Knitticisms

I am checking out these funny little quotes in a book called Knitticisms and thought I would share them with you. These are all reasons to buy more yarn.

1.This color just might - someday - be discontinued.

2. Without all that yarn, my stock of knitting needles might get rusty.. There's nothing more embarrassing then rusty knitting needles.

3. you always need accent colors, and you always need main colors to accent.

4. Best to stock up now in case there's a shortage.

5. You don't have to cook it, dust it, scrub it or vacuum it. There's no time for housework anyway when you have knitting on your mind.

6. Yarn stashes insulate the house, you can never have enough insulation for when winter arrives.

7. It's illegal to steal it.

8. To support sheep ranchers. Farming and ranching are touch businesses and they need your help.

9. Just one more skein can't hurt. Never enough yarn. (My personal favorite).

10. You'll save gas buying bulk now, rather than driving back and forth to the shop again later because you know you'll buy it anyway.

11. It's less expensive than therapy.

12. Yarn's not fattening. Happiness is a skein of a low-fat cashmere blend.

Pictures of destash items

Team ESST - more goodies

I now have 3 etsy stores destashing my purchases of many years. My newest is crafting supplies, i.e., stamp pads, rubber stamps, embossing inks and powders, wire, postage stamps, and any other thing I might have thought I had the talent to create and found out differently.
check out http://www.sallycrafts.etsy.com if you are a crafter who likes well priced items of great variety.

You still can find my novelty yarns on http://www.threadsinthebed.etsy.com and I am trying to keep at least 100 of a good variety listed, but people keep buying them and I'm definitely not complaining.

Even my beads and vintage buttons destash at http://www.buttonsbanglesandwee.etsy.com is taking off now. I have to admit it is fun to sell things and send them off to a good home.

All my crafty and knitty friends, mucho bargains to be had.

Teddy Bear Festival and Craft Show

Hi everyone, just a reminder that the Teddy Bear Festival is tomorrow, June 5th, between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm - rain or shine. There will be lots of crafters there, as well as other types of vendors, and even a Teddy Bear Hospital for hurt teddies. I am hoping for nice weather but the local weatherman says chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon. I will have lots of goodies there, namely my vintage button brooches, my handmade bags including fun bags, knitted and felted bags, the happy little allegra bags and freeforms too.

Some woven scarves, knit and and woven shawls for those cool CT nights, and some summer scarves that do double duty as belts. Some bangle bracelets and button bracelets as well, and my best selling coasters and birdhouses. I also will have a basket of handmade catnip mice for your kitty cats.

So come one, come all, bring the whole family and enjoy the New Milford Green in all its spring and summer glory.

More Team ESST supply sellers

I just visited 2 more etsy stores, the first is http://www.nkpbeads.etsy.com - she makes her beads from clay, porcelain, stoneware and other materials and the colors are delicious and she handpaints some as well, unique, one of a kind beads, pendants and other items for crafters and jewelry makers who do not want to look like they are competing with Walmart.

The second one is along the same lines, only http://www.jemmdee.etsy.com takes dishes, etc. and makes handcut mosaic tiles, in every color imaginable, designs, plaids and some are in shapes as for flowers, fruits, and many are glass as well. You could certainly make a unique ooak item with these tiles.

Team ESST - more goodies

Check out http://www.EviesToolEmporium.etsy.com for excellent tools for jewelry makers and crafters. I found some pretty little copper thingies and some bead reamers. The etsy supply team has many excellent stores, anything you need to craft your little heart out.

I also found that http://www.lecotillon.etsy.com has some beautiful chains, as well as findings, bead caps and some adorable frosted flowers that I have been thinking of a way to use. I am more of a fiber person, but they are great. I am checking out the chains as that is my favorite way to make a handle for my knit, felted and freeform bags.

ESST Etsy Supply Street Team

Today I would like you all to know the myriad of different supplies offered by the teamies on the many etsy stores in this group. I personally sell vintage buttons, beads and novelty yarn destash, but there is so much more. Jewelry makings, I make my vintage button brooches using donut beads from http://www.cardoncreativedesign.etsy.com and the filigrees from http://www.originalfindings.etsy.com. Whatever you do as a hobby, checking out the team will lead you from one wonderful shop to another.

I checked out http://www.patternsandsuch.etsy.com today and ended up purchasing some velvet cloth, metallic embroidery thread and some other items. Just a chance visit finds all sorts of items.

Another etsy store http://www.SuppliesbyAyca.etsy.com has the most beautiful little crochet flowers, in gorgeous colors and my favorite is the frosty poppy. I am trying to think of which colors would be best with my handknit and felted bags. Ummmm.

So please go to http://www.etsy.com/people/EtsySupplyStreetTeam now for surprises by the hundreds.