LadeeBee Supplies Vintage Buttons Mega Sale

Here's your chance to buy all the vintage buttons you want at 50% OFF. All vintage buttons at LadeeBee Supplies will be half price on Valentine's Day, Feb 14th, 2011. Just use coupon code BUTTONLOVE at checkout. Also, you always pay one low shipping price no matter how many buttons you buy!!!

Resolve to Buy Handmade-Happy New Year Round Up

A new year is approaching, 2010 is winding down and many of us are reflecting on the past and looking forward to new beginnings. I hope that Close Knit readers have had a good holiday season! As a tribute to 2011 I have rounded up some goodies from Etsy for you to enjoy. Happy New Year!

Letterpress Coaster Set by Lucky Bee Press

Year of the Rabbit 2011 Happy New Year Cards-Set of 8 by Eden Creative Studio

2011 Freshwater Pearl and Sterling Silver 2011 Necklace
by Sweet Bird Designs

Fortune Wine Tote Bag in White by Xenotees'

Destination Unknown Mini Notebook in Wood Grain by Campfire Chic

Fest Stay On Coasters in Moss by Dimmalimm Home

2011 Calendar Download-Birds and Prisms by Mai Autumn

This is my Year 8x8 Art Print by MursBlank

Turn Over a New Leaf Tiny Bowl with Leaf Tokens by Paloma's Nest

2011 Weekly Planner by Nico Papergoods

Marked! New Stitch Markers by LadeeBee Supplies

Listed in my Etsy shop, LadeeBee Supplies are the first editions of my new line of stitch markers for knitters and crocheters. I will be debuting them in person at Wise Daughters Craft Market in Toronto on Saturday October 15th. Come and check out this wonderful event especially for fibre artists!

Here is a peek at what I have completed:

Adorable yarn charm compliments these malachite bead stitch markers.

Stitch markers for knitters

Stitch markers for crocheters

Markers are beautiful enough to wear as a pendant on your favorite chain!

All stitch markers come gift wrapped, ready to give or to keep for yourself!

Won Me Some Swag on My B-Day

Rachael Brooke Art Jewelry

Cranberry Wine Thistle Earrings

Another generous giveaway by an  artisan looking to get her name out there! I am so lucky to be the winner because I LOVE the earrings and it was my birthday too. I can't wait to get 'em in the mail. They are made from a vintage canister set and hang on handmade sterling silver ear wires. These retail for $28 USD. Please click on her name to see her Etsy Shop and have a look at all the wonderful designs to see for yourself! Enjoy.

Happiness Is...Hand Printed Fabrics

When I go shopping on Etsy one of my favorite treasure hunts is to look for hand printed fabrics. Small productions of fabric are so novel - I haven't seen it a million times. I love the big shot fabric designers too, like Amy Butler or Michael Miller, but I feel I have overexposed myself to their designs and need to see something fresh. Come with me and see some of my favorite finds on Etsy.

Green Olive Textiles located in Melbourne, Australia. 

"My Bike-Bits and Pieces Pack"

"Tribal-Screenprinted Fabric Bits and Pieces Pack"

Danielle Stewart Screen Printed Textiles located in Western Australia

Little Miss Quarter located in Great Britain

"Sheeps-Hand Printed Skinny Quarter"

"Toadstools V. 2-Hand Screen Printed Skinny Quarter"

Sarah Waterhouse-Hand Printed Textiles

"English Insults Fabric"

"Lime Green Birdcage Fabric"

Melissa Bombardiere located in Australia

"Pollen Design-Hand Screen Printed Fabric"

"Belbird Design-Hand Screen Printed Fabric"

Bookhou at Home located in Toronto, Ontario

"Pussy Willow Fat Quarter"

"Grass Fat Quarter"

Bespoke Uprising located in Ontario

"Blue Jars Fat Quarter"

"Organic Power Lines Fat Quarter"

You too can do your own treasure hunt go to Etsy.com type "screen printed fabric" into search bar, select "supplies" from the drop down menu and Voila! Share with me YOUR favorites!!

Come and Join Button Fanatics!

Not another Facebook group!
Oh yes indeed. This one is for fans of buttons or otherwise known as "Button Fanatics". Check out our group and share your photos of buttons, your projects with buttons, and especially any projects you've completed with LadeeBee Supplies buttons!

Currently LadeeBee Supplies is undergoing a little bit of a transformation and the site is being updated daily with new listings. LadeeBee's buttons are also available at Wise Daughters Craft Market in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Take a look at what I've just sent to Wise Daughters:

 multi-packs are great for many crafting projects

who said all of your buttons need to match?

 Delicious buttons in blue!

 I adore these buttons pictured above. They are made out of nice quality vintage plastic. Chunky and bold!

 These clear buttons pictured above are so cool with the green gems set right inside the plastic. 

Here they are all together, the button family. Available this week at Wise Daughters. This just barely scratches the surface of my ever growing vintage button collection.

What is Making Me Happy-Right Now

Lately I have had the urge to knit socks. I have not knit a pair of socks before, not because I thought I couldn't do it, I just felt that I would not have the patience to work with such light weight yarn. I grabbed some yarn from my stash and got to work on a basic sock pattern I found on Ravelry. I knit up one sock in two days and started the second. I still have that second sock on the needles 'cause I have been pretty busy with work knitting, so it'll be on hold. For now I am really enjoying checking out the array of hand dyed sock yarns on Etsy.

Have a look with me at some of my favorites:

Black Sheep Dyeworks Superwash Merino Wool in Aegean Multi 

Yarnbreath's Merino Silk sockweight yarn

Colorful Yarn Creation's Aztec fingering weight yarn

Fibre Optic's Radio No. 61 Traditional Hand Paint Foot Notes Sock Yarn

Grant Creek Yarn's Persimmon Hand Dyed Fingering (Sock) Yarn, Superwash Merino Wool and Nylon

Lampyridae's Alpaca/Cashmere/Silk sock yarn

Knitting Like Crazy's Witchy Superwash Merino Sock Yarn

Hope you enjoyed!

-LadeeBee