You know I like the odd. Well, if you’ve been here any length of time you know that. Especially if you’ve met me in real life. So here is a list of some great “oddities”. Some might make you think “ew”, some “why” and others might be the perfect gift.
First, an Odd gift list made by someone that really loves the oddities. There are some great ideas on there and some that you may even be able to DIY
How about a Skull? It would be great to hold hats or mittens….Great conversation starter.
A bottle of wine with someone’s own label on it Personal Wine. Or for the person that makes their own wine Personalized wine gifts or that person that wants to make their own wine
I have a necklace from BettyRaeCase and I would so buy another. I will let you discover her unique items all by yourself.
It looks like a bug but it so is not. They’re very cool.
Great Knife holder. Even if you have one, you might need an upgrade.
Gourmet Pencils Anyone?
The Butt Station Assistant I think the picture will speak for itself.
Excellent Diet Scale, or a really appropriate Clock
Did I hear you say that you need a gadget that does EVERYTHING?
I know I did these a couple years ago but really, it’s such a classic gift. Jewelry for the teeth
For the girl that has everything except something fancy for her bewbs…Give your favorite tatas something for the holidays Which would go well with this Hoodie once it’s released. Thanks Marnie for the hoodie link
Got a boo boo? Great stocking stuffer!
For that person that belongs in a looney bin….A straight jacket
Last but not least. My favorite all time Classic odd gift
Or maybe I should have said -upcycled-. Upcycling is the new word for recycling an unloved item into something fabulous. If you want to see upcycling at it’s finest, I suggest you run right over to Etsy. Here’s a few of my favorites featuring upcycling:
Funky Recycling
I love the Hello Kitty
Yava Glass
We love our Bubble up glass.
IKC Design
Check out the stoppers!
Artwork by KD
I think my favorite is the Soda bottle bracelet
Ivy Lane Designs
I love the spiral books!
Oh Sew Fine
The mittens, oh how I love the mittens
Vintage Renaissance
It was the dog bed suitcases that got me. It makes me wish I had a smaller dog.
Gina Louise Design
Lovely clothing that has been repurposed
Periwinkle Dzyns
You really need to see these. Made from electronic parts. I love my pendant and it’s not immediately evident what it’s made from.
Eco-Artware Gifts made from recycled items.
The Green Vixen
Recycled gift lists put together by others. Tons of links within:
Recycled Gifts
Recycled Gift Guide
Upcycle DIY links
Vinyl records
The kids and I are going to do a couple of projects from this
Upcycling Blog
There’s some great ideas here
Green Recycling
Some of her clothing ideas are things my girls would really get into. I might put together a stencil clothing kit as a gift for them.
Upcycled clothesI see a trip to Goodwill to find an old dress to upcycle into a new party dress.
Zipper necklaceI need one of these
I have no affiliation with any of the businesses I have mentioned. In some cases I have purchased items from them and been happy with what I’ve received. In other cases, I have yet to purchase anything so I cannot say how their service is.
If you’re in Maine or near enough to drive, today is the first day of the big once yearly shop sale.
We’re packed full of fibers and equipments. Much of it on sale. It really is a must see event. Floor Models are at deep discounts. Many new items are at 10% discount and all Handpainted fiber is 15% off
But don’t worry, if you can’t make it to the shop today or tomorrow (December 4 and 5) between 10 and 4, I’ll be bringing the sale online.
The Holiday Shopping guide will be back on Sunday. I haven’t had time to ready the shop AND get that post done
I finished a little knitting too.
Friday night I finished knitting a pair of socks for the Baby Boogie
Skinny Sock - Celebration
The pattern is a made up one with a picot hem and garter heel. They were meant for 8goingon20 but since it’s taken me years to finish them they had to go to Baby Boogie and are yet a tad too big. I think her feet will grow.
I might have also cast on for some other things but I figured I’d talk about the MA sheep and woolcraft show finds.
From Foxhill farms I got 4 fleeces and goodies that are ready to spin:
The black is what she called a “medium grade” cormo but it’s super nice anyway and I got the yellow green to go with it for some patterning around the yoke or hems. The little bag of grey is one of 2 that I got because I needed to spin right away and spin on something that wasn’t mine. I love my fiber but sometimes I just want something else. Ya know, like going out to eat.
I got some Fantom goodies
I can’t remember which one is which but the small bags are for socks and the big bag is big enough for a sweater. We’ll see what it all ends up as.
Some goodies from Winterberry Farm.
The greyish color is a lovely heather soft blend, the green is Romney, and the white is Karakul. I also managed a couple of fleeces from them as well.
And then because I was lucky enough to have Bosworth across the aisle from me…. I had to get a couple new spindles
One Midi, 2 Mini’s, and 1 Featherweight. I should take a better photo so you can see just how lovely they really are. The Yellow Mini and the Featherweight have projects going. I love new spindles. The bonus was that Jessalu delivered some bags I had ordered and I found that the spindles fit perfectly in there. I’m a ho’ for the box bag.
I also got some great Hello Yarn goodies. But I was too fast at putting those away (didn’t want anyone to walk off with them). The bonus of the weekend was that I got to stay with Adrian and her family. It was fantastic and I really enjoyed myself there. They have a lovely house and Adrian worked her butt off for me. Thank you again lady.
This posting is mostly about the little shawl pins and such bobbles.
Think of getting your knitting honey a shawl kit with a pin. Your Local Yarn store might have a few there too.
Knitting Needle Jewels One of my all time favs.
Incredibly unique Shawl Pins.
More Knitting Needle Jewels
Knitted jewelry
Cutest ever sheep earrings
Needle Gauge Pendant from Scout’s Swag
Beautiful Knit wire Jewelry
Shawl pins in wood and metal from Spunky Eclectic.
Excellent wooden sheep from NZ.
More hot knit jewelry
Enamel Shawl pins
Sheepie Jewelry and gifts.
Sheep Jewelry
Country Silver Sheep
GoosePond One of my favorites.
Scrabble Pendant
Petit Mouton
Watercolor Sheep Pendant
Gorgeous Glass Shawl pins.
