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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

“Etsy Shop of the Week – D*mnGoodDoormats” plus 38 more

“Etsy Shop of the Week – D*mnGoodDoormats” plus 38 more


Etsy Shop of the Week – D*mnGoodDoormats

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 11:38 PM PDT

mustache you to wipe your feet doormat

This weeks featured Etsy shop is D*mnGoodDoormats. D*mn Good Doormats sells exactly what you think they would: hysterical, pop-culture inspired doormats to dress up any door. Regardless of who you are and what you enjoy, I’m fairly sure you could find at least one doormat in this shop to make you smile. The artist behind the shop, Spoon Popkin, …

Gone to the Birds

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 07:56 PM PDT

mosaic-birds

I was joking that my spring was gone to the birds (not shaping up to be very springy and awesome). But I love birds and like an crafty ADD person that got me thinking of birds and clay away went my winter blues…

1. BMUBFB012, 2. Bird Brooch 3, 3. Oh Colorful Bird WIP, 4. Imagine

Tutorial: Floppy-eared bunny bag

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:54 PM PDT

untitledNina from Méli Mélo shows how to make the cutest little bunny bag.  He’s made from a natural linen with a sweet cotton print for a lining.  His long, floppy ears tie together to cinch the bag closed.  LOVE!!  Go to her blog for the tutorial.

[photo from Méli Mélo]…

A seascape in fabric

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:41 PM PDT

 Marjolein of Threads and Patches has finished her crazy/art quilt for the Message in a Bottle challenge. I’ve enjoyed this series so much, watching sky and hills emerge, bits of lace turn become waves, sequins turn into seafoam and sparkles. Go to her blog post to see an image you can click to enlarge. And scroll back through her …

Tutorial: Scrap knit scarf toy for open-ended play

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:33 PM PDT

super-scrappy-scarf-from-a-happy-stitch-1024x860Melissa from A Happy Stitch guest blogs at Michele Made Me with a tutorial showing how to stitch scraps of knit fabric into a scarf toy.  More than just a scarf, it’s an open-ended plaything.  It could be a tail, a finish line, a belt, whatever it needs to be in your child’s creative play time.  It’s super quick, super easy, …

Tutorial: Sewing appendages onto a softie

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:33 PM PDT

 Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shows us how to add arms and legs (or tentacles) to a felt softie. Her video makes the process so easy to understand. See her tute.…

Inspiration: Sandra M

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:22 PM PDT

 I’m crazy for the block that Sandra M of Washington, USA, created with silk-ribbon embroidery, bits of trim, buttons, beads, and scraps of jewelry. What a sumptuous piece! To see a photo you can click to enlarge, go to the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2013 post.…

Crochet Butterfly Pattern and tutorial

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:20 PM PDT

Marie's Butterflies

Marie is a 33 year old gal living in East London and hosts her blog “Marie’s Making”.  She loves making things, photography, design, crafts and most of all she loves screen printing. Today I ran across her darling butterfly that make me think of summer with a tutorial and pattern and wanted to share it with you.  Thanks Marie for …

Stick that in your cactus

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:11 PM PDT

 Eeep! A Happy Cactus pincushion! Want one? You can make one. Go to Urban Threads‘ tutorial for the skinny on how to embroider and sew him.…

Staple Dress inspiration

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:02 PM PDT

903184_10100963466303564_753092867_oTo see the range of styles that can be made from one sewing pattern, check out the Staple Dress link-up over at Go Make Shit, a new collaborative blog for a group of talented and creative sewing bloggers.  Last month they issued the challenge to make a version of the Staple Dress by April Rhodes, and then followed with their own …

Stitch fabric birds and birdhouses

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 03:50 PM PDT

 Tracey Lipman emailed to let us know about her new class at Doll Street Dreamers. She says,

Learn to make your own fabric birdhouse and birds in this great class with something for everyone. From steampunk to quilting and lots in between, there are many options for variations so you won’t know what to tweet about first. There’s even a

Rachel gets Lucky

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 03:38 PM PDT

 Rachel of Imagine Gnats pays homage to the dimensional applique/embroidery hoops of one of her favorite artists (and ours), Lucky Jackson, with this stitchery for a crafters’ exchange. See her post to find out how she pulled it off.…

DIY Floating Citronella Candles

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 03:24 PM PDT

DIY Floating Citronella Candles

Amy from Positively Splendid has instructions for this great spring/summer floating citronella candle DIY project over on her blog.…

Technique: Embossed Foil

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 01:54 PM PDT

Technique: Embossed Foil

Here’s a cool idea I’ve not seen before, embossing on strips of metal foil tape. Mama Dini will show you how. I have lots of this tape for soldering jewelry, I’ll have to give this cool idea a try.

