Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Tutorial: Applique a lovely spring bouquet on a plain tank

Posted: 04 May 2010 07:09 AM PDT

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to embellish a plain tank with a spring bouquet applique.  The flower petals are fluffy and dimensional.  The sheer tone-on-tone fabric in her example is absolutely lovely!!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Ruffles and Stuff]

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Freebie: Ice Cream Stickers

Posted: 04 May 2010 07:00 AM PDT

Download these images and print onto sticker paper to create your very own stickers! Click here to go to download.

Tutorial: No-sew satin ribbon flower corsage for Mom

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:52 AM PDT

Vanessa from V and Co. joins the Celebrating Mom fun with a tutorial on her blog showing how to make these no-sew flower corsages from satin ribbon.  Make it a brooch for mom to pin her purse or her sweater, or go all retro and put it on an elastic band for a wrist corsage.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from V and Co.]

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Taunton Books Customer Appreciation Sale

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:47 AM PDT

 

Be sure to take a trip over to Taunton today and check out all the books on crafting they are offering at half-price.   I see so many I want and I am sure it will be the same for you.  They also are selling their magazine back issues inexpensively.

Handprint Flower Pot

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:37 AM PDT

Try this craft with your child for a grandmother or mom… It is so great to document a child’s grown through Handprint art!! Check out Fun Handprint Art to see how its done!


Tutorial: Working with g.c.d Chip Art Tools

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Nathalie Kalbach shows in a video tutorial how  she works with the Chip Art Tools by Melody Ross from g.c.d. Click here to go to tutorial.

A DIFFERENT SOCK

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:54 AM PDT

Who knew that origami applied to crocheted socks?  Check this out!

http://sites.google.com/site/cerdeb/

(scroll down to the link to the free pattern)

Me?  I’ve got a sock fetish, but that doesn’t include crocheting two things that match!!

Competition: Paper Crafts Gallery Idol

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:51 AM PDT

image by Paper Crafts

Back for a fourth years it’s Paper Crafts magazine’s Gallery Idol competition, where *you* have a chance to win some great prizes! Each week contestants will be given a theme and asked to create a card based on a theme, winners will be chosen to move on to the next week with a new theme, and so on until…

Sunflower Cake

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:47 AM PDT

Now that is one busy but somehow still really appealing-to-me cake. And the decorations are mostly manipulated store-bought candies, so doesn’t look too tough to make. Go Woman’s Day! Find the how-tos HERE.

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Tutorial: Paper Roses

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Nina Brackett shows how to make these paper roses. Click here to go to tutorial.

Tutorial: Circle of Geese

Posted: 04 May 2010 04:53 AM PDT

Claudia from Machen und Tun blog shares how she made this circle of geese quilting block - it’s a variation on the traditional flying geese pattern. She says, I made this tutorial because I had a hard time to find and understand other ways of doing this block. Get the know-how.

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Freebie: April Journaling Printables

Posted: 04 May 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Download these free printables by Kinsey Wilson. Click here to go to download.

Inspiration du Jour – Sewn With Love

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:18 AM PDT

Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog

Makeup…Times Four

Posted: 04 May 2010 02:00 AM PDT

1. Sugar Kisses Eyecolor by Chamorita Essentials
2. Earth Diva Mineral Foundation & Kabuki Kit by Earth Diva Mineral Cosmetics
3. Earth Apparent Mineral Eyeshadow by Something Sophie
4. 10 Jars Tulip Blossom Eye Shadow eyeliner by ColorfulDesigns

Tutorial: Make a wrist rest for your keyboard

Posted: 03 May 2010 08:05 PM PDT

Amy from Adventures in AZ shows how to make a wrist rest for your keyboard.  This little pillow will support your wrists so your hands won’t get as tired while you cruise the sewing blogs.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Adventures in AZ]

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Tutorial: Summer top with shaggy fabric embellishment

Posted: 03 May 2010 07:54 PM PDT

LJ from Drink and Dress shows how she turned a men’s henley top into this stylish summer top embellished with shaggy fabric strips.  Love it!!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Drink and Dress]

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Ta Dah!: Mod handbag from patchwork

Posted: 03 May 2010 06:16 PM PDT

Jennifer Ladd made this nifty handbag using the patchwork looking fabric Echino Ni-co by Etsuko Furuya Plane Pink. I found some Red at Fabricworm.

Via CraftGossip.com Crafty Reviews

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Book: Rule-Breaking Quilts

Posted: 03 May 2010 05:52 PM PDT

Kathryn Schmidt of Quirks, LTD wants to help you escape the quilt police and become your own designer. That’s how she describes her new book Rule-Breaking Quilts published in Feb 2010 by the American Quilter’s Society - AQS. I bought a copy of her book this morning, adding to my fast-growing collection of artsy quilt how-tos. I cannot wait to get my hands on it. If you…

Free chart: Mini needlepoint

Posted: 03 May 2010 05:08 PM PDT

If you like miniature needlepoint, you’ll love this free floral petit point chart from Kreinik. The site says, “Worked over one on 40-count silk gauze, the design is about the size of a quarter.” Get the chart.

And many thanks to Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com, for pointing out this find.

Tutorial: Hand applique

Posted: 03 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Ruth O’Leary lets us watch over her shoulder as she appliques a complex shape. She has great advice for making the process painless and the results beautiful. She even includes a tip for curing any “wobbles” you may spot after the fact. See her tute.

Free chart for pillow top

Posted: 03 May 2010 04:52 PM PDT

Remy of Embroiderbee’s Blog is sharing the chart for this exquisite design. She says,

[It] morphed from the painting that I use as my gravatar. It would be 11 1/8  x  11 1/8 on 18 ct fabric … perfect to make a color splash on a couch or chair.  It's under my copyright, and free for your personal, non-commercial use only.

Lovely! Get the chart.

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Tutorial: Cloud filling stitch

Posted: 03 May 2010 04:43 PM PDT

This week’s TAST challenge over on SharonB’s Pin Tangle blog is cloud filling stitch. Sharon says,

At first glance it looks like a ho-hum filler but it is amazingly useful. I have used it on things like Christmas decorations, crazy quilting to block in areas, cushions and bags in a simple band with a few beads, and even as a band for a…

Lots of new free patterns at Stofnest

Posted: 03 May 2010 04:34 PM PDT

I’m not sure what’s going on over at Stofnest, but Ria posted dozens of new cross-stitch sampler patterns over the weekend. Click over and enjoy the abundance.

Volcanic Ash Glass from Bullseye

Posted: 03 May 2010 03:49 PM PDT

It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 30 years since the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. Time flies. The first blast was May 18th and most of the volcanic ash blew to the east. On May 25th there was a smaller blast and that combined with shifting winds brought ash over to the Portland area, just 50 miles away.…

New Releases and Projects: Inkadinkado Stamps

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:51 PM PDT

image by Inkadinkado

Inkdinkado stamps has recently released a bunch of wonderful new clear and wood mounted stamps including themes like baby, graduation, lots of beach, travel, summer, phrases, lots of alphabets, animals and more. Click here to see what’s new. They also have lots of new project ideas too, click here to see those.

-Heather