Ok, this isn't exactly an embroidery tutorial, but Karline brought them to a party of mine this weekend and they're just as cute as... a... no I wont sa- BUTTON! Ha. I said it. These are Coraline button cookies!

These have got to be the craftiest cookies I've ever seen. The really funny thing is I was ogling these before the weekend, and the next day Karline shows up at my door with a whole plate of them! I love my Karline.

Want to know how to make em? Head on over to Bakerella to find out how, and be warned, once you find Bakerella, you'll be hooked for life. I'm rubbish at baking, but darned if I'm not going to try those cake pops. Yumm....

March is National Craft Month. Don't know who decides these things, but everybody says so ... sounds like a good excuse for a sale! All of Urban Threads' crafty designs are 50% off through March 18...

Knitting, sewing, crocheting, quilting ... designs celebrating a glorious cacophony of crafts are alll 50% off! Get thee to the sale page and snap up your favorites, then use 'em to treat yourself some crafty creations!

We feature a lot of fantastic Urban Threadsters here on the blog, but if you've ever visited the flickr pool you know that all kinds of "urban embroidery" pop up in there, and I thought I'd share some of my favorite stunners with you. Embroidery, my friends, is anything but conventional...

Whether you like Amy Winehouse or not may be debatable, but what's not in debate is how awesome this piece from Rosie Geissler is. I adore all the loose threads. They add a really great energy to it.

Laura Amiss has a number of wonderful pieces like this, using freehand machine embroidery. She added a paper doily for a wonderful collage of materials. So simple and stunning!

Who doesn't love dogs and random musical instruments? This amazing hand embroidered patch by William Schaff was done for a friend's renegade marching band. (I didn't know you could have a renegade marching band?) Petey the amazing pup is now a patch! Amazing detail!

This fantastic brooch is made by the hands of Lalousha, who embroiders a whole host of absolutley amazing brooches. I love the raw energy they have. Stunning additions to any wardrobe!

Finally, we have this. Is that an embroidered car door, you might ask? Funnily enough, it is. A series called "Way of Roses" by artist Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene, posted by Kunstraum Richard Sorge is all cross stitch on car parts. It's a truly stunning series, of which you can see more of in the Strich & Faden Exhibition set. Let you never complain about hooping embroidery again...

I love seeing all the cool stuff you guys do with Urban Threads designs, but equally, I adore seeing other threads being taken to new levels of strange and awesome. Try something daring with your embroidery. You never know what you might end up with!

One of the best parts of this Urban Threads gig is reading the design requests that come in. They're pretty much awesome across the board, but there's a special place in our hearts for the math and science geekery. Whether you're the next great mad scientist or just looking for some fresh and yummy embroidery, please enjoy this deliciously mathematical embroidery design, FREE through Pi Day! (That's March 14, of course.)

This Pi Equals Delicious design is available in two sizes for machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock art, FREE through Sunday, March 14! It'll be great on tees, totes ... maybe even aprons? Just put the version(s) you want in your basket, breeze through the checkout, download 'em, and enjoy!

For more mathematical celebration, check out the Official Website of Pi Day, where you can discover nifty things like a pi beret knitting pattern. Mmmm!

Can you guys guess what awesome person's birthday we're celebrating today? (No, not mine, that's very sweet of you to ask). The wonderful and whimsical Dr. Seuss!

There are lots of celebrations going on this week, often at local schools and libraries in your town, becuause not only is March 2 Dr. Seuss' birthday, but it's also Read Across America day! Use this fabulous tutorial from Mama Lusco to make your very own whimsical Cat in the Hat, uh... hat. Yup, a cat in the hat hat.

Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!