-Heather…

Show an Old Item Some Love {Michaels RE-Love Challenge}

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 01:22 PM PDT

April is Earth Month, and it’s a great time for all of us to look around our homes and see if there are things we could be using differently or for a better purpose than we are currently.

In my house, it’s this microwave cart. microwave cart

I stole it from my parents’ house when I moved out (more than 15 years …

Cabbage Patch Kid Cupcakes

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 11:26 AM PDT

cabbagepatchkids.cupcakesRemember Cabbage Patch kids? I sure do. Mine was named Cassandra. And she was from Spain. My dad picked one up over there when he visited in the ’80s. Apparently they cost less overseas. Make Cabbage Patch cupcakes HERE at SemiSweet.…

Berroco Pattern Booklet Giveaway

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 11:13 AM PDT

berroco booklet giveawayOver at my other knitting website, we do an annual Readers’ Choice Awards program, where readers choose their favorites in a variety of categories. Berroco was the winner for favorite yarn company for the second year in a row, and to celebrate they were kind enough to send me some samples of their new yarns (you can see one in …

Cross Stitch Wall Hanging

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 10:55 AM PDT

owl-cross-stitch-1-204x300I love to cross-stitch. So much so that I have stacks of finished projects that I can’t afford to get framed and they end up languishing in the drawer or tucked away in the closet in a storage bin. If you have the same issue, then you need to speed over to this post at Elaine’s Crafts and find out …

50 Sunflowers Winner

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 10:11 AM PDT

sunflower book winnerWe have a winner for the 50 Sunflowers book, and it’s commenter number 48, Mona, who said she’s looking forward to some color with the coming of spring and summer.

Aren’t we all? Thanks so much to everyone who entered, and congratulations to Mona, who can now knit some color of her own!

(As an aside, I’m way behind on …

Mini Baseball Cookie Pops

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 09:21 AM PDT

baseball.cookiepopsI know at least enough about baseball to know there is red stitching on the ball and the mitt is brown. And they make for some cute cookies. I made these bite-size baseball cookie pops for a little boy’s birthday party. Find them HERE at the decorated cookie.…

How to make a recycled jar piggy bank

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 09:13 AM PDT

Piggy-Bank-4_thumb3 OK I’m a sucker for glitter animals so this recycled jar with glitter piggies is just too cute! Pop on over to the blog Homework to see the full tutorial on how to make a recycled jar piggy bank.…

11 Craft Room Projects for Your Space

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 06:57 AM PDT

11 Craft Room Projects to Organize and Beautify Your Space - @craftgossip

Whether you have an actual craft room or not, there are several projects here to help you organize and beautify your space. Do you have any tips or special ways you like to organize your craft supplies or brighten up your craft room?

11 Craft Room Projects to Organize and Beautify Your Space - @craftgossip

1. Fabric Covered Cork Boards – Sew Much Sunshine

11 Craft Room Projects to Organize and Beautify Your Space - @craftgossip

2. Vintage Suitcase for Sewing Supplies – Little …

Bird on a Wire Graham Cracker Cookies

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 07:18 AM PDT

bird.wire.cookiesI actually cupped my hand on my mouth when I glimpsed these. Should I admit that? Seems lame. But I love these. Jellybeans turned expressive birds on a wire? And easy to decorate graham crackers? See why I’m so lame? Make them HERE at Sugar Swings!.…

Cute as Can Be Strawberry Cookies

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 07:13 AM PDT

strawberry.cookiesEvery time I think I’ve found the cutest edible craft ever, you people go and up the ante. Strawberry sugar cookies. Bring it on, summer. Find the recipe and how-tos HERE at Munchkin Munchies.…

Tutorial: Assembling the pages of a PDF pattern

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 07:06 AM PDT

header2_thumbDigital patterns.  They satisfy my need for an immediate purchase (no waiting on shipping times), but you do have to assemble them yourself from the pages of printouts.  Susan from Living With Punks gives her tips and tricks for piecing the pages together to create the pattern.  Go to her blog for the how-to.

[photo from Living With Punks]…

Awesome Star Wars Cake. Awesome Inside and Out.

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 07:01 AM PDT

starwars.cakeI’m a little overtaken by the chocolate Star Wars awesomeness of this cake. Let’s break it down a bit: No fondant is involved. Covered in chocolate ganache. The Death Star is rocky road. You have your chocolate Han Solo in carbonites. Chocolate mud cake with Lindt milk chocolate ganache and turkish delight. I’m going to stop there. Find it all …

Tutorial: Reverse applique bling patched jeans

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 06:57 AM PDT

blingjeansKatie from The Crafty Blog Stalker added rock star personality to a pair of her daughter’s jeans, using Bling on a Roll and a reverse applique technique. It’s a fun look for tweens!  Go to her blog for the tutorial.

