11 New Ideas from CraftGossip for Tuesday, 21st of April

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Become a Junior Ranger Online

The National Parks Service in the United States has a cool program called the Junior Rangers, where kids can complete activities and learn about the parks they visit and earn a patch or a passport stamp. While kids are at home, the service has collected all the Junior Ranger activities that can be completed remotely. Kids can become Junior Suffragists …

The easiest mask to make from recycled t-shirt that is no-sew!

Mask tutorials are all over the place right now but I thought I'd share one of my faves. This one is one piece, no-sew and created out of a recycled t-shirt. If you have a pair of scissors and an old t-shirt you are good to go! Pop on over to the blog DIY Joy for the easiest recycled t-shirt …

Toilet Paper Cross Stitch Pattern

One of the things we are likely to remember from this weird time is the difficulty some people had getting toilet paper. Commemorate the unsung hero of isolation with this toilet paper cross stitch pattern from and wabi sabi. This little cutie is 42 stitches square and from the look of the design uses five colors. You can grab it …

Dry Embossing with Ink for Card Backgrounds

How lovely are these butterfly cards from Gaylynn? She applied ink to embossing folders to create her pretty card backgrounds. The big butterflies from Unity Stamps she added over top add a bold colorful touch to finish off her cards. Visit the Unity Stamps blog to check out her video tutorial. -Heather

Make these Dried Organic Resin Pendants

This project is fun and unique - it uses resin, powder pigments, and dried organics to make a beautiful and unique pendant. You can see the full tutorial here or watch the video below. This tutorial was inspired by the look of dendritic quartz and dendritic agates. What is so fun about this technique can also cause some resin creators a …

A Simple Chunky Garter Stitch Sweater

If you're looking for a simple first sweater or a quick to knit project that will use what you have, check out the Social Sweater. It's a Garter Stitch cropped sweater worked flat with the back a little longer than the front, though of course you can adjust measurements as you like. It's meant to have a lot of ease …

Envelope and Pocket Mini Album

I love the tall skinny style of this lovely mini album. It's filled with envelopes and pockets that hold photos and journaling. The papers and embellishments from Maggie Holmes have a bit of a vintage vibe but are also very modern and trendy. Visit her blog to take a look at the entire album. -Heather

DIY sewing tutorial: Ear savers for fabric masks, 3 ways

This is a highly requested tutorial on how to sew an ear saver to prevent ear irritation. Kim from Sweet Red Poppy shows three ways you can sew ear savers. Go to Sweet Red Poppy to see how. Check out our other articles related to face masks The best filters for face masks DIY no sew Face masks 7 Masks …

20 Weather STEM Activities for Kids

Spring breaks all kinds of unique weather opportunities in our area! Weather is always changing, and there are always great times to learn about weather. If you are looking for some fun activities for a weather unit, or you want to teach your kids about spring weather, these activities are perfect! These weather STEM activities are perfect for kids and …

25+ Free Inspiring Digital Stamps

Wow! Designers Lindsay Ostrom and Nola Chandler with Impression Obsession are very generously offering over 25 FREE digital stamps. Each is filled with uplifting and inspiring messages and images that you can use to create cards and projects for friends, family and co-workers during this very difficult time. Click here for the downloads. -Heather

7 Medical Masks You Can Make At Home To Help Avoid Flu and Viruses

We have been getting so many e-mails from readers asking if we have free patterns for making your own medical masks or surgical masks. Most countries are experiencing a shortage due to the coronavirus COVID 19 and people are wanting to find a backup. Of course, no medical mask is as good as a surgical grade respirator mask but unfortunately, …

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