Sweet, delicious, yummy donuts. Or if you’re a purist: doughnuts. Plain, with chocolate frosting, cake, cream or jelly filled, with sprinkles, any way you can get them, you know you love them. To help you show the world your donut love, here is a list of some of our favorite Etsy projects. And be sure to visit the poll at the end of this post: Krispy Kreme vs Dunkin’ Donuts! And no, I’m not biased. Really. Most importantly, don’t forget to visit your local participating donut shops for a FREE DONUT!!!

Credits, each column top to bottom starting at left: Chocolate Doughnut Pincushion by cyrillascrochet • Donut Ring by shimrita • Ceramic Doughnut Coin Bank by modclay • Needle Felted Jelly Doughnut Ornament by fuzzefood • Scented Sprinkled Strawberry Donut Necklace by BabyLovesPink • Donut Pillow by mypillowfactory • Stack of Donuts Miniature Clay Figurine by InkedGoddess • Donut Fascinator Headband by prettygoodthings • Chocolate Frosted Donut Studs by shayaaron • Solid Glass Mini Chocolate Donut Paperweight by TheMELTkitchen • Shameless & Insatiable Wall Embroidery by BackstitchPass • Pink Donut Bracelet by Zjakazumi • Sugarstrand Iced Doughnut Brooch by ChuckyEggJewellery • Yummy Chocolate Diet Donut Magnet by DanielleLondon • Donut Soaps by AubreyEApothecary • A Dozen Donuts Scarf by EEFashions • Donut Stop Dancing Shoes by mnmbeautyemporium • Pink Donut Print with Sprinkles Retro Apron by mamamadison

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Today is the day for celebrating Star Wars! Well, every day is, but today is especially special, as it is May 4^th. Today is “May the fourth be with you!” day! (For those not in the know, it is a play off “May the force be with you.” Come on, get with the geek times!)

Since we’re crafters here, we decided to share our love of Star Wars be scouring Etsy for some fabulous finds on our favorite subject. Who wouldn’t love an R2D2 quilt for cuddle times? Show which side you are on with some rebel or empire jewelry. We even found a fantastic Yoda stained glass panel!

Enjoy, and…

From left to right:

Han & Leia Rings by SpiffingJewelry

Master Yoda Amigurumi by SoulSundries

Imperial Insignia Necklace by sudlow

R2D2 Pixel Art Quilt by GoodwinsCustomCrafts

Ewok Miniature Plush by wishwithme

Storm Trooper Vans by ShoesBySmiley

Boba Fett Amigurumi by MCraftCreations

Darth Vader Embroidery by OccasionallySubtle

Felted Mini AT-AT by famished

R2D2 Earrings by petiteVanilla

Chewbacca Plush by peludossa

Rebel Alliance Ring Sterling925Silver

LEGO Light Saber Earrings by emmadreamstar

Yoda Stained Glass Window by TerrazaStainedGlass

Star Wars Converse by ThoseInFavor

R2D2 and C-3PO Art 3D Pop Artwork by PopsicArt

I have done the occasional cross-stitch, and sometimes I even finish them! I have a whole box full of materials just waiting to be used. Well, I think I’ll open that box again, because Two-Hour Cross-Stitch: Animals is full of great ideas. Have you ever seen a cross-stitched alligator? How about a lion jumping through a ring a fire? And my favorite: a unicorn! This book contains all kinds of animals for you cross-stitching pleasure. There are your more tame animals, such as dogs, cats, ducks, and squirrels. And then there is the more wild side of the animal kingdom with seals, monkeys, kangaroos, elephants, and more!

To get you started, download these two free patterns in one PDF: a gentleman frog, and an owl and her owlet.

And to get you even more inspired, we are giving away the two finished pieces from these patterns, along with a copy of the book!

To enter to win two framed cross-stitched pieces and a copy of Two-Hour Cross-Stitch: Animals, leave a comment on this post between now and 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. Any comment is fine, but we’d love to know what would be your favorite animal to cross-stitch. One winner will be selected at random from among all eligible entries and announced by Wednesday, April 10. Click here for the official rules, and good luck!

Congrats to Laura, our winner!

I have always loved St. Patty’s Day. I was born the day before, so every year I celebrate extra hard. Everyone around me knows to beware, if you aren’t wearing green you’ll get pinched! And no, a little pin on your shirt or wearing green socks doesn’t count. It has to be highly visible!

And it’s not just humans I go after, no sirree. I go after everything, and that includes the office dogs! Well, I wouldn’t really pinch a doggie. But, it is a great excuse to dress them up in green accessories and outfits, right?! Right!

So, to help you protect your doggie companions from evil little pinchers like me, I’ve put together some great Etsy finds for St. Patty’s Day doggie wear. They include tutus, hats, and outfits galore! And I know most dogs don’t like to wear stuff, but just tell them it’s for their own good. They’ll sulk, we know, but they’ll look so cute!

Now, I bet you’re wondering: Well, where are the wearable goodies for cats? All I have to say is this: Have you ever tried to dress up a cat? Yeah, no.

Continue reading for credits and links to where you get these wonderful outfits and accessories for your doggie pals.

