“Neon Spray Paint Shirts – iLoveToCreate Blog” plus 37 more

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• Neon Spray Paint Shirts – iLoveToCreate Blog
• Tutorial: Bias binding for quilts
• Tutorial: Features of your serger
• Back to School Challenge
• Tutorial: 15-minute fabric belt
• Idea file: Gold leaf wristlet purse
• Metallic Polka Dot Tea Light Holder
• How to: Dye wool fleece
• Quick and easy goodie bags
• Free(ish) Pattern: Mardi Cardi
• Dinosaur Train Big Coloring Book Giveaway Winner Announced!!!
• Lighthouse Cross Stitch Project
• Free Pattern: DROPS Dress with Lace
• Learn to tat
• Inspiration: Connie E
• Gwyneth gets lucky
• Wesley Fleming’s Glass Insects
• Best needlepoint background stitches
• Inspiration: Facile Cecile
• NOT miserable
• Free Knitting Pattern: Serendipitous Ewe Triforce Socks
• How to make recycled t-shirt slippers
• Echino Swap Round 3 hosted by Brave Little Chicken
• Idea file: Add a pen sleeve to a drawstring pouch
• Tutorial: Quick and easy ballet skirt
• Tutorial: Color Blocked Twirly Jumper for little girls
• Tutorial: Easy tank dress refashioned from a top and dress
• Free pattern: Minky croc softie
• Tip: Use a Stamp as a Sewing Pattern
• DIY: Chocolate for Your Face
• Article | 9 Things You Need To Know About Aperture
• Back to School Pencil Cake
• Cute Bentos and a Giveaway at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons
• A Better Lemonade, Thanks to Herbs
• The Time of Year Again for Chocolate Chalkboards
• Under the Sea Dessert Table
• Freebie | Journal Cards for Project Life
• Inspiration du Jour | Navy Pier

Neon Spray Paint Shirts – iLoveToCreate Blog Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:53 PM PDT If you didn’t know, neon is a huge trend this summer, on everything from shoes to shirts to purses. And of course, no better way to get the look for yourself than to DIY it. Like in this super easy DIY on the Fly Neon Fabric Spray Paint shirts over on iLoveToCreate blog. Using fabric spray paint and a …

Tutorial: Bias binding for quilts Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:49 PM PDT Kathy of Stitch by Stitch shares how to make bias binding, saying that people ask her all the time how she does it. You can always buy binding in stores, but selection is limited to mostly solids. Get the know-how. I discovered her blog after Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew dished that Kathy (a longarmer) finishes her quilt tops. …

Tutorial: Features of your serger Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:45 PM PDT Palak from Strawbazies continues her Relationship Rescue: You and Your Serger series with a post all about your serger’s features.  Her post explains how can vary the stitch length and stitch width.  She also explains differential feed and how (and when) to adjust it, as well as what the stitch finger does and how you can remove it to make narrower stitches. …

Back to School Challenge Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:19 PM PDT Up for a craft challenge? You could win some goodies too! Crafts Unleashed is hosting a Back To School Crafter’s Challenge and you can certainly get in on the fun. There will be a grand prize winner and two runners up, so head over to Crafts Unleashed to read the rules and see what you need to do to enter…

Tutorial: 15-minute fabric belt Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:18 PM PDT Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how easy it is to make your own fabric belt.  She says it took her just 5 steps and 15 minutes to make one.  This would be a great project for someone learning to sew, especially a tween- or teen-ager.  Get the tute. [photo from Creating My Way To Success]…

Idea file: Gold leaf wristlet purse Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:04 PM PDT Sonya Nimri, author of Beadalicious, posts on her blog show how she made this fabulous gold leaf bag.  The design was inspired by a bag from Anthropologie.  The striped fabric is actually a refashioned bag her mother brought back from a trip to Thailand.  Gold leaf, as in leaves die cut out of gold leather.  If you don’t …

Metallic Polka Dot Tea Light Holder Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:36 PM PDT Poppytalk has a tutorial on making a metallic polka dot tea light holder. See how they did it.…

How to: Dye wool fleece Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:20 PM PDT Cintia of “My Poppet” ran out of her supply of tasty colored roving. She is sharing her little wool dying experience with us.  This was the first time she dyed her own wool, and because the amounts are small and she didn’t want to make a mess, she used jars. Cintia is an ardent crafter and loves creating items …

