Three New Tams Listed (Support Your Local Thrift Store!)

...And also, do hit up Craigslist.  You never know what gold mine you'll strike in the yarn department.

Case in point...some of that good, high-end yarn you thought you couldn't afford could be sitting inside a thrift store or on a Craigslist ad for ridiculously low prices.  I had done just that and came up with these little numbers below:

Craigslist Tam #1

Craigslist Tam #2

Scraptastic Snood

Music Behind The Creations

Lately I've been getting my inspiration from music to make my crowns, as some of you may have seen from my previous post.  Only this time, I'm going to post the songs behind my latest works.

I highly recommend you lend each of these songs an ear.  Now, I must make like the ends of my hair and split.  ^_^

Motown Moods Plus

Ah yes, the sequel.

First I just want to give a plethora of thanks to Stevie Wonder and Motown. Had it not been for his music, I would have never gotten the inspiration for these recently finished hats...

Celestial Skully

Inspired by Stevie's "You've Got It Bad Girl"

Inspired by Stevie's "Overjoyed"

Though not a Motown classic, I did get inspiration from a song called "Sun Goddess" performed by Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Sun Goddess Snood

The power of music and what it can do...

Thanks again, Stevie.  And what fool would I be without thanking EWF for their musical contributions?  If it weren't for you all, I never would have made these.  Please continue to make timeless music for everybody.

And that is all she wrote...for now.  Gotta split!

Winning my first auction...

Finally, I'm back from Spring Break...

And you can curse me out for asking this question, but have you seen those two banners to your right on this blog?  You know, those SFI and TripleClicks banners?  (Don't answer that)

Not only do I sell my hats on their online store as an E-Commerce Associate (ECA for short), I'm also an affiliate with these guys.  Long story short, I won my very first auction.  The prize up for grabs was a membership with this organization called IAHBE (International Association of Home Business Entrepreneurs) and a big chunk of points they call VersaPoints to boost my rank (and turn my crumbs into many a loaf of bread, if you know what I mean).

Pretty much, the key to winning an auction is to be persistent and aggressive...just downright bloodthirsty.  And make sure you have swollen pockets.  Oh, and also try to limit yourself.  You don't want to get too addicted to these auctions.

In case your curiosity has nine lives to spare:

Here, you won't get ripped off as you would at a retail store.

If you just want to take a look, that's great.  If you want to sign up, that's great too.  Just don't go auction crazy.  ^_*

School, Spring Break, and More Hats

Looking forward to a week (and a half) off, but first I need to type up this history essay faster than a marathon runner so I can enjoy what they call Spring Break (I'm a chronic procrastinator).  And right now I need to stuff my face.  Then I have another exam for Art History class (now's a good time for me to take up drinking coffee).  But I need to have graduation on the brain if I'm going to traipse through all this homework and fodder.

*country accent*  I needs that blasted degree now!

Other than that, I have some new crowns ready for shipping.  Currently experimenting with hemp, so maybe I should finish when I'm not swamped with school work and filling local orders.  But here ya go!

Blueberry Tam

Cherry Blossom Tam

Japanese Garden Tam (think I'm turning Japanese, ya really think so?)

Strobelight Tam (more psychedelic than the actual psychedelic tam)

Motown Moods

So what's the reason for the title of this post?

Yesterday, before leaving school and making my way to Eagle Rock, I downloaded some classic music by Stevie Wonder.  Now I don't care if you're a millennial or a baby boomer, you've at least grown up on some Stevie.  He's just a cold brother.  (smile)  Here's one of my favorite songs...

His music sort of gave me an idea on what to make next.  Don't think that I deserve to be thrown in a loony bin for saying this, but I find myself seeing colors when I hear musical notes.  That's just me.  I thought about stitching up some hats inspired by some of Stevie's greatest songs.  So be on the lookout for that (I should be done some time during Spring Break).

I'll be leaving this post on a big, nasty cliffhanger (To Be Continued...yuck).

Craigslist Jackpot

Ah, the wonders of Craigslist...
I made a trip down to the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles and got this stash for a Jackson.*
*What I mean by a Jackson is twenty dollars.  I tend to speak in my own little dialect.  :p

Fine stash, I tell you