Picture from Chuculeta.

The amigurimi fever is here! There are interesting webs and blogs in spanish:

- Laura made a little bear for the magazine WLC, besides she wrote a great post about how to make it.

- The chuculeta´s creations are amazing alwalys! Look this kokechi in crochet(but she have other crochet projects!).

- Revesderecho -a web from Chile- all about amigurimi things: patterns, ideas, gallery of pictures…

¡La fiebre amigurimi está aquí!¿Sólo una moda? Para serlo ya hay muchas adictas:

- Laura hizo este osito para la revista WLC, además escribío este estupendo post sobre cómo hacerlo.

- Chuculeta siempre nos sorprende con su creaciones, esta vez una kokechi en crochet(pero tienes otros proyectos).

- Revesderecho es una web chilena que contiene toda la información necesaria sobre el amigurimi.

Natural dyes for Easter eggs (and wool!)

kath_red did a comprehensive post on Easter crafts last year.

To add a few more ideas:

At AllFiberArts, natural dyes for Easter eggs using red cabbage and turmeric.

Other dyeing techniques using such things as bubble wrap and tissue paper at FamilyFun.

Stephanie at yarn harlot had some fun with wax techniques over the new year period - here’s the result (or start reading a few days earlier to see the process) (she decided not to become the egg harlot - yarn isn’t so breakable, for starters…).

If you want a few more permanent eggs around, find a good quality wool skirt in a second-hand/op-shop/Goodwill/Oxfam/whatever they’re called in your neck of the woods. Cut out two egg shapes, sew, turn, stuff and sew up, then decorate with beads, embroidery, whatever takes your fancy. (You could, of course, buy new wool felt instead). Think of the cone trees so many folk made last Christmas, and try an eggery tack. Simple shapes such as these give plenty of room for your imagination and individuality. A bowl of these on the coffee table…it’s a thought.

Doll quilts are taking over the world. Don’t believe me?

Exhibit One: as usual, we have Wee Wonderfuls to blame/thank for all the cute+tinyness, which apparently started with a picture from a library book. Here’s my favorite of the batch she’s been making recently.

Exhibit two: I love the fabrics and design and, well, just about everything in this one by mr. monkeysuit (picture from Wee Wonderfuls).

Exhibit three: disdressed puts one fantastic piece of fabric to great use.

Exhibit four: thimble combines embroidery with patchwork for a really sweet take on the birth sampler

Exhibits Five and six: Turkey Feathers and glittergoods both have quilts in progress.