Patterns

Little geisha girl from Le Fee Crochet (from the author of Crobots). Just replace her dress details and hair ties with metallic ribbon and you’ve got the little geisha bot from the book!

Sleepy Sarah from Owlishly

Chubby Fish from My Gurumi

Amigurumi Doll from Stitch

Pear pattern from Amigurumi Girl

Banana from Amigurumi Paradise

Bear and honey pot from Ana Paula

Hello Kitty from Armina’s Ami-Nals

Eggs from Bitter Sweet

Bruno Bear from Knitting Turnip

Snail pattern from Knotty

Bunny Boo from Roxycraft

* Please check the respective copywrite info for each of these patterns. Most are for personal use only and may not be sold or reproduced.

Learning Amigurumi:

See How to Start Amigrumi from My Gurumi.

Check out some great video tutorials from Roxycraft. She’s also got crochet tutorials for left-handers (look all the way to the right in her sidebar)!

Visit Planet June for many tutorials to help you along your way.

Once you’ve gotten the hang of it, go back over to My Gurumi to learn about adding hair!

Cupcakes make a perfectly sweet embellishment for onesies, bibs, toddler tees, totes and more! Need a pattern? You’re in luck! LollyChops has free printable embroidery patterns for three little cuppies…plus she’s made them easy to mix-and-match tops and bottoms. Click over to see what I mean!

Make a ball for some lucky kiddos and get rid of your fabric scraps at the same time! This is such a great idea from Future Craft Collective. In fact, they have many great ideas for crafting with kids and will be teaming up with Craft to bring you great ideas all summer long!

All of these remakes of men’s shirts are just so inspiring! Most recently, Shannon from luvinthemommyhood created this dress and I absolutely love it. Love the colors, love the breezy look about it, love the flower…love everything about it! It’s also encouraging to know that a beginning sewer created it since I’m still a newbie myself. Shannon doesn’t have a tutorial up yet, but she’s working on one so keep an eye out on her blog!

I’m so excited about the new blog from the editors of Small Magazine. The online magazine is a continual source of inspiration and their new blog is sure to be the same. This whimsical dragonfly mobile is their first tutorial and I totally love it. Check out Smaller for the tutorial.

Whosies shares a tutorial for making these fun friends to take along on upcoming summer trips! Click here for the free pattern and tutorial and get crackin’!

Oatmeal cookies + Pancakes = Pure goodness. Seriously. Save these for a day when you’ve got a few extra minutes to get breakfast together then treat your family to some of the yummiest-looking pancakes I’ve ever seen. Joy the Baker has the recipe. And if you’re  not tempted by the photo, go ahead and check out the ingredients. You will definitely want to make these.

This big-eyed owl pillow comes from Flower Girl Designs who is generously offering the pattern for free (personal use only). Check out her many other patterns here and scroll to the bottom for the owl.!

I love clever birthday invitations and these circus party invites from Armelle certainly fit the bill. The balloon is my favorite part. What a great way to get party goers in a festive mood before the party even starts! Click here to read more!

If you’re ever at a loss for how to stitch shut that hole used for stuffing your softie, then check out this picture tutorial from Stardust Shoes. I love the results and can easily see how it got it’s name.

These colorful cookies are inspired by play-dough and look like they’re as much fun to make as they are to eat! Check out The Secret is in the Sauce for the recipe! (via ABC and 123)

Create Studio has come up with a tutorial to make this adorable bunny basket! Click on over to see how it’s done!

If this little guy doesn’t make you smile, then I don’t know what will! Check out Myrtle & Eunice for the free pattern!

Milk crates are roomy and sturdy, making them great for storing just about anything…but they aren’t always the most attractive things to look at. Make it From Scratch shows how to spruce up those old crates so you can put them to work anywhere in the house!

Nothin’ like a little applique’ to perk up a shirt! Amazing Mae is very kind to share the pattern she used to make this little owlie. Click on over for the free download!

I LOVE this basket. See how Disdressed revamped a simple basket pattern and turned it into a bunny! She used a pattern from a book for the basket, but here’s a tutorial for a similar-looking (albeit larger) basket. (via The Long Thread)

Here’s a lovely basket you can make using felt or batting! Maya Made shows you how to make your own!

