I didn’t know that an octopus revolution was underway…
Visit the Octopus Revolution Flickr group for a free crochet pattern for a basic little octopus. The group will showcase many variations on the same pattern. So make a little Octo and then dress him/her up!
Found on Craftster.
I had a plan to get a lot of work done today, but I couldn’t start until after a visit to my favorite thrift store. Carmen and I walked the few blocks that separates our apartment building from an adorable little thrift store. I had two great finds today - a set of 4 woven placemats, and a pyrex bowl. edit: How could I forget to mention… the bowl was only $1
And they happen to match! How cute!
Speaking of cute, I noticed that Superbuzzy is having a sale on some of their items. If you haven’t shopped there before, Superbuzzy carries a TON of cute Japanese import fabric. Be warned - it is too adorable to resist. Here is a selection from one of my previous purchases.
I noticed that there are some cute cross-stitch tape kits on sale too. Tempting…..
Hopefully next time I post I will have finished a pair of handknit socks for myself.
I sometimes have a tendency to be a bit selfish. Sometimes I find something wonderful online, and I don’t tell you because I don’t want to share. I am trying to get better about that, because let’s face it, behavior like that is just plain mean. Since I shop on etsy a lot, I have been meaning to give you some etsy shop recommendations, and I am finally getting around to it. (so is aija if you can’t get enough).
I don’t wear necklaces too often, usually because the clasp on the back rats my hair. Now, when I am feeling fancy I have a selection of lovely glass pendants, all from etsy. I discovered that I really like small, squarish pendants made with just a few colors. Here is most of my collection
The top left is one of my favorites. It is from swivelglass and has the most unique addition…. The flower shape you see is a small copper flower in the glass. It has a nice iridescence yet still kinda matches the pink part of the glass. I finally got around to buying the other pendant at Swivelglass that I had my eye on, which is why I finally finished this post.
In the top right is a pendant from iFuse Solutions. It is pretty obvious why I like this one so much (look around at my color scheme). this is the necklace that I used to tie myself visually to my adult science fair presentation.
Both of the pendants on the bottom are from Pollyfusia. I am so happy to be a repeat customer there. The service is excellent, and the pendant is shipped in a lovely metal tin (bonus!). I have always been sad that he/she has not made anymore red and turquoise pendants because the ones listed in the ’sold items’ are stunning. Looks like something happens right on the edge where the turquoise reacts with the red and it is just gorgeous.
I know I don’t need any more pendants, but I might not be able to stop. Have you purchased any pendants lie these on etsy? Leave a comment and let us know what you thought!
First tidbit:
I am so happy that I stopped by hello yarn the other day. I discovered these cute little numbers.
Photo from helloyarn’s flickr stream
The pattern is available on her free pattern page. These have given me a great idea for making cute tiny things…. but more on that later.
Second tidbit:
A sneak preview of my work in progress for this month’s whiplash challenge. the theme: Cozies. Oh, I can make a cozy that’s for sure. I am pretty excited about this one and it is almost done.
I posted this in the things i like category so I can feel free to randomly blather on about cool things I’ve found. Bear with me, you might find something that you like.
Pincushions
I was lucky enough to have Monique send me a package for this month’s pincushion challenge swap.
The pincushion has an elastic strap so it can be worn on my wrist. I love the pink and white matching pins! I put the pincushion to work immediately.
I was trying to not spoil the surprise in case my package has not reached its destination, but I can’t resist. I used the swap as an opportunity to try out an idea that i have had for a while. I put a fluffy top on an altoids tin so pins can go in the top and notions can be stored in the tin. I also added some fishy shrinky pins.
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Hair clips
I hit the SF Craft Mafia sale at Craft Gym last month. Wow were there some good looking goodies there. I got a T-bone steak from Sweetmeats and some hair clips from Sprout Studio. The steak is at its new home, and I am loving the barrettes.
Yarn
Did you know you can get cones of dishcloth cotton yarn from Elmore-Pisgah (Peaches and Cream) for a really great price? Abby found this out and made a big order for all of us. then we divided it up. It is a lot of cotton yarn, and the colors are beautiful.
photo from abmatic
I started this category for myself as a repository for.. well… things that i like. Now i will have a way to look up links and random crap that i found that i like. It will probably clutter up the ol’ blog, but hey, it’s my blog. and hopefully you will find some of the stuff interesting. And to make it a little exciting, I will do a countdown of three things I like.
#3 Free pattern that I have been waiting for
I Dream of Africa Socks from Chickswithsticks is just the perfect pattern for busily patterned sock yarn. She has been taunting us by flaunting her socks all over blog, and now, finally, we can make them at last.
#2 Super-cute free pattern
I just discovered Warm fuzzies… She has a really cute blog, and the thing that caught my eye - a super-cute free pattern. As an embellishment to go with her crocheted mushroom (from crochetme) she designed a tiny little
hedgehog. Both of these look like fun projects for giving amigurumi a try.
#1 Etsy shopping
From the hallowed virtual halls of etsy I bought a fantastic “keychain cardholder” from Quiet Doing.
She has them seriously underpriced, so shop while the getting is good!
Reason #415 to buy a hamster: The hamster powered paper shredder. i could really use this. i could have a hamster shred paper for my other pets - my composting worms.
- #CraftCon 2008 is this weekend - I'll be there!
- #Has anyone tried "retro-clean"? It is a detergent for cleaning old linens. Sounds nice.
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