I love the way the crafting community on the internet takes an idea and just runs with it. One simple tutorial can evolve into so many different imaginings as each crafter gives their twist on an original idea. (And maybe I’m also a little biased on this one because it’s so exciting to find a sewing project for boys!) My Little Gems put up the original tutorial for this wonderful Car Caddy tutorial. Jamie from The Crafting Chicks added ric-rac [...]

Pixels and Ice Cream is to thank for the brushes used in the new CB header and layout. I discovered Jen’s site via stumbleupon a couple of weeks ago and fell in love with her designs. If you’re interested in graphic design, Photoshop or digital scrap-booking then her blog is stuffed full of resources for both personal and commercial use. Even though Jen has only had the blog up for four months there’s a great range of photoshop brushes, patterns [...]

Edward and Lilly is the sewing blog of Brisbane based Rebecca. She showcases her awesome soft toy creations and the handmade goodies that she’s bought recently, with the occasional post stuffed with photographs from her travels around Europe thrown in for good measure! I very much enjoy the “work in progress” pictures where you can see her toys taking shape and the way she works character into them. Rebecca has stores all over the internet where you can buy her [...]

Ed’s Note: Please welcome Charm to CraftBlog, our Victorian crafter extraordinare, this post will hopefully be the first of many here! When I was a kid my grandma would always have a box of yarn and a bag of needles sitting beside the sofa so it was only natural that I (being a very inquisitive child) would want to learn to knit! She spent hours showing me how to cast on, knit/purl, drop stitches (well maybe I learnt that one [...]

One Red Robin is the blog of Melbourne based (see what I said previously!) mum of two, Jhoanna. An IT Analyst by day, she moonlights as a crafter by night, her blog is filled with some amazing artwork, with a big focus on kooky softies with a beautiful vintage twist, and more recently a strong focus on fabric design – as a crocheter I love her granny square fabric!. She has been featured in newspapers and has had her designs [...]

Last week I discovered “The Big List Of Sewing Blogs” at suzical.co.uk, and it’s been like sewing porn for me ever since, it’s been awesome taking the time to wander through the list and look at just how many inspired designers and crafters there are out there in the blogging world… I think my FeedDemon subscriptions may have doubled in just seven days! So, check it out, drool over the amazing artists out there and of course, submit your blog [...]

These awesome softies are from a pair of London Based Craftsters “The Grateful Thread”, not only do they have one of the best names I’ve ever heard in the crafting world, they have completely inspired designs to go with it! I can see everyone from toddlers to hardcore music heads falling in love with their plush guitars. Nicolas Worth and Jami Gigot are the brains behind these designs and many more, they are inspired by their “love of music and [...]