10 New Ideas from CraftGossip for Wednesday, 29th of January

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How to make a solar light with a recycled insulator

I happen to have a small bunch of these insulators in green and blue. They are sitting in the yard. I am tickled to be able to turn them into cute solar lights using the easy tutorial featured at the blog Just a Pinch. Pop on over to see the tutorial on how to make a recycled vintage insulator solar …

Sewing tutorial: Valentine gift card envelope

Made up like itty bitty love letters, these little fabric envelopes are an adorable way to present a gift card to someone this Valentine's Day! And after the gift card is spent, you can continue to use the envelope to hold credit cards. I've got a tutorial for you over at Orange Bettie. They're easy to make, requiring just a few …

Knit a Heart-Shaped Dishcloth

I love all things heart-shaped this time of year (and really any time), and this cute little heart shaped dishcloth I designed a couple of years ago is a good one. Use it as a dishcloth, add it to a project (knit or otherwise) as a pocket, knit two and stuff them to make a little pillow...there are lots of …

Building Paper Heart Structures

Here's an easy Valentine's STEM project you can put together at home or do as a class project. Buggy and Buddy has the template to cut out strips of different lengths and make them into hearts. Then kids can stack them in different ways. You can just use them for decoration, or you can try different engineering challenges like who …

4 Heart Mandala Coloring Pages

Get in the mood for Valentine's Day with these sweet Heart themed Mandala coloring pages. There are 4 that you can download, print and color and they are FREE from Dover Publication. You can also shrink them down and use them as card fronts. Click here to get them. -Heather

Teacher Quote Canvas

This is a simple and inexpensive off the page project that is perfect for world Teacher's Day or an end of school year gift. Learn how to make this mixed media project over on the Simplify Create Inspire blog. -Heather

Sewing tutorial: Easy Valentine heart pillow

Make this cute fringed heart throw pillow in just 30 minutes! Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations has a tutorial showing how. You can even use upcycled fabrics for the fringed heart applique! Go to Vicky Myers Creations for the tutorial.

Free Printable Bookmarks - "I Love Books More Than You"

This free printable is perfect for Valentine's day, especially for those who love books far more than people. Simply print off the file below and out your bookmarks, I highly recommend printing directly onto lightweight cardstock for best results of laminate your finished bookmarks. You can add a hole and tassel or beads if you wanted.

Valentine's Day Treat Bag

I used label dies for the base of this fun Treat Bag topper for Valentine's Day. The stamps are Spooky Spellers from Hello Bluebird, colored with Tr-Blend Markers. This stamp set doesn't have to be for Halloween, it's perfect for lots of other occasions too. Click here to visit my Youtube channel for a project tutorial or watch it down …

Memorydex Scrapbook

Kathy used a SVG Silhouette cut file from Lori Whitlock to create this amazing Memorydex scrapbook. This small box looks like an old fashioned Rolodex file but is filled instead with fun little scrapbook pages. She challenging herself to design a page a week for the entire year and at the end she'll have a wonderful keepsake full of memories. …

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