synestheticknits

hello hello, 2016! getting into cleaning, sorting, downsizing, and decluttering mode. i have such an 80s toy horde that i don't really need to keep. there's only so much space in one house, so why not keep just the favorites? there's only so many collections one person can have, you know? i think the first real collection i started was strawberry shortcake. i always loved the book illustrations (see "the winter that would not end" here.. i need to get that one back from my mom's house!). at some point i started re-collecting the dolls of my youth. (cafe ole was always a fave...) i spent a lot of time on ebay back in the day when i had some actual disposable income, seeking out cheap incorrectly-named lots of vintage dolls. i had a thing for my little pony too, but luckily still had a lot of my originals and it also seemed easier to come across ponies in secondhand shops and such. along the way, i would come across all sorts of sesame street, ba...

some of my favorite moments of 2015, on twitter and the world in general. my favorite favorites, i guess. MusicNotes from the XPN Morning Show: Watch @jmascis & Fred Armisen cover Mazzy Starr. http://t.co/3ZfbnlOYaA pic.twitter.com/ukqUduiSIn — wxpnfm (@wxpnfm) February 5, 2015 Wife dabbles in art. pic.twitter.com/SJlhHXlrTF — Rabih Alameddine (@rabihalameddine) March 15, 2015 America, we need to have a talk about our laziness pic.twitter.com/GCpNCpT0yD — Roman Mars (@romanmars) March 31, 2015 Does anyone else think "don't be a weirdo, don't be a weirdo" over and over when entering social gatherings? Cause I don't. — Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) April 8, 2015 Definitely worth the read 👌 pic.twitter.com/mkuzKa5jFA — Calvin and Hobbes (@Calvinn_Hobbes) May 11, 2015 The Low Anthem playing me a song at their recording studio inside the stunning Columbus Theatre in Providence pic.twitter.com/i2FpdXKtRG — kr...

happy january first everyone! i am out of town right now visiting family, so the shop is on vacation until the 7th. after that, new stuff! though i am keeping on eye on cpsia news.. you have probably heard about it by now, but here is some information in a great post on the delightful doll . etsy's most recent post on the storque has all the latest updates. this law (going into effect in february) has a lot of us worried, and could potentially cost a lot of people their livelihoods. now, what can we do about it? the handmade toy alliance has a sample letter for you to send to your congress person or senator. also, add your vote on change.org . (the final round of voting starts on the 5th. it was the number one idea in the economy category!) so, in happier crafty news, here are some projects that i would might like to try once we fly back home. - make a fascinator on burdastyle - coffee sweater knitting pattern on craftleftovers - constructing a pvc niddy noddy on doc...