Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Lookie what she made: Vintage polyester couch cover!

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 07:01 AM PDT

Lookie what Ginger from Wiener Dog Tricks made!  A champion of the much-maligned vintage polyester fabrics, she has covered her couch with them!  Brilliant!  Read more about her project at Wiener Dog Tricks.

[photo from Wiener Dog Tricks]

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Tutorial: Make a belt buckle purse strap

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 06:06 AM PDT

Angela from Sew Loquacious shows how to make a purse strap with a belt buckle.  In addition to looking cool, the buckle makes the length of the strap easily adjustable.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Sew Loquacious]

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Project: Year You Were Born Card

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 06:03 AM PDT

image by Lorrinda

Want to make a unique card that will treasured? Why not try a “Year You Were Born” card with lots of interesting fun facts about the year that special birthday guy or gal was born. Visit the Isn’t that Sweet blog and let Lorrinda show you how to make a card that she says no one will throw away (and…

Freebie: July 4th Vintage Images

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT

Download these free vintage images from Country Living for all your 4th of July crafting! Click here to go to download

WIP: Origami Flying Geese quilt

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 05:16 AM PDT

Kay from Quilts + Color shares this fabulous work in progress (WIP) quilt with us. She points out how important it is to include lighter values when making fabric choices. Read more about it here.

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Share sources of free CS charts

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 05:01 AM PDT

Connie G. Barwick, cross-stitch editor for About.com, invites you to share links to sources of free patterns through her blog’s forum. She says,

If you offer free patterns on your blog or website, feel free to post your sites and links…We’d love to see what you are designing and sharing.

See Connie’s post.

Giveaway: Mr Campy from Cosmo Cricket

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Jill at A Matter of Memories is giving away this crafting kit from Cosmo Cricket. If you’re going camping this summer this is the kit for you! Click here to go to giveaway

Inspiration du Jour – Free Bird

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.

DIY: Vintage Baseball Soap

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Soap Queen posted a wonderful project that will make great gifts for men. Learn how to create Vintage Baseball Soap on the Soap Queen blog.

Learn Neon in Los Angeles

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:35 PM PDT

I have always been fascinated with neon and have wanted to learn how to create neon art. So I did a fabulous google search and found Neon Workshops in Los Angeles! Yee ha! I may have to sign up for this. It looks like there’s plenty of lead time since it’s scheduled for September. I’ll be verifying that tomorrow and if…

Tutorial: Make an anemone pom pom from jersey fabric

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:06 PM PDT

Tif from T. Matthews Fine Art shares a tutorial on her blog for making this fluffy anemone pom pom out of jersey fabric.  The soft jersey fabric won’t fray; in fact, it rolls a bit at the ends for some fun texture.  She uses hers to make a cute hairclip for her daughter.  If you had leftover jersey fabric from a t-shirt…

Tutorial: Children’s Play Tent

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 07:33 PM PDT

Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make this awesome kid’s tent that hangs from the ceiling.  Made up in pink (as shown in her example), it’s the perfect princess getaway.  But made up in a camo print and it’s a hunting tent, and made up in regal colors it’s a knight’s battlefield tent.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Living With Punks]

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Giveaway: The Steamer Frock from Grosgrain

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 07:17 PM PDT

Kathleen from The Tumtum Tree and Grosgrain is giving away another fabulous frock!  This time it’s The Steamer Frock.  Look at all those fabulous layers and ruffles, all edged with ric rac trim!  Get the details and enter the giveaway at Grosgrain.

[photo from Grosgrain]

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Candy Jewels

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 01:53 PM PDT

Learn how to make these fabulous candy jewels, perfect for adorning your princess’s cakes or cupcakes, HERE at Chica and Jo, seen at Craftzine.com,  found via not martha.

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Whoopie Pie Festival

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 01:49 PM PDT

I knew Whoopie Pies were getting big big big (maybe the next macaron?)… and now there’s a whole festival devoted to the Whoopie Pie this September in Lancaster, PA in the US. CLICK HERE for more information. {Found via CakeSpy}

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New Release: Asian Stamps from Poppy

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 01:28 PM PDT

image by Poppy Stamps

I love design with an Asian flair, the simplicity and colors really appeal to me. I just found some great new Asian themed stamps from Poppy Stamps, click here to check them out.

-Heather

Free pattern: Birthday CQ block

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:32 PM PDT

Janet Stauffacher of Nostalgic NeedleART is sharing the pattern for this birthday crazy-quilt block. Janet says,

Here’s an easy foundation-pieced crazy quilt block, featuring one of my favorite postcards from my personal collection…Print this block directly onto computer printer fabric with your inkjet printer, then use it as the foundation for your crazy quilt block with the center image already in place.

Get the pattern.

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Fireflies as hair ornaments

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:23 PM PDT

Look what Mollie Johanson did: Some tiny bits of felt, some tiny stitches with glow-in-the-dark floss, a couple of bobbie pins…and Mollie has fireflies in her hair! Brilliant! Get the details from Mollie’s Wild Olive blog.

You can stitch Captain Monkeybones

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:16 PM PDT

Daughter-and-mother team Marisa (Elegant Snobbery) and lindylou2 have joined forces again to bring one of Marisa’s illustrations to life as an embroidery pattern. This lovable sock-monkey pirate, Captain Monkeybones, is available for just US $4.00 from lindylou2′s etsy shop.

New Color Workshop By Kristin Nicholas…

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Kristin’s new workshop is called “The Edge of Color” (sounds ominous doesn’t it?)

Kristin Nicholas' workshop on edge treatments in knitting will be held on Saturday, July 17, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Lenox Library, 18 Main St., Lenox MA. Kristin uses many little edge treatments on almost all her knitwear designs. Some are multi-colored, some are one…

Tutorial: Finding and working with repeats in a fabric design

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:33 AM PDT

Donna Babylon, author of Decorating Sewlutions, shares some tips at Sew4Home for finding and working with repeats in the designs printed on fabrics.  Go to the article.

[photo from Sew4Home]

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How to make festive jewelry with a recycled plastic cup

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:26 AM PDT

Just like the title states this festive jewelry is made from a fast food plastic cup. Pop on over to the blog Punk Projects for the tutorial. If you make them in red, white and blue like Katie did you will have some great new jewelry just in time for The 4th of July!

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Learning is free at Stitch School

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:21 AM PDT

Janet McCaffrey has started Stitch School blog to store her stitch tutorials and free patterns. There’s a lot to love! Recent tutes:

Woven filling stitch
Wheatear stitch
Vandyke stitch
Up-and-down buttonhole stitch
Twisted chain stitch

Perfect Solution For A Brown Thumb!

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:02 AM PDT

Don’t have a green thumb? Kill every plant you come in contact with? Here’s your solution!

Yes, it’s a knitted garden! Click here to read the rest of the article.

Pansy CQ eye candy

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:59 AM PDT

Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses added her awesome stitchery to this luscious pansy CQ block that is circulating in a round robin. Her contributions included the large ribbon pansy and a cluster of silk-ribbon violas (upper left). See more on Lisa’s blog post.