Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Tutorial: Sew a fabric storage cube

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:07 AM PST

Care from Obsessively Stitching shares a two-part tutorial for making fabric storage cubes.  Be still my heart!  I love me some practical storage, but my knees get weak when it gets combined with pretty fabric prints. 

Part 1 covers the basic assembly, and Part 2 tells how to apply the binding. 

Link to Part 1: Assembling the storage cube

Link to Part 2: Binding!

[photo from Obsessively…

Free Mini Digi Kit

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:00 AM PST

Download this free FruityLicious Mini kit from Delicious Scraps. Click here to go to download

Rainbow-Colored Foods

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:56 AM PST

A friend of mine is planning a rainbow themed birthday party for her toddler, so I have rainbows on my mind. Check out this great collection of rainbow-colored foods HERE at Shine by Yahoo. Find links to all kinds of rainbow-themed foods. The one shown is from Omnomicon.

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Tutorial: Reversible tie-back baby bib

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:45 AM PST

Head over to Prudent Baby to find out how to make this reversible baby bib with tie closures.  The simple pattern allows many ways to customize with shaping, fabric choice, or fun trim.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Prudent Baby]

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Tutorial: Sew a trash bin cover

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:34 AM PST

Christine from Sew Christine! tells us how to cover a plain trashbin.  Use fabric that matches your room decor for a coordinated look.Perhaps you have some pieces left over from another decor project sewing project?  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Sew Christine!]

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Tutorial: Make a purse from an old pair of jeans

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:22 AM PST

Stefi from Just Chic shows how to recycle an old pair of jeans into a purse.  I love how the front pocket on the jeans is the exact size for a cell phone.  No more digging through the bottom of the purse trying to find your phone!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Just Chic]

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New Release: Stamps of Life

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:02 AM PST

image by Stamps of Life and Deb Felts

The Stamps of Life have just released some great new clear stamp sets, I love the sweet new Easter set! Click here to see what’s new.

-Heather

New Items from Shabby Chic Crafts

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:00 AM PST

Shabby Chic Crafts has released a wonderful new collection of Spring themed items. The colours and styles are sure to coordinate with your other scrapbooking supplies. Click here to see the  new items.

Machine stitch animation

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:02 AM PST

This is way cool. Charlie over at It’s Just Me blog shares an animation of how a stitch is formed. It’s all part of his post on choosing the right needle size. Go here to see and read more.

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Freebie: Printable Easter Tags

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:00 AM PST

Emily Ward of The Rubber Punkin has two sets of Easter themed printable tags available for download. Click here to go to download.

Video Tutorial: Using Handmade Backgrounds

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:00 AM PST

Noell Hyman of Paperclipping discusses using your custom backgrounds for scrapbook pages.

In this tutorial, you'll see:

  • How to get ideas for handmade backgrounds
  • Design principles that make it all work together
  • Examples of handmade backgrounds

Click here to go to tutorial

DIY: wrap-turned-scarf by Trang Huyen of Seams To Me

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:31 AM PST

This is a nice tutorial on how to take a yard of knit fabric to create a stylish sweater-y wrap thing. I didn’t use any of the pictures from her site for copyright reasons but you should go check it out.

The tutorial is also on The Stylist where she is apparently the America’s Most Stylish Blogger. Well, hot damn! Good…

Inspiration du Jour – Beth .4.

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:00 AM PST

Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog

Detoxify Your Body In 30 Minutes With A Bath

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:00 AM PST

Health and Health Coverage posted a simple way to detoxify your body in 30 minutes. Simply pour one cup Epsom salts, 1/2 cup Baking Soda, and about 1/2 cup Powdered Ginger into a hot bath & soak for 15 to 20 minutes. After soaking, scrub the skin gently with a natural fiber like a cotton washcloth or a loofah sponge for…

Recycle that old furniture into fun organizational pieces

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:07 PM PST

Kim, The Inadvertent Farmer just sent in this great link to her remake of some old furniture into some great organizational pieces that offer a boat load of fun because they are painted with chalkboard paint!

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Tutorial: Cool & Cozy Pet Bed

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:20 PM PST

Sew4Home has a tutorial for making this Cool & Cozy Pet Bed.  One side of the cushion is made from cotton (the cool side), and the other is made from fleece (the cozy).  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Sew4Home]

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Flower Quiche

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 08:39 PM PST

There is a chance that my picky toddler might actually try this quiche because it is so flowery cute. Find the how-tos HERE at Gourmet Mom on-the-Go.

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Add length to clothes your girl has outgrown

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 07:41 PM PST

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows more ways that she extends the life of her daughter’s clothes after she has outgrown them.  This time she focuses on the bottoms, showing several ways of adding length so that they can be worn for at least one more season.  From adding ruffles to converting pants to skirts, she’s got tons of ideas for…

Tutorial: Stationery organizer

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 07:16 PM PST

Keep your stationery supplies all neat and tidy in this stationery organizer.  Stitchy Britt has the how-to on her blog.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Stitchy Britt]

[via Whip Up]

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Giveaway: Winner of the Cash Envelope Wallet PDF Tutorial

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 07:05 PM PST

So…  who was the winner of the Cash Envelope Wallet PDF Tutorial from Wiener Dog Tricks?

It’s lucky commenter #29.  That’s Melissa, who said:

i wanna win! it would be so fun to make my own!

If you didn’t win the tutorial, you can purchase it for only $3.00 from Wiener Dog Tricks.  That’s just the price of one fancy coffee, folks!

[photo from Wiener Dog Tricks]

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Lookie what she made: Organized and happy sewing space

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 06:53 PM PST

Anna from Noodlehead shares photos of her recent sewing studio makeover.  Seeing the pictures of her lovely new space made me realize exactly how out of control my own studio has become.  I want my space to be pretty like hers!  Are you wanting inspiration for your sewing space? Check out her mini-tour and you’ll have it.

[photo from Noodlehead]

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Free pattern: Scrappy Triangles Doll Quilt

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 06:27 PM PST

Kathleen Tracy from A Sentimental Quilter shares this doll sized quilt pattern. Get it here. Be sure and check out her online shop Country Lane Quilts to see more of her original designs.

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Wii Cake

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 04:37 PM PST

Learn how to make this Wii cake HERE at parenting.com.The site has toooons of clever birthday cake ideas that would be great for adults, too.

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Crocheted Felted Shamrocks

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 04:14 PM PST

    

 The crochet pattern comes from Suzie's Stuff.  Suzetta created very cute Shamrock pins and on another posted using the same pattern did Shamrock garland.  I crocheted the one pictured with green wool and then felted them and decorated my votive candle holder tree with my little Shanrocks.  This pattern from Suzetta is quick and easy and can be worked…

NEED A SWEET LITTLE GIRL DRESS FOR SPRING?

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 02:44 PM PST

http://emmalemmon47.blogspot.com/

Check out the blog  linked here.  Cute stuff.  And there are instructions for making this simple little pinafore.  Isn’t it sweet?