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“DIY Crochet Rose Earrings” plus 31 more

“DIY Crochet Rose Earrings” plus 31 more


DIY Crochet Rose Earrings

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 06:21 PM PDT

Crochet Flower Earrings  Hannah created these crochet flower earrings and shares her pattern in a tutorial on the blog she co-authors, “Pearls and Scissors.”  Spring flowers was Hannah’s inspiration for these earrings. Check out her tutorial and learn how to make your own pair of “Crochet Rose Earrings.”…

Winner: David Tutera Bridal Prize Package!

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:35 PM PDT

DT Bridal Prizes

I’m excited to announce the winner of the $200 David Tutera Bridal prize Package! The randomly chosen winner is commenter #20:

Christina :   { I love David Tutera at Disney!}

Congratulations Christina! Please send your mailing address to weddings@craftgossip.com and I will ship your prize to you right away. Thanks so much to everyone who entered!

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Tutorial: Sew a collar so it curls toward the body

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:42 PM PDT

DSC_0149Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how she sews a collar so that it naturally curls toward the body.  Go to her blog to see what she does.

[photo from Feather's Flights]…

Tutorial: Criss cross plunge back blouse refashion

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:14 PM PDT

IMG_2786Auna Kay from la vie en rose shows how she refashioned a loose fitting blouse to give it a criss cross plunge back.  The criss cross straps are made from the fabric that she cut out to make the plunge.  Go to her tutorial.

[photo from la vie en rose]…

Tutorial: Sew a bow tie from a modern print

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:47 PM PDT

Bowtie-photoboothThough a traditional accessory, a man’s bow tie needn’t only be made from a traditional fabric print.  AlwaysMod (the Marimekko blog) shares a tutorial showing how to sew a DIY bow tie, and shows it done up in a variety of modern prints.  Their tutorial uses the pattern in the Marimekko Surrur BookGo to AlwaysMod to see how to sew it up.

[photo from …

Tutorial: Alphabet Banners for Cards

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:56 PM PDT

Tutorial: Alphabet Banners for Cards

Combine your alphabet stamps and tiny scraps of paper to make fun tiles and banners for your cards and scrapbook pages. Hero Arts has a video showing you how.

-Heather…

Spring Bloom Back Stitch Project

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:24 PM PDT

1-DSCF4260Jeanne has posted another great back stitch project over at Byrd’s Nest blog. This one is entitled “Spring Bloom” and it is here just in time for the first sights of Spring that have sprung in my neck of the woods (along with all the pollen that is causing all my allergies to work on my nerves, but that is …

Vintage Travel Ticket Candle Holder

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

Vintage Travel Ticket Candle Holder

Mod Podge Rocks recently featured this great guy gift idea from Plaid Crafts – a simple candle holder decoupaged with a vintage travel ticket. Check out the easy DIY.…

Shamrock-Inside Pound Cake

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:31 PM PDT

shamrock.poundcakeYum. Pound cake. Oh, wait, what’s that? A shamrock inside? How very lucky. Make mini shamrock reveal cakes for St. Patrick’s Day HERE at Rock UR Party.…

Hostess Gift: Wine Bag

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 12:01 PM PDT

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On the way to a nice party? Or getting ready for a Birthday? Here is a wine lover’s way to create your own packaging for your host. I think it would fun to go minimalist and just put “red” and “white”. Beckie, at Inferrantly Creative shows us how to take an inexpensive tote and jazz it up! Check out the …

Twine Carrots

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:58 AM PDT

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Family fun? Handmade goodness? Table Decorations? Check! These sweet twine carrots are hand made, and even appropriate for help from your favorite kids! Courtenay from Creeklinehouse shows us how.  These would be so fun for the Easter Table. Enjoy!…

Candy House for Spring

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:36 AM PDT

candy.spring.houseI love the idea of having kids make candy houses the whole year through. This spring-themed house is simply darling; I could easily live in a house like htis. My favorite part is the garden. See how it’s made HERE at Ruffles and Truffles.…

Adorbale Craftiness for Easter

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:25 AM PDT

knit easter basketNow that St. Patrick’s Day is almost done, it’s time to start looking ahead to Easter.

If you want to knit a little something adorable, perhaps a way to keep some candy eggs close at hand through the season, I’ve got just the thing.

I made this little Easter basket last year and I love it so much I want …

Rainbow Veggies and Dip

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:23 AM PDT

rainbow.veggiesWhat a simple idea to dress up guacamole or dip, healthy rainbow style. Just add cauliflower and peppers. Make a rainbow veggie platter HERE at Parents.…

Thumb Tack Lanterns

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:02 AM PDT

Thumb Tack Lanterns

This set of colorful, high-impact lanterns were made by Rachel at Lines Across. Back in my Girl Scout days, I remember making something similar, so make sure to pin the tutorial for the next time you’re in need of a rainy day kids project!…

Hollow Chocolate Eggs, Crafter Style

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:29 AM PDT

balloon.chocolate.eggsSo you know those crafty Easter eggs made from wrapping yarn around balloons and they are all cool and hollow and whatnot? Yeah, you can make them with chocolate, too. Now that’s a yummy genius crafty. Find the instructions HERE at She Knows, from Project Denneler.…

White Chocolate Chicks with Candy Inside

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:25 AM PDT

chocolate.candy.chicksThe most perfect candy chicks ever made more perfect with treats inside. Find the step-by-step how-tos to make them HERE at Hungry Happenings.…

Rainbow Granola

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:22 AM PDT

rainbow.granolaNow that I think about it, granola really is terribly boring. It needs a little rainbow. Mission accomplished HERE at In Katrina’s Kitchen.…

Bunny Trifles

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:19 AM PDT

bunny.triflesAmazing. All you need to do to turn a dessert into a cute Easter treat is add a candy nose and paper ears. These are lemon raspberry trifles turned bunnies (with a link to the recipe), but I can see this dress up on plenty of other sweets. Find them HERE at Frog Prince Paperie.…

Giveaway: $50 voucher to EndlessLeather.com!

