Odds and Ends

• I have temporarily cut myself off from Michael's - except that I can't find my yarn needle & have to go get another one (or two).
• When I get said yarn needles, I can finish off 2 scarves.
• YouTube tutorials have been helpful, and maybe too inspirational. I think I just added another 3 projects to the queue.
• I'm contemplating opening an etsy shop after the holidays.
• I have some jewelry for sale: http://jewelrybyjoy.wordpress.com/
• I've been making coffee cozies to practice working in the round, and I'm about to make my second attempt at a hat.
• I'm curious about experimenting with felting - maybe I'll start with coasters.
• I really want to re-acquaint myself with sewing and get familiar/comfortable with sewing machines. I have a couple really basic patterns that I think I can handle.

Let the Craft-a-thon begin!

...or, rather, resume.

So, last month I started making progress on the holiday gifts.
I've nearly completed 1 scarf, with 2 more in progress and another fairly easy one planned. I have 2 more slightly more difficult ones (eyelash yarn!!) in the queue as well. Three are already definitely for someone in particular. The others are likely, but not positively designated. As I work on them, sometimes they start to feel like someone else.

I completed another set of earrings this weekend. It was part of a kit to make 4 pairs, and I tackled the easiest 1 first. I definitely need to work on my technique; my loops aren't as smooth as they could be. I'm planning another pair of earrings specifically for 1 person.

I've also bought tools and materials to start work on some wire jewelry projects.

Other random notes:
Michael's has been sucking me in with coupon after coupon.
I'm cleaning up my ravelry account, deleting old projects etc.
Beadfly looks pretty dead; I wonder if there's another site picking up its slack.