Craft Ideas from CraftGossip for Sunday, 9th Aug

Here is your daily dose of craft ideas and projects that the editors of CraftGossip have found. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. What's new at CraftGossip Contents: 0 NYB block + free pattern Earl Grey and Chocolate Shortbread Teabag Cookies 20 Astonishing Artworks from Quilled Paper Free Pattern – Jimmy The Little Monster Trend: Watercolor Markers 10 DIY Cactus-Inspired Projects A Simple, Yet Brilliant Way To Organize Your Necklaces Tutorial: Scrap fabric birdhouses 5 Things To Do Before Your First Craft Show. Tye Dye Marshmallow Trend: Burlap Die Cut Sweet Potato Nachos Free Needlepoint Charts – Sugar Fix Tutorial: Back-to-school chalkboard fabric pencil pouch 0 NYB block + free pattern By Scarlett Burroughs on Aug 09, 2015 10:41 am  This is a brilliant example of a New York Beauty (NYB) quilt block, made by Cindy, of Fluffy Sheep Quilting. She mixed whimsical fabric motifs with pink and green solids. It works! Quilters refer to this simple block as Block … Read More... Continue Reading » Earl Grey and Chocolate Shortbread Teabag Cookies By Carolyn Bickford on Aug 09, 2015 10:30 am I’m a tea drinker and these cookies just jumped out at me. I would love to have these with a cup of tea or even alone. The perfect gift to give a person that drinks tea or to share with. … Read More... Continue Reading » 20 Astonishing Artworks from Quilled Paper By Larissa Coleman on Aug 09, 2015 10:30 am Quilling is not a new art form by any means, but it has taken a recent climb in popularity lately.  While you can use it for many different craft ideas such as scrapbooking, home décor, and even jewelry making, it … Read More... Continue Reading » Free Pattern – Jimmy The Little Monster By Shellie Wilson on Aug 09, 2015 10:00 am Well this little fellow is adorable that is for sure. Whether you make him in a Rainbow or a single color he is sure to be a big hit. The Pattern is available free on Ravelry. Jimmy The Monster.… Read More... Continue Reading » Trend: Watercolor Markers By Heather Holbrook on Aug 09, 2015 09:01 am Water coloring your stamped images will give them a soft painterly look. One big new trend is Water Color markers. You can color directly on your stamped images with the markers and then you can blend and soften the look … Read More... Continue Reading » 10 DIY Cactus-Inspired Projects By Katie Smith on Aug 09, 2015 08:28 am Do you love the cactus trend? I think cacti are such a cool plant, so I definitely love it. Rachel from The Crafted Life rounded up some different cactus themed craft projects and put them all into one blog post … Read More... Continue Reading » A Simple, Yet Brilliant Way To Organize Your Necklaces By Larissa Coleman on Aug 09, 2015 10:20 am Who would have thought that these simple little sticky hooks could be such a great way to organize your jewelry?  There are so many finish options for them that you can find any to fit into your own personal décor … Read More... Continue Reading » Tutorial: Scrap fabric birdhouses By Anne Weaver on Aug 09, 2015 10:05 am Tutorial: Scrap fabric birdhouses I saw these little fabric birdhouses this morning, and couldn’t wait to share them with you.  They are just so cute!!  Pillar Box Blue has a tutorial showing how you can make them.  I’m thinking this … Read More... Continue Reading » 5 Things To Do Before Your First Craft Show. By Katie Smith on Aug 09, 2015 06:07 am Today I featuring some fabulous tips from Patty Gasparino who is here sharing some of her learned tricks for a successful craft show! If you do shows, or especially if you’re planning for your first craft show, consider these things … Read More... Continue Reading » Tye Dye Marshmallow By Carolyn Bickford on Aug 08, 2015 07:00 pm Can you imagine making s’mores with these marshmallows? Kelly from Studio DIY did and they look awesome. The other campers will be envious of your s’mores craziness. It would be so awesome to have these floating in your hot chocolate! … Read More... Continue Reading » Trend: Burlap Die Cut By Heather Holbrook on Aug 08, 2015 05:55 pm Burlap is really hot and trendy right now, it’showing up on all sorts of home decor and crafting projects, including cards. It can be a bit tricky to incorporate on your cards, it’ stiff, a bit hard to cut and … Read More... Continue Reading » Sweet Potato Nachos By Carolyn Bickford on Aug 08, 2015 02:00 pm I may never eat nachos with corn chips again! Actually I will, but I might make these more often. These look yummy and of course you can add your own favorite nacho topping. Jenn has several different options for your … Read More... Continue Reading » Free Needlepoint Charts – Sugar Fix By Shellie Wilson on Aug 08, 2015 01:00 pm You could be forgiven for thinking there is a Special day for everything. Well did you know there was a Pie day? A Sugar Cookie Day? and there is even a Waffle day. Yep we have a day for just … Read More... Continue Reading » Tutorial: Back-to-school chalkboard fabric pencil pouch By Anne Weaver on Aug 08, 2015 12:04 pm Tutorial: Back-to-school chalkboard fabric pencil pouch Melissa from Polkadot Chair shares a tutorial for making this chalk cloth pencil pouch.  You can decorate the outside to suit your mood.  Or write fun quotes and encouraging messages.  Or maybe your to-do … Read More... Continue Reading » More to read: 12 Perfectly Peach Recipes How Do You Make S'mores Even More Delicious? 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