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February 26, 2007
Heavens to Betsy, I heart Etsy!
I just wanted to post a shamless plug for my friend Lauren, who just started her Etsy shop!
Lauren is, by far, the most talented and innovative jewelry designer I have met in my travels. She really has an eye for taking a simple design and putting an elegant, modern twist on it - making it her own. And the girl has serious skills. The Scissor Squad as a whole has been encouraging this lady to spead her wings and share her fantastic-ness with the world... and she's taken the first step!
Her shop is called Ornametal (how COOL is that?) and I urge you all to stop by and take a peek. She has a few items up now and I can't wait to see what else she has in store for us... Congrats, lady! You are going to kick some metal arse! ;)
Elsewhere in Etsy Land, my sister has been pumping out the bath and body goods like nobody's business. Go take a look! Green Dreams is starting to take off and for good reason... She's got a knack for combining yummy scents with all natural ingredients and has gotten me off of almost all of my store bought cosmetics... (Umm.. parabens? They is the DEVIL!)
As for myself, I indulged this weekend and made some luxury items for Fiberfly... I found some freshwater pearls this weekend that were begging to be fancy pants stitch markers and finally got around to spinning some silk in the same colorway I used for Clapotis. I had to force myself to post them all on the site, because I really just wanted to be selfish and keep them all for ME. But, that's when you know you've made something good, right? ;)
Etsy is besty.
Posted by Sarah at 5:43 PM | Comments (0)
February 18, 2007
Monkey Monkey Monkey
Socks! Socks everywhere!
I just pumped these suckers out... Someone stop me. I just started another pair. Remember when I knit sweaters? It's some distant memory... This realization, of course, made me pull out the fuzzy alpaca pullover I was working on a couple months ago before being distracted by my chilly toes........
But, in the meantime...
Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A., Knitty Winter 2006
Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepard Sock in Georgetown, about 1 and a half skeins
Needles: US2 bamboo circ's
Notes: These were so quick! The lace pattern was super easy to memorize - they were a breeze, very fun to knit.
Now, let's see if I can finish off that sweater before picking up those socks I just started...
Must. Stay. On. Task.
Posted by Sarah at 7:40 PM | Comments (3)