Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Tutorial: Braid leather, fabric scraps, or ribbons into cool bracelets

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:56 AM PDT

Pascale from //between the lines// shares a tutorial on her blog for making these cool braided bracelets.  The base is made from leather strips, but the woven portion can be made with leather, ribbon, or scrap fabric.  Did someone say “scrap fabric”?  I have just a little bit of it piled up around my house.  I bet you do, too.  Get the how-to.

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Independence Day sale at Squiggly Twigs Designs

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:47 AM PDT

Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs is offering a special sale in honor of 4th of July weekend.  From now until July 4, 2010,  you can get 50% off all of her pattern tutorials.  Just use the code Independence at checkout.  Go to her blog for more details.

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Tutorial: Toddler skirt and leggings from a long-sleeved adult tee

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:37 AM PDT

Whimsy Couture shares a tutorial on her blog for turning a long-sleeved adult t-shirt into a cute skirt and leggings set for toddler girls.  What a great use for an old shirt!!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Whimsy Couture]

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Tutorial: Draft a pattern for a collar yoke

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:21 AM PDT

Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to draft a pattern for a collar yoke that goes across the top of a sundress.  You can make a straight collar piece, or a scalloped one like she shows.  Both versions add snappy detail!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Adventures in Dressmaking]

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Freebie: Diorama Download

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:03 AM PDT

image by mel stamps

OMG, how sweet is this diorama?!? Visit the Mel Stampz blog where she graciously shares everything to print for free , except the cute dino stamp from MFT, so you can make your own fun dino diorama. The cute little guy in the dino suit stamp can be found here. But I bet you also probably have other cute stamps…

July Creativity Prompts

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:00 AM PDT

The July Creativity Prompts from A Matter of Memories are available for download. I love how Jill prepares these every month. She includes prompts for journaling and  photography as well as sketches. Click here to go to download.

CROCHET AND…….

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:54 AM PDT

Once again, I’ve run across a couple of great ideas, combining crochet yarn with other crafts, fibers, etc.  These could make with no pattern or with free patterns online.  However, they’re all from blogs and some have instructions for making the items.  Check ‘em out!

http://crochet.about.com/b/2010/02/24/embellished-crochet-heart-shape-for-making-a-love-note-keeper.htm

http://www.scrappingmommy.com/2010/02/crochet-flowers-moxie-fab-and-2s4y.html

Video Tutorial: Tree Frog Cookies

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:21 AM PDT

I rave about Amanda of i am baker all the time, so I suppose I need not keep raving, but really….how can one not rave about these tree frog cookies? Find the video, yes, video tutorial to make them HERE at University of Cookie.

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Ice Shot Glasses

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:16 AM PDT

Not only are these ice shot glasses, but these are clever ice shot glasses, filled with sprinkles and mint and other clever things. Find the inspiration HERE at Zoom Yumy. And check out more of Zoom Yummy icy inspiration HERE.

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Freebie: Rainbow Party Printables

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Download the printable templates to make the rainbow themed party pack above. It also includes templates for napkin rings and water bottle labels. Click here to download the kit from Paper Glitter

OO! Craft supplies on Overstock.com

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 04:29 AM PDT

Yesterday while looking online for some supplies I noticed that Overstock.com has some good deals on craft supplies. Usually I think of Overstock for clothes and stuff, who knew!?

They’ve got sewing machines, sergers, die cutters, knitting and scrapbooking supplies, sewing notions, etc.

Looks like Overstock is going to give Amazon a run for it’s money. I don’t always go for the cheapest option…

Tutorial: Photo Tiles

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Jen at Let’s Make it Ours, shares this tutorial to make these photo tiles. These are great for home decor and as gifts!  to go to tutorial. Click here to go to tutorial.

Inspiration du Jour – Money Well Spent

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog

DIY: Peace, Love and Soap

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Soap Queen never ceases to amaze me with her fantastic recipes and tutorials that she shares on her blog. The latest project that looks like so much fun is one that will teach you to create Peace, Love and Soap.