I love this cone basket idea from Tangarang. Slip in some treats and hang it on a door for sweet surprise!

I would be very surprised if any of you have not already seen this gorgeous basket from Moda Bake that has been floating around as of late. But I love it so I had to include it!

Here’s a great basket idea for those of you who like to repurpose! Mrs. D. Lightful shows you how she went from this:

to this:

Of course, there had to be a knitted basket in the bunch! Check out the pattern from St. Peter Woolen Mill here. (via Craft Gossip)

Dabbled has a tutorial for making this adorable personalized fabric basket here! (via Sweet Tidings)

The Artful Parent shares a Spring Fun Box that she made with her daughter. What a great way to keep all of your boredom busters right at your fingertips! Splash in a puddle, go smell a flower, visit a farm to get a glimpse of some newborn farm animals. Spring has so much to offer! Make sure you include some indoor activities, too, for those rainy Spring days!  Also, be sure to check out her “31 Activities to Do with Young Children” for a load of great ideas!

Glitter and sparkly antennae makes this clothespin butterfly shine! Hang a few together for a lovely Spring mobile! Whimsy Love shares a tut for making these little gems.

Bunny toss game from Two Straight Lines

(via Urban Threads)

Sweet treats from Katherine Marie Photography

Fun bunny craft from Scribbit

Festive bunny napkin rings from 4 Crazy Kings

Bunny egg holder from Skip to My Lou

Soft and sweet cashmere bunnies from Betz White

Rabbit costume from The Purl Bee

Knitted bunny washcloth pattern from Susan B Anderson

(via Craft)

I’ll be posting one bunny round-up each week from now until Easter. If you have a bunny (or any Easter project) that you’d like to share, just send it on over to me! See my submissions page for details.

I’ve been excited about posting this ever since I first saw it at A Listmaker’s Life, but I wanted to wait for St. Patrick’s Day to be over. Katie put a pair of knee highs into double duty by making this adorable sock bunny, then used the leftovers to make leg warmers for her daughter. How awesome is that?! Two gifts in one! Click here to learn how she made the bunny.

My heart went all a-flutter when I first caught a glimpse of this duvet. I’ve been redoing my girls’ room and the beds are just about all I have left to do, so I was very excited to see this idea from Pink Picket Fence. She made the body of the duvet with two thrifted sheets, then used some coordinating fabric to add a ruffle. Love it!

I’ve got this bunny collection. And it’s big. And I anticipate it continuing to grow through Easter. So…I’d like to know the best way for me to share it with you. Would you prefer spurts of small round-ups once or twice per week? A bunny each day? One big list right off the bat? What do you think?

I’ll give you a few just the get the ball rolling!

Wee Bunny from Wee Wonderfuls

From Allsorts (it’s a pin, but I could also see this being attached to a hair clip or headband for some little bunny sweetness!)

Free softie pattern from The Purl Bee. They also have patterns for the clothes (dress, pants and shirt, knitted sweater)!

Visit Skip to My Lou for this crochet shamrock pattern.

My kids always love streamers, and I’m sure this colorful rainbow streamer would be a big hit! Because Babies Grow Up shares how to make one just in time for St. Patty’s Day! (via Blissful Kids)

I’m loving this rainbow Jello from Jesse Kate Designs. Click over for the details!

Mommy Blessings tells how she made this beautiful Irish Blessing Box to hold special St. Patrick’s day treats!

Everything Except the Grill made these adorable rainbow clouds for a bit of festive St. Patty’s Day decor. This would be great to make with the kids!

These white chocolate covered pretzels from On a Whim look soooo good and would be a fun snack to make for the kidlets this Tuesday. (via One Pretty Thing)

Another knit to add to my list. Rachel at The Yarnigans Blog shares the pattern to make this cuddly bear. (via luvinthemommyhood)

What is it about small woodland creatures that is just so yummy? Head on over to Lolly Chops for a how-to and free pattern to make this little cutie-pie!