Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Tutorial: Make a cover for your ironing board

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 07:13 AM PDT

Kimberlee from Pondered In My Heart shows how to make a new cover for your ironing board.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Pondering My Heart]

[via Handmade Matters]

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Tutorial: Make a set of hanging fabric baskets

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 06:51 AM PDT

Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make a set of hanging fabric baskets.  Slide them over a curtain rod for a set of pocket organizers for your craft or sewing room.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from The Mother Huddle]

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Project and Freebie: Stamped Paper Easter Basket

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 06:04 AM PDT

image by Whimsie Doodles

Visit the Whimsie Doodles blog for instructions on how to make this adorable paper Easter basket. While you’re there be sure to also sign up for their newsletter and receive a cute teddy bear digital stamp for free.

-Heather

Tutorial: Photo Booth Strip

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Paula Gilarde shows you how to create a strip of photo booth type photos to use on your pages. Click here to go to tutorial

CUTE CROCHET STORAGE FOR SMALL THINGS

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:50 AM PDT

http://elsasdesign.blogspot.com/

I ran across this little cutie on a blog.  You’ll need to cut and paste the link to google.com and click ‘translate this page’ to get the blog in English.  Scroll down about 1/3 to find this cute storage idea.  Attention to detail here is excellent.

The ONLY way I’d voluntarily allow a mouse into my house is if this crocheter…

Polka Dot Cookie Party

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:31 AM PDT

Check out this fabulous cookie decor for a polka dot party at i am baker. Giant polka dot cookies on a stick in vases, a cake adorned with polka dot cookies and polka dot cookie favors. Love it. Find the post HERE.

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Tutorial: Daring Graffiti Backgrounds

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Nicole Maki of Gauche Alchemy shares a tutorial for creating graffiti style backgrounds for scrapbooking and paper crafts. Click here to go to tutorial.

Inspiration du Jour – Tall Enough

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog

DIY: Lavender & Sweet Orange Hand Soap

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Learn how to whip up a Lavender & Sweet Orange Hand Soap in just 30 seconds. Head over to Safe Mama’s blog for the details & instructions.

Free template: Pressing guides for a perfect turned edge

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 08:09 PM PDT

I’ve gotten pretty good at eyeballing a 1/4-inch or 1/2-inch folded edge, but when I want to be more precise I find myself pulling out a seam gauge and constantly checking the depth of the fold. 

Until now. 

Because The Scientific Seamstress has an idea that is SO much easier and provides a more accurate measurement.  She created a pressing template that can…

Tutorial: Add pockets to a pair of shorts

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:53 PM PDT

Would your favorite pair of shorts (or pants) be made that much more favorite if they only had pockets?  Katie from Notes from a very red kitchen shows how you can add them in.  Genius!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Notes from a very red kitchen]

[via One Pretty Thing]

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Mondrian Pound Cake

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:38 PM PDT

When art and food collide…. Learn how to make this Mondrian pound cake HERE (and learn about Mondrian as well) at Feasting on Art.

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Tutorial: Make a child’s dress-up wedding veil

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:23 PM PDT

If your little girl loves to pretend wedding scenarios, then perhaps she needs her own dress-up wedding veil.  Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make one.  Don’t let the frilliness fool you – this is actually a super easy sewing project.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Obsessively Stitching]

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Tutorial: Shirred summer sundress for toddlers

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:16 PM PDT

Prudent Baby shares a tutorial for making a shirred summer sundress for toddlers.  Make one from a lightweight cotton for easy (and comfortable) summer wear.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Prudent Baby]

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Felt Peep bunny bunting from Dana of MADE

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:36 PM PDT

Children and adults alike will be fascinated by this felt peep bunny bunting created by Dana.  They assure us on V. and CO. that this is a quick and easy project. There is a pictorial tutorial with all the instructions on making these delightful peeps. You can use regular crafts store felt and some decorative ribbon to hang your peeps.…

DIY Cupcake Stands

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 02:15 PM PDT

I. Love. This. Cupcake. Stand. And not just because it involves Anthropologie knobs, though it does. But because it’s gorgeous, DIY, looks relatively easy to make, and the plates are interchangeable. Yes. The plates are interchangeable. I love it. Find the how-tos HERE at the always brilliant Giver’s Log. (To buy instead of DIY, the blogger also leads us to these great…

New Release and Sale: Treehouse Digital Stamps

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:51 PM PDT

image by Treehouse

Treehouse stamps has some cute new digital stamp images, including sea creatures like turtles, crabs and whales, forest friends and funny aliens, all are on sale for a limited time too so hurry and click here to check them out.

-Heather

Eco-Friendly Spring Decorations

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:26 PM PDT

This eco-friendly egg carton craft is perfect for brightening up your living space for Spring! Eco.Logical.Mom shows you how its done.

Easter Egg Animals

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:23 PM PDT

This is a great craft for the little ones! Turn Plastic Easter Eggs into Animals. Adorable! Jolly Mom shows you how.

Clay Polymer Egg Garland

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:18 PM PDT

This is a great craft for your older children to express themselves artistically during the Easter season. Charlottes Fancy gives a great tutorial for how to make them.

Pom Pom Bunny and Mushroom Eggs

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:10 PM PDT

Fantastic Toys shows you how to make cute little pom pom bunnies and mushroom eggs for Easter decorations. Too cute to pass up!

Free patterns and charts: Easter

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:52 AM PDT

Giveaway: Renaissance Dyeing threads

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:16 AM PDT

Don’t miss the fabulous giveaway over on Mary Corbet’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog. Mary says,

Today’s give-away is courtesy of Renaissance Dyeing, a company that hand-dyes wool threads using natural dyes, creating gorgeous ranges of color on a beautiful wool that’s ideal for crewel embroidery and tapestry work. The Elizabethan Embroidery Range (crewel embroidery wool) is what’s up for grabs today –…

Needlepoint tutorial: Moorish stitch

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:09 AM PDT

This week, Rittenhouse Needlepoint tutors us on Moorish stitch. The blog says,

Moorish offers good coverage and is relatively easy to compensate. This stitch has a pretty texture even when just using one color, but using two colors or two types of threads really takes full advantage of the stitch.

See the tute.

Video tutorial: Net knots stitch

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:03 AM PDT

Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas shows us how to complete the net knots stitch. It seems so much easier now that I can see Lakshmi’s hands in motion! See if you agree. See the tute.