Rabbit Food: An Easy Handmade Easter Gift

by Lisa LeBlanc on 4/15/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Here’s a quick and easy tutorial to make fabric carrots.  Tuck these tender gifts into Easter baskets next to a stuffed bunny or a give as a sweet party favor.  These clever treats are the work of Clare Bower of Clare’s Craftroom…click the link for more detailed information.

Step One

Step Two

Voila!  …

A Charmed Rose

by MCatherine Lunsford on 4/12/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

I don’t know about you, but when I create a handmade gift I think a lot about the recipient of the gift during the ‘creation’ time believing a little bit of my spirit mingles with those thoughts of the recipient thereby ‘fusing’ a link between us.

Pretty and Practical Box Shelf Tutorial from Burlap and Blue

by Handmade Spark on 4/10/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Let’s get right to it, shall we?
I’ve had these two images in my idea file for a while now….

images via country living and cox&cox
I love how they are both pretty and functional and can be put together in about a weekend or so.
And this is my version….

(please excuse the lighting-my bathroom …

Free Pattern and Video: Learn to Knit in the Round by Tracey Knits

by Handmade Spark on 4/09/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

I spend most of my time now-a-days knitting golf club covers of various characters. It is hard to believe that a few short years ago (2005 to be exact) I had not knit a stitch. Now I can cast on and knit without even thinking about what I am doing.
You …

Paper Punched Easter Eggs Tutorial by Nikki In Stitches

by Handmade Spark on 4/08/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Some of the best projects are also the most simple, and it doesn’t get much more “back to basics” than these paper punched Easter eggs.
Simple and classic, they take just a few minutes to make and will last for many springs to come!

Materials:
5/8″ paper punch
Decorative paper
Styrofoam egg
Straight pins
Glue
Directions:
Scroll through the …

Knitting with Beads Part 5

by Ruth Garcia-Alcantud on 4/06/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Many of you followed my beading tutorials, and your reactions, RTs on Twitter and questions are going to be rounded up on this post.
- Am I mistaken or are you doubling up the yarn when you place a bead on a stitch using hook and pull?
Yes, the stitch has 2 …

Knitting with Beads Part 4

by Ruth Garcia-Alcantud on 4/02/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

To catch up on the previous installments on the series, go here:

Intro
Hook method
Needle & thread – as you go along

You’ve come a long long way, baby!! You’ve learned the ways to bead as you go along, but some patterns ask you to place the beads ON the yarn before you …

Felted Sweater Mouse Tutorial from Marcie of Mossy

by Handmade Spark on 4/01/11 | View Comments Comment(s)

Sometimes small fingers (and old fingers) find small projects to be tricky— tying a shoe, handling scissors, zipping a zipper, buttoning a button—they all require precision and a steady hand. As does hand sewing. Sewing not only demands dexterity, but also requires patience. On top of this, …