Ben Venom is a cool dude who quilts in order to create hip art pieces like the one shown here. He has his first solo exhibition – I Don’t Make Mistakes-  at Lloyd Benjamin’s Get This! Gallery in Atlanta, GA. It runs from August 25 – October 6, 2012.

In a video he says he learns a lot about …

I’m indulging myself this week – and maybe next! – and going to look at canes. Tutorials, galleries, tools… the whole bit.

1. Cara Jane peacock feather cane, 2. Polymer Clay Cane Collection – detail, 3. IMG_5012, 4. Polymer clay flowers cane…

State Line Bag Company sent several Craft Gossip editors a stack of 100% cotton muslin bags to have a crafty-y go with them. Excited to get started, we sorted them by size and divvied them up. I took three 10 x 12 inch bags. You can see them peeking out from underneath my sprawled out embroidery kit. I will do …

Sew4Home shows how you can make a boxy bench cushion with contrast piping that makes the edges pop.  You can adjust the dimensions so it’s an exact fit for your bench, and with all of the gorgeous home dec fabrics out there, the choices for the print are almost limitless.  Get the how-to.

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In the second episode of It’s Sew Easy, Threads Editor Deana Tierney May shows how to create a simple lace top.  It might seem that this would be a difficult project, but it’s actually pretty easy.  You can find a video of her segment over at the Threads site.  Watch the video to see how to make the top.

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Lindsay from edababe and Lindsay, Etc. makes awesome jackets for her son.  Peacoats, hooded fleece jackets, even a faux leather motorcycle jacket.  She makes her own patterns, using an existing jacket that she knows to fit as her guide.  She shares a tutorial showing how she makes the pattern, as well as the basic process for making a jacket.  Get the tute.…

Interweave is publishing Kristen TenDyke’s book Finish-Free Knits in a couple of months, and to celebrate she’s featured on an episode of Knitting Daily TV this season.

Episode 908 is all about accessories, and Kristen shows off the I-cord tie used on her Hope Top from the book. The top-down, cap-sleeved, fitted top is worked predominantly in seed stitch with …

Here’s a snippet of a warm and colorful inspiration board from Revel! To see the rest click this link. It’s shoppable too!…

Donna Downey has instructions on her blog Simply Me for making this bright and cheery mixed media bird canvas, click here for details.

-Heather…

The world is getting smaller and more intimate when we can buy lovely products from around the globe.  If it were not for the Internet and ETSY how would we learn about Hande who lives in Istanbul, Turkey where she creates her stunning jewelry line.  Hande is giving one of you a $20 gift card to shop with at her …

You would be shocked by the giant piles of knitting books I have to give away since I cleaned off my bookshelves last week! It’s not that these aren’t great books, it’s just that I get so. many. books. every week and have been getting lots of books to review for more than five years now, and I can’t possibly …

How we montessori shares how they converted their stash of empty baby food jars into adorable glittery candle holders. Grab the tutorial.…

The Purl Bee has added several great new knitting patterns in the past few days, but most notable is the update to the Super Easy Baby Blanket.

The original blanket pattern was posted in 2008, and it’s a hugely popular pattern because it’s simple — just garter stitch — but also really pretty because of all the stripes. It …

I think we’d all like to have our embroidery floss this organized. But who wants to sit and wind all those bobbins! Allison of Little Lovelies has a completely brilliant solution. See her tute.…

Soooooo many awesome new pillow faces at Pollaz. This portrait is just one rockin example. See more at the blog post.…

Sandra of Crazy Mom Tats is celebrating her 400th blog post by giving away three vintage issues of Workbasket magazine. Go to her blog post for entry details. Contest ends August 31.…

I’ve got some rough edges on a few of my glass pieces that have just come out of the kiln. Those rough edges have got to go. The grinders I’ve got are a bit small for the pieces I’m working on so I’m looking for other options. I really want a belt sander and a larger lap wheel but the …

Anyone else’s kid obsessed with mermaids? Mine even has theories about how they swim quickly versus slowly and how they transition from water to land. Find the how-tos to make these very-doable, edible mermaid tails and ocean cupcakes HERE at Mrs. Dork.…