Short turn to long trip to Michaels

So yesterday I decided to take a look at the closest Michaels in this area. I moved here at the start of summer and just recently got a car so I haven’t really been to any of the craft stores here yet (except for that one aisle in Walmart if that counts). I really shouldn’t have gone out (I had stuff to do around the apartment), but I thought it’d be a quick trip and I needed to go to Safeway anyways.

So because I’m horrible with directions and tend to only glance at maps going, “oh easy,” of course I got lost. For some reason I thought Michaels was on the right side of the street but it was really on the left. I did at least remember the cross section so I knew when I passed it and turned around. Although I still didn’t see Michaels I did find a Jo-Anns and a Target (yay! I LOVE Target). I got some nice sock yarn while at Jo-Anns since it was on sale:

I don’t really plan to make socks (though the idea does intrigue me) but I thought it might be nice to make fingerless gloves with. I have been wanting to make some fingerless gloves with a lighter weight yarn since my first set came out rather bulky and stiff. I figure yarn made for socks would be nice and flexible at the end. Plus the color was awesome. I don’t know why but I’m always drawn to greens and blues.

I did ask the lady behind the register at Jo-Anns where Michaels was and found it eventually. It didn’t have any of the stuff I was looking for though. I was thinking of trying this homemade deodorant recipe I found here but I don’t think a craft store is what I want. I probably need to go to a GNC or something to find that stuff. But I thought maybe Michaels would have beeswax or shea butter since they do sell candle and soap making supplies.

This Michaels felt a bit small though compared to the one that was in my college town. Or maybe it just felt small with the overwhelming amount of moms and kids in there. Anyways, I walked out without buying anything.

Onto my next stop: Target!

I love Target so of course I had to take a look. I also wanted to see if they had any jackets for sale (which… oddly they did not even though it’s winter) and I wanted to pick up a thing of e.l.f eyeshadow primer. I ordered Urban Decay’s primer a few days ago but I heard that e.l.f’s is really good too and only a dollar so I figure why not give it a try. I picked up a bunch of their other $1 items as well:

I tried the primer today and it seemed pretty good. My eyeshadow was still at the end of the day. I liked the lip gloss as well but I have a problem with biting or picking at my lips so that didn’t stay on long lol.