handmade by stefanie

I spent the weekend adding LOTS of great stuff to my newly-reopened Etsy shop : Mini skeins for hexipuff and zoom loom enthusiasts, hand-knit and -crocheted accessories and toys, and supplies for makers. Here are just a few  of the items that are currently for sale: Click here to check out the Handmade by Stefanie Etsy Shop (be sure to add me to your favorites, too)! I'll be adding new items weekly; the best way to stay updated is to follow me on twitter or pinterest . I'll also be posting photos and links on the HBS Facebook fan page !

Sock Yarn Mini-Skeins: Mysteries & Mayhem Two blog posts in one day?! WHAT??  This news flash just couldn't wait til tomorrow: I've marked down the last 5 sets of miniskeins in my shop - each one is ten bucks a pop, get 'em while they're hot!   Click here to start shoppin'! I'm not sure if I'll be doing more miniskein sets in the new year - while it was fun and thoroughly addictive - almost addictive as hexipuffing is! -  I think 2012 is going to be incredibly busy in other aspects of my life, and I don't want to let my faithful hexipuffers down with spotty customer service. At any rate:  once these sets are gone, they're GONE .  I'll be using the same shop address to destash extraneous craft supplies for the remainder of this year - yarn, buttons, beads, etc.   So please bookmark it and check back, or follow me on Twitter - the best way to get shop updates & tomfoolery.  On a slightly unrelated note, I've been orchestrat...

First, I got the news that The Sanguine Gryphon (as we know them) will be no more .  I was really glad I was sitting down for that one, because I didn't see it coming!  It sounds like each person will be engaging in their own yarny pursuits, so it's not like they're lost and gone forever, but it's still pretty crazy news. I really enjoyed working with them when I designed the Heliotrope Stockings , so I'm hoping I'll have the opportunity to work with these fine people in some capacity.  At any rate, I wish them both the best! Apparently, there was an oil spill in New Zealand.  Either I'm just living under a rock, or has the US media been too busy avoiding coverage on Occupy Wall Street and other various important news items?  Why does my phone's news ticker always tell me what Lindsay Lohan is doing or who got kicked off of Dancing with the Stars?  Google, you've got some s'plaining to do! But as I was saying....there was an oil spill and no...