Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Lookie what she’s making: A year of dress refashions for $1 a day

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 07:04 AM PDT

Lookie what New Dress a Day is making!  She has embarked on a year-long refashioning project aimed at rejuvenating her creative spirit.  She’s refashioning a new garment every day out of thrift store and tag sale finds, and she’s given herself a budget of just $1 a day.    Check out her blog to see all that she has made so far!  I can’t wait to see what…

Tutorial: Fabric bookmark and penholder

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:54 AM PDT

Twelve Crafts Till Christmas shows how to make a fabric bookmark and pen holder rolled into one.  This quick little project uses small bits of fabric, so dig out your scrap bin and make a stack for your gift stash.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Twelve Crafts Till Christmas]

[via One Pretty Thing]

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Tutorial: Tank top with braided straps

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:44 AM PDT

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to make this tank top with braided straps.  She made it from a long-sleeved tee, which are widely available on the clearance racks as the weather warms.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Adventures in Dressmaking]

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Edible Bling

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:28 AM PDT

Yep. This gold tomato is edible. Like the hand of King Midas, Esslack Food Spray from the Deli Garage in Germany turns food gold. Or silver. As seen on LikeCool.com via Design Fetish.

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Technique: Glitter Puzzle Stamped Card

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:04 AM PDT

image by Beate Johns

Beate Johns has a wonderful video tutorial on her blog Fresh and Fun, she’ll share with you how she made this gorgeous glitter puzzle butterfly card.

-Heather

Tutorial: Hybrid Scrapbooking, and a freebie!

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Karla Dudley takes you through the steps to create a hybrid layout. Plus you can download a free template for the envelope she used on her page (shown above). Click here to go to tutorial.

Gum Paste Petals

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:52 AM PDT

Learn how to make gum paste petals HERE at Martha {spotted on  One Pretty Thing}.

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Giveaway: 3L Adhesives and eMOTions Paper Collection

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Nathalie Kalbach and Liz Hicks are giving away some goodies to round out their month long blog hop. Just leave them a comment by Sunday April 11th to enter. Click here to go to Nat’s blog. Click here to go to Liz’s blog

Online Class – Travel Journal

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Join Kimberly Lund on The Daily Digi as she takes you through this six week class to create a journal to use on your next vacation. The introductory post for the class is now online and you will receive a new class each week until May 12th. Click here for more information.

Vickie Howell’s Craft Corps book promo giveaway-a-day start today!

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:12 AM PDT

Vickie Howell has a new book coming out! It’s called Craft Corps and it focuses on conversations with some influential crafters. You can read more about it here.

In honor of the new book Vickie is having a giveaway a day! Read about the giveaways on her blog!

Inspiration du Jour – Fun

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Get more inspiration from her gallery

DIY: Tractor Soaps

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:00 AM PDT

My father-in-law is a John Deere man. I’d venture to guess he would get a kick out of Soap Queen’s latest tutorial. The instructions show how to create cute little soaps using Bramble Berry’s tractor mold.

Neat-o! Chalkboard fabric!

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:35 PM PDT

This is so neat! Fun for a girl or a boy! You can buy this fabric that acts just like a chalkboard surface. You can sew it, write on, and erase chalk from it.

Vogue Fabric Store has it for 10.80 a yard and Edly Textiles has it for 9.98 a yard on Amazon.

While looking around for this chalkboard fabric I also…

Las Vegas Here I Come – Glass Craft and Bead Expo

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:23 PM PDT

I’ve mentioned it more than once. A number of times actually…but I’m leaving for Las Vegas tomorrow and couldn’t be more excited. It’s the Glass Craft and Bead Expo! Besides the fact I’ve got a table in the bead section of the show, there is going to be so much glass and tools and equipment I may loose my mind.…

Free patterns: Groovy and Funky

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:10 PM PDT

Lynn Weathers from Alamosa Quilter has written up some nice instructions for this quilt Funky Buttons – and it’s just a bonus project. Use the pattern to make the Groovy Baby quilt too. Go here to see it and to download the free patterns.

Via Jandi In Stitches

Cool idea: Birthday chair slipcover from felt

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:37 PM PDT

Creative Jewish Mom shares a fun way to help celebrate a birthday.  Turn a regular ole dining room chair into a special birthday chair with the help of a simple felt slipcover.  When the birthday is over, fold it up and store it in the closet.  Read more at Creative Jewish Mom.

[photo from Creative Jewish Mom]

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Free pattern: Recycled Mooshy Belly Bunny

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:14 PM PDT

Holly from Beeper Bebe shares a free pattern on her blog, Chez Beeper Bebe, for making this Mooshy Belly Bunny from recycled knit fabric.  The soft knit is a perfect pairing for this sweet little softie!  Go to the free pattern and tutorial.

[via luvinthemommyhood]

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Tutorial: Make a custom zipper pull using freezer paper stencil

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:02 PM PDT

Sometimes all it takes is one fabulous detail to transform a plain garment into something special.  Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar guest blogs at Seven-Thirty-Three with a tutorial showing how to make a custom zipper pull.  She uses a freezer paper stencil to create a custom image on fabric, and then uses that fabric to make the zipper pull. …

Wedding Cake Inspiration

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 02:31 PM PDT

For eye candy and inspiration purposes only: Check out this colorful alternative to a traditional wedding cake, as spotted on Wedding Obsession. Yep. Wondering how this is made will likely keep me up at night.

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Sneak Peek: The Greeting Farm Stamps Spolight Kit

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:39 PM PDT

image by Lysa Rohrer and The Greeting Farm

Visit The Greeting Farm stamps blog for a sneak peek at their brand new spotlight stamping and scrapbooking kit, featuring larger diecut rubber stamps perfect for scrapbooking as well as card making.

-Heather

Idea: Rice Krispie Treat Cupcakes

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:20 AM PDT

This blog has seen its fair share of Rice Krispie treat creations, including sushi, a wedding cake, even Totoro.  And yet it never occurred to me to make cupcakes until I spotted THESE on i Bake Cupcakes. Genius. Perfect alternative to cake (for allergies, tastes, whatever). Find the recipe and instructions on decorating the animals HERE.

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Tutorial: Cartier-like Charity Bracelets

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:54 AM PDT

If you love the look of Cartier’s Love Charity bracelets, then check out P.S. I Made This‘ quick and easy tutorial on how to make a similar one yourself.

As always, I like the easy instructions and use of readily available materials.  Maybe if you give this tutorial a whirl, you could pick a charity of your own to make a donation…

The Sock Knitter’s Workshop

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Remember my desperate plea for help with my socks (well, maybe it was more like “help me not buy any more sock yarn”)? Anyway, I have issues with socks. They don’t quite fit. I wear them and love them because they are hand knit, and I know it’s me, because socks that others have knit fit just fine.

Enter The Sock…

Technique – Plying With Beads

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:04 AM PDT

In Spin Off’s new e-newsletter,  there is an article on plying with beads. Interesting, not because I need another hobby, but it’s just something that never occured to me. Spin your yarn, thread some beads on one of the singles or a thread, and then ply together with other singles to create your own “art yarn”. Cool! I’m going to have to…

Fabric weaves demystified

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:54 AM PDT

Twill, basketweave, jacquard – do you know the difference between these different fabric weaves?  Sew4Home does, and they give us the lowdown.  Go to the article.

[photo from Sew4Home]

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