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• Tutorial: Easy method for a faced waistband
• Tutorial: Sew a Chinese New Year ornament
• Tutorial: Stray sock kitty softie
• Tutorial: Snap belt for a little boy
• Article: Scrapbook Page Design Using Alignments
• Inspiration: Beautiful Stamped Collage
• Anya joins the ranks of outlaw quilters
• Tutorial: Tissue Paper Flowers
• Nathalie Kalbach Releases Sultane Collection
• VINTAGE FINDS
• Inspiration du Jour – At Six
• Lark Handmade, Toy Sushi Train Set
• DIY: Moisturizing Body Scrub
• Inspiration: Elva Fields
• New Glass at Double Helix – Clio
• Tutorial: Covered Brad Necklace
• Tutorial: Make a dome tent from hula hoops
• Tutorial: Make a pair of toddler leg warmers from an adult pair of knee socks
• Tutorial: Sew a tie for your little man
• Knitted Knockers! Coming To Your Area….
• Cute Tween Picture Frame
• Make a Mini Olympic Ice Rink
• Edible Kids Slime
• Free tutorial, Felt Shamrock pins
• New Release: Digital Stamps from Treehouse

Tutorial: Easy method for a faced waistband Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:19 AM PST Becky Joiner shows her favorited method for making a faced waistband.  It’s an easy way to create a high and tight waistband perfect for a short-waisted figure.  Her tip for perfect stitching in the ditch is particularly helpful.  See how she does it. [photo from Becky Joiner's blog] [thank you to Syndia from Oh! Liv for sending along this link] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, waistband,…

Tutorial: Sew a Chinese New Year ornament Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:05 AM PST Craft Passion shows how to sew a simple Chinese New Year ornament.  Strips of red ribbon hold a red packet in place on the front of the ornament.  You can use this same ornament pattern for other holidays, substituting a favorite photo or illustration for the red packet.  Go to the tutorial. [photo from Craft Passion] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, Chinese, New Year, ornament,…

Tutorial: Stray sock kitty softie Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:48 AM PST The Inadvertant Farmer shows how to turn a stray sock into a sweet kitty softie.  Awww… isn’t he cute??  Look for a sock that has a different colored heel to highlight the shape of the kitty face.   Go to the tutorial. [photo from The Inadvertant Farmer] [via One Pretty Thing] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, softie, cat, kitty, stray, sock …

Tutorial: Snap belt for a little boy Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:40 AM PST Elsie Marley celebrates the boy with a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a belt for a little boy.  Snaps give it an all-boy look.  Go to the tutorial. [photo from Elsie Marley] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, snap, belt, boy

Article: Scrapbook Page Design Using Alignments Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:10 AM PST Debbie Hodge discusses how to use the principle of alignments when designing a scrapbook page. In it she discusses how you can organise, group and create connections between elements on the page. Click here to go to article.

Inspiration: Beautiful Stamped Collage Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:04 AM PST image by Teresa Matz One of our readers recently posted this stunning stamped collage on our Craft Gossip flickr group and I wanted to share it with you all. Visit her blog Matz Monkey Farm for more information on her creative process and to see more of her great art work. If you’d like to possibly be featured here on Craft Gossip too visit…

Anya joins the ranks of outlaw quilters Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:34 AM PST Anya from Hills Creek Quilter blog is showing off her thrift store finds. Won’t these sheetings make into a wonderful quilt? Yikes, it’s hard to feel like this is okay when you have quilted for years and you’ve been told sheeting comes up short for a quilting fabric – too dense to quilt through and since it’s vintage (old) it may not hold up. Go…

Tutorial: Tissue Paper Flowers Posted: 17 Feb 2010 05:00 AM PST Learn two methods for making tissue paper flowers, a current trend in paper crafting. Jen shows you how on the Scrapbook Trends Magazine blog. Click here to go to tutorial

Nathalie Kalbach Releases Sultane Collection Posted: 17 Feb 2010 04:00 AM PST Nathalie Kalbach of Scrapbook-Trends has released her first ever collection of papers, transparencies and stamps with the French manufacturer Sultane.  The collection is comprised of six double sided 12×12 papers (12 designs in total) 15 transparencies and embellishment bands, and 35 stamps. Click here for more information, and to find out how to purchase the collection for a special price today Feb 17…

VINTAGE FINDS Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:47 AM PST http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40508780 In the latest issue of Crochet Today! Magazine (March/April, 2010), I ran across a picture of some pretty magnets made of scraps of vintage doilies.  Remarkable.  So, I quickly typed in the web address and found the etsy.com site of this creative vintage upcycler.  She has plenty of sweet, sweet items for sale at reasonable prices. After that, I had to…

Inspiration du Jour – At Six Posted: 17 Feb 2010 03:00 AM PST Get more inspiration from Davinie’s gallery and blog. You can also click here to see a tutorial she did showing you how to make the flowers on her layout!

