synestheticknits

so, um.. you know how i'm kind of into buttons? (i may have mentioned it once or twice ...) as you would expect, i am loving this. share in the button love! so cute. and there are even matching pins! love. in other news... not much. i'll be working all weekend, and boyfriend returns tomorrow after being gone for a month! i'll do my best to stick with nablopomo, but no shop news until monday. (= happy weekend!

first of all, happy halloween everyone! does anyone have any cool halloween-y music suggestions? i've been listening to this mash-up album called "mashing pumpkins" that i downloaded last year.. my favorites are "bad moon werewolves (warren zevon vs. ccr)" and "snap yo specials (the specials vs. lil' jon ft. e-40 & sean paul)". hehe. in other news.. can you guess what i bought recently? yes, the button obsession continues. i don't know where it came from. even my mother, who loves to sew, doesn't understand my button-love. i am trying to reduce a bit though, so i managed to pick out a few that i'm willing to part with. i noticed that, strangely enough, i had a bunch with words stamped into them. some i guess are brand names, others i'm not so sure. "mean"? anyway, i had no plans for them and figured some crafty etsy person could use them to make something cool. and lastly... i now also have a small collectio...

happy friday people! i'm getting to where i need to stock up on some supplies, and since i got back on board with mypoints i've had online coupons on the brain. it seems like the best way is to get them straight from the company's mailing list, so that you know they're valid. first off: michaels . i usually try to get stuff in places other than big box craft stores, but i have one nearby and sometimes i drop in when i'm running errands. they have a newsletter with coupons that you can sign up for. a.c. moore . i like this place better than michael's.. way better yarn selection! much simpler newsletter signup process too, just enter your email and done. jo-ann . i like that this place actually has fabric and stuff for sewing. i got my first sewing machine there! aaand... auntie anne's . okay, totally unrelated except for the fact that i really like sugary pretzels. auntie anne's actually makes me want to spend time at the mall. comment if you k...

i have couple new hats made up... i really need to move beyond the hat thing a bit, but i've had so many ideas stored up all semester! with this new one, i just wanted to use one of my new buttons. i don't know how i feel about the color combination, now that it's knit up, but who knows. maybe i'm just not girly-girl enough. i've had a bunch of prototypes hanging around (if i want to sound all professional and business-like). so here are some ideas of what's possibly to come! the other hat i finished looks like the long pointy stripey one there, but the yarn seems to have a little more body and doesn't flop over so easily. hmm. would that be the kind of thing someone (or somedoll) would wear just pointing up? i haven't put a tassel on yet. hmm. in other news, i just started spinning up some wool that i've been waiting to get my hands on for a year! ahh, summer.