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!

Electronic gadgets fill our days. At work, I typically carry a pager, a work cell phone and my personal cell phone. And at some point all those devices need to be charged.

Obviously, that uses electricity. What many of us don’t recognize that once our favorite devices are done charging and we unplug them for use, the charger is still drawing electricity from the wall socket. Electricity is being thrown away, just like a leaky faucet wastes water. More...