Snow Day #2

Well friends, its the second day in a row that inclement weather has shut down North Texas and surrounding areas. Many school districts far and wide have closed their doors so teachers, staff, and students can stay home and be safe. I consider this time to stay home and CREATE!

So, my plan for the day is to do some spinning, dying, knitting and general fiber nerding. To your left is some chunky Valentine's Day yarn I hand-dyed using my trusty crock pot! I really like the way it turned out. With the special technique I have found, I can make OOAK (one-of-a-kind) yarn colorways without using plastic wrap or microwaves. Plastic wrap is like nails down the environmental chalkboard. I avoid using it at all costs. Eventually I want to move on up to a solar cooker. But I don't know how much one of those costs or what is involved. So, I'll have to research.

Stay warm, give yourself a treat, make a fire, and mark your calendar for the Cowtown Indie Bazaar on March 19th at the Will Rogers Memorial Center here in Fort Worth, TX. Until next time! Find me on Ravelry: knittybangetsy

http://dye2spin.etsy.com

http://knittyknittybangbang.etsy.com

Princess Cut Treasury

Today I nabbed an Etsy Treasury and decided to title it "Princess Cut." The idea had been on my mind a while and I have my Treasury-nabbing method down to a science now. So I included all sellers who I had never heard of before. It turns out that I got a fellow Texan in there and I also got two sellers who are new to Etsy and had never been included in a Treasury before.

That made me feel really good that I was helping to expose new sellers. I know that I wouldn't be as familiar with Etsy as I am today without other Etsians helping me out along the way.

Jennifer Williams was the person who founded Etsy Fort Worth. Her Etsy shop is Blueskysunburn Creations. She has helped me become more involved in the real-life applications of Etsy in my community. I am happy to be a part of Etsy FW because I am helping head up the Adopt-a-Platoon volunteer effort. We have already adopted our soldier and will be sending care packages to him consistently for the next year. http://www.etsyfortworth.com/ is our blog. Check it out for the latest Weekly Giveaway.

Our After Christmas Clearance Sale on Etsy

So, Janie and I have decided to start a blog for the Etsy Shop, Knitty Knitty Bang Bang. It's been a fun process, selling our hand-knit items in the shop. People really seem to enjoy the socks, hats, scarves and afghans we make. We love knitting so the whole thing works out very nicely.

On to the sale. We're having an After Christmas Clearance Sale for the shop. http://knittyknittybangbang.etsy.com/

This consists of a different total percentage off your order when you buy a different amount of items.

Buy 1 item, take 5% off your entire order

Buy 2 items, take 15% off your entire order

Buy 3 items, take 25% off your entire order

Buy 4 items, take 35% off your entire order

And if you're interested in purchasing more than four items, I'll be your best virtual friend (or real friend if you live close enough). The coffee's on me.

Free standard USPS shipping to the US still applies to your orders of $15 or more until New Years. Jump on the horse, its about to leave.

We're excited about getting the New Year underway. We both got (surprise, surprise) knitting stuff for Xmas. Now the little elves have to get back to work. It gets colder after Xmas and there are people in need of some hand-knit goods!

Thanks for following the blog. I hope to keep it as interesting and knit-tastic as possible.

Ashley Ammons

Knitting Knerd

http://knittyknittybangbang.etsy.com/

http://www.etsyfortworth.com/