“Tutorial: Fabric drawers from Liberty scraps” plus 34 more

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• Tutorial: Fabric drawers from Liberty scraps
• CG giveaway: Dinosaur Train fabric panel and yardage
• Christi Friesen: The Books Edition
• Interview with Taradara – Marketing Creativity
• Pretty Prehistoric Ring Holders – My So Called Crafty Life
• Free pattern: Traffic signs for little boys and much more
• Recent stitch tutorials
• Looks good enough to eat
• Tutorial: Tat around a bead
• Use garment canvas for wearable tapestry
• Wood Block Candle Holder
• Free tat pattern
• Pallet Shelves
• Look What She Made: Giant Cabled Rug
• Day 5 Winner
• How to make a recycled styrofoam car
• Felt Blooms – Guidelines tutorial
• QAL: Sew Intertwined
• I Want to Stitch My Bicycle
• Embedding Frit in Frit from Cynthia Morgan
• Free Knitting Pattern: Cloche Hat
• Tutorial: Wide fabric headband
• Tutorial: Offset chevron tote with a bit of sparkle
• Tutorial: Use your serger to create thread chains for belt loops
• Tutorial: Summer outfit for an 18″ doll
• Review: Pentel Art Supplies
• Tutorial: Lace collar
• Tutorial | Matchbook Album with Instagram Photos
• Summertime party tips to keep things easy
• GIVEAWAY!! A Year Of Pies by Ashley English
• Hand-Stamped Menu Utensil Holders
• Superhero Oreos
• Tutorial | Make Your Own Stamps
• Inspiration du Jour | Worth Loving
• Olympic Giveaway 6: Dolce Handknits X 2

Tutorial: Fabric drawers from Liberty scraps Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:01 PM PDT Nova of A Cuppa and a Catch up has another great project she’s sharing on her blog. Part of the Liberty Scrap Challenge, this gorgeous set of drawers had humble beginnings. Find out what she did to transform them – get the tutorial. Image credit: A Cuppa and a Catch up…

CG giveaway: Dinosaur Train fabric panel and yardage Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:46 PM PDT Quilting Treasures is celebrating “Get Ready for Kindergarten Month” by sponsoring a Dinosaur Train fabric giveaway here at Craft Gossip. The quilt shown here is Hide and Seek with Buddy. Get the pattern here. Here’s what you get a chance to win: One fabric panel – 1 yard. Your choice between two fabric colorways – 1 yard. Your choice …

Christi Friesen: The Books Edition Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:39 PM PDT I forgot to get to blithering about this part of my CF class – she talked about her book projects. The awaited Dogs book (the next in her sculpting series) will be in 2013. And there are children’s books ahead that are structured as “Read It Make It”. The titles I heard were: Harold and the Big Pile of Monsters…

Interview with Taradara – Marketing Creativity Posted: 01 Aug 2012 07:29 PM PDT One of the biggest mysteries of the indie crafting world is success. How do you achieve it in a field that seems so subjective and whimsical? Marketing Creativity helps to dispel that mystery by interviewing crafters about how they achieved success. Check out this recent interview with Taradara to find out how she went from a crafting stay at home …

Pretty Prehistoric Ring Holders – My So Called Crafty Life Posted: 01 Aug 2012 07:00 PM PDT Jewelry + Funky plastic animals + paint = Prehistoric Ring Holders. My So Called Crafty Life shared this fabulous tutorial on how to store and display your lovely rings in a truly awesome way. I especially love the striped and sequined dinosaur. Girly, but not too girly! A perfect addition to any dressing table or vanity.…

Free pattern: Traffic signs for little boys and much more Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:10 PM PDT Wow! You can download these boy friendly street sign patterns at Ottobre Design. Get the pattern for a chimpanzee, friendly robots coloring pages and a dog sewing card too. So worth a trip over there as they have girl friendly patterns too. Click HERE to see the index of free patterns. Image credit: Ottobre Design…

