Hi all!

I just realized that I forgot to update this blog to let everyone know that I’m now blogging at my Blogspot blog rather than this one!  So, if you enjoyed reading this blog before, please update your RSS subscriptions / bookmarks to follow this link:  Lost Mitten / http://lostmittenblog.blogspot.com .  Thanks!

Yes, my Etsy shop is having a huge sale! Lost Mitten has turned two years old (first opened shop in September 2006), and to celebrate, everything is marked at 20% off! These savings are applied directly to the items already, so you will see the 20% off in effect across every item in the shop! The sale starts NOW and runs until Sunday, September 14th until Midnight EST, Sunday night.

This is a special one-time sale on many one-of-a-kind, handmade items, so get ‘em while you can! This would be a great opportunity to start your Christmas/Holiday shopping!

For those of you who may have never visited my Etsy shop before, here is an idea of some of the things you will find:

* Video Game Crafts
* Nintendo DS Cases
* Knit Ware, including fingerless gloves and hats
* Chiyogami and Japanese Paper Jewelry
* Pinback Buttons - Japanese paper, Kawaii, Comic, Manga, Video Game
* Perler Bead Coasters, Cardholders, Boxes, Decorations and more
* Needlepoint Framed Artwork
* Magnets

And last, but not least, a big thank you to my wonderful customers and everyone that I have met over the past two years that have been supportive of my craft. Thank you so much for your interest in handmade, handcrafted goods, and my small business!

Diamonds and Sprinkles is a fantastic shop at Etsy specializing in super awesome acrylic jewelry - specifically, rings, pendants, and cuffs.  I am in love with the diamond rings (pictured to the left), which is a lovely play on the diamond solitaire ring, cut in acrylic glass.  There are also pink flower and heart rings (perfect for the girly girl in me) among other designs to choose from.

The pendants in her shop are also fantastic and I would love to wear any of the designs - since I am a musician, I’m loving the musical note pendant!   I’ve clicked to add this shop as an Etsy favorite and I recommend that all of you do, too.  Whether it comes time to purchase a gift for loved ones, or just to buy a little special something to treat yourself, you should browse the items at Diamonds and Sprinkles for some original fashionable jewelry for all occasions.

Here are some brand new Perler Bead creations, available for sale at Lost Mitten! They are both business card holders for your office, desk, or anywhere you store your cards! It is also great for holding random scraps of paper that might be lying around - I know that I tend to leave papers around all over my desk, so a central place to put them is wonderful!

Stylish and functional art for your desk, these cardholders will hold plenty of your business cards! One is made to look like television color bars - a familiar design for anyone who watches TV! Great for all television addicts out there! The other one is made to look like a piano keyboard, great for musicians and music-lovers!

You can find both of them at my Etsy shop: TV Color Bar Cardholder, Piano Keyboard Cardholder

More fun with Perler Beads indeed! I’ve created a brand new item that I have listed in my Etsy Shop this afternoon - this Rubix Cube Keepsake Box!

I modeled this box after the Mario Question Mark block ones that I’ve been creating for the past while. It measures approximately 3″ across each side and it is 3-dimensional. It has a lid on the top that lifts off and the lid has two layers to allow it to fit snugly on top. The sides of the cube are all glued together with sturdy contact cement.

The Rubix Cube is “accurate” to the original - meaning that it is not only the correct colors, but the correct amount of each color This little keepsake box can be used to store just about anything, and would be a super cute addition to your desk or shelf!

Hello!
I have been very busy lately coming up with brand new ideas for my shop, which I will be posting over the next few days!  The first brand new original item that I have created is made from Perler Beads, and is a new take on my Question Mark Keepsake Box … this time with a new twist!

And here it is!  The Question Mark Keepsake Box with Interchangeable Powerups!

This keepsake box comes with interchangeable power-ups to attach to the top of the box! Each power-up can stick inside the top of the box lid - there is a Red Mushroom, a Green 1UP Mushroom, a Fire Flower, a Coin, and an Invincibility Star. You can display the box normally without the power-ups with the question mark to the front, or flip the box around to the side where it looks like Mario has already hit the block, and place a power-up in the top of the lid! This is a versatile keepsake box with six different looks in total!

