
Okay so this sweet girl, Liz, from 2 peas asked me about my Quickutz Tags and how I got the writing on there, and what it was and stuff, and I realized that I hadn’t shared my latest eBay stamp find. That right there on the left is an auction I came across on eBay a few weeks ago. It looked like a pile of sticks and it said, “These are photographed on a full size tray. There are 60 larger rubber stamps.108 medium and small loose and 102 in wooden box.They are all letters, numbers and symbols” Hmm, I was interested and I could tell that some of the stamps were like my vintage sign making stamps, but what was a full sized tray I asked my self? Well I decided to bid anyway because it was starting out low. I ended up being the only bidder at 9.95 and shipping was 7.75, so for 17.70 I was thinking I would either get treasures or trash. I got treasures man!

Those sign stamps are much bigger than my others, and no, it’s not a full alphabet, but it really doesn’t matter to me. The set in the back I think is from an electric company based on the unique symbols that came with the TWO full sets of alphabets in the holder (on really tiny, and one bigger). Plus I got this:

Another complete alphabet (the standing up one), and then more random, almost a complete alphabet of the same style as in the box thingie. Here’s the cigar box I altered for them:

The “STAMPS” was done with those ones standing up in this box. Phew, so all that for 17.70, man I love eBay. So there you go Liz!
In another cool stuff note: Yesterday I went to a couple yarn shops, my local one, Have You Any Wool, and one in Beaverton called Knitting Bee. I had never been to this Knitting Bee before and I was like drooling like a crazy woman. Tons of hand-dyed, Patagonia cotton yarn, a huge selection of Cascade 220. I knitted last night driving home IN THE DARK I was so excited about this stuff. Taro do you see your black yarn in there for the requested ribbed hat? ๐

Doesn’t my CarryBag basket look so happy. If you don’t have one of these lightweight collapsible things you need one, and they come in more colors now. I take my packages to the post office in it, go to crops with it, shop at the grocery store with it, basically I use it every day. I digress.ย I also got an amazing book called the Stitch Dictionary:

I’d like to say that the fact that all the swatches in the book are done in yummy greens has no baring on my having to have it, but I would be lying. No seriously though, if you like to tweak patterns, or just make cool patterned scarfs you need this book. Of course if I got the Vogue Knitting: Ultimate Knitting Book (on my amazon wish list, wink wink), that would be great so that I could actually attempt all 250 patterns.ย
Wow, that is quite the find for the stamps, and such a great price! Enjoy your new goodies. ๐
WOWZA!!! Are you going to let me use those on Saturday??? Cool deal man!
First off: SUPER FRICKIN AWESOME find on ebay for the stamps. What do you search under?????????
Second: I love your yarn. I knit and you got some goodies!
Those stamps are cool!! Nice find!! And all that yummy yarn, awesome!! Notice the “s” ๐
Cool stamps!! Cool wool! Love the front cover of that book too!
I am so jealous. I want that stamp set! That is so cool! Now I’m gonna be hunting around e bay for that shizz. That’s so cool! ๐
Awesome find! I’m loving the cigar box you made for them too! Great blog you have going here. ๐ – Mel
Oooooh, green with envy over your latest stamps find! I haven’t seen that Vogue book yet. Yummy cover!
You were knitting while driving home in the dark??? I really hope you weren’t the one driving…especially after you almost died from that dog in the road!! Shame!
I love your site! Its the first I have been here, I will save it and put your link on my blog!
I was looking at your cigar box and just wanted to let you know that this is kinda what we do for grieving families. Our volunteers use all different types of boxes and alter them or just buy paper machee boxes and turn them into memory boxes to give to grieving families that lost a baby! Your box is just beautiful! I love the ideas and all the pictures you show on your blog!
This is wonderful. I am really glad I came across it!
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