Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Use up your fabric scraps!

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 06:25 AM PST

Do your fabric scraps multiply like bunnies?  Can’t throw away even the smallest shard of fabric?  Amy from Craft Chi shares some ideas on her blog for using up all the tiny little scraps generated by your sewing projects.  Read her post and get inspired!

[photo from Craft Chi]

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Free pattern: Tiger coin purse

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 06:16 AM PST

Joann from Craft Passion shares a free pattern for this tiger coin purse.  He sports a zipper closure to keep your money inside his fierce little self.  Rarrr!!  Go to the pattern.

[photo from Craft Passion]

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Sale: Every Sunday at Coronado Island Stamps

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 06:04 AM PST

image by Coronado Island Stamps

Click here to visit Coronado Island stamps, then sign up for their newsletter and you’ll be sent an e-mail that will give you a link every Sunday to their Spectacular Sunday sales. They offer 30-50% select stamps every Sunday, so what are you waiting for go sign up for their newsletter?!? :)

-Heather

See the thread series at Rittenhouse

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 06:03 AM PST

Rittenhouse Needlepoint blog has started a new series of posts that explore a particular fiber and its use in needlepoint. First up: Very Velvet thread. See the analysis.

Tutorial: Scrappy clutch purse

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 05:57 AM PST

Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make this fun little clutch purse.  The smaller size is perfect for a night out, and it also means that you can make it out of smaller pieces of fabric.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from From an Igloo]

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Free tat pattern: Hope butterfly

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 05:02 AM PST

Sherry Pence (much better known as LadyShuttleMaker) is sharing her original pattern for this gorgeous tatted butterfly. She asks that you leave her a comment if you download her design. Get the pattern.

GUESS WHAT I’M GONNA LEARN?

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:58 AM PST

KIM GUZMAN SHORT ROW TUNISIAN SCARF

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/classes.php

Kim Guzman is teaching an online class to make this lovely scarf in tunisian short rows.  It really looks like something I can actually learn from pictures and text.  The class is slated to begin March 19, 2010.  I’ve never taken an online class in crochet (or much of anything), so this will be my…

Free patterns and charts

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:01 AM PST

Sweet Sally’s Soaps Giveaway

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 01:00 AM PST

Sweet Sally’s Soaps is having a giveaway on her blog. You can enter to win two soaps – I Love Coffee Soap and Dead Sea Mud Soap. The contest ends March 19 at Midnight EST & the winner will be announced Saturday, March 20.

Urban Glass – Let’s go to Brooklyn Tonight

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 08:15 PM PST

If you find yourself in Brooklyn you must wander over to Urban Glass, a fantastic glass facility. I’ve had the pleasure of hanging out there a couple of times and find the place just awesome. I did a glass bead show there ages ago and the last time I was in Manhattan I had to go over and just be…

Tutorial: Wipe-clean changing pad from a tablecloth

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 06:47 PM PST

My Creative Stirrings has the how-to for making a large diaper changing pad with a wipe-clean surface.  She gets the wipe-clean fabric from a discount tablecloth.  One tablecloth yielded 4 changing pads.  Brilliant!!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from My Creative Stirrings]

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Tutorial: Man’s shirt to cute minidress

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 06:28 PM PST

Stefi from Just Chic shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to transform a man’s dress shirt into a kicky minidress.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Just Chic blog]

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They’re new: Lots of Ruffles Skirt and Miss Leila Top/Dress

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 02:45 PM PST

Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows off the two newest patterns to her line.  The Lots of Ruffles Skirt features layers upon layers of ruffles that girls will love.  The Miss Leila Top/Dress sports an elasticized ruffle at the neckline which makes it an easy fit.  Both patterns are easily customized to different lengths.

Both patterns are introductory priced at just $3 each until March…

It’s new: Easy Reusable Grocery Bag pattern

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 02:30 PM PST

This Easy Reusable Grocery Bag pattern is new from Keyka Lou Patterns.  According to the description, it’s designed to be easy to load.  The wide handles help distribute the weight of the groceries you’ll carry.  All function aside, the wide curvy are simply pretty.  Find out more at Keyka Lou Patterns blog.

[photo from Keyka Lou Patterns blog]

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iMaxi The Apple iPad Cover

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 02:18 PM PST

iMaxi The Apple iPad Cover by hiphandmaids. $30.00

This one is a toss up between, hilariously stupid or just darn right “got have one”.   If I could afford one of these expensive overpriced fad contraptions and a really good group of friends who has great sense of humor then I would definitely buy this.

Via  Regretsy facebook

Freebie: Digital Spring Images

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 01:42 PM PST

image by Scrap N Fonts

 Scrap N Fonts is offering some free digital images including this pretty spring tag, a lovely quote and a cookie recipe, click here to download them.

-Heather

Choose lotions that don’t damage needlework

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 09:06 AM PST

Jeanne of Just String blog gives the lowdown on hand lotions that won’t damage needlework. See the post.

New series of tutes: Goldwork

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 08:05 AM PST

Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog is letting us look over her shoulder as she undertakes a goldwork embroidery project. Don’t miss a single post of this series! See the latest instalment.