Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Freebie: Digital Valentine Stamps

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 05:59 AM PST

image by Digisparkle

Visit the Digisparkle blog for a few free digital Valentine stamps, a couple of heart and a champagne glass too.

-Heather

Dear CraftGossip….

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 02:00 AM PST

Just wanted to say thank you and that I won the $50 gift card to Amazon all from reading Craft Gossip.  I am so excited, I ordered 3 new fused glass books.  It was a hard time deciding what to spend my gift certificate on but I finally decided 3 hours was long enough adding things and then taking them…

Top 25 Soap Making Resources Online

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 01:00 AM PST

Carolyn Friedman posted a very helpful list of the Top 25 Soap Making Resources Online on her blog. If you’re interested in trying your hand at soapmaking, this is a great source for finding extensive information.

Floating Blue

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 11:12 PM PST


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Originally uploaded by Nata Nei

Isn’t this floaty, organic pendant just lovely? It brings to mind gentle ocean waves.

Artist Nata Nei created it after taking a workshop with Jana Roberts Benzon. She has beautiful work for you to check at on her photostream, here as well as on her website, here.

Flickr Finds from the Craft Gossip group!

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 11:02 PM PST

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Did you know that there’s a Flickr group for Craft Gossip?  These are some of the recent polymer clay treasures featured there.

Click here to go to the group.  Join it and share – we love seeing your creations!

1. Focal Flower Bead Series, 2. rainbobud1, 3. Sparkle Berry Pendant, 4. 1_2, 5. Scroll, 6. Mardi Gras Clown…

Free pattern: Detour Diaper Bag

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:56 PM PST

Head over to Make Baby Stuff for a free pattern for their “Detour Diaper Bag”.  Check out those angled pockets!  Any hip mama would be proud to carry one of these.  Go to the free pattern.

[photo from Make Baby Stuff]

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Tutorial: Felt Heart Memory Game

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:23 PM PST

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff guest blogs over at Blue Cricket Designs with a tutorial showing how to make this matching game out of felt.  Different colored hearts make it fun for Valentine’s Day.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Blue Cricket Designs]

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New patterns & a giveaway from Melly & Me

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:13 PM PST

Click over to Melly & Me’s blog to see pictures of the two new patterns they’re adding to their line.  There’s Dee-Dee Dolphin (shown here) and a Raspberry Ripple bag that features fabulous triangular pleats.  Read more at Melly & Me blog, and be sure to enter the giveaway there for one of the new patterns.

[photo from Melly & Me]

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Sweet Snowy Day Craft

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 06:10 PM PST

Mom to the 3rd Power really knows how to take advantage of a snow day! This project would be great for Valentine’s Day as well! You could just decorate the buttons with hearts!

Valentine’s Day Pencil Toppers

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:54 PM PST

I love these simple cute pencil toppers from Their Little World. These are quick and easy for you and your child to make for their classmates!

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Cute Handprint Frog

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:47 PM PST

This hand frog would be perfect for an book lesson plan on frogs. It is so simple and so cute! Check out Crafts and Art for Children for more ideas.

She even has a Handprint and Footprint Art Blog…I love it!

It’s Time to Think About Glass Craft in Las Vegas

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:45 PM PST

Every April the serious glass enthusiast has to venture on over to Las Vegas, NV for Glass Craft And Bead Expo. I personally can’t wait. I’m even going to have a booth to sell beads. But what’s more fun than that is to see all the glass and tools and kilns that you must have to have.

There are also a…

BLOGTEST WINNER #1 – ANGIE

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:28 PM PST

Angie on January 18, 2010 9:28 am Edit This

I love this one: http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/

This was the winning entry – drawn completely at random from the over 200 entries!  Way to go, Angie!

Email me (jdwln320@gmail.com) with your snail mail address and I’ll get the book in the mail to you on Monday.

Please stay tuned for the next contest which will be announced Monday,…

Recycle an old eraser into a new ring

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 03:20 PM PST

timthumb Over at Dollar Store Crafts there is a fun tutorial on carving a new ring from an eraser. How fun! The cool thing about this project is you can still use it as an eraser if you want!

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Rounded corners mean I love you

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:59 PM PST

Have you ever noticed how nice round cornered photos look in blog posts? Nice, eh?

Here is an example of a photo taken from my flickr stream with rounded corners added.
dinosaur in truck

If you don’t have fancy photo editing software on your computer you are not out of luck. Picnik.com is a great free online photo editing software. It can hook up to photos…

Spoon Heart Giveaway

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:42 PM PST

If you are looking for that fun Valentine’s present and have no money to spend, try your luck at Lizzy B, who is holding a giveaway of these whimsical spoon hearts.  Instructions can be found on their blog.  Good Luck!

Groundhog Day Cocoa

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:28 PM PST

For all of our non-North American readers confused by the notion of a day for groundhogs, Groundhog Day (February 2) is the day we unmistakably learn precisely how long winter will last. If the groundhog pops up and sees his shadow, it’s back in the ground and another six weeks of winter. If he emerges, then Spring is on its way.…

Secret Decoder Cookies

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:05 PM PST

How utterly brilliant are these secret decoder cookies from Gourmet Mom on the Go? The red candy centers decipher a secret message on paper with clever use of markers.  Find the how-tos HERE. {spotted on The Crafty Crow}

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Magazine: New Look for Take Ten

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:03 PM PST

image by Stampington and Co.

Take Ten, the wonderful stamping magazine for card making in under ten minutes, has a brand new look. The magazine has a cleaner look with lots of close ups of cards and more info on each project, plus 100’s of great samples. It’s on newsstands now.

-Heather

Tutorial: DIY leg pillow and cover

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 11:28 AM PST

I sleep on my side and use a leg pillow in order to keep my back properly aligned.  My current leg pillow wore out about 2 years ago, but I’ve continued to use it long past the time it should have been tossed.  When the fabric store had pillow forms at 50% off, I decided it was time to stop…

Bead embroiderers: Join “A Bead Story”

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:39 AM PST

Dot Lewallen (SpeedieBeadie) and her friend Cynthia have started a new Yahoo group dedicated to bead embroidery. She says,

Cyn & I were talking about names & I just blurted out “A Bead Story”. Then she added “come add your chapter”. There it is. Our motto and a theme for the group. I hope that folks from the BJP find us and will…

The creative process: Gerry Krueger

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:25 AM PST

I love this little peek into the creative process of crazy-quilter Gerry Krueger (olderrose). She says,

When is a seam not a seam? When it is a little garden. I had this tiny yellow hanky lace that I want to use, and thought I I’d incorporate the delicate part where the lace was attached to the linen. But after looking at it…

I need a Thread Zap

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:14 AM PST

While tutoring us on how to make needlepunch flowers with silk ribbon, Allison Aller mentioned a cool tool that I hadn’t seen before. She says,

I got out my handy dandy and indispensable Thread Zapper to seal the cut ends of the ribbon. You push that button on the side and it heats up that little wire tip. (There’s a AA battery…

Try Chinese knotting

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:00 AM PST

The Chinese Knotting site offers instructions for a variety of traditional embellishments such as the Chinese Button Knot shown here. You know this photo makes you want to grab some cord and try it yourself! Go to the site.

And many thanks to The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure for pointing out this find.

1882 pattern book is available from Needleprint

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:41 AM PST

This news came in from Needleprint while I was on Christmas break; but I think you’ll agree it’s still worth sharing!

In 1882, Dr Julius Lessing, Director of the Royal Industrial Museum in Berlin, published the first of a series of Old German charted patterns for needleworkers. It is quite a rare book now and I am very lucky to have found…