As for the box itself, it is made to look like a Question Mark Block from the Super Mario games for the Nintendo.  It has a lid on the top that has two layers - the second layer allows the lid to fit snugly on top of the box.  You can keep anything inside this box (it would be great for your gold coins!)  and it would look great on any desk, shelf, bedroom, office, you name it!

I hope you enjoy my newest geeky creation!  I’ll be posting more very soon, too!

I’ve gone button crazy! 

After coming across some brand new Japanese papers, I went a little crazy and made a whole bunch of new pinback buttons!  These are all 1″ pinback buttons - and they are all up for sale in the Lost Mitten Etsy Shop!  Mostly all of the sets have 4 buttons to a set and are $3.00 per set.

Most of the new buttons are kawaii Japanese designs - like a little black cat who loves socks, some super cute zoo animals, smiling and winking mushrooms, and of course the Monokuro Boo black and white pigs that I love!  I also made some new buttons from recycled comics that have witty phrases on them, and some new anime / manga buttons made from recycled Japanese manga.

If you’d like to take a look, I have the buttons categorized into a few different sections in my shop:  Kawaii Cute Buttons, Chiyogami/Washi Paper Buttons (made from authentic Japanese paper!), and Video Game / Geek Buttons.  Button lovers unite!

Hi everyone! I’ve made two more Nintendo DS cases - made to fit a Nintendo DS Lite video gaming portable system. They can also fit a variety of other things since it is a zippered knit pouch - your camera, iPod, cell phone, make-up, or anything else you would like to organize or transport around with you!

The first case that I made is made from green Merino wool - the lining is super cute and has little pigs! The fabric is straight from a fabric shop in Kyoto, Japan.

The case is knit by hand and the fabric lining, as well as the zipper, are all sewed by hand. On the front of the green case, there is a cute 1″ pinback button attached, featuring a cat jumping into the air, like a Jack-in-the-Box (a cat in the box?)

The green knit case is available for purchase in my Etsy shop for $15.00.

The next case, also available in my Etsy shop, is made with a beautiful shade of green-gray wool, 100% Merino wool. It has slight hints of gold and blue in the sunlight - a great natural earthy tone called “Treebark Mix” by the company. Similar to the other cases that I create, there is a Japanese fabric used on the inside featuring swimming turtles on navy blue. The fabric and the zipper are sewed by hand.

There is a kawaii button on the front as well, a smiling pink tofu Super cute!

The green-gray knit case is available for purchase in my Etsy Shop, also for $15.

I’ve created some brand new items for my Etsy shop! These are all completely handmade, fully hand stitched, needlepoint fridge magnets! I have brought back my Tetris fridge magnets (which were featured in the wonderful Craft: magazine online blog a while back!) and added some new ones to my shop as well, including a Mario set, a Bubble Bobble set, and a Pacman set!

The Mario fridge magnets feature a question mark block, a red mushroom, a green 1up mushroom, a fire flower, a star, and a gold coin - all in fridge magnet form!

The Pacman fridge magnets are a set of six needlepoint magnets: Pacman, Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Clyde (the four ghosts), and the dark blue ghost that Pacman can eat.

The Bubble Bobble / Bust a Move fridge magnets are also a set of six, that feature four of the enemies (including the super scary invincible white ghost that comes to get you after a certain amount of time…if you played Bubble Bobble as a child, I’m sure you were pretty scared of him, too!), and the two dragon heroes (Bub and Bob).

All of the fridge magnets are completely stitched by hand and the back of the character is covered completely with felt to hide all of the stitches. Attached to the felt is a sturdy magnet, allowing you to use these on your fridge, your locker, or anywhere magnetic!

I hope you enjoyed viewing these as much as I enjoyed making them! More to come in the works…or if you have any requests, I can pretty much make any video game character, and I’m always happy to take custom orders!

I just wanted to write about a couple of new items in my Etsy shop - these fun, super geeky pen holders for your desk or office! I currently have two different ones in my shop - one is a Mario themed pen holder with Mario, along with various power-ups (mushroom, Fire Flower, invincibility star), and one is Pac-man themed with Pacman and the ghosts.

These containers are pretty versatile and can also be used to hold pretty much anything - another great use is as a toothbrush holder! Since they are constructed from Perler beads, the small holes allow for adequate drainage so they would function well as a toothbrush holder.

Hope you enjoy my newest creations!