Would you like any of the following?   (Maybe just remove the things you aren't interested in?):

• Catnip (organic, from our property.  Dried in our dehydrator.
• Canned food items
  • Thick Huckleberry Syrup (or thin huckleberry jam -- it was kind of a fail for how thick/thin it is, but still tasty.  Has sugar.)
  • Bluebarb jam (blueberry/rhubarb)  (has sugar.)
  • Blackberry, Raspberry, or Strawberry Jam  (they have sugar)
  • Possibly peach or plum jam or butter (we can probably make it without ingredients you can't have -  if allergies)
• Apple Crips (dried apples with nothing added, not sure what kind of apples we'll do this year.  Usually honeycrisp.)
• Mugwort smudge wand (some with lavender)  (all organic, from our property.)
• Dried lavender I can do sachets or just some in a mesh baggie.  Sadly our lavender is too dry right now to do wands.
• Rose petal beads (if I manage to make enough, I'm gathering rose petals right now.)  I'll probably put them on a string unless I have time/energy for more.
• Thunder Butter?  (like icy hot but made with herbs, beeswax, menthol, wintergreen, cayenne.  Spot test so it doesn't burn your skin.)
• Rose Petal liqueur sample (has sugar.)
• Lavender Vanilla Bean liqueur sample (has sugar.)
• Mead sample (flavor depends on what kind of mead my son has made lately.  Can make it dry, semi-sweet, or sweet to your preference.)

Catnip: No, thanks!

Canned food items: Those all sound good! Yes please

Apple Crisps: Yes!

Mugwort smudge wand: no, thank you

Dried lavender: no, thanks!

Rose petal beads: sure!

Thunder butter: sure! this one sounds really interesting

Alcoholic beverages: I'll have to wait until after I've given birth (I'm pregnant OMG), but if it will keep until... December... i would absolutely love a taste! 

 

 

Would you like me to knit you a hat, shawlette, cowl, or fingerless mitts?  I can do colorwork hats or cowls with skulls, bats, pumpkins, ghosts...  

• Yarn preference?  (merino wool, merino cashmere, merino silk, merino silk cashmere, acrylic, sparkles or no sparkles, etc.

No, thank you! it is SO HOT here even in fall/winter. if you wanted to make something for a baby though, that would be super cute! 

 

How about a soap bag (knitted), washcloths, or tarot card bag?  (washcloths will be cotton.  soap bags will probably be either cotton or non-superwash wool so they shrink around the soap.  Tarot will be silk - I have limited colors in silk.)

• I can do the BPAL Brimstone logo, bats, skulls, cats, jack o lanterns, whatever on washcloths.  

Heck yes! I use solid soaps, so a knitted soap bag would be great! 

 

Or maybe a knitted Gnome?  Or bat?  Ghost?  Black Cat?  Voodoo doll?  Monster?  Or something else spooky?  I have lots of patterns.  Here is an example I did for the Gnome swap.

 

Yay, I've got that gnome! If you want to make something cute for a baby that would be awesome! A spider? or those yip yip aliens!

 

If you want any knitted things -- color preferences?    I can do stripy mitts, cowls, or hats.  Solid or gradient color shawlettes, cowls, mitts, hats.   Colorwork hats or cowls (base color plus whatever color for your skull, ghost, bat, jack o lantern, spider, witch hat, moon, cat, or whatnot.)  Solid one color for soap bag, washcloths, or tarot bag.  (I think I only have purple silk for the tarot bag.)  Pick three or four colors for Gnomes (one of those colors will be their beard, I usually use white.)

 

Hmmm... chartreuse

 

My mom has an etsy shop with project bags for knitting/crochet or what ever you want to use them for.  We could also make tote type bags, flat zipper cosmetic type bags, or boxy bags/dice bags.  Are you interested in this type of item?  I have all kinds of spooky fabric that isn't currently up on the shop if you look through the sold items.  https://twinklentwilight.etsy.com 

 

I would love it! I like those boxy bags. I like the bats and the tarot card patterns. 

 

Lush Halloween Drop?

Ooo Lush! I use Lush stuff (especially their solid massage bars and solid scrubs) and love their Lord of Misrule scent. I'll come back to this question when the collection drops! 

 

Did you guys see the announcement about Surprise Items that will be at Dragoncon? Which items, if any, are you interested in??

