Swap 1 - Day 3

One of today's gifts is something I've been lusting after for a while. And time was, I would have gone ahead and indulged my wants. But these days, if I already own something (usually not as exciting) that does the job, I suck it up and (try to) ignore the lust.

Case in point: 

{the old: pattern holder from Knit Picks}

Now, it's likely that the above doesn't excite squeals of delight. Instead you think of words like: simple, no-frills, functional, utilitarian...
But you don't think, "oh, pretty!".

Today's package is all about pretty.

{so let it be}

When opened the package revealed a cute, green pattern tamer 

and 

a handmade magnet that's as cute as

{cute!}

a button! Yes, the very talented travel knitter made the button herself. Skip over to her blog, where you'll see more cute little (bird) magnets. I'm going to add this to the list of crafts to "look into". 

Larissa girl, you dun good!

I'm off in search of a metallic surface on which to display my cutie - the white goods are encased in wood :(