Crochet Wash Cloth #etsycraftparty

If you ever plan to give a gift of pretty soaps, lotions, shower gels or other body care products, the handmade washcloths would be a lovely addition to the gift package. 

This tutorial is a part of our virtual etsy craft party and is offered by goodweather shop. Please enjoy!

You will need:

size H/8-5.00 mm crochet hook 

Cotton worsted yarn

Make 30 chain stitches (cs)

Yarn over. Skip first 2 cs 

Insert hook in the center of the 3rd chain from the hook.

Yarn over...

Draw through 3 loops on hook
(one half double crochet complete)

Repeat across to end of foundation chain.

You need to turn your work to start Row 2. 

Chain 2 (ch 2) and yarn over the hook (yo). 

Skipping the first stitch of the row directly below the turning chain, insert your hook in the next stitch. 

Button necklace to crochet this summer #etsycraftparty

 Do you have a lot of buttons sitting around? Here is an idea how to use them from Tonya (CityCrochet): crochet this cute necklace with colorful buttons. Perfect for a summer outfit!

This tutorial is a part of our virtual Etsy Craft Party 2016. See more on our blog!


So, here is how to make the button necklace. We will need a mercerized cotton thread, a toggle clasp, a crochet hook and about 30 buttons of different sizes and colors.

To make crocheting simple and to safe us some time we will start with beading all out buttons on a thread first. Once all our buttons are ganging there nicely we can start crocheting.

Crochet a simple foundation chain adding buttons with 1 or 1 and 1/2 inch. intervals. In case you would like to make your necklace longer you can add some more buttons or make a space between them larger. Mix and match hues of green and blue buttons and your necklace will looks unique and stylish.

With 34" long necklace you can wear it either around your neck or your wrist. But of course, you can adjust the length to wear this necklaces on your waist instead of a belt or on your ankle.

The necklace crocheting shouldn't take more than 15 minutes. When the thread is ready we will attach toggle clasp to it and our summer bright necklace is ready to wear. It's a perfect summer accessory and will make you look beautiful and special!

Lavender lemon bath salt #etsycraftparty

Here is a great recipe of lemon & lavender aromatic bath salt for you from Tanya (socksandmittens). It is easy to make and it is perfect for a lukewarm bath of a feet soak.

If you pack it nicely it can be also very good gift for a friend.

So, here is how to make this.

In a large bowl combine 1 cup of Epsom salt, 1 table spoon of dried lavender bath and 3 drops of lemon essential oil. Mix it thoroughly and transfer to a pretty, air tight glass jar. Label and decorate as desired.

To use, simply add it to your warm bath water. Enjoy!

How to make a nautical knots bracelet #etsycraftparty

Today Katrin from katrinshine will show how to make a wonderful knotted bracelet nautical style. She choose a pale pink color to make hers but you can always make it in traditional white, red and blue nautical colors. 

Materials you need:

• pliers
• cord about 0.5-0.7m/20-30"
• cord ends
• 2 jump rings 5mm/0.2" diamete
• lobster clasp
• if it's possible, the chain-extension
• ruler
• scissors

So, lets begin. Take the cord and divide it into two halves. Then, from one half make out the knot shown in the figure below.

Pass the second cord besides the first one. Here's what you should have.

Tighten the knot.

Measure your wrist. Cut out this length from the the cord with knot wrapping the place before with scotch tape. You can put a drop of glue. Do not be afraid that the bracelet will be small - we are still going to add the lobster clasp and chain extention, at the end the length increases.

Attach cord ends to both ends of the bracelet.

At one end attach the lobster clasp, at another end - the chain-extension.

Your bracelet is ready! Happy crafting!

Heart clip art by Inclipart #etsycraftparty

You can never have enough hearts! This set of lovely heart images presented by Inna (inclipart) for our Etsy Craft Party. See more great images in her shop on Etsy!

You can download it here.

You are free to use this clip art:

- For both personal and small commercial projects and to modify it.

- In a website or presentation template or application or as part of your design.

You are not allowed to:

- Sub-license, resell or rent it.

- Include it in any online or offline archive or database.

Enjoy!

Etsy Craft Party 2016

There is a great tradition invented by Etsy to celebrate creativity, an annual Etsy Craft Party. This summer it is going to be on June 17th through 19th. This is a great event to connect and share ideas with your community and we at Russian Artists Team love to do it.

Since our team members are scattered around the world, we decided to hold a virtual party this year. So next weekend we will publish some tutorials and giveaways on our blog to celebrate handmade spirit. 

We will also share them on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 

Visit us to see what we have:

Russian Artists Team blog

Russian Artists Team Pinterest

Russian Artists Team Facebook Page