Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Free patterns: Hand embroidery

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 07:03 AM PDT

DIY Message Cookies

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 06:39 AM PDT

Find a slideshow of inspiration to make your own message cookies HERE at Project Wedding. Perfect for weddings or party favors…

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Tutorial: Too-short pullover to cute cropped cardigan

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 06:11 AM PDT

Bethany from Craftopia shows how she turned a pullover sweater that was too short into this fabulous cropped cardigan.  Love this refashion!  Get the how-to from Craftopia.

[photo from Craftopia]

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Free charts: Cross-stitch

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 06:02 AM PDT

Project: Stamped Stationery Set

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 06:02 AM PDT

image by Michelle Wooderson

Join Michelle Wooderson on her blog Mish Mash and she’ll show you how to make this really lovely stamped stationery set, click here for her instructions.

-Heather

Tutorial: Fleece-lined sunglasses case

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 05:54 AM PDT

Nancy from My Blonde Ambitions guest blogs over at 30 Days with a tutorial showing how to make this cute sunglasses case.  The soft fleece lining is easy to sew and helps protect your glasses from scratches.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from 30 Days]

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Free pattern: Dish Ran Away With the Spoon softies

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 05:30 AM PDT

Jessica from Happy Together shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this pair of softies inspired by a favorite nursery rhyme.  With her pattern, you can make a softie version of the dish and the spoon from last line of Hey Diddle Diddle.  (…”and the dish ran away with the spoon…”)  How  cute!  Get the free pattern and tutorial.

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Tutorial: Fabric hanging storage buckets

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 05:22 AM PDT

Destri from The Mother Huddle guest blogs over at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make these fabric hanging storage buckets.   They’d be a great addition to a nursery or play room, providing easy storage for small toys.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from U Create]

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Free charts: Cross-stitch

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 05:01 AM PDT

Book Review: Basic Soap Making

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Jessica Ripley posted a review of Basic Soap Making by Stackpole Books on the Craft Critique website. Craft Critique is a collective of experienced crafters (some professional, most not) with strong opinions to share on the craft supplies you want to learn more about. It’s a great resource that always features several pros and cons of craft products on the market.

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Hollow Glass Bead Tutorial

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 11:05 PM PDT

I’ve been making a bunch of hollow beads lately. I think of them as a kind of sorbet to all of the cupcake beads I make. A hollow bead is more zen like in its creation. Generally one rod of glass, one color, maybe a few accents, but usually very simple. I like to use glass that does all of…

Free pattern: Peasant top and diaper for a baby doll

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 07:36 PM PDT

Little girls love taking care of their baby dolls, and that usually involves a change of clothes.  You can sometimes buy clothes for a doll at the store, but they’re often overpriced and cheaply made.  Why not make your own?  Blueberry Moon does just that, making a peasant top and diaper for a baby doll.    Go to the pattern and tutorial.

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Tutorial: Easy elastic-waist tank dress for summer

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 04:57 PM PDT

Amber from Ruffles and Roses shows how to make this elastic-waist tank dress for summer.  Starting with a ready-made tank top makes this a quick, easy project.  The gathered skirt looks pretty but is also comfortable in the hot summer temps.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Ruffles and Roses]

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Free pattern: Reusable shopping bag in a handy zippered pouch

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 04:52 PM PDT

Ady from Crafty Ady shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Dinky Zip-Away Tote.  It’s a cute clamshell-shaped pouch that unzips and unfolds to reveal a reusable shopping bag.  Make one to keep in your glove compartment, and you’ll always have a tote bag with you when you need one.  She shows how to make one in a 3-part tutorial.  Go…

Make a Felt Flower, Video by Olivia

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 03:22 PM PDT

I fell in love with Olivia and I’m sure you will too.  She is a delightful little girl, who made a video on how to make a beautiful felt flower from roving.  She takes you step-by-step and you will certainly learn a thing or two from this little girl.  She and other children are on a site called Big Red…

Check out Vendr

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 02:47 PM PDT

Vendr looks like an interesting shop alternative. It’s an easy to set up shop that pops up over your existing website. It is nice to have your customers able to buy stuff with out having to leave your site but I think it is too expensive.

You can try it out for free if you list only 5 products so…

Project and Technique: Stamped, Shrunk and Enameled Pendant

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 01:41 PM PDT

image by Judi Kins

Join Judi from Judi Kins stamps for a wonderful video on how to make this beautiful stamped pendant using shrink plastic, gloss and enamel resin. Also makes a great card embellishment! Click here for the technique video.

-Heather

Free charts: Needlepoint

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 12:34 PM PDT

Cupcake in a Jar

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 11:34 AM PDT

Seriously, stick it in a jar and I’m sold. Find the step-by-step how-tos for making cupcakes in a jar HERE at cakies.

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Tutorial: Make Your Own Needle Case

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 11:07 AM PDT

From Lifestyle!

Customize your own needle case. All you need is basic sewing skills.

Click here to find out how!

Tutorial: Ruffled lumbar pillow

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Sew4Home shows how to make this pretty lumbar pillow.  Start with a girly fabric and make it girlier with the ruffles at the edges and the covered buttons.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Sew4Home]

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Giveaway! Knitting MochiMochi…

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 10:37 AM PDT

This is about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I’d like to put pictures of every single project in this blog, but that just wouldn’t work. But, I know where you can see them. (HERE!)

But first….What on earth is a MochiMochi?

Gotta admit, I had no clue! Apparantly it is a form of sticky, sweet rice that has come to give…

Annet invents square-drizzle stitch

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 09:29 AM PDT

Annet of Fat-Quarter combined Lakshmi’s square-knot flower technique with drizzle stitch to create a beautiful new dimensional stitch. Get the details from Annet’s blog post.

Adding curved lines to needlepoint

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 09:22 AM PDT

Janet Perry shares a trick of the trade. She says she has conquered the problem of creating curved lines on square canvas “with two easy stitches which make lovely curved lines which stand up prettily from the canvas.” Go to her blog post to see how she does it.

Tutorial: CQ peacock

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Pam of Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty & Me Designs shares a pattern and tutorial for creating this gorgeous peacock to embellish your crazy quilt. See the tute.