Tutorial: Quick but cute doll-sized quilt

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 07:38 PM PDT

Chris from Pickup Some Creativity has been sharing tutorials on her blog for making a dolly nursery.  She finishes the series with a tutorial for making this sweet little baby quilt.  It’s cute and quick to sew.  Though it looks like it’s a patchwork quilt, there’s actually no fussy piecing involved.    Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Pickup Some Creativity]

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Tutorial: Soft baby toys with velcro tabs for attaching to a bassinet

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 07:25 PM PDT

Becka from Bedtime Tales shares a tutorial on her blog for making soft baby toys with velcro tabs to attach them to a bassinet or other baby item.  She made hers to replace the old, yucky ones that came with a used bassinet she bought.  The squeakers and rattles inside were still good, so she repurposed them into her new toys.  Find…

Tutorial: Fabric envelope with elastic band

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 07:04 PM PDT

Bolt Fabric shares a tutorial for making this fabric envelope.  It’s sewn to an elastic band so you can wrap it around books, journals, or anything where you might need a place to hold receipts or other small whatnots.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Bolt Fabric]

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HALF A HUNDRED – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!!

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 06:20 PM PDT

There were many entries for this contest, but only two lucky winners.  In a random drawing, these names were drawn:

Cathy Campion

Kelli Robinson

Congratulations to Cathy and Kelli!  I’ll be emailing them privately.  The rules stated that the winner(s) must reply within 24 hours or I’d draw another name.  I wasn’t planning ahead very well.  Since this is a holiday weekend (July…

Giveaway! Successful Lace Knitting by Donna Druchunas

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 02:28 PM PDT

Enter the drawing and win a free copy of Successful Lace Knitting: Celebrating the Work of Dorothy Reade by Donna Druchunas, published by Martingale & Company.

More than 20 projects by top designers. It’s also a biography of Dorothy Reade, who developed a charting system for lace knitting, making it easier for us all. Discover techniques and patterns developed by Reade…

Trend: Using Cork in Your Stamping Projects

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:30 PM PDT

image by Dawn McVey

I’ve been noticing that cork is a really hot trend to add to stamped project recently. Here’s a few of fun examples.

From Dawn McVey’s blog Rasberry Suite , some sweet tips and ideas for  incorporating cork into your stamping projects like her lovely cards and tags:

image by Dawn McVey

 And from the My Favrite Things blog another great cork card:

image by MFT

-Heather

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Cake Decorating Supplies from Duff

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:19 PM PDT

Duff. You know, Duff? Of Baltimore’s Charm City Cakes? From the Food Network’s Ace of Cakes? The show that if I start to watch I can’t stop? I don’t know if the show is carried outside the US, so to brief those elsewhere who may be unfamiliar, Ace of Cakes is a reality show about the inner workings of a fun…

Sunflower Cake Pops

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:49 PM PDT

Visit Miss Prissy Paige for tips on making super sunny sunflower cake pop arrangements HERE. Love the retro 70s vibe from the colors. (At least, that’s to me. I seek retro vibes everywhere.)

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See antique French embroidery up close

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:14 PM PDT

You’ll find some awesome eye candy today on Susan Elliott‘s Plays with Needles blog. I continue to be amazed by Susan’s photography skills, which are as remarkable as her needle skills. Her close-ups of an antique French ecclesiastical stole invite intense study (and wistful sighs). See the post.

Join us for the Craft Gossip Dolly Donation Challenge!

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:06 PM PDT

I’ve blogged about them several times already, but let me say it again:  I love me some Dolly Donations!!  Their mission is to provide a bit of comfort in the form of handmade cloth dolls to needy children around the world – children in poverty, children who have been orphaned, or children experiencing crisis.  Their current drive is sending dolls…

Embroiderers unite for Sulgrave Manor

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Don’t miss Tricia‘s post on The Embroiderer’s Story about her visit to Sulgrave Manor to see the bed-curtains in the Great Chamber, an incredible cooperative project. Tricia says,

The project…was to invite embroiderers to stitch tent stitch slips to be applied to velvet curtains…Over the 10 years of the project, around 500 embroiderers from American and England worked the slips.  There are…