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March 29, 2007
In this issue: HOW TO - Knit Easter Peeps, Crochet Peeps, Easter Chicks Softies Roundup, Plush Easter Bunnies, Bunny Toss, Bunny Bob Pins Tutorial, Wee Wonderfuls Put-Together Book #3 - Big Footed Bunny, Easter Kids Craft, HOW TO - Hollow Easter Eggs, Chalkboard Easter Egg Tutorial , Felted Styrofoam Egg, Easter Egg Yo-Yo Tutorial
Hi Crafters,
What's better than chocolate-covered bunnies, eggs, or marshmallow Peeps? How about crafty Easter projects! I've got lots of fun projects collected here, including crochet chicks, plush bunnies, and painted eggs. Some of them are also great recycling ideas and fun for the kiddies as well.
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Happy Easter!
Cheers,
Natalie Zee Drieu
Associate Editor, CRAFT magazine
www.craftzine.com
nat@craftzine.com
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From the CRAFT Blog
HOW TO - Knit Easter Peeps
Kat at Kat Knits has a knit pattern to make your own little Peeps! Make a few and get your duckies in a row. Link.
Crochet Peeps
Alicia Kachmar has a cute Easter post on these adorable crochet marshmallow-looking peeps she made! Alicia writes,"They're are pins/magnets that are accurate in size, slightly bigger stuffed versions, and a big pink mother marshamllow bunny." Get them at her Etsy store. Link.
Easter Chicks Softies Roundup
Sofites Central has a roundup of cute Easter chicks! Pictured left is a softie made by Chicken Widget and the crochet egg with baby chicks on the right by pukashell. See more cuteness here. Link.
Plush Easter Bunnies
Softies Central has a collection of some of the cutest plush Easter Bunnies. The plush chocolate bunny by Lily Bean gives me flashbacks to my childhood right down to the blue eyes. See the rest of the bunnies at Softies Central. Link.
Bunny Toss
Here's a cute bunny toss -- little bunny bean bags made my Two Straight Lines that would be fun game for kids for Easter. Link.
Bunny Bob Pins Tutorial
Here's a cute easter project from Maize Hutton -- Bunny Bob Pins, just in time for Easter. You can download her PDF of the pattern to use on wool felt or any other of your fabric scraps. I love the contrast color stitching and of course, BUNNIES!! Link.
Wee Wonderfuls Put-Together Book #3 - Big Footed Bunny
Just in time for Easter, Hillary Lang of Wee Wonderfuls has a new Put-Together Book #3, which features her pattern for the Big Footed Bunny along with two outfits. Just $10 in her shop. Link.
Easter Kids Craft
Kids Craft Weekly has a bunch of fun Easter projects for kids, including these matchbook bunnies and nesting chicks. Link.
HOW TO - Hollow Easter Eggs
Candace of Crafty Daisies has a tutorial on the delicate art of hollowing out your eggs to keep your easter eggs from spoiling. Make sure you get enough eggs in case of breakage! Link.
Chalkboard Easter Egg Tutorial
Inspired by all the recent buzz over chalkboard paint, Cindy of Skip to My Lou had the innovative idea to paint easter eggs with chalkboard paint! The result is this decorative egg that you can draw on with chalk. Link.
Felted Styrofoam Egg
To complement her cashmere bunnies which we posted about here, Betz White's made a simple felted egg over a styrofoam one. What a great idea! I love the polka dot look too. Link.
Easter Egg Yo-Yo Tutorial
Here's another Easter egg tutorial from Sunshine's Creations. Add this easy project to your Easter decor! Link.
