Lots of recent goodness to share:
Owl EarringsTanya of
More Than Blue, a frequent, thoughtful, and hilarious visitor to my blog, sent me these beautiful and elegant owl earrings. Because they are simple sterling silver, I can wear them with anything ... and, believe me, I will! Thank you, Tanya!
I might have to break my gold/silver taboo and wear them with the
awesome owl pin Blaize sent me. They *do* look like twin-zies, don't they?
Surprise Pack Of YarnShannon of
Birdstar sent me a box of non-wool yarn from her languishing stash. Seriously people - I'm totally overwhelmed. There are FIVE (5!) skeins of red chenille in there ... three balls of Debbie Bliss cotton (which I've only ever dreamed about!) ... loads of other cotton yarn ... some Paton Grace that coordinates with the Viola I'm using for the Icelandic Turtleneck ... a rainbow of Lion Brand Homespun softness ... and so much more. I've already started a handbag with some of the yarn she sent, which I'll show you later this week. Thank you, Shannon!
There's a Mouse in the HouseI complimented a coworker's lapel-mouse and discovered that she has a friend with an Etsy Shop. How fun is that? Well, if it's
MouseTrapVintage, then it's super-fun! Her hand-sewn mouse pins are unbelievably adorable *and* affordable. Just look at those houndstooth ears!
New Stitchy Circles Photoshop BrushesJason Gaylor's Photoshop Brushes are the coolest. I use them to make the fancy white cutout border on the bottom of my images. Yesterday he released a brush set named
Stitchy Circles which looks amazing. Although many of his
brush sets are free, this one is $14 for personal use ... which is totally worth it. There is a free sample so you can try before you buy.
Crochet Blanket HeavenI ran across this
awesome blanket when I was clicking around the intertubes. Hexagons! Advacado Green! Harvest Gold! Pumpkin! It's so "1970s housewife" which is totally my favorite. For real. The best part is that a 21-year-old made it. How awesome is that?!