Lark Handmade, Toy Sushi Train Set Posted: 17 Feb 2010 02:29 AM PST Lark Handmade, Toy Sushi Train $89.00 How cute is this little wooden sushi train set. I have a 2 year old who would love this!!  The price is a little high but the idea is priceless. Check out the Lark website for more fun things ldren..

DIY: Moisturizing Body Scrub Posted: 17 Feb 2010 01:00 AM PST Handmade Philly recently shared a recipe for creating your own moisturizing Body Scrub from Lilith's Apothecary. The ingredients are listed on the Handmade Philly site & there’s a YouTube video showing how to create the scrub.

Inspiration: Elva Fields Posted: 16 Feb 2010 08:50 PM PST The spring 2010 collection from Elva Fields is now here.  As with last time, I think these are great pieces and also serve as excellent inspiration for projects to make out of vintage chunky beads and accents such as earrings and brooches.

New Glass at Double Helix – Clio Posted: 16 Feb 2010 08:50 PM PST There’s fresh glass at Double Helix and it sure looks beautiful! It’s called Clio and it’s a striking, color shifting, reducing glass that looks reddish orange in the picture. it just became available yesterday so I haven’t had the pleasure of trying it out. But that will happen and soon I hope. I absolutely love Double Helix glass. My favorites are…

Tutorial: Covered Brad Necklace Posted: 16 Feb 2010 08:32 PM PST I love this idea.  This necklace and tutorial are by Doe-c-Doe.  The necklace is made with covered scrapbooking brads found at Target. Simple, easy to find and unexpected materials used to create a lovely necklace.  What is not to love about this?!

Tutorial: Make a dome tent from hula hoops Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:48 PM PST Care from Obsessively Stitching continues her Tent Week posts with a tutorial by her sister Elizabeth showing how to make a child-sized dome tent.  Crafty genius must run in the family!  The tent is made from a king-sized sheet, while the round shape is supported by frames made from hula hoops.  Brilliant!  Get the how-to. [photo from Obsessively Stitching] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, dome, tent,…

Tutorial: Make a pair of toddler leg warmers from an adult pair of knee socks Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:31 PM PST Sew Much Ado shares a tutorial for making a pair of leg warmers for your toddler out of a pair of adult-sized knee socks.  You can find knee socks in so many fun patterns – polka dots, stripes, novelty prints.  The patterns are cute as knee socks, but would be super super cute as leg warmers on little todedler legs!  Go…

Tutorial: Sew a tie for your little man Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:19 PM PST Amber from M & A blog shows you how to make a handsome tie for your handsome little man.  The tie is attached to a velcro neckband, which means easy on/easy off.   Wouldn’t this be just the thing for his Easter Sunday outfit?  Go to the tutorial. [photo from M & A blog] Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, tie, boy, toddler, necktie, velcro,…

Knitted Knockers! Coming To Your Area…. Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:45 PM PST Knitted prosthetic breasts for mastectomy patients. Sounds silly, doesn’t it? Yet, when placed in a bra, these knitted breasts take the shape and feel of a real breast. They are lighter and more comfortable than silicone prosthetic breasts. The knitted fabric breathes and prevents the heat rash experienced by many women wearing the silicone ones. Did you know that just one…

Cute Tween Picture Frame Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:33 PM PST Many teens and tweens are taking photography in school. What a great craft to have them do to showcase their photos! Check it out over at I Love to Create Blog.

Make a Mini Olympic Ice Rink Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:28 PM PST Silly Eagle Books has such a cute craft to go along with this book, Big Dog, Little Dog as well as perfectly timed for the Olympics. Find out how she made it here!

Edible Kids Slime Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:23 PM PST Teaching children science through touch and even taste is great! This Edible Kids Slime is perfect for talking about chemical reactions! Check out Craftbits to see how to make it!

Free tutorial, Felt Shamrock pins Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:56 PM PST I think these Shamrock pins for St Patrick’s Day are absolutely adorable and it looks like they are easy enough to make.  I am sure that everyone that is Irish or just Irish on St. Patrick’s Day would enjoy having one of these. The tutorial is done by the stitcher scribbler.  If you don’t want to make them you can…

New Release: Digital Stamps from Treehouse Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:36 PM PST image by Ashley Bowen and Treehouse Stamps  Treehouse stamps has just released lots of adorable new digital stamp images, I love this skunk, so sweet! Click here to see all their new digis. -Heather

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