14 New Ideas from CraftGossip for Sunday, 17th of May

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Sewing Pattern - Pineapple Fleece Pillow

Pineapples are a favourite and pineapple pillows add comfort and pizzaz to any couch. Such a fun addition to an outdoor bbq area. Maybe you have a tropical poolside bar in your home and these pillows would be so much fun to sit on, throw and laze about with. One of these pillows would make a wonderful summer birthday gift, …

14 Free Skirt Patterns and Tutorials

Skirts are one of the easiest beginner projects to sew when you first start sewing your own clothing. It’s easy to fit and easy to sew, so enjoy this list of free skirt patterns and tutorials so you can make your own! There is a little bit of everything in there to suit everyone's style.

Sewing with elastic thread – make a shirred dress

Sewing with elastic thread is fun, so don't be scared to try it. If you are about to make your first attempts to shirr fabric, here are the steps to follow. Find out some of the most common issues you might run into while sewing with elastic thread and how to thread it in your machine. Learn how to make …

Book Reading Scene Card

Jill Cameron design this sweet one layer card scene focused around a girl reading a book stamp from Concord and 9th. She drew in the table, window and lamp, ink blending the backgrounds and coloring the rest with Copic Markers. Visit her blog to watch her video tutorial. -Heather

Corona Virus Traveler's Notebook with Freebies

Layle is using a Traveler's Notebook to journal about her family's experiences during the Corona Virus. With pages and info about the virus along with family pages like what they are eating, what they are watching, working from home and more. She's sharing a process video as well as links to loads of FREE printables to help inspire you to …

How to Make a Yearbook to Commemorate This Crazy Year

My daughter has five days of school left, and last night was graduation for the seniors at her school. No matter your child's age they are missing out on those end-of-year activities, from field day to prom to getting other kids to sign their yearbook. Her school did manage to produce a yearbook amid all the weirdness, but if your …

Another Knitting Pattern to Try Mosaic Knitting

Moasic knitting is having a moment. It's such a fun and easy way to add a little colorwork to projects, but you never used to see much of it. Now I feel like it's been popping up in lots of different places over the past year or so and I love it. It's not at all a difficult technique but …

Colorful Flowers and a Cross Stitched Bird

It has been raining quite a lot lately where I live, which is actually pretty normal, but I just feel like I really need some color in my life right now. These colorful flowers and bird from Animals Cross Stitch on Etsy might be just the thing. I love the super cheerful colors and kind of retro design. As shown …

Crochet Patterns - 15 Animal Baby Booties

These baby booties are all adorable but I have to say the Frog one is my favourite with its big eyes. These fun slipper booties make wonderful handmade gifts for newborns. Small themed slippers are perfect little sellers on craft booths too. You can see all of the individual patterns below by clicking on each individual link. I remember the …

Quilting Patterns - Face Mask With Straps

use your quilting fabrics scraps and orphan blocks to make your own Face masks with this Pattern from Fatquartershop.com. This has to be one of the best downloadable printable patterns for face masks I have come across. It has different sizes, different strap lengths and all the step by step instructions you need to complete your face mask.

Crochet Pattern- Hooded Baby Blanket

This hooded baby blanket is adorable and practical too. The hood not only keeps your babies head warm but it helps in bundling them up, especially if you are trying to bundle them up in a pram or on a change table. I really love the delicateness of this blanket and best of all when you purchase this pattern you …

Kids Crafts - 15+ Hand And Fingerprint Art Ideas

This roundup of kids crafts is all about handprints and paint. Art is important for young children but we tend to think that ART is for adults and Uni students. Art is important in allowing children to express themselves and teaches them fine motor skills as they play with the texture of paint, brushes and in this case their …

Cigar Box Themed Card

Masculine card deigns can sometimes be difficult. With Father's Day coming up now's a good time to try out more manly ideas. Teri created this card designed to look like a Cigar box, her stenciled background and heat embossed sentiment adds lots of texture to this great card. Visit the Teri's Mailbox blog for a video tutorial. -Heather

Nap Queen Layout

Even as an adult I still love naps and so does Nathalie's daughter. She snaps some pics of her napping for this sweet Nap Queen layout. I love the lacy borders she created, it reminds me of frilly bed covers and pillows. The soft blue ink blending behind the photos adds a dreamy touch to her page. Visit the Pinkfresh …

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