Quick and easy goodie bags Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:05 PM PDT State Line Bag Co. sent samples of their muslin bags to several CraftGossip editors, inviting us to embellish them. Mine are a generous 12″ x 16″. My first thought, of course, was to smother my bags in embroidery. Then I thought about the situations in which I’d most likely use bags such as these: goodie bags for a preteen slumber …

Free(ish) Pattern: Mardi Cardi Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:36 PM PDT This is, apparently, the week of adorable cardigans (wish someone had told me!), because I found another one for you. The Mardi Cardi from Pickles is a really cute basic raglan cardigan with a few twists. It’s worked from the bottom up in the round with a steek, which is sort of strange for a project that’s a single color …

Dinosaur Train Big Coloring Book Giveaway Winner Announced!!! Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:34 PM PDT   I’m so excited to announce the winner of the Dinosaur Train Big Big Dinosaur Coloring book!! The winner is:  Comment #23- Chrissy…She Said: ‘My grandson LOVES Dinosaur Train! He would be so happy to have this book. thanks for the opportunity!’                 Congratulations Chrissy!! Look for an email from me shortly!!  …

Lighthouse Cross Stitch Project Posted: 22 Aug 2012 01:39 PM PDT Free from AbbyGaelle, this lighthouse project will light up your craft corner or anywhere else you choose to place it when you are finished stitching it up! Get the free project pattern.…

Free Pattern: DROPS Dress with Lace Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT As if I needed more adorable ideas for stuff to knit for the girl, along comes this super-cute and easy project from DROPS. Officially called SmåDROPS 23-1 (though they’re looking for better ideas, naturally!), this dress has a garter stitch bodice and stockinette stitch body with a bit of feather and fan along the hemline, making for a cute scalloped …

Learn to tat Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:08 AM PDT To promote its line of tatting threads, DMC Threads has devoted a segment of its site to tatting with lots of info for beginners. If you’ve thought about learning to tat, here are the resources you need! See the related DMC Threads blog post.…

Inspiration: Connie E Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT Everything about this block by Connie E of Iowa is exquisite. The silk roses are perfection. And her use of pearls to represent baby’s breath is brilliant. I’ll definitely be stealing this idea. Go to the Crazy-Quilt Journal Project post for an image you can click to enlarge.…

Gwyneth gets lucky Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:53 AM PDT I love every one of Lucky Jackson‘s portraits of Gwyneth Paltrow as Margot Tenenbaum. But this one is definitely my favorite because…you know…fur coat! Go to Lucky’s blog.…

Wesley Fleming’s Glass Insects Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT Another nice post from Daily Art Muse to share with all of you. Wesley Fleming is profiled and I have to say, he makes the most amazing glass insects I think I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen his work before in books and on the interwebs and here it is for all of you to see and learn more about. He’s …

Best needlepoint background stitches Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint runs down her top five needlepoint stitches with tips for how to use them. See her post.…

Inspiration: Facile Cecile Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:42 AM PDT A pretty little purse by Facile Cecile — gorgeous embroidery plus all-over seed-stitch quilting. See more views at the blog post.…

NOT miserable Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:37 AM PDT Squee! Victor Hugo by Norma of Cara Carmina Atelier. Get the details about this rockin applique-and-embroidery portrait from Norma’s blog post.…

Free Knitting Pattern: Serendipitous Ewe Triforce Socks Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:01 AM PDT If you’re looking for a sock pattern to get your fall started on the right foot (sorry), check out this free pattern from Sandra Singh. The Serendipitous Ewe Triforce Socks by Angela McNamara are mostly stockinette but feature a two-color design that goes into the ribbing and tow, and a two-color triangle design on the heel. Thus the name, I …

How to make recycled t-shirt slippers Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:04 AM PDT Over at Agy’s blog Green Issues there is an awesome tutorial on how to make recycled t-shirt woven slippers. I bet this technique could be used for all sorts of projects!…

Echino Swap Round 3 hosted by Brave Little Chicken Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:58 AM PDT Jennifer of Brave Little Chicken is hosting the latest Echino Swap round. A  little birdie tells me there are just 3 slots left, so if you want to be part of it, get yourself to her blog and sign up right this minute. Even if you don’t join the swap, don’t miss this. Two online shops are offering discounts (20% …

Idea file: Add a pen sleeve to a drawstring pouch Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:38 AM PDT Here’s a quick way to turn a simple drawstring pouch into a cute notepad holder.  Just add a pen sleeve to the side. I used a 5 x 7 muslin bag from State Line Bag Company for the one I made.  With the bag all sewn up and ready to go, all I had to do was add the pocket and clip …

