Craft Gossip

Batter up!

Julie Leir-VanSickle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:35:58 +0000

baseballpen2

Originally uploaded by khclayman

Here in the states, The Yankees have won the World Series!

I found this fabulous baseball pen created with polymer clay by Flickr member khclayman.

You can see more of his beautiful writing instruments in his Photostream here.

Or, if you’re looking for something special for a sports lover in your life for the holidays, be sure to…

Color Inspirations!

Julie Leir-VanSickle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:08:05 +0000

Pivot Beads 10_09 Rainbow_M

Originally uploaded by Zjet

These delicious looking polymer clay beads were created by Flickr member Zjet. They were adapted from a project exercise in “Polymer Clay Color Inspirations” by Maggie Maggio and Lindy Haunani.

Click here to check out some more colorful beads and the rest of the Photostream!

Tutorial: Custom window valances

anneweaver — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:17:08 +0000

Shelley Detton shows how to make a custom valance on her blog, 7 Layer Studio. She gives directions for several variations so you can get just the look you want. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from 7 Layer Studio]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, custom, window, treatment, valance[/tags]

Tutorial: Sew a new cover for a kid’s saucer chair

anneweaver — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:11:57 +0000

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can create a new seat cover for a child’s saucer chair. The photo pictured to the left is the saucer chair she picked up used for $1. Go to her tutorial to see how she recovered the seat cushion to create a new super cute look.

[photo from Make It and Love It]

[tags]sewing,…

Tutorial: Fold fat quarters into a Christmas tree

anneweaver — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:06:24 +0000

Whosies from Whosies… Written Whatnots shows how you can fold, tuck, and roll a set of 4 fat quarters into this fun Christmas tree. What a fun presentation when gifting fat quarters to your sewing friends! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Whosies... Written Whatnots]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, fat quarter, tree, gift, Christmas, present, folded[/tags]

Chance to win a $20 gift certificate

Jessica Dougherty — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:00:20 +0000

BathBodySupply.com wants your feedback! Simply post a review of any product you order from the company & you will be in the running with a chance to win a $20 gift certificate. Find more information on the company’s blog.

Candy Art

meaghan mountford — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +0000

I love this sweet artwork from Craig Kanarick (as found via the kitchn). Find a slideshow of prints HERE and order HERE.

[tags]candy, art[/tags]

New Product: Wooden Tags

Heather — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:20:37 +0000

image by Impress

If you’re looking for a woodsy rustic look for your wrapping ideas this year how about stamping on wooden tags? These lovely maple wood tags are available from Impress and would also make great ornaments or book marks too!

-Heather

Hot-Chocolate-on-a-Stick

meaghan mountford — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:04:49 +0000

I think it’s a well established fact I like sweet stuff on sticks, so of course I love this hot chocolate on a stick idea found at givers log.

[tags]hot chocolate, sticks, marshmallows[/tags]

How to wash silk ribbon embroidery

Denise Felton — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:06:51 +0000

Vani of Vani’s blog explains how to wash silk ribbons in preparation for using them and how to wash and refresh a finished SRE project. See her post.

Giveaway: Pixie Petals

Francine Clouden — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:30:11 +0000

Lisa Truesdell is giving away these crochet flowers, as well as a set of tags from Pixie Petals. Click here to go to her blog to leave a comment.

Tutorials: Silk-ribbon blossoms

Denise Felton — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:05:32 +0000

Carol Daisy of Silk Ribbon Embroidery blog is posting a series of tutorials that even experienced SRE enthusiasts will enjoy. Recent examples: jonquils, delphiniums, tulips, snowdrops, loop flowers. See the blog.

Concord Soap Company

Jessica Dougherty — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:19 +0000

Coming up with unique wedding favor gifts is always a task, as I found out when I got married last summer. I came across Concord Soap Company’s blog and loved the idea of their custom wedding favors that are tins filled with hand-dipped soap petals. According to their blog, soap petals are silk rose petals that have been hand-dipped into scented…

Inspiration du Jour – kinseywilson

Francine Clouden — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:56:39 +0000

Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog.

