Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Freebie: Digital Kit

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:00 AM PST

This digital kit was designed for Valentine’s Day, but because of the non-traditional colours it has many other uses! Compliments of Scrapbook trends Magazine. Click here to download.

Tutorial: Pottery Barn Kids-inspired baby changing pad

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:37 AM PST

Chris from Pickup Some Creativity created this baby changing pad inspired by a similar one from Pottery Barn Kids that she received as a gift.  The design of this changing pad is so well thought out!  It’s big enough that baby doesn’t have to lay down any part of herself on a germy surface, and the pockets hold your diapering essentials. …

Tutorial: Tie top gathered curtains

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:29 AM PST

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a set of gathered curtains with tie tops.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Make It and Love It]

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Freebie: Tiger Digital Stamp

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:03 AM PST

image by My Grafico

In addition to being Valentine’s Day this past Sunday Feb. 14th was also the start of the Chinese New Year and this year is the year of the tiger. To celebrate you can visit My Grafico and download this totally adorable digital tiger stamp for free!

-Heather

Pink Paislee Releases Live Pink Magazine

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:00 AM PST

Pink Paislee has started producing a quartely e-zine called Live Pink. This lifestyle zine will feature design team projects, product ideas and various articles. Click here for more information

Sweet Paul Recipe Contest

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:48 AM PST

The lovely force behind the equally lovely Sweet Paul blog has announced the I’m-sure-to-be-lovely Sweet Paul Magazine debut. For a chance to be featured in the magazine and have your very own recipe made, styled and featured in the magazine, enter the Sweet Paul “My Happy Dish” recipe contest. Find more details HERE.

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Tutorial: Ginger Patches Angler quilt

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:37 AM PST

This is a nice looking quilt that showcases variation in values. Ginger Patches shares how she made it, go here to find out how.

Via 3 Poodles and a Nana

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Tutorial: Paper Fortune Cookies

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:00 AM PST

Alison Kreft-Abad of Hambly shows you how to make these adorable paper fortune cookies. These were made for Valentine’s Day, but the idea can be adapted to any occasion! Click here to go to tutorial

A Crafter’s Toolbox

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:00 AM PST

Lisa Tutman-Oglesby shares a glimpse into her favourite and most used scrapbooking and crafting tools. Click here to go to blog post.

Inspiration du Jour – Nora**

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 03:00 AM PST

Get more inspiration from her flickr gallery and blog

DIY: Chocolate Lip Balms with Cocoa Powder

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:00 AM PST

Soap Queen shares directions for creating yummy Chocolate Lip Balms with Cocoa Powder. This lip balm will make great gifts all year round.

Macaron Pops

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 10:52 PM PST

Oh bakerella? Seriously? Macaron pops? (A little background, I’ve posted quite a bit on macarons here, and I even tried–miserably–to make my own based on a book I bought in Paris. My big ambition is to make the perfect macaron. Plus, I’m all about stuff on sticks, having spent a decade decorating cookie pops. Now, perhaps, you understand what effect sighting these amazing…

Watch Lino Tagliapietra on WSKG

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:06 PM PST

Lino TagliapietraI saw this on the Corning Facebook page and thought, “Why don’t I live on the east coast?” It’s Lino Tagliapietra on TV showing glass working as part of the Masters Series at Corning on WSKG. The next episode has William Gudenrath, who I’ve had the great opportunity of watching blow a goblet with a dragon stem. All by himself. Oh…

Tutorial: Woven ribbon and burlap throw pillows

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:46 PM PST

Angie from The Country Chic Cottage shows how to make these woven ribbon and burlap pillows.  Genius!  The loose weave of the burlap is perfect for weaving a ribbon.  I love the contrast of the shiny ribbon with the rough burlap.  You could also use bias tape or printed fabric in place of the ribbon.  Oh, the possibilities!  Go to the…

Tutorial: Make a pair of toddler capris from outgrown pants

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:36 PM PST

The Sewing Dork from Confessions of a Sewing Dork and Redemption has a tutorial showing how to extend the life of a pair of outgrown toddler pants.  By cutting off the bottoms and adding a contrast cuff, the too-short pants have become a new pair of capris.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Confessions of a Sewing Dork]

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Recycle a bit of mother nature’s finest, the acorn lid into another, a mushroom cap

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:22 PM PST

IMGP2857 We tend to think of acorn crafting in the fall but these little mushrooms I think would be a great spring craft. OK maybe a lot of you are in winter but here in SoCal we are getting our spring showers and that’s got me thinking of a bit of fun nature crafts. Pop on over to the blog post…

Tutorial: Fabric dress-up doll and number magnet sets

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:17 PM PST

Destri from The Mother Huddle shows a fun use for your fabric scraps.  Turn them into magnets using peel & stick sheet magnets.   She shows how she made a set of magnetic dress-up dolls as well as a set of numbers.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from The Mother Huddle]

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Obama Sushi

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 06:36 PM PST

Wow and wow again. (I know I just “wow”ed in the last post, but I believe this sushi merits a “wow”.) My friend sent me this link to sushi in the likes of Barack Obama, crafted by Kawasumi-sensei, a sushi chef teaching at Tokyo University. See the post HERE at InventorSpot. The many comments n this post and others featuring…

Mehndi-Inspired Cookies

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:53 PM PST

The minute I saw these cookies at Sprinkle Bakes, I uttered a very audible “wow,” though no one was in the room. Learn how to make these gorgeous mehndi inspired cookies HERE.

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Free pattern for President’s Day

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:37 PM PST

Quick! President’s Day in the US is almost over. Don’t miss Wild Olive’s gift of an embroidery pattern to commemorate this day and the presidential virtue of honesty. Get the pattern.

Video tutorial: French knots

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:26 PM PST

kootoyoo clues us in on her method of stitching French knots. The sample shown here took about four hours to stitch! Whether you want one knot, a few, or a biggo cluster like hers, you’d be smart to watch her video.

Opportunities to stitch your heart out!

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:11 PM PST

Colleen of Loose Thread Stitchers passed on this treasure trove of information about the Stitch Your Heart Out Campaign. She says,

Here's a breakdown of what we are doing:

  1. Our Designer Encyclopedia is for sale from local needlework shops worldwide.  The project consists of 12 designs from 12 designers over 12 months.  Stitchers can join either the SYHO online Stitch-A-Long ~  or a shop Stitch-A-Long, where…

Technique: Embossed Layered Resist Stamping

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:36 PM PST

image by Hero Arts

 Visit the Hero Arts video section on Youtube and let Jennifer McGuire show you how to do this very cool embossed layered resist technique using distress inks, click here to see the video.

-Heather

Felt Flower Video Tutorials from LollyChops

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:29 PM PST

 

This is Lolly's very first video tutorial and she did a marvelous job. In this tutorial she shows you how to create adorable little flowers to decorate a picture frame. She uses felt and craft paper and other types of paper. Her blog is called LollyChops and this is one of the most interesting blogs I’ve seen in a long time.…

Science Cookie Roundup

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:43 PM PST

Geek alert (I’m including myself in thie APB, by the way)! Not So Humble Pie has another fabulous roundup of science-themed cookies HERE. The amazing Darwin cake shown can be found HERE at Kitchen Fallout.

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