Recent stitch tutorials Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:46 PM PDT (1) Buttonhole stitch with picot from Big B (2) Diagonally striped raised band from Needle ‘n’ Thread (3) Stem stitch rose with knotted center from from Humming Needles (4) Lock stitch from Artistic Fingers (5) Pistil stitch from Artfabrik (6) Woven wheel stitch (video) from Needle ‘n’ Thread (7) Mirror work (shisha) using bonnet stitch from Let’s Learn Embroidery (8) …

Looks good enough to eat Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:59 PM PDT Eeeep! A beaded cheeseburger by The Lone Beader!! Go to her blog post for an image you can click to enlarge.…

Tutorial: Tat around a bead Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:54 PM PDT Love this bracelet? Yarnplayer Marilee Rockley explains how to tat a ring around a bead. See her tute.…

Use garment canvas for wearable tapestry Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:47 PM PDT Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint clues us in about garment canvas–needlepoint fabric that has no sizing, stretches slightly, drapes like fabric, and can be washed and dried. It may be the secret behind these tapestry-like garments from Dolce & Gabbana and others seen on the runways recently. And it’s available online! Go to Janet’s post for the details.…

Wood Block Candle Holder Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:39 PM PDT This elegant and simple candle holder comes from Houzz. Check out how to make this for yourself. via Craft  …

Free tat pattern Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:38 PM PDT Diane of Lace-lovin Librarian shares her pattern for tatting this beautiful doily. Go to her post.…

Pallet Shelves Posted: 01 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT Marty over at Marty’s Musings hung a pallet on her wall and made it look good. Have a look at her quick living room changeover and this cool shelf too. See it at Marty’s Musings: Pallet Shelves.…

Look What She Made: Giant Cabled Rug Posted: 01 Aug 2012 11:34 AM PDT Donatella from the Inspiration and Realisation blog (she’s Italian, so that’s not a misspelling!) shared a link with me showing off her excellent gigantic cabled rug. I love this post because she explains all the things that went wrong along the way, why she ripped it out multiple times and how it ended up smaller than she’d intended. The …

Day 5 Winner Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:10 AM PDT I’m so excited how many of you went and checked out Ann Weaver’s books! I love to help you all find knitters who are out there doing interesting things. The winner of the Weaver books is number 63, sfmsrpout, who said she would like to knit the Silhouette Cardigan. (I love that one, too!) I hope that you knit it …

How to make a recycled styrofoam car Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:42 AM PDT We all get stuff that has packing styrofoam. Why not make a fun toy like this car using a great tutorial that Donatella shared at her blog Fun Lab on how to make a recycled styrofoam car.…

Felt Blooms – Guidelines tutorial Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:41 AM PDT   Sara hosts her blog "Hopes and Seams" to share her crafting ideas and projects.  Her husband bought her a sewing machine for Christmas and when he goes to play Xbox with his friends she has time alone to use her machine.  Sara thinks that this is what he had in mind when he bought it.   Sara has some very …

QAL: Sew Intertwined Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:39 AM PDT Quilters, don’t miss this sewing event hosted by Jen of Sew Happy Geek and Melissa of Sew Bitter Sweet Designs. Of their quilt along they say, Most of the blocks in the quilt are fairly straightforward. However, the woven blocks can be a bit tricky, and we'll be sharing two different techniques (paper piecing and traditional piecing) to make …

I Want to Stitch My Bicycle Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:04 AM PDT This post from Brigitte Dadaux includes several free transportation-themed charts, but the one that jumped out at me was the bicycle – it’s perfect for stitching up right now if you’ve been watching Olympic coverage of the men’s and women’s Olympic cycle races. So get your stitch on while you are watching the games! Check out the free charts.…

Embedding Frit in Frit from Cynthia Morgan Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:52 AM PDT Another tutorial…this one is for the fusers out there. I like this and really want to give it a try today. It’s embedding frit in frit and it’s from Cynthia Morgan. It’s a way to get defined shapes of one color of frit into a section of another frit. I think the effects are great. Very graphic which works …

Free Knitting Pattern: Cloche Hat Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:38 AM PDT Vintage is so popular right now, in knitting, home decor and fashion, and it makes good sense because classic pieces should never really go out of style. So it was with a bulky cloche hat that Peggy Clements bought at a thrift store. A tag inside indicated the hat was hand-knit, and Peggy decided to make another one based on …

