Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Free charts: Needlepoint

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:03 AM PDT

Tutorial: Make a girls’ nightgown from an adult t-shirt

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 06:53 AM PDT

My daughter LOVES sleeping in her daddy’s t-shirts.  The knit fabric from the old shirts is so much softer than anything we could buy in a store.  Candace from Sparkle Power shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a girls’ nightgown out of an adult t-shirt.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Sparkle Power]

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Freebie: Horse Shapes

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 06:04 AM PDT

image by HG Designs

Visit HG Designs to download these fun digital horse shapes for free.

-Heather

Free charts: Cross-stitch

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 06:02 AM PDT

Leaves, Raindrops, and Totem patterns

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:31 AM PDT

I have Bill and Week’s book The Modern Quilt Workshop but I’m missing these three wonderful patterns / kits I just spied on their website FunQuilts. I cannot decide which one I like best. Go here to see these and more.

Via Craft Nectar (I’m still laughing over their April Fool’s Day joke, check it out if you missed it)

Free patterns: Hand embroidery

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:01 AM PDT

Review: Pink Dandy

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Janae Chang founded Pink Dandy in 2004. All products are made with rich, natural ingredients that are vegan-friendly, cruelty free, and contain no phthalates. Janae says, “It is extremely important that you take good care of your skin. Your skin is the biggest organ in your body and should be treated as one of the most important. Your skin is constantly…

Winner – The Big-Ass Book of Home décor

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:15 PM PDT

The winner of Mark Montano’s The Big-Ass Book of Home décor giveaway, which we hosted earlier this month is:

Hailey Mann.

Congratulations Hailey! Please email us at admin@craftgossip.com with your mailing details to collect your copy of this book.

Winner – Comfort Knitting and Crochet Afghans Giveaway

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:54 PM PDT

The winner of Norah Gaughan’s Comfort Knitting and Crochet Afghans giveaway that we hosted earlier this month is:

Jill Camp Swensen.

Congratulations Jill! Please contact us at admin@craftgossip.com with your mailing details to collect your prize.

Casting for the Flameworker—An Introduction – Another Flow Article

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 09:52 PM PDT

Milon TownsendThis issue of The Flow magazine is so full of amazing articles I needed to go back to it for today’s post. This one is about glass casting which rarely gets covered in my blog. Tisk, tisk…this article is written by Milon Townsend. I have a couple friends that took a class from him in Las Vegas, at Glass Craft. They…

Scarf – Puppy Dog – DIY Craft Project Instructions

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 07:39 PM PDT

Scarf – Puppy Dog – DIY Craft Project Instructions.

Check out the free tutorial for making this winter warmer puppy dog scarf on our sister site Craftbits.com .

Contest: Design a project using Woodland Friends II fabric

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 07:38 PM PDT

Design a project using the new Woodland Friends II fabric by Ellen Crimi-Trent, and you could see your sewing project featured in a full page advertisement in the December 2010 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting AND win a $200 gift certificate to your quilt shop of choice.  How utterly fabulous would that be??? 

Sketches of your proposed project are due by…

Tutorial: Mary Jane slipper socks from dollar store socks

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:27 PM PDT

Little Trends shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to turn a pair of shortie socks from the dollar store into a cute pair of Mary Jane slipper socks.  All it takes is the addition of a little strap across the foot.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Little Trends]

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Groovy Inspiration!

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Love these “Churchill Crazy Love Square Earrings” from Flickr user RenGalSA. Beautiful can and translucent work. Click on the photo to check out the artist’s photostream.

Tutorial: Prada-like Chandelier Necklace

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 03:20 PM PDT

There are some really fun pieces of jewelry coming out now from lots of different fashion houses, such as the BCBG necklace mentioned here, the Lanvin ribbon necklaces and now there is the Prada Chandelier Necklace.

Can’t afford these looks? Well check out the link above for some ideas or here for more.  If you are a fan of Prada’s sparkly style,…

Micro-Faceted Rock Crystal

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 03:07 PM PDT

More and more Etsy is becoming a go to place for beading supplies.  Here is another funky find, these micro-faceted diamond shaped briolettes are available from Sky Valley Gems - and could make for some sparkly chunky jewels.

Many uses for a seam ripper

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:43 PM PDT

The most obvious use for a seam ripper is to, well, rip seams.  But did you know that you can use it for so many other things?  I didn’t.  LiEr from ikat bag shares her top 10 favorite uses for a seam ripper besides actually ripping out seams.  Read them at ikat bag.

[photo from ikat bag]

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Tutorial: No-sew summer top with tied sides

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Jessica from Happy Together guest blogs at Blue Cricket Design with a tutorial showing how to make this no-sew top that ties together down the sides.  It’s loose fitting, so pair it with a tank for easy going summer style.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Blue Cricket Design]

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New Release: The Greeting Farm Stamps

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:32 PM PDT

image by Kim Costello and TGF

The Greeting Farm stamps has a brand new crop of stamps, some rubber and some digital, click here to see what’s new. My personal fave is this adorable Stamping Anya, how cute is she??

-Heather

Personalized Pot Pies

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Whenever I make individual pot pies, I always try to be creative in marking whose is whose with my knife in the crust. I’ve even tried initials, but the jammed knife marks all look the same when they come out of the oven. So I will definitely try this idea  for monogrammed pot pies from Find the idea and the…

Giveaway: Stunning Makeup Case by Sylvie Thiel

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:17 AM PDT

 

I discovered Sylvie Thiel's ETSY shop Lavender harvest’s and was totally blown away with her fascinating wool felt accessories. After corresponding with her she agreed to introduce her beautiful line of wool felt accessories to my readers by offering this amazing giveaway. I am totally in love with this gorgeous makeup case and know that you will love it too.…

An oh so pretty new spin on a classic recycling project-tinted jar votives

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 09:45 AM PDT

Over at the blog Gingerbread Snowflakes there is a really pretty spin on turning Jars into vases and votives. This cleaver crafter tinted Mod Podge to give her glass jars pretty pastel colors that look like vintage glass.

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Inspiration: Mimi Kirchner

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 09:22 AM PDT

Town lady by Mimi Kirchner

Inspiration: Carina Envoldsen-Harris

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 09:19 AM PDT

Stitchy experiment by Carina of Carina’s Craftblog

Inspiration: Asphodele

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 09:13 AM PDT