Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

CROCHET BUTTONS FOR YOU

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 06:47 AM PDT

http://mademoisellechaos.blogspot.com/2010/03/crochet-button-deluxe.html

This crocheter makes beautiful button covers – and shows us how.  Check it out!  Unlike those crocheted button balls that look tired so quickly, these buttons will last longer.  Choosing the right button to cover is the trick, I think.  There are also several other tutorials you’ll enjoy on this blog.  I can’t wait to have more time to browse…

Desserts in Literature

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 06:36 AM PDT

As she (as in, me) who is a cookie decorator and  edible crafts food blogger with a masters in lit, how can I not share with you this lovely roundup of desserts in literature from CakeSpy? Find the sweet literary inspiration HERE.

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Freebie: Digital Cat Stamp

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 06:04 AM PDT

image by Sliekje's

Visit the Sliekje’s Digi stamps blog to download this adorable digital kitty stamp for free! Click here.

-Heather

Two Giveaways: Sketchbook Class and an e-book

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Emily Pitts has a couple of cool giveaways on her blog. First a spot in Kelly Purkey’s Sketchbook Class.

As well as a copy of the new Ella e-book by Stacy Julian: UR2Cre8ive

Click here to go to Emily’s blog to find out how to enter!

Yes, a girl can change her mind about strings

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 05:28 AM PDT

I love it when quilters share their design process, and Cathy from Cabbage Quilts tells how she came up with this beautifully executed string quilt. Get her story here.

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Freebie: Sampler e-book from Ella Publishing

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Ella Publishing is offering this free Super Sampler e-book for download. In it find 34 tips, ideas and projects sampled from their first 14 e-books. Click here to go to download.

Inspiration du Jour – Easter Egg Hunt

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Get more inspiration from her gallery.

DIY: Simple Summer Detox Juice

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Golden Path Alchemy recently sent out a newsletter which included a recipe perfect for Spring and Summer. Learn how to Detox with Dandelion with this Simple Summer Detox Juice recipe. They also contributed three face masque recipes to Spa Magazine.

At Glasscraft – Bullseye’s got a Contest!

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:06 PM PDT

Are you attending Glasscraft and Bead Expo in Las Vegas next month…April 9-11, for the expo but check for the schedule of classes and if there’s any room left in those classes. Bullseye glass will have a booth there and they’re having a drawing. Sounds like fun! There are 5 $100 gift cards available in the drawing. So if you’re heading to…

Tutorial: Update a plain tee by adding a bow

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 07:24 PM PDT

Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar uses a scrap of fabric, a button, and a length of crocheted trim to dress up a plain tee.  I love the asymmetry of the bow on just one shoulder!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar]

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Tutorial: Button-top hanging dishtowels

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 07:08 PM PDT

Krystal from Sassy Sanctuary shares a tutorial for making this hanging dishtowel.  It buttons around the handle of your stove so little hands can’t pull the towel off and take it places unknown.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Sassy Sanctuary]

[via Someday Crafts]

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Dressing Up Chocolate Eggs

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Dress up chocolate eggs with fondant decor with these fabulous ideas and how-tos from the cookie shop. Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head shown here, but click the link to find how-tos for bunnies and chicks, too.

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Who’s in the Kitchen?

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:59 PM PDT




Cameo brooch

Originally uploaded by My Fimo Kitchen

It’s My Fimo Kitchen. I found this elegant brooch with an old-fashioned feel on the Craft Gossip Flickr group. To see the rest of the loely work from the artist, click on the picture, or click here to check out the blog!

Felt Fower Video Tutorial

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:44 PM PDT

This is an easy to understand video tutorial if you are just getting into felting.  I found it on Zazu Ta’s site who tells us:  I have recently fallen head over heels in love with felt. Everything felt.  Especially, felt flowers. I was browsing through You Tube and came across some really easy to follow, creative tutorials. Thought I’d share them…

Miniature Wedding Cakes

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:39 PM PDT

Check out this tool for making precious little mini wedding cakes (or birthday cakes?). Find the cake pan HERE at Williams-Sonoma, found on the kitchn.

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Tutorial: Diamond wale corduroy throw pillow

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:59 PM PDT

Sew4Home shows how to use the stripes (wales) of a piece of corduroy as a design element by setting them at angles.  The result is a luxurious textural diamond pattern on the front of your pillow.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Sew4Home]

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How To: Lifelines

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:58 PM PDT

No, they’re not a life saving device. Well, wait a minute, maybe they are. If you’ve spent 64 years knitting a lace shawl and lose count and have to rip it all out, this very well may be what pushes you over the edge.

Marjorie Colletta, Bella Online’s Knitting Editor brings us a tutorial on how to use stitch and row…

Lollipop Garden

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:39 PM PDT

I love this idea from Style Me Pretty: a garden of lollipops. Find the inspiration HERE.

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Free cross-stitch charts

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:46 PM PDT

Technique: Stamping in Beeswax

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:07 PM PDT

image by Nathalie Kalbach and Stampington

Check out this totally cool video from Nathalie Kalbach on the Stampington and Co. site, she teaches you how to stamp into melted beeswax, how neat is that?? Click here to watch the video.

-Heather

Free patterns: Hand embroidery

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:52 PM PDT

New Downloadable Patterns From Tilli Thomas!

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:26 AM PDT

Lots and lots of free patterns. Sweaters and scarves, tanks and shawls, they’ve got it all, and, of course, they have the yarn to knit these with. Like one of my all time favorites,

Flurries, which is Austrailian Merino with beads. Oh my! 

Free patterns and awesome yarn, I think I’ve died and gone to heaven!

The goodies are here: http://www.tillitomas.com/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=101

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Recycle a cd case into a classy gift card box

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Over at the blog Chica and Jo there is a wonderful tutorial on how to recycle a cd holder into a gift card box. I do love the irony here in that the gift card they happen to feature is for i tunes, hehe.

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Tutorial: Rhinestone Bracelet

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Obsessively Stitching has shared a fun tutorial on how to make rhinestone studded bracelets out of skull and crossbones shoelaces.

Looks like a fun project yo try with kids.

Adorable Little Girls Sweater

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:01 AM PDT

Isn’t this adorable? I’m actually going to make this one, not just dream about it. Even have a recipient in mind!

The pattern is from Caron International, and free, here: http://www.caron.com/projects/ss/ss41_cable_toddler_po.html and is knit in Simply Soft yarn from Caron. The colors are yummy. Solids, variagateds, heathers, oh my! And I’ve used this yarn before, it really is so soft, just a…