An afternoon visit to Denver took us to Fancy Tiger, which effectively ended any attempts I may have been making to stop buying supplies for a month. I only bought 5 skeins of yarn? Honest!

One has even already become a hat:

On my earlier to-do list front, I've made some progress? I've sold a few patterns since getting my etsy back up and running, and I plan on knocking off a couple of items before work today. As well as knitting some unplanned wrist warmers. Shhhhhh.

Here's the pin cushion I made with that little pink bird stitch:

I got a little messy with the glue! I was able to reuse the filler from my last cushion (admittedly, a deformed white blob I made in about 2 minutes because I was frustrated with only having one pincushion and 2 seamstresses during cosplay season.) It was the perfect amount!

Did someone say something about Friday?

They were kind of crazy. "Whenever" is a better schedule.

First, music sharing! Monster Hunter Orgel soundtrack finally made it, since iTunes is region locked and, therefore, I need the physical CD. Totally worth it, everyone should do the same. Here are the shortest tracks, and the game theme, to preview:

Theme song

Pugi jingle

Felyne Kitchen Jingle

The CD can be purchased here, and information from Capcom (in Japanese) here.

On to the crafting!

Recently picked up some wonderful stamps at the thrift store. Clearly intended to help children learn how to read they're beautiful animals and simple words. Cue greeting cards, etc. Using above as my desktop, so the whole 1280x800 version is on flickr.

Reposted from Livejournal: Fabric-Covered Buttons

I am addicted to the thrift store, fo srs. Lately, my absolute favorite find has been little kits to make fabric-covered buttons. I know you can go down to any sewing supply store and find the same thing just fine (and they haven't exactly CHANGED lately), but I get a bizarre thrill from using vintage supplies.

There's actually "making buttons" to "hold clothes together," which I'll take advantage of for a lace muffler I'm currently crocheting:

I'm not actually sure what I used that brown-and-teal paisley to make? A bag somewhere along the line? It was just waiting around to finish up that project, I swear.

But as I was sitting there trying to figure out what to do with the 1 3/4" buttons I made with this Red Riding Hood fabric that I am ~obsessed with~, it dawned on me: I could make brooches. So I started making brooches. Then I found a hair clip back. OH MY GOD, I COULD ALSO MAKE HAIR CLIPS.

GET ME MY RIBBON BOX. STAT.

Some lace and buttons and glue gunning later, some cuteness was born.

A pin. I'mma keeping this one, because LOOK AT IT. The best part of fabric buttons, it being able to sew a button onto a button. Double button action. I dare you to come up with a concept more loaded down with cute.

Reposted from Livejournal: Sewing Update

Wheeee~ I slack on posting here so much. Here's a super-massive post of sewing projects to make up for it. Mostly skirts and stuffies. Entirely skirts and stuffies, really.