Tutorial: Arlee’s Frankenstitch

Denise Felton — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:04:46 +0000

Arlee Barr of Albedo Design Journal uses text and video to teach us her Frankenstitch embroidery technique. Improvisational and textural, this stitching style will force you to loosen up and get modern. See the first tute post.

Free pattern: Where the Wild Things Are Christmas stocking

anneweaver — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:02:56 +0000

Santa visits all kids, even the wild ones. If you’ve got a little wild thing at your house who is expecting a visit from Santa this year (or maybe even an older wild thing), you need this Where the Wild Things Are Christmas stocking. The body of the bag is appliqued with a grumpy Max.

Pip from Meet Me At Mike’s shares…

Tutorial: Cheater charger placemats

anneweaver — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:21:45 +0000

Heather from Blue Bird Studios made this round placemat as a kind of cheater charger for her tablesetting. She wrote up a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the how-to.

[photo from Bluebird Studio]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, cheater, charter, placemat, tablesetting[/tags]

Tutorial: Adding leg snaps to baby pants

anneweaver — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:16:19 +0000

Just because a pair of baby pants doesn’t have snaps on the inside leg seam doesn’t mean they have to stay that way. You can add them in with a little handsewing. Arwen O’Reilly Griffith shares a tutorial on Craftzine showing how. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Craftzine]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, baby, pants, leg, snaps[/tags]

Project: Snowflake Medallions

Heather — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:04:58 +0000

image by Sherry Cheever and Splitcoast

Visit Splitcoast Stampers for step by step instructions and a video by Sherry Cheever for this stunning snowflake medallion card, using die cuts, glitter and ink pads, very festive!!

-Heather

Christmas ornament idea from a CQer

Denise Felton — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:03:38 +0000

Jo in NZ is busily preparing her handmade Christmas gifts for this season: embroidered snowflakes on felt. Her great idea was inspired by…a gift bag! Find out more from Jo’s blog.

Grey and grey

Minnie — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:54:44 +0000

My new favorite color combo is various greys combined. Check out this soft grey jersey scarf by Ella in a Boutique on Etsy.

So soft and pretty, you’ll want to wear this scarf indoors and out! It is made of soft Grey rayon jersey and is adorned with silver grey leaves with cream handsewn rosettes. The edges of the scarf are…

Tutorial: Whipped-backstitch lettering

Denise Felton — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:02:03 +0000

Mary Corbet’s series on embroidered lettering and text continues with a lesson on whipped backstitch. Look at this example; you know you want to try it! Get the lowdown from Mary’s blog, Needle ‘n’ Thread.

Embroidered jewelry from Chris Gray

Denise Felton — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:01:20 +0000

Chris Gray describes her latest embroidered jewelry:

All covered with seeding stitches and surrounded by the tiniest seed beads…with a piece of hammered annealed copper…on matching colour memory-wire chokers (in this case purple).

Original and beautiful. Find out more from Chris’ blog.

BABY HATS – KEEP THOSE LITTLE ONE’S EARS WARM!

jd wolfe — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:45:09 +0000

I’ve run across such cute caps for baby lately that I thought I’d better share. Check out some of these for gifting or for charity.

SPORT WEIGHT WITH H HOOK

http://www.lovinghugsfamily.com/hatpattern.html

There’s another one at the same website that is made with sock/fingering weight and a G hook.

This one is absolutely adorable – and will definitely keep baby’s ears snuggly warm:

BABY CAP WITH…

Autumn Air Freshener Recipe

Jessica Dougherty — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:00:58 +0000

Allison B. Kontur of BathBodySupply.com posted instructions for creating an Autumn Air Freshener on her blog. (found via Homemade Bath Products) There is also a video tutorial demonstrating how to make clear linen sprays.