Tutorial: Quick and easy ballet skirt Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:16 AM PDT Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a simple ballet skirt.  The tulle skirt is gathered on to a foldover elastic waistband.  It’s quick and easy to make.  The tulle is perfect for a sheer ballet skirt, but if you made it from nonsheer (but still lightweight) fabric, it could be an everyday skirt.  Get the tute.…

Tutorial: Color Blocked Twirly Jumper for little girls Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:02 AM PDT Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shows how to make her Color Blocked Twirly Jumper.  The skirt is pieced from curved panels to give it extra swish.  It’s made from two colors of knit fabric.  She was able to get all the fabric she needed to make size 2T/3T dress out of two adult XL tank tops.  Go to her tutorial. [photo from Blooms …

Tutorial: Easy tank dress refashioned from a top and dress Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:55 AM PDT Justine  from Sew Country Chick shows how she made this tank dress out of an old tank, a too-small dress, and a length of wide elastic. I think it turned out cute!  If you don’t already have a tank and dress (or skirt) in your donate pile, you can find the pieces easily at a thrift store or rummage sale.  Get the …

Free pattern: Minky croc softie Posted: 22 Aug 2012 06:50 AM PDT This crocodile might have a lot of teeth, but he’s really just soft and snuggly.  He’s made out of a soft minky fabric.   You can find a free pattern and tutorial for making him at Sew4Home.  Go there now to get the pattern and how-to. [photo from Sew4Home]…

Tip: Use a Stamp as a Sewing Pattern Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:59 AM PDT Isn’t this stitched and embellished monogram so pretty!? But what does it have to do with stamping? Well, Mae Armstrong used a PSA monogram stamp as a pattern for her sewing, isn’t that so clever? This idea would work with so many stamps and on so many different fabric projects. Click here to find more details on the PSA Stamp blog…

DIY: Chocolate for Your Face Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:34 AM PDT The genius of this idea is you get to eat chocolate while making a chocolate face mask…what could be better? This is an older post from DIY: Beauty but who could resist sharing a chocolate facial recipe? Get it here.…

Article | 9 Things You Need To Know About Aperture Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT This article on ifb explores nine facts about aperture that will help you understand your camera and take better photos. Click here to go to the article.…

Back to School Pencil Cake Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:45 AM PDT As soon as I spotted this cake I recognized it as the real pencil and school supply cake from One Charming Party that I posted on back HERE. Sure enough, that was the inspiration. But this one you can actually eat. Find the (way cool to watch) how-tos for decorating the pencil cake HERE at Bakingdom.…

Cute Bentos and a Giveaway at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:40 AM PDT On my to-do list is still to get into bento box lunches for my daughter who would love such a thing. Picky eater as she is, it would be perfect. So I may be entering this giveaway myself. Enter to win an Easy Lunchbox and find how-tos for apple-themed and bear-themed lunches HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons…

A Better Lemonade, Thanks to Herbs Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:30 AM PDT Have you been enjoying a long summer with lots of lemonade? Hence, are you bored by lemonade? Then spice it up with herb-infused lemonade. (Get it? “spice” and “herb” so it’s literally spicing up? Groan, I’ll stop.) Make herbal syrups for your lemonade (think watermelon-thyme and berry mint) HERE at Henry Happened courtesy of Kiersten from Oh My Veggies.…

The Time of Year Again for Chocolate Chalkboards Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:24 AM PDT I’m still counting down the days for school to start (which means Monday in my part of the world). Need a little reminder of cool-treats-to-make for back to school? I posted on the original inspirations for these chocolate chalkboards–HERE from Hungry Happenings and HERE from the Dollhouse Bake Shoppe, but this is an idea worth revisiting. Find a …

Under the Sea Dessert Table Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:16 AM PDT Going under the sea any time soon? I mean party-wise, though tales of actual sea adventures would be welcome, too. You’ll find lots o’ great  and re-creatable ideas for the dessert table HERE at D.I.Y. Louisville. Love the easy to make clam cookies and the adorable goldfish marshmallow pops. …

Freebie | Journal Cards for Project Life Posted: 22 Aug 2012 04:00 AM PDT I love these tongue-in-cheek journal cards by Little Musings! These 4×6 printable cards will add some fun to your Project Life pages, or any scrapbook layout. Click here to go to the download.…

Inspiration du Jour | Navy Pier Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:00 AM PDT Navy Pier by DeanaB {GALLERY} {BLOG}…

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