Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Tutorial: Itty Bitty Oven Mitt fridge magnets

Posted: 25 May 2010 06:46 AM PDT

Care from Obsessively Stitching joins Noodlehead’s Spice Up Your Kitchen series with a tutorial showing how to make these Itty Bitty Oven Mitt magnets.  These are SO cute!!  Take down the advertising magnets provided by insurance companies and car washes, and replace them with these miniature mitts.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Obsessively Stitching]

[via Noodlehead]

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Tutorial: Add a vintage hankie collar to a plain tank

Posted: 25 May 2010 06:22 AM PDT

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to add a Peter Pan collar to a plain  tank.  She made hers from a vintage handkerchief.  What a fun way to use the pretty prints of an old hankie!  This would be a great project for a hankie that has damage on a portion of it – just cut the collar around the…

Tutorial: Beachcomber Dress for little girls

Posted: 25 May 2010 06:08 AM PDT

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff guest blogs over at Tea Rose Home with a tutorial showing how to make her Beachcomber Dress for little girls.  I love the braided straps and belt!!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Tea Rose Home]

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Tutorial: Ribbon Flower

Posted: 25 May 2010 06:03 AM PDT

image by Heather Holbrook

Visit my own personal blog P is for Paper and I’ll show you how to make this pretty little flower using stitched ribbon. They make perfect embellishments for any stamped card or scrapbook page.  Click here for the instructions.

-Heather

Learn to quilt with Sarah Fielke

Posted: 25 May 2010 05:34 AM PDT

Notebook: Magazine’s The Craft Room is hosting classes in June that includes beginning and intermediate sewing, embroidery, and quilting. Learn to quilt with well known quilt designer, author, and creator of Sewn – Sarah Fielke. Get more information here.

Review and Giveaway: Quick and Easy Scrapbooking

Posted: 25 May 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Jill Marie Paulson is giving away not one but two copies of this idea book on her blog. She has also posted a review of the book. Click here to go to review and giveaway

Freebie: Digital Kits

Posted: 25 May 2010 04:01 AM PDT

Download a set of free basic digital scrapbooking supplies from BHG scrapbooks etc. The set includes papers, accents and a word brush. Click here to go to download

Inspiration du Jour – Daddy & Gabe

Posted: 25 May 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog

Lollibomb Beauty – Buy 2 Soaps, Get 1 FREE

Posted: 25 May 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Lollibomb Beauty® presents handmade, cruelty-free vegan soaps that get the point across with a clean, uplifting scent that is SLS FREE and SLES FREE. Perfect for sensitive skin!

• NO sodium lauryl ether sulfate
• NO sodium lauryl sulfate
• NO parabens
• NO animal bits
• NO harsh ingredients

Choose from WASH THE HIPSTER OFF, USE ME, and LET’S GET DIRTY! Use the code SNARKATTACK at checkout.…

Giveaway: 5 Cool Cord Value Packs from Janlynn.com

Posted: 24 May 2010 11:15 PM PDT

Thanks to Janlynn.com we have 5 cool cord value packs to giveaway. As per Janlynn, the “Make it Cool” Friendship Party Pack makes over 100 bracelets! Simple lifting and turning motions make bracelet weaving fun and easy to do. Make them, wear them, or give them to a friend. Create head bands, key chains, and other fun projects too. Great for…

Tutorial: Embellish a plain tee with cherry blossoms

Posted: 24 May 2010 07:47 PM PDT

Head over to A Hoot and a Holler to find out how to embellish a plain tee with cherry blossoms.  So pretty!  Get the how-to.

[photo from A Hoot and a Holler]

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Tutorial: Refashioned dress with high-waisted skirt

Posted: 24 May 2010 07:18 PM PDT

Ady from Crafty Ady shows how she made this high-waisted skirt outfit that looks like two separate pieces but is actually one dress.  She gets the look of a smart shirt tucked into a trim little skirt, but without the bulk and hassle of trying to keep the shirt tucked in.  Brilliant!!  The bottom half of the dress is made from a…

Giveaway: Dutch pattern magazines and a handmade garment

Posted: 24 May 2010 07:02 PM PDT

The Mrs. is celebrating her one year blogiversary with a fabulous giveaway.  Two readers will receive a Dutch pattern magazine from her stash.  And if that’s not delicious enough, one lucky grand prize winner will receive a handmade garment made especially for you.  Seriously.  Go to her blog for entry details.