Tutorial: Wide fabric headband Posted: 01 Aug 2012 07:18 AM PDT Surayya from Blissful Sewing shares a downloadable tutorial on her blog showing how to make a wide fabric headband.  They take just a little bit of fabric (1/8 yard), and you can make them out of just about any type of fabric or print.  This would be a fun project to use up some of your smaller pieces of fabric. Go …

Tutorial: Offset chevron tote with a bit of sparkle Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:50 AM PDT Ohhh, how I love this bag that Mandy from Fabric Paper Glue made!  The colors are utterly fabulous, and I’m loving the offset chevron and that bit of sparkle from the gold vinyl.  The colors and the chevron were inspired by a piece of art by Jennifer Moreman.  She shares a tutorial showing how she made it.  Go to her …

Tutorial: Use your serger to create thread chains for belt loops Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:23 AM PDT You know those thin little thread belt loops you see at the sides of dresses?  They’re nearly invisible but they keep the belt from sliding up or down.  They’re usually made with a crochet chain stitch.  But you can make them on your serger as well.  Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shares a tutorial on her …

Tutorial: Summer outfit for an 18″ doll Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:12 AM PDT Marie from Florals & Prints shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a cute summer outfit for an 18″ doll.  It’s a halter top and a tiered ruffled skirt.  Go to her tutorial. [photo from Marie on Sew, Mama, Sew!]…

Review: Pentel Art Supplies Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:09 AM PDT I recently got the chance to try out some wonderful art supplies from  Pentel of America. I tried a variety of items from gel rollers, watercolor paints, pens and markers. I wanted to see how they worked with stamping and in a more “traditional” artsy way. For my first project I made a collage, I’m getting in a Halloween mood so I thought …

Tutorial: Lace collar Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:04 AM PDT The M & J Blog shows how to use wide lace trim to make a removable collar.  It would be cute paired with a t-shirt or, when colder weather hits, a fitted crewneck sweater.  Get the how-to. [photo from M & J Blog]…

Tutorial | Matchbook Album with Instagram Photos Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT Nathalie from An Ounce of Creativity uses a matchbook from a restaurant to house a date night mini album using Instagram photos. She explains in her tutorial how you can make one too! Click here to go to the tutorial.…

Summertime party tips to keep things easy Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT Summertime, And the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ And the cotton is high “Summertime” by DuBose Heyward and music by George Gershwin for Porgy and Bess embodies my style of entertaining this time of year – easy, laid-back, unhurried. That’s why the arrival of my party pack from Bacardi got me so excited. I mixed the casual-style decorative items …

GIVEAWAY!! A Year Of Pies by Ashley English Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:47 AM PDT While those that know me, know me as a cookie and cupcake gal (see?), a little known secret is that I’ve always preferred pie. So why, oh why, do I rarely bake pies? That may change now that I have A Year of Pies by Ashley English in my possession. You may remember Ashley’s earlier books in The …

Hand-Stamped Menu Utensil Holders Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:44 AM PDT My title does not do this justice, I think. While I have no wedding or fancy event to plan any time soon, I need to bookmark this for that one day, in the future, I might actually have a wedding or fancy event to plan. Because I love this charming, easy-to-assemble idea for a place setting. Find the how-tos to …

Superhero Oreos Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:34 AM PDT Adorable, AND they are much easier to make than you think, AND you can use them as cupcake toppers, too. Find the how-tos to make Superhero Oreos HERE at Sugar Swings!.…

Tutorial | Make Your Own Stamps Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:00 AM PDT Rachel at Lines Across shares the steps for making your own stamps using craft foam. Now you can have that cool chevron stamp you’ve always wanted! Click here to go to the tutorial.…

Inspiration du Jour | Worth Loving Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:00 AM PDT Worth Loving by ZaCola3 {GALLERY}…

Olympic Giveaway 6: Dolce Handknits X 2 Posted: 01 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT I know it’s hot pretty much everywhere in the northern part of the world, but it has been hot where I live. Record-breaking hot. The coolest its been in the past week for a high was 97, and it’s been over 100 for four days and 12 days in the past month (yeah, I looked it up). When it’s this …

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