Happy St. Patty’s Day!

Hi everyone! Welcome to our show: Wee Felt-a-long Time! Today, we are going to learn how to make the Tiny UFO from Michelle Kiker’s Felt Galaxy project from Wee Felt Worlds. Follow the instructions below, and soon you’ll have your own little spaceship. And don’t stop at one, make a whole armada! Zoom! Swoosh! Pew pew!

A quick note: I’ve made several of these and come up with my own take on how to make a tiny UFO. So these instructions will differ slightly from those in the book. You’ll find as you learn that you come up with your own ways of needle felting and creating shapes.

And before you start, here’s the most important piece of information you need to know about needle felting: be careful with that needle! They are super sharp with little barbs, and they love to stab your fingers if you aren’t careful.

1. Gather your materials. You’ll need a felting surface (foam works great), a felting needle, and 4 different colors of wool roving (I used orange, gray, yellow, and white).

2. Take some orange roving and needle felt it into a ball.

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Did you know that some dinosaurs had a sweet tooth? No? Well, these do! Mr. T-Rex loves him some donuts, and Mr. Stegosaurus simply must have his daily dose of ice cream. And if you need to feed your own sweet tooth, here’s your chance: create a caption for this dino sweets scene for a chance to win some felted sweets of your own! What are they thinking as they eat all the sweets? How did they get in the sweet shoppe? What is happening?!

RAWR! Caption me!

And for more awesome needle felted scenes (before and after we mixed them up) check out Wee Felt Worlds. You’ll find a mad scientist’s lair, a pirate beach, exploring aliens, camping bears, and more!

To enter to win a prize pack of felted sweets, leave a comment on this post between now and 9 p.m. Sunday, February 24. Any comment is fine, but we’d love for you to create a caption for this needle-felted scene. One winner will be selected at random from among all eligible entries and announced by Monday, February 25. Click here for the official rules, and good luck!

Congrats to Virginia! She is our randomly selected winner of some wee felted sweets.

I’ve recently gotten hooked on crochet. (Ha! Get it?!) I’ve completed several scarves so far, and have plans to make a million more. I might have a small addiction…

My obsession started when Crochet Boutique landed on my desk. The projects are fabulous, stylish, and fun versions of hats, bags, scarves, and more. And I can’t wait to make the Cuddle Cowl, I’ll end up wearing it everywhere!

If you want to know more about how crochet works when using different yarns and stitches, Creating Crochet Fabric is your book. There are also some great projects featured sprinkled among all the great information.

And I’m not there yet, but I’m hoping to soon be able to tackle the fine art of Amigurumi! Who doesn’t want to make their own crocheted burgers, dogs, and bunnies?

So, if like me you feel the urge to crochet, visit our Book Love sale on BN.com. These and many more of our craft titles are 50% off now through February 17^th. If you want to go straight to the books featured here, click on the following links.

Crochet Boutique • Creating Crochet Fabric • Amigurumi!

And for even more crochet books in our Book Love sale, visit here: Books for crocheters and knitters.

Happy Crocheting!

It’s right around the corner, that day where we celebrate our loved ones and our crushes. The usual gifts of roses and chocolates are all good and nice. But, you want to stand out. You want to let your special someone know that you really, really, really like them. You LIKE LIKE them. So get them something special, something unique, something COOL.

Well, we’ve got some suggestions. We’ve scoured Etsy for some of the neatest and awesomest Valentine’s Day gifts out there. Who wouldn’t want a cute little heart-holding fox? And the Love You Periodic Table Pillow would be great for the nerdy love in your life. Personally, I would be over the moon if my cutie patootie got me any of these fantastic finds (though I’m partial to owls and dinosaurs, hint hint).

Enjoy these Etsy finds, and we hope we’ve inspired you to find that perfect and fantastic gift for your sweetie pie, honey bun, love muffin, cuddle bear, snuggie woogems…

From left to right:

Amigurumi Love Birds with Nest by chubbyninjacrafts

Scrabble Letter LOVE Pillows by RyensMarketplace

Cloudy Rain of Hearts Embroidery Hoop Wall Art by buligaia

Geeky Cross Stitch Card ‘My Heart Beeps For You’ Robot by symmetwee

Love Heart Fingerless Gloves by HodgepodgeArty

The Little Love Bunny by AdoraWools

Needle Felted Fox Holding Heart “Sweetie” by TimeTravelersWares

Felted Sheep Love Ewe by BondurantMountainArt

Felt Valentine Piggy by Owiekiddie

Foxes in Love Woodland Animal Embroidery by FluffedAnimals

Valentine’s Day Scarf by greenaccordion

Love You Red Periodic Table Cotton Pillow by YellowBugBoutique

Red and White “I Love You” Crocheted Mug Cozy by TrendyEarth

Knitted Stuffed Owl Soot Hoot by WoodsyWools

Be Mine Valentine Cross Stitch Wall Decor by BritterflyGarden

Valentine Sweetheart Cowl by MarciLynnDesigns

Cross Stitch Quote from The Princess Bride by notsomodernmillie

Cross Stitch “Rawwwr means ‘I love you’ in dinosaur” by RagingStitch