy Valastro and five teams of our fellow bloggers to decorate cakes for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Vote for your favorite and for each vote, Electrolux donates $1 to…