[photo from The Crafty Blog Stalker]…

Pinwheel Swirl Cookies

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 06:57 AM PDT

pinwheelcookiesEverything is better in swirl form. Why are swirls so great? Even the word, “swirl,” sounds awesome. Make colored dough pinwheel cookies HERE at Sugarkissed.net. And find bonus stained glass pinwheel cookies.…

A Week of Eggo Ideas

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 06:53 AM PDT

eggo.wafflesAnd Eggos are on my daughter’s short list of “foods I eat.” The guru of cool food for kids, especially breakfast, seems the perfect person to create seven days of fun morning meals (and snacks and lunch and dinner and dessert) to make with Eggo waffles. Check out the Eggo birds on nests, chicken and waffle kebabs, monkey banana splits, …

Tutorial: Modern Peasant Dress for girls

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 06:44 AM PDT

modern-Peasant-remixJamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making her Modern Peasant Dress for girls.  She gives the basic peasant dress a twist with a longer, puffier sleeves and a waist cinched with a wide sash.  Go to her blog for the how-to.

[photo from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom]…

Free pattern: Mini Mod Dress for little girls

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 06:34 AM PDT

2013-04-08_0009Kelly from Wild Wandering (and also Sewing in No Man’s Land) shows how to make her Mini Mod Dress for a little girl.  It’s a short-sleeved belted A-line dress.  She shows it worn as a dress with tights, but I think it would also be cute worn over a pair of leggings as a tunic.  She also shares a free …

Tip: Marking buttonholes without chalk or disappearing markers

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 06:20 AM PDT

buttonholeJessica from Sew Chic shows how she marked the placement of buttonholes on the back of a dress.  It was a special garment and she didn’t want to put chalk on the fabric.  Go to her blog to see what she used instead.

[photo from Sew Chic]…

Freebies: Fairy Images

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 06:06 AM PDT

Freebies: Fairy Images

I am absolutely obsessed with fairies! So I flipped when I came across an entire digi website devoted to just fairies. Fairy Coloring Pages is filled with tons of free digital fairy images to download and color.

Here’s the direct link to the featured image.

-Heather…

Scrapbooking & Technology | New Scrapbook Stash App in the iTunes Store

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 06:00 AM PDT

ScrapStash for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

I just got word of this new app for scrapbookers that helps you to keep track of your stash, as well as create a wish list for future purchases. It is free in the iTunes store. I don’t have an iPhone myself, so if you try this out let me know how it works! Also if you’d like to …

{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Black & Mint

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 05:55 AM PDT

Black & Mint Wedding Inspiration via Burnett's Boards

I just love the freshness that a splash of mint brings to a classic black & white wedding! You’ll find this pretty inspiration board here:

Black and Mint Wedding | Burnett’s Boards – Daily Wedding Inspiration.…

Winner! {Perfect Wedding Favours}

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 05:19 AM PDT

Perfect Wedding Favours Book Review & Giveaway It’s time to announce the winner of Perfect Wedding Favours by Susannah Blake! Thanks to everyone who left a comment. The winner is:

Comment #19 Jen V.  

Getting married this summer. Would LOVE to read this book!!!

Congratulations Jen! Please send your shipping address to weddings@craftgossip.com and your book will be on its way! Enjoy!

Tutorial | Paper Shoe from Sandy’s Space

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Tutorial - Vintage Shanghai Shoes  by Sandy Ang

Look at these Ferragamo inspired paper shoes!  They were designed by Sandy Ang, who shares both the template and the step-by-step with you on her blog Sandy’s Space. They would make a sweet gift, or wonderful party decor. Click here to get all the details.…

Tutorial | Selective Photo Coloring with Pic Monkey

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:00 AM PDT

Tutorial - Selective Coloring with Pic Monkey by While She Naps

Amy Glasserman from While She Naps, shares this tutorial showing how to selectively color a digital photograph using the online tool PicMonkey. No special software is needed!  Click here to see all the steps.…

Free Invitation Templates

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 01:20 AM PDT

http://www.i-do-it-yourself.com

Free printable invitation templates by a great little blog called i-do-it-yourself.com/

these invitations are free to download and customize to suit your own needs. Check out some of the other

freebies too for some fantastic vintage labels and much much more. Did I say there were FREE!

 

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