13 New Ideas from CraftGossip for Tuesday, 19th of November

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How to Make “Bleached” Pinecones Without Bleach

Do you love the gorgeous look of bleached pinecones? They have a farmhouse look and feel and are perfect for any Christmas decor. I wanted to recreate this look without the use of toxic bleach. Check out this quick and easy DIY and learn how to make bleached pine cones without the bleach. The method is all-natural and only takes …

Glitter and Flocked Ornaments Card

This stunning Christmas Ornament card from Lynnea has amazing shine and texture. She used both flocking sheets and glitter paste on her ornaments for a fun and festive design. Visit the Lynnea Cards blog to check out her video tutorial. -Heather

Sewing tutorial: Raglan sleeve pajama top for kids

New jammies are so much fun at Christmas! Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can sew a simple raglan sleeve pajama top for kids. Raglan sleeve tops are easy to make, so you can sew it up quickly - which is good if you're doing like she did and making Christmas jammies for all the …

Autumn Layouts Using Scraps

I'm sure we've all got loads of scraps of pattern papers, it's so hard to throw those pretty little pieces away! So be sure to use them on your layouts and cards. They can be used as stripes or punched and die cut into little shapes and elements. Jeanette is sharing two lovely Fall layouts using paper scraps to create …

Coffee Week at Hancock's House of Happy

Hancock's House of Happy recently celebrated Coffee Week with five brand new coffee themed cross stitch designs, one for each day of the week, for readers to download for free. There are no sign ups or anything required. So many people love coffee and coffee cross stitch and each design is in a different style so there is something for …

Knit a Candy Skull Cowl for Colorful Warmth

It's a little late for Dia de los Muertos, but I would wear this colorful candy skull cowl from Edwin John Knits any time of year. The stranded colorwork skulls are accomplished with multicolored yarn. He used four different multis in his design to get lots of contrast between the bands of skulls, but you could also use one variegated …

Great collection of bridal shower favors that would be great for the holidays too

Do you like to have little gifts on hand or need a lot of teacher gifts and the like? Over at the blog Wedding Include there is a great collection of fun little bridal shower gifts that would be great for stocking stuffers, teacher gifts and other little surprises to share around the holidays like these nail polish and pretty …

Kids Sewing - Felt Christmas Ornaments

This Christmas craft tutorial is the perfect little project for beginner sewers. It's quite detailed so patience will be required, but look how stunning they turn out. You can see the full detailed tutorial here. I have to say I love the red and blue color combination, maybe this has to be my Christmas colors this year.

Etsy Feature - Santa Cam SVG Files

Santas finally caught up with technology and is placing his official Santa cams all over the place. If you havent crafted a bauble, a wall piece or a plastic box with a fake Santa cam are you even a Christmas crafter? You can purchase this variety of different styles of Santa cam decals here.

DIY Beauty Gift Guide

What is better than feeling pretty and taking some ME time to treat yourself to a facial, massage or scrub? Doing it on the Cheap of course for less $$. There is something special about lazing on bed coated in DIY lotion that feels extra indulgent, or is that just me? Maybe I am too frugal? Well if you know …

Thankful Fall Card

The images on this wonderful Fall Thank You Card from Courtney really pop! She used white heat embossing and Polychromos colored pencils on Kraft colored cardstock to help them stand out. I love the subtle white leaf background she added to balance out her design. Visit the Miss Ink Stamps blog for a tutorial. -Heather

Sewing tutorial: Upcycled sweater stockings

Upcycle an old sweater into a cute Christmas stocking! Heather from Heather Handmade shows how you can sew these upcycled sweater stockings. No two will look the same, especially if you have fun with the trims you add! But while each one is unique, you can hang a group of them and they'll still look coordinated because they're all made …

Christmas Mini Album

Traci used a small 6" x 6" chipboard album and decorated the cover and pages with pattern papers and embellishments from Doodlebug for this oh so cute Christmas Mini Album. Each page has lots of pattern and color but leaves plenty of room for lots of photos and journaling. An album like this would make a perfect gift for someone …

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