Sometimes you stumble across a blog full of ideas and think, if only I had the time! Resurrection Fern is one of the best crafts blogs we've seen. It's a joy to read and the daily(!) tutorials are simple, beautiful, and entirely possible to tackle. The author is a family physician in a rural community (we look forward to a chat with her in the future!) who takes time each day to make something using materials from the natural world. Each creation is a sweet mix of function and whimsy--recent highlights include crocheting mushrooms from vintage buttons and making sweaters for visiting snails (below). Our list of yarn stores stocking organic cotton and natural wool are after the jump, along with recent Resurrection Fern project highlights. Happy crafting!

Pictured above: Crocheted rocks and sweaters for snails.

All images via Resurrection Fern. Click images for direct tutorial links.

Preserving Leaves with Beeswax for Floating on Water (and candles made from nut shells!)

How to Whittle Gnomes From Fallen Branches (and make those vintage button mushrooms)

How to Felt a Little Stump (and knit a forest of trees!)

Need supplies? Reuse whenever possible, and buy organic cotton or naturally processed wool yarns and fabrics.

• Crafty Planet Sew. Stitch. Knit. Learn is their motto
• Wet Paint For tree-free paper and additional supplies
• Art Materials Papers and arts materials
• PaperGami Handmade world papers and books
• The Yarnery Yarn from St Paul's award winning store
• Treadle Yard Goods Natural fiber fabrics, notions