Invisible Man Milk or Mummy Milk!

 

Would you be interested in dangle earrings or pendants made of dried roses (and other beads)?

I would wear a pendant more than I would wear the earrings

 

How do you feel about stuffies that are sewn? Form or fabric preference?

Love it! No preference for fabric, but something newborn/baby friendly (I am expecting my first in November)

 

Teeturtle, anything look fun?

They are cute, but I don't wear t-shirts, sorry! 

 

Haus of Gloi's first fall collection has dropped - anything you like?

ooo the pumpkin butters are amazing! The scents Pumpkin Eater, Hex, and Kitchen Witch sound the most yummy

 

What about Paintbox Soapworks Fall scents?

Hmm.. I love solid soaps, and Let Me In at your Window sounds the best to me!

 

MORE QUESTIONS!

• How do you feel about CBD as an ingredient in something? Like a pain relief lotion or lip balm?
• I'm getting into bookbinding! Is there a fanfic/book (I can try to get the text block in paperback and rebind it)/out-of-copyright book that you want hardbound all fancy?

 

LUSH's Halloween collection drops 8/31.  I will be making an order.  Can I pick up something for you?

Ah, anything Lord of Misrule scented and I particularly love their solid massage bars!

 

Cellar Door's seasonal items are out.  Anything you need?

I do like solid soaps! Once Bitten sounds good. And as an aside, I am always in need liquid hand soaps, if you see any cool ones!

 

Are you interested in anything from Grounds and Hounds?   They give back to rescue dogs and they have more items than just coffee.   Hot chocolate, apparel, stickers, mugs, dog toys and blankets, caramels, brewers, etc.  

Oooo! Anything whole bean, and we usually drink a medium roast. 

 

Anything from here?  The Halloween Collection is adorable.  Clothes That Fit - Snag US (snagtights.us) 

Oh nice! I think they will work during pregnancy, size C or D (i'm a C right now... but I might get bigger?!?). I like eclipse, Dark 'n Stormy, spidysense, gully, amethyst

 

****ah, gotta go to work! i'll answer these tonight

***and i'm back!

 

Moonalisa drops Halloween tonight. Huge list of scents.  What appeals to you?   (www.mooscents.com)

hmmm... Coconut Butter Pecan, Coconut Pumpkin Latte, Full Moon

 

Anything from here?   Halloween 2023 – Witch Baby Soap

Hallowmas Hand Salve

 

are there any particularly spooky reads you are interested in? Favorite horror author's with books you haven't read/don't own yet? Comic books included?

Confessions of a Flesh Eater by David Madsen

The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe

 

 I'm going to the MD ren faire this weekend - anything you like from faires? It's a large one with very strictly juried vending so  think higher quality goods ‐ teas, soaps, scents, arts, prints, etc.

oo I might have missed this! but poking around the website, I saw Waterhawk Creations which was unique https://waterhawkcreations.com/collections/shell-jewelry-bowls

 

Favorite medieval or renaissance or fantasy creatures or imagery or legends?

probably pirate-y things right now, or something viking. not that into fantasy creatures

 

Hey Swapee, you said you like gummy candy.  Have you ever had  the real deal Middle Eastern candy that " invented" gummy candy?  Made with real fruits & nuts & sooooo good.  I have a fabulous Middle Eastern grocery near where I work that has more than 20 flavors. 

Would you like a box? omg sounds amazing

If so, what kinds of fruits or berries do you like?

Mango, figs, dates, pineapple. I like lingonberries, cranberries, raspberries and blackberries

 

Are you a fan of vivziepop/helluvaboss? Anything from their merch store?

No, thanks!

 

Also, stickers? I have found lots of smaller local stores (including natural food stores) have been selling good quality stickers. And Halloween sticker packs in various craft stores. Preferred styles or general images (cats/flowers/celestial, etc).

Geeky, queer pride, tarot, books/reading

 

Since it is Pumpkin Spice Season (during this swap), what is your Pumpkin Spice opinion? Or just pumpkin? Or apple anything?

I like pumpkin spice! And apple, but as flavors more than scents. 

 

Colourpop's Haunted Mansion collection dropped today.  If you're interested in makeup or skin care, are you interested in anything from Colourpop? https://colourpop.com/

ooo how interesting!