15 New Ideas from CraftGossip for Wednesday, 13th of May

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16 Button Up Shirt Refashion Tutorials

With all the extra button-up shirts that can be found at thrift stores, sew them into something else with one of these button-up shirt refashion tutorials! Or maybe you have some old shirts and you want to use them to create a keepsake fashion item. Maybe grandad had some old shirts and rather than throwing them away you can create …

Sewing Pattern - Paper bag skirt for girls

Wanna make a super easy but comfy and cute skirt ? This paper bag skirt is just perfect for you! Great beginners project if you’re looking for sewing ideas for beginners, trying getting the kids to make their own skirt with a litte help from an adult. Once they have this pattern down, they can make all different designs using …

Celebrate Hamilton with this Fun Knit Beanie

I was super excited to learn that the movie version of Hamilton is coming to Disney+ in a couple of months. I'm a big Hamilfan (I even knit a Hamilton-inspired washcloth a few years ago) so I am definitely planning a watch party with my entire household as soon as its released. If you need a Hamilton-inspired project while you …

Pleated Fabric Mask with Filter Pocket Tutorial

This free face mask pattern is for anyone who is making the three pleat masks for Charity. You can see the full pattern here. The main aim of a fabric mask is to prevent YOUR bodily fluids from being expelled or you being splashed on by someone else’s bodily fluids. It is my (non-medical) understanding that air still flows through …

Make Your Own Tissue Paper Cherry Blossoms

I remember doing this Tissue Paper Cherry Blossoms project when I was in 2nd grade in Hawai’i. I can’t remember my dog’s name some days, but I can remember how much I enjoyed this project and how beautifully it turned out. All you need are 4 things to make this project! The beauty of this project is that nature isn’t …

6 Floral Coloring Pages

6 Floral Coloring Pages

It's finally Springtime and the flowers here are blooming! Get in the Spring spirit with some lovely Floral Coloring pages. There are 6 to download, print and color and they are FREE from Dover Publications! Click here to get them. -Heather

Easy Mini Album Tutorial

Anna is sharing a downloadable pattern with measurements along with step by step directions and a video on how to create this pretty little mini album. It's covers are made with chipboard covered in pattern paper and it's bound with twine. Visit her blog Cafe Creativo to check it out. -Heather

Up Your Marble Run Game

Making marble runs or ball runs with cardboard tubes and other supplies is a fun activity for kids, but this one is extra amazing. The website, Ciloubidouille, is in French but it's just inspiration, there aren't really any instructions there anyway. I love the idea of wrapping the cardboard tubes with paper and adding elements like fish, or jungle animals …

Big public art made with recycled plastic bottles and chain link fence

I am a big fan of art in public places especially when it is a community project. This idea for making a big piece of art on a chain link fence with painted recycled plastic water bottles is so innovative and colorful. Pop on over to the blog Pop Up City to see the whole piece of art and what …

How To Crochet Stitches - Cross Stitch

Cross stitch is an intricate craft that takes lot's of patience but if you are already a crocheter then you can blend the two forms together and crochet like a cross stitcher (try saying that fast ten times). This Cross-stitch stitch guide by mk.ot. oli shows you how to create the look. This stitch is known for its strength so …

Knitting Pattern - Teddy Newborn Baby Set

Craft up this adorable babies blanket designed by Nicola Valiji of Knitola. Knitted in Deramores Studio Baby Soft DK, this boys blanket features a big center bear with little friends all along the border of the blanket. This yarn is perfect for baby accessories thanks to its super softness and anti-pilling technology and the shades used really give this blanket a calming feel. …

Frontline Hero Nurse Hand Embroidery Kit

This 7 inch Nurse Angel hand embroidery kit and nurse embroidery design with a 13 colour thread palette is great DIY craft kit that is dedicated to our essential frontline workers and can be given as a gift for a nurse, doctor or health care worker. This handmade gift of thanks shows gratitude for their hard work and dedication while …

How to Foil Digital Stamps

I recently did a review for the Glaminator Foiling and Laminating machine from Xyron, you can find it here if you missed it, and I'm continuing to use and love it! One technique I've been doing is foiling digital stamps, it will add shimmer and shine to even the thinnest lines of a digital image. And it's perfect for all …

Little Boy Soccer Layout

Little Boy Soccer Layout

Samantha used stamps, paints and die from Lawn Fawn to create this adorable Soccer layout. The messy green painted background perfectly reflects grass and maybe grass stains :) that go along with soccer. I love all the white space she left by focusing most of her design to one side of the page. Visit her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy for …

Sewing Pattern - How to Sew a Lettuce Edge Hem

Do you own anything with a lettuce edge hem? Typically seen on little girls clothes, but often in women's clothing too, on the hemline of casuals and maxi dresses. This curly-wurly hemline looks pretty and is practical too, adding no bulk to the hemline and no fabric is turned up so if you are short on length, this is a …

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