Etsy Treasury: Gifts for Knitting Enthusiasts

'Gifts for Knitting Enthusiasts' by taeliac

So... I thought I'd make yet another treasury featuring gifts for knitting enthusiasts, as I try to parse through everything wonderful Etsy has to offer in order to find a gift for my mother - a knitting addict and then some. I hope this list can help you to discover new and fun gifts for the knitting person in your life!

knitting love pin-back butto... artlife $1.75	Knitting Needle Case or Art ... lenabrowndesig... $29.95
Yarn Bowl-large redhotpottery $36.00	Snag Free Stitch Markers Ext... seekingsanity $6.00
KEEP CALM AND KNIT ON, 8x10 ... KeepCalmShop $10.00	Yarn Bowl Green Handmade Pot... TheMudPlace $32.00
Interchangeable Knitting Nee... madbird $34.00	Tote Recycled Cotton Canvas ... thecraftpantry $20.00
Drop Spindle Spinning Kit, B... LaTeaDaDesigns $17.95	KNITTING NEEDLE CASE IN SILK... uncommonstuff $20.00
White Knitter's Brooch -... maxsworld $6.50	Knit Needles and Yarn Laptop... lewasdesigns $10.00
Sheep Bamboo Knitting Needle... ClayAndYarnBar... $18.50	Knitting Love Tee sz JUNIORS... CausticThreads $12.00
Knitting Needle Holder in Du... clayshapergall... $32.00	Ball of Yarn Necklace crumpetcake $16.00

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Etsy Treasury by Taeliac: Comfort Food

'Comfort Foods' by taeliac

I don't know about where you are, currently, but here, it is a chilly, drizzly day. It feels like fall, and summer is definitely well and truly behind us, now. So, in honor of that, I am cooking comfort food for dinner tonight - a pot roast and potatoes. To celebrate, how about a treasury all about comfort foods - including some actual foods, some things that smell like foods, and some things that are just plain comfortable.

Comfort and Joy Set of 10 Ca... thesweetunfold... $18.00	Creme Brulee Soap sunbasilgarden $4.00
Zooey Perfume Oil 5ml wiggleperfume $15.00	Beautiful Disaster- Giclee R... chankinspaint $128.00
PUMPKIN FRITTERS Candle Tart... oldhickorycand... $4.85	Toasty small Casserole Dish ... claycoyote $36.00
Cafe Latte lip balm gloss mo... aBreathofFrenc... $3.50	HomeMade Awesome Banana Brea... Gallivants $9.00
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cara... FusionSweets $16.45	Small Cutting Board on Feet ... tauntongreen $49.00
Jeweled Trees (Comfort) jessadee77 $100.00	Simple, Sweet and Striped - ... Lilikin14 $18.00
Golden Brilliance - 5x5 Fine... CristyBeckImag... $10.00	THE BREAK-UP COOKBOOK (Color... thebreakupcook... $24.95
Roscata Pumpkin Pie Slice Ne... roscata $16.00	Holiday Sale Neckwarmer - TR... tricotaria $22.40

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Lily Jewelry

You remember that post, a few back? Where I said I was freaking out over getting inspiration at the weirdest times? Well, here are the results of that burst of inspiration : Lilies!


Each of these lilies are made from leather (and, for a few others, they have accents in snakeskin), off of a pattern that was a *poof* of inspiration, took about five tries to get right, and I've been going crazy with.

So, in some of those pictures, I am wearing a necklace of lilies (one or two) and matching earrings (which I thought I would not do, until my wonderful husband Chris convinced me to try for the heck of it). There are also some hair bits - I only have pictures of the bobby pins, but I've also started putting some on headbands that look really beautiful as well.

I love leather - I have no compunctions about using animal products (although I do understand people who do have an aversion to things of that nature as well) and actually prefer to do so. They are amazing materials, IMO, and too often overlooked in both costume-land and jewelry making. Not to mention, it gives me something more to do with all of the scraps I have left over from corset-work, since some of the leathers I have are just too absolutely beautiful to throw away (beautiful browns, and blues, and an amazing few hides of green doe-suede that I still don't know what else to do with, but I sit and adore whenever I can...)

I'm even contemplating cutting up my super amazing stingray hide to make myself a piece of this jewelry, but I can't quite convince myself to do it (yet), since I'm not sure if I'm ever going to be able to find another one~

ARMADA

...which stands for Automated Remains of Mechanical Attire Debris Accoutrement is my newest line of Steampunk jewelry bits, which go along with the Elemental Alembic Phials.

The images were found along with those others a few days ago, and have just begun to be listed on my Etsy shop.

Here is my story behind those...

Sometimes, when doing very fine tasks, a bit of the machine will splinter from the whole. A smart tinkerer will collect these little pieces of debris into a small vial, and keep them for himself. He bottles these fragments up, and holds them close. He knows that these pieces contain a small bit of the soul of the machine; the magic which makes it run.

 Now, I must ask you all... are my descriptions becoming too over-the-top, or do you like having a story associated with each piece (which, I think, may aid you in building your own character concept if you do not already have one thought out...) is a grand idea?

And, because I can, here are the four phials currently listed:

• Time Lord
• Foundations
• Tinker
• Rewind

Photo discovery!

It pays to go through your photo library every now and again, if you take as many pictures as I do. Between pictures of my cats being silly and some plants, I found a whole host of Steampunk jewelry pictures that I never got around to posting on either DeviantART or on Etsy!

I know, shocking, right?

Well, I'm slowly rectifying that situation now, because, on a more personal note, the new medication my doctor has me on seems to be bringing back the shaking/trembling that I had problems with in the past. It makes even typing difficult, but sewing nearly impossible, so this is a good way for me to be doing something productive that isn't sewing related.

So, Elemental Alembic Phials!

I got a little... dramatic with the descriptions for them, but I do hope that it's at least a fun read. I know it made me happy to write, at least!

And, a breakdown of the name, because I'm a thesaurus fiend:
"Elemental" pertaining to elements
"Alembic" an alchemical distillation still, in essence
"Phial" a small glass vessel or bottle used to store medications [vial]

Heck yeah!