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Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Tutorial: Make an Alice dress with neckline ruffle and wide sash

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:50 AM PDT

Hattie from Little Red Roost shows how to make her Alice dress.  It’s easily made from an existing t-shirt or tank and a yard of your favorite fabric print.  A ruffle at the neck and a wide sash at the waist add feminine flair to this comfortable summer dress.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Little Red Roost]

[via Sevi Designs]

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Tutorial: Piano-themed messenger bag for music books

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:29 AM PDT

Char from Crap I’ve Made shows how to make a piano-themed messenger bag sized to carry music books to and from lessons.  If you love that keyboard image across the front flap, you’re in luck.  She shares the template for that.  Use it as a freezer paper stencil or as an applique template depending on the look you want.  Go to…

Inspiration: Antique whitework

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:02 AM PDT

Jeanine in Canada of Italian Needlework gives us a close-up look at an exquisite antique whitework handkerchief. The photos will have you hugging your monitor. See the post.

Review and Giveaway

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Jill at A Matter of Memories has posted a review of this new e-book from Ella Publishing: Picture Perfect. She is also giving away a copy. Click here to go to review and giveaway.

New Release: Savvy Stamps

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:50 AM PDT

image by Savvy Stamps

Savvy Stamps has some great new images out now, most of their stamps can be found on-line at Impress Rubber Stamps but be sure to check with your local retail store and see if they carry them (if not why not ask them too:)) or you can contact Savvy directly and ask for locations near you.

-Heather

image by Savvy Stamps

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DORIS CHAN SCORES AGAIN!

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Crochet Lace Innovations by Doris Chan

I really wanted the picture of the cover of Doris Chan’s latest book to be large enough so you could see  the lovely lace design.  This is indicative of the beautiful designs Doris has created for us!  This same design also appears as a dress in the book.  There are 20 designs in this book,…

Nutrition Pyramid Plate

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:12 AM PDT

Check out this simple-genius idea to help you have a balanced meal: the nutrition pyramid lunch box. While it doesn’t appear to be on the market yet, find the original idea HERE at LABEXP. {I can’t recall where I spotted these…may have been Design Mom or swiss-miss so they both get shout outs}

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Science Cookie Roundup

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:04 AM PDT

Find the 4th science themed cookie roundup HERE at Not So Humble Pie (though there are a few cakes in there, too, so don’t be surprised.)

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Video tute: Embroidery basics

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:01 AM PDT

Rachel Hobson (aka Average Jane Crafter) is an awesome crafter and a rockin craft writer. One of her gigs is covering crafty news for Craftzine.com. To encourage us to attend CRAFT’s next Maker Faire, Becky Stern posted a video of Rachel (from last year’s gathering) demoing the basics of hand embroidery. So fun! Go see.

Freebie: Handwriting Fonts

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Kevin and Amanda have amassed a great collection of free handwriting fonts for scrapbooking. Click here to go to downloads.

Giveaway: Stamping Up! Supplies

Posted: 06 May 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Jennifer McGuire is giving away some goodies from Stamping Up! Click here to go to giveaway

Inspiration du Jour – Yum

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog

5 Essential Makeup Tips from Bobbi Brown

Posted: 06 May 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Bobbi Brown, an American make-up artist and CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, pretty much wrote the handbook for applying flawless makeup. In this article, Bobbi shares five essential makeup tips every woman should know, an excerpt from her book titled Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro.

Tutorial: Sew a pedicure bag

Posted: 05 May 2010 07:16 PM PDT

Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this pretty bag to store all of your pedicure tools.  Pair this with a pair of handmade spa slippers and you’ve got the ultimate pampering gift.  (Or keep them for yourself for your own pampering.  You deserve it!!)  Get the tute.

[photo from Pickup Some Creativity]

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Tutorial: Toddler halter swimsuit cover-up from an adult t-shirt

Posted: 05 May 2010 07:06 PM PDT

Head over to The Mother Huddle to find out how to turn one of your old t-shirts into a halter dress or swimsuit cover-up for your toddler daughter.  This is a quickie refashion – she completed it in just 20 minutes.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from The Mother Huddle]

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Tutorial: Butterfly Collection throw pillow

Posted: 05 May 2010 06:53 PM PDT

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff continues Celebrating Mom with a tutorial showing how to make her Butterfly Collection throw pillow cover.  Little felt butterflies are stitched down to the front of the cover in a simple grid pattern reminiscent of your school bug collection projects.  She includes a template for the little felt butterflies, but if you had a die-cutting machine and a butterfly die you…

Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:07 PM PDT

by 2 Good Claymates Happy Cinco De Mayo!  Inspired by time spent living in Mexico, 2GoodClaymates created these wonderful gecko pieces!  Click here to go to the blog.

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Call for Entries – Red Hot Party and Juried Auction

Posted: 05 May 2010 04:39 PM PDT

The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA is combining a competition with a fund raising auction. Sounds like a good time for glass artists looking for a challenge. The Glass Quarterly blog brought this to my attention and I thought I’d share it with all of you, especially if you might be interested in applying. The deadline is June 2nd so hurry…

Bead Star: Deadline for entries extended

Posted: 05 May 2010 04:04 PM PDT

If you have not yet submitted a design for Bead Star, you are in luck, as the deadline has been extended to May 10, 2010.

You could be the next winner!  Winning designs are showcased in the magazine, and the grand prize winner receives an all-expense paid trip to Bead Fest Santa Fe, plus a grand prize valued at up to $1000.

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How to: Prepare “Inclusions”

Posted: 05 May 2010 03:26 PM PDT

ibeadmag recently ran an article on how to prepare “inclusions” for resin jewelry.  This article written by Michael Cluley is a great resource for how to prepare everything from flowers to candy for inclusion in resin elements (such as the candy heart pictured here)

New Release: The Greeting Farm Stamps

Posted: 05 May 2010 12:48 PM PDT

image by The Greeting Farm and Cindy

The Greeting Farm has released some super cute new stamps including a sweet Grandparents couple, Anya with flowers in her hair, a cool rocker chick and a cutie pie with a bear hat, click here to see what’s new and then you can visit their blog for lots of great ideas with these new images.

-heather

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I like everything in Enna’s shops.

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:57 AM PDT

Everything in Enna’s shop is pretty awesome.

The Cassette Envelopes, the Rabbit Paper Doll Card, the ABC Poster, the fancy embroidered Deer Patch! All so adorable, I love her design and illustration style.

You can find her blog here.
Enna’s Etsy Shop
Enna’s Dwanda Shop – Her Dwanda Shop has more stuff than her Etsy one. Including lots of neat wooden brooches.

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Tiny Turtles!

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:41 AM PDT

Sometimes you run across something that’s just so cute you want to drool. These are that! From T Matthews Fine Art, here. The free pattern for these adorable baby turtles is available here.

TAST experiment: Cloud filling

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Look what Annet of Fat-Quarter did with this month’s TAST stitch, cloud filling. She framed the dots on a polka dot print! Brilliant! See her blog post.

Reminder: Giveaway at Anja Rieger Design

Posted: 05 May 2010 10:14 AM PDT

Don’t forget about the giveaway for CraftGossip readers at Anja Rieger Design. It ends tomorrow, May 6. Get the details.