9 New Ideas from CraftGossip for Saturday, 8th of February

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Homemade Fruity Chocolate Bark

Fruity chocolate bark is a combination of chocolate, flavored white chocolate, and freeze dried fruit. It's a refreshing bark as chocolate and fruit are great together.

Book Review - A Bug-Themed Activity Book

Bug, Bug, Spider! is a fun *and* educational coloring book / activity book introducing children to the incredible world of bugs and other invertebrates. This is the perfect coloring book for children who love bugs--or for helping kids learn to appreciate insects. Each coloring page in this book shows a special critter busy with its own unique activity, from a …

A Simple Cross Stitch Bookmark for Valentine's Day

I love stitching hearts because they are such a fun and easy shape. The other day my daughter was home from school and I was a bit burnt out from knitting (which is my normal default craft) so I pulled out some burlap ribbon and decided to make a Valentine's Day bookmark. Of course hearts can be an all year …

DIY Rolled Beeswax Candles

Our rolled pillars are a great entry into the world of beeswax candles as a consumer AND a crafter. I've observed a shift into more awareness around the products we use and as a result a shift toward using more natural products. Beeswax is the only naturally produced wax - other waxes such as soy go through a refinement process …

Book Review - Half Moon Rugs - 10 Stylish Crochet Designs

Half Moon Rugs - 10 Stylish Crochet Designs for a Personal Touch $5.99 SKU# 75664 You'll love these easy crochet rugs to the moon and back! Half-Moon Rugs from Leisure Arts lets you put a little softness underfoot anyplace in your home. The half-circle shapes fit easily in doorways or next to kitchen counters, bath tubs, beds, or seating. Ten …

Crafty Friend Card

Laura used Distress Inks with water to create a fun drippy paint look to coordinate with artsy stamps from Studio Katia. This technique is an easy way to add an artistic touch. And this card is perfect to send to a fellow crafty friend! Visit the Studio Katia blog for a tutorial. -Heather

The Best Free Sweater Knitting Patterns

It feels like I haven't done a roundup of sweater knitting patterns in a few years, but I wanted to make sure this one had all new patterns for you to take a peek at, so I searched Ravelry for some of the most popular free sweater knitting patterns that were published last year. Just so you know, here most …

Free sewing pattern: Quick quilted tote

A beautiful quilted tote doesn't have to take a long time to make - if you use a shortcut! The Inspired Wren has a free sewing pattern you can use to make one. Her tutorial shows several shortcuts you can use to speed up the sewing, You can view the tutorial for free on her page, or pay a small …

Pretty Girl Wreath Layout

Amanda used paints to color white cardstock for a custom watercolor paper that she used to back her die cuts on this "Pretty Girl" page. The large floral wreath pulls your eye into the center of the layout focusing on the sweet photo. She added two titles, one helps balance the photo and the other adds movement around the wreath …

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