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Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Tutorial: Wipe-clean vinyl highchair mat

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:22 AM PDT

Larissa from Just Another Day in Paradise shares a tutorial for making this highchair dropcloth to catch the inevitable drips and spills that occur at mealtimes.  She made it from a vinyl tablecloth for a wipe-clean surface.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Just Another Day in Paradise]

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Tutorial: No-scratch infant mittens

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:09 AM PDT

Rochelle from Home Sweet Homebodies shows how to make an itty bitty pair of mittens sized to fit infants’ hands.  These little mittens keep baby’s sharp nails from scratching their skin.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Home Sweet Homebodies]

[via Totally Tutorials]

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Project: Grungeboard Bracelet

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 06:03 AM PDT

Beat Johns shares a step by step and video tutorial on how to make this super cool bracelet using Tim Holt’s Grundgeboard, how fun is that?! Click here to learn how to make one for yourself, or wouldn’t this be a great gift for a teen?

-Heather

Free charts: Cross-stitch

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 05:01 AM PDT

DIY: Blue Man Cold Process Soap

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Learn how to make this funky Blue Man Cold Process Soap with Soap Queen’s tutorial. Be sure to check out her videos regarding safety precautions and basic instructions, as well.

Dolly Donations Update

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 06:56 PM PDT

Dolly Donations Sending Love to Children in Need

Craftgossip.com is a proud sponsor of Dolly Donations and we would like to share with you their latest photos and news from the 2010 Dolly Drive.

Sarah makes these dolls, and she says "My mission is to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate, especially orphaned children around the world ……. to provide them with a source of comfort …… to send…

Tutorial: Getting it smooth and full when stuffing pillows

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 04:07 PM PDT

Polyfil is an inexpensive and readily available pillow stuffing, but it’s easy to end up with a pillow that’s either understuffed or lumpy.  Donna Babylon shares a tutorial on Sew4Home for creating a smooth, full pillow even when stuffing by hand.  Her method is particularly helpful when stuffing oddly-shaped pillows, like the flip-flop pillow shown here.  Get the tutorial.

[photo from Sew4Home]

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Pie Cupcakes

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 03:27 PM PDT

Find tips to make these adorable “pie” cupcakes HERE at The Funambulist Damsel. Spotted on Green Submarine.

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Special Subscription Offer Over At KnitFinder!

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 03:07 PM PDT

Just because it’s Friday and the folks over at KnitFinder feel like it. Subscribe to Knitfinder for just $9.95 – that’s $5 off. 4 days only, through Monday, June 7, 2010. Enter coupon code “FBOFFER.”

Go here for this unbeatable offer!

 

Tutorial: Hemming pants like a pro

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 02:38 PM PDT

My least favorite sewing task is the very one that I’m asked to do the most – hem pants.  The sewing itself is fairly simple, it’s trying ot make sure that I get them the right length.  Charity from Indietutes helps take the guessswork out of hemming pants with her tutorial on hemming like a pro.  Go to the tutorial.

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Freebie: Tulip Digital Stamp

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 02:30 PM PDT

 

image by the Paper Garden Projects

Visit the Paper Garden Projects website to download this stunning Tulip digital stamp for free, click here to download.

-Heather

Tutorial: Padded highchair seat cover

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 02:00 PM PDT

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make a padded highchair seat cover.  She uses some of the fabulous Amy Butler laminated cottons for a wipe-clean surface.  (VERY important for a highchair!)  It’s not cheap material, but it only takes one yard.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Sew Can Do]

[via Sugar Bee - Craft Edition]

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Lookie what she made: Shirred beach towel dress

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 01:37 PM PDT

Lookie what Dana from MADE just made!  It’s a swim cover-up made from a shirred beach towel.  BRILLIANT!!  The towel fabric absorbs water, and the bright colors are perfect for summer.  Read more about her project at MADE.

[photo from MADE]

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Cookie Tray

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 12:27 PM PDT

As one who is all about cookies, I am always a bit downtrodden that cookies tend to take a back seat to cakes and cupcakes. Well, check out this cookie tray to rival any cake or cupcake stand. Spotted on Swiss Miss.

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Blue Bead Tutorial on Lampwork Etc…thanks Carla and Sara

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Carla Mahan Beyerlein of CarlaBeads on etsy posted link on Facebook to a tutorial on Lampwork Etc. of “The Blue Bead” by Sara Kay that is such a lovely bead. It uses cobalt glass, silver foil and clear and the result is just beautiful. It’s a nice recipe and if you don’t have any Kronos glass you can get similar if not…

Giveaway Over At FaveCrafts!

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Enter to win this set of #13 Clover Bamboo Needles over at FaveCrafts.com!

Go here!

Easy Extruded Bracelets Tutorial

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 10:23 AM PDT

by syndee holt

This quick and easy bracelet project by syndee holt is on the Polyform website.

Make yourself an armful in summer colors!  Click here to go to the tutorial.

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Amy Herzog’s Fit To Flatter Series

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 09:43 AM PDT

Amy Herzog of Stash, Knit, Repeat features her own Fit To Flatter Series.

Fit to Flatter is a ten-part series of tutorials on choosing and modifying knitting patterns to flatter your shape.

Check out the partial series HERE (it’s not all updated yet, so keep checking back!)

How to make a recycle wood striped frame

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 09:20 AM PDT

As the blog name states- Sawdust and Paper Scraps- this clever crafter is mighty handy with the wood scraps. This is a great idea for using all those little bits of trim and wood that are always left over from a building or home remodeling project. I know I have a wood scrap bin that I go to check out…

Tutorial: Seamless Ring with Ring maker molds

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 08:45 AM PDT

Here is another video from Rio Grande on making seamless molds.  This time it is with precious metal clay and the ring maker molds.  This too looks like a fairly simple and fast way to create a seamless ring – and with metal clay the possibilities are endless for how you can decorate your ring.  Think: stone setting right in the…

Doughnut Day the CakeSpy Way

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 08:35 AM PDT

CakeSpy has all kinds of fun links to celebrate National Doughnut Day. I think my favorite is this poster from the deviantART Shop.

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Video tutorial: Baby or toddler pants from an adult t-shirt

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 07:45 AM PDT

Vanessa, the Crafty Gemini, shares a video tutorial showing how to repurpose a plain t-shirt into a pair of baby or toddler pants.  I love refashioned t-shirts for little kids’ clothes – the knit is always so soft!!  Get the how-to.

[photo from The Crafty Gemini]

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Tutorial: Fabric bicycle bucket

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 07:32 AM PDT

Anna from Noodlehead shows how to make a fabric bucket that hangs off the handlebars of a kid’s bicycle.  The size is perfect to bring a small bottle of water or favorite toy with them on their biking adventures.  Velcro closures make it easy to install and to remove.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Noodlehead]

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Tutorial: Tissue flutter tank

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking made this lovely tissue flutter tank, inspired by a simlar top by J. Crew.  She shares the tutorial showing how she did it.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Adventures in Dressmaking]

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