Here comes Earth Day!

Last year, I participated in a super cool event at Portland State for Earth Day.  I'm pleased to say that I will be returning again this year!  To be held on the 22nd from 11am to 4pm, this year's event is shorter than last year, and hopefully it will be more sunny! 

I will be bringing with me a variety of Earth friendly crafty options, including cotton market bags, cotton apple cozys, some organic wool and cotton head wraps/kerchiefs and much more (including some winter closeout items!!)  I will also (Hopefully) have some sweet market totes made from plastic shopping bags... yep, like the plastic shopping bags from your local grocery store!

In addition, I will also be offering a special discount to both my fellow Zipsters (that's Zipcar members for those not in the know) AND for my Supportland friends.  While I can't give you points for your Supportland card, I can give a 10% discount when you flash your Zipcard or your Supportland card!

The Blue Moon Fiber Arts Sale (a.k.a Where I spent WAY too much money today!)

Waiting, Shopping and Pretty Pretty Yarn

Thanks (or not ;)) to my Twitter pal - @knitluck - I spent money today, and I could have spent a LOT more.  As in I spent just over $70 and I could have easily spent about $500.  Easily.  And been stocked up with yarn for the next two years. 

Where on earth did I spend so much money on YARN?  Well, at a good LYS, that would have been easy.  Really easy, and I would have probably walked out of there with enough yarn for two projects.  I walked out of the Blue Moon Fiber Arts sale today with enough for a sweater for me, a sweater for my oldest son, and about 4 hats - if not more. 



What I Got! 



Located at a super cute B&B (The Scappoose Creek Inn) in Scappoose, OR. (about 20 minutes outside of Portland), the "Barn Sale" started at 10 and lasted just a few short hours.  We arrived at 9:45, and there were already over a dozen people in line, and they had been there for a while.  Rumor had it that at one point, they were throwing out freebies.  Too bad it took forever to get coffee this morning - that could have been me!

Overall, the sale was well organized for what it was - lots of various colored yarns in tons of different weights, textures, as well as some spinning wool.  We only got a few things, but I saw a number of people with what had to have been piles totalling close to two and three hundred dollars.  The people were friendly and let me take pictures, which was really nice of them - not everyone would!



Ethan, his new sweater, and Ibrahim - our awesome Zipcar



We thoroughly enjoyed our drive out in our Zipcar and it was a nice way to spend a rainy morning!  (And now, to finish all of this Christmas nonsense so I can get started on my new sweater!!)