Deadline is June 1, 2010.

[photo from The Mrs.]

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Degenerate Flame Off – 4 Days Away!

Posted: 24 May 2010 06:42 PM PDT

Memorial Weekend is this coming weekend. Wow! Time flies! So if you find yourself in the Eugene , OR, wander over to Cornerstone Glass and check out the Degenerate Flame Off being held May 28th-30th. It’s functional art from the underground. That’s what they call it. There’s a competition and demonstrations, so if you like glass, and this will be mostly…

Cupcake Cupcake Toppers

Posted: 24 May 2010 05:54 PM PDT

Cupcakes topped with cupcakes? Is there anything better? Learn how to make these cuties (very easily) HERE at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen.

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Contest: Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Posted: 24 May 2010 05:07 PM PDT

image by Tim Holtz

 Tim Holtz is giving away 12 of his ink storage tins that are no longer avialable! You can enter to win one by visiting his blog and leaving a comment there or by creating a project using his Distress Inks and e-mail it to him with a short description. Find all the info by clicking here on Tim’s…

The Art-o-mat

Posted: 24 May 2010 04:08 PM PDT

I may have posted about the Art-o-mat before. But I just looked at it again recently and see that there are TONS more Art-o-mats sprinkled across the country.

What is an Art-o-mat? Art-o-mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are 82 active machines in various locations throughout the country.

Find an Art-o-mat near you!

You can…

50-Plus Handmade Favor Ideas

Posted: 24 May 2010 03:46 PM PDT

Giver’s Log has a fantastic collection of 50 handmade wedding favors ideas ,most of which are great favor ideas for parties, as well, like a cupcake in a jar (originally from Martha) or chocolate-dipped anything (yes, those are gummi bears). Find the roundup HERE.

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DIY Flavored Toothpicks

Posted: 24 May 2010 03:37 PM PDT

Have a toothpick Learn how to make your own flavored toothpicks HERE at Craftzine.com.

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Sneak Peek: New Cuttlebug Embossing Folders

Posted: 24 May 2010 01:13 PM PDT

image by Scrappy Land

Visit Scrappy Land’s website for a sneak peek of the new Cuttlebug embossing folders that will be out in late August. There will be 6 sets with 4 folders in each set, can’t wait!

-Heather

Pre-Registration for GAS Conference Ends Tonight

Posted: 24 May 2010 01:08 PM PDT

I just received an email saying that pre-registration for the Louisville GAS conference ends tonight. It doesn’t mean you can’t register there, it just means pre-registration is over. If you register before tonight you may not have to stand in line in Louisville. You’ll also save $25 by registering on line. So what are you waiting for?

Beach Cookie Placecards

Posted: 24 May 2010 12:35 PM PDT

Oh, these clever beach-themed cookie placecards bring me right back to my years working as a cookie decorator (making many many many a placecard as such). I love the “sand” filled pails. Too cute. Find the idea HERE at the celebration shoppe blog.

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Back from Bullseye in Portland

Posted: 24 May 2010 11:58 AM PDT

I have returned from one of the best glass adventures of my life. I spent almost a week in a class at Bullseye and the amount of information we covered is staggering. I have over 500 pictures to sort through and a bunch of cool bits of information to share. I’ll probably start with something as simple as preparing a kiln…

Coast into crafting with coasters

Posted: 24 May 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Now I’ve made coasters by recycling all sorts of things but it just never occurred to me to to take a cardboard coaster and recycle it but the clever crafter Coleen over at her blog Vintage Terrace 2 did!

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Tutorial: Neckroll pillow with ric-rac trim

Posted: 24 May 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Sew4Home shows how to make this neckroll pillow with ric-rac trim.  This would make a lovely accent for your bedding.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Sew4Home]

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