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:16 AM PDT

Nappa Craft Giveaway

Endlessleather.com offers a huge selection of more than 1200 different leather cords.

Customers benefit from a 1meter (3,28feet) minimum order quantity and a next day shipping service if all articles are in stock.

And they ship worldwide!

The products are of high quality standards with hand selected skins and manufacturing mainly within Europe. But they also carry some budget priced cords …

Now THAT’S a Carrot Cake

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:09 AM PDT

carrot.cakeYou know the typical carrot cake accoutrements… a couple frosting carrots on the top. Small and sweet, just a suggestion of what is inside. Ha. This one screams it loud and clear. “Carrot cake!!” And proud. Awesome. Find the recipe and how-tos HERE at Make me my Cake. And if you like this cake, you might also like this

Tutorial: Scrap fabric Easter eggs

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:35 AM PDT

1-eggs-in-bowlAnn from The Velvet Aubergine shows how to use fabric scraps to make a basket full of colorful eggs.  They’re the same size as real eggs, but they’ll never go bad and they’re friendlier for young hands to play with.  Go to her tutorial.

[photo from The Velvet Aubergine]…

Idea file: Galaxy painted cutoff shorts

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:22 AM PDT

DIYgalaxyshortsJustine from Sew Country Chick shows a cool idea for cut off shorts.  Give them the galaxy treatment!  This is a no-sew project.  All you need is a pair of cutoff shorts and some fabric paint.  Go to Sew Country Chick to read more.

[photo from Sew Country Chick]…

Chalkboard Word Search Wall Art

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:20 AM PDT

Chalkboard Word Search Wall Art

Genius. I’m in love with this fun word search chalkboard wall art from Infarrantly Creative! What a great conversation piece this would make anytime someone comes over. You could use words that relate to your family, or a favorite vacation, maybe even one about your neighborhood. Get the fun tutorial here — Make Your Own Word Find Chalkboard

Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired ruffle bib apron for girls

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:15 AM PDT

apronAngelina from JoJo & Eloise shows how she made this Anthropologie-inspired apron for her daughter.  The ruffle bib and contrasting skirt (with piped waistband, yum!) look like perfectly coordinated seprates.  Go to her tutorial.

[photo from JoJo & Eloise]…

Project: Elegant Easter Card

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:11 AM PDT

Project: Elegant Easter Card

Inkadinkado has directions for making this lovely stamped card for Easter, click here for directions.

-Heather…

Tip: Strengthen a tissue paper pattern so it will last longer

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 06:57 AM PDT

Fusible tissue titleThe tissue paper that most sewing patterns are printed is not made for the long haul.  Use it once or twice, and that tissue paper starts to rip.  Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts tells how she strengthens her tissue paper patterns so they can be used over and over.  Go to her blog for the tip.

[photo from Sugar …

Tutorial: Simple felt business card wallet

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 06:50 AM PDT

bizcardcasemainOh My! Handmade Goodness shows how to make a simple business card wallet.  It’s made from two layers of felt, with an elastic strap to  keep it closed.  Go to Oh My! Handmade Goodness for the tute.

[via Craftgawker]

[photo from Oh My! Handmade Goodness]…

Off the Page Memory Keeping Idea | Travel Boxes

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 06:00 AM PDT

travel box from march Martha Stewart LivingI love this idea from Martha Stewart Living’s March issue for a travel box. If the idea of creating an entire scrapbook for a trip is daunting, this is a great alternative. It can be left like this, or over time you can choose items from the box to make the actual scrapbook. Click here to see more.…

Giveaway and Discounts to Classes at Masterful Scrapbook Design/Get it Scrapped

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Tension Story Focus and Flow Self paced class from Get it ScrappedPaula Gilarde is currently running some specials for classes from Debbie Hodge of Masterful Scrapbook Design and Get it Scrapped. Your purchase of the latest self-paced class: Tension, Story, Focus and Flow, will earn you an entry into a giveaway for a full refund, plus an additional class. Paula also has a special 40% off code you can use to …

Friday Freebie Roundup | 3 Sets of Project Life Printables

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:00 AM PDT

I love that so many people make great printables for Project Life and share them with us. Here are three sets I found recently.

1. March 2013 journaling and filler cards from A Little Grace and Mercy

2. Today was a quiet day from Scrapbook Printables

3. March printable cards from Wild Olive

Freebie | Digital and Printable Lucky Words and Phrases from Katie Pertiet

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:00 AM PDT

Free Lucky Words and Phrases Printables from Katie PertietHere’s a great set of “lucky” words and phrases for your St. Patrick’s Day projects from Katie Pertiet. You can use the PNG files in digital and htbrid projects, and there is a PDF file for straight printables too. Click here to go grab them!

Find lots more St. Patrick’s Day ideas here.

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