Welcome to Amazon Finds — the tools, supplies, and good stuff I actually use and recommend, gathered in one place. Everything sold in T8ertot's Shop is made, grown, or gathered by my own hands; the finds on this page are the trusty extras I reach for every day, and the ones I point friends to when they ask what I use.
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Art & Coloring Supplies
The markers, pencils, and pens I reach for with the coloring packs — and the ones I point every coloring friend to first.
Posca Acrylic Paint Markers, 24 Set
What I point people to for the coloring packs — they lay down like paint and treat paper kind.
Castle Art 72 Colored Pencils (tin case)
Soft-core pencils that blend beautifully on detailed pages. A proven favorite for detailed pages.
Aen Art Glitter Gel Pens, 100 Color Set with Case
One hundred glitter colors in a zippered case — the set that makes a coloring page feel finished. Thirty percent more ink than the usual pens, too.
ARTEZA Real Brush Pens, 24 Watercolor Markers + Water Brush
Real brush tips that paint like watercolor without the mess — flex them for fine lines or lay them down for washes.
Castle Art Supplies 40-Piece Drawing, Sketching & Charcoal Set
The full drawing kit: graphite from 5H to 8B, charcoal, blenders, and a twenty-page tutorial, all in one zippered case.
Ohuhu Alcohol Markers, 40 Colors, Dual Tip (Oahu)
Forty dual-tip alcohol markers that blend like the expensive brands at a working person's price — refillable, quick drying, color-coded caps.
From my own shop — the pages for these tools
The markers and pencils above are what I reach for with my own coloring packs. Mine are instant downloads, sold and delivered right here in T8ertot's Shop: the Ultimate Coloring Bundle — all 5 packs, $19, or start with the Petals & Pebbles Coloring Pack, $5.
Garden & Seed Starting
Dirt-under-the-nails essentials: the tools, trays, and little helpers that carry an upstate New York garden from first seed to full beds.
CHRYZTAL Stainless Garden Tool Set with Tote
Stainless hand tools with a carry tote — the everyday garden carry.
Gardzen Seed Starter Trays, 5-Set (200 cells)
Humidity domes included. Seed season starts in trays like these.
KINGLAKE Plant Labels, 100 Pack
Because I WILL forget what I planted where. Every gardener knows.
gonicc 8" Bypass Pruning Shears
Clean cuts, happy plants. A gardener favorite for clean cuts.
Hormex Rooting Hormone Powder #1
The rooting hormone I actually use on my own cuttings. This one's personal.
VIVOSUN Seedling Heat Mat 10" x 20.75"
The best-selling heat mat for a reason: warms seed trays ten to twenty degrees above the room, waterproof, sips power, fits a standard 1020 tray.
jixsloft Seed Storage Organizer, 120 Slots + 20 Envelopes
One hundred twenty little jars in a dark, light-blocking case — seed storage that treats your collection like it matters, because it does.
apine Soil Moisture Meter
No batteries, no fuss — push the probe in and the dial tells you dry, moist, or wet. The simplest tool in the garden bag.
RamPro Plant Clips, 40-Piece
One-hand clips that hold tomatoes and vines without strangling them. Two sizes, forty pieces, reusable season after season.
Bontip Glass Spray Bottles 16 oz, 2-Pack Amber
Amber glass spray bottles that protect what's inside from light — adjustable from mist to stream, with labels and a funnel in the box.
From my own shop — plan the garden these tools tend
Tools do the work; a plan tells them where. My Complete Garden Planner Set — all 6 planners, $24 and the Zone 5 Planting Calendar, $7 are instant downloads from my own shop, built for upstate New York growing seasons.
Grow Room & Indoor Growing
When winter parks itself over upstate New York, the garden moves indoors. Lights, timers, air, and honest readings keep it alive.
Barrina T5 LED Grow Lights, 4-Pack
Linkable light strips for starting seeds indoors when the upstate New York winter won't quit.
BN-LINK 24-Hour Mechanical Outlet Timer, 2-Pack
Set the dial and your lights run themselves — up to twenty-four on-off cycles a day in thirty-minute steps. Every grow room needs two.
ThermoPro TP49 Digital Hygrometer Thermometer, 2-Pack
Temperature and humidity at a glance, refreshed every ten seconds and accurate to a degree. The little comfort face tells you when the room feels right.
Hurricane Classic Clip Fan 6-inch, 2-Speed
Clips anywhere, tilts where you aim it, and moves air quietly — two speeds in a six-inch frame that fits small tents and shelves.
Rocks, Stones & Lapidary
For the rockhounds and stone lovers: tumble it, light it up, sort it, and read the tiny details hiding in every creek find.
National Geographic Hobby Rock Tumbler Kit
The starter tumbler that turns creek finds into polished stones — four grits, a sifter, and even jewelry findings to show off your best pieces.
DARKBEAM UV Flashlight 365nm & 395nm, 2-Pack
Two ultraviolet wavelengths in one pocket light — the 365nm makes minerals fluoresce for real. USB rechargeable, and it finds uranium glass too.
Ikee Design Gem & Bead Organizer, 50 Jars Display Tray
Fifty individual jars in an open tray, so your whole stone and gem collection sits visible at once instead of hiding in bags.
JARLINK 30X/60X Illuminated Jeweler's Loupe
Thirty and sixty power magnification with its own lights, folding flat for a pocket — for reading the tiny details in a stone before you buy or sell.
From my own shop — for fellow rockhounds
When you're ready to find your own stones, my Beginner Rockhounding Guide — Upstate NY, $9 is an instant download from my shop, and my Stones & Ritual Goods are one-of-one pieces I found, wrapped, and blessed myself — sold and shipped by me, right here.
Creator & Streaming
For the streams, the songs, and the videos — the lights, sound, and steady shots that make a spare corner feel like a studio, without the studio price tag.
UBeesize 12" LED Ring Light with 62" Tripod Stand, Phone Holder & Remote
Twelve inches of light on a tripod that stretches to sixty-two inches, with a phone holder and a remote in the box. It's a creator staple for a reason — a plain corner of the room starts looking like a studio.
Logitech Creators Blue Yeti USB Microphone — Midnight Blue
The USB mic that half the internet records on — plug it in and your voice sounds like you meant it. And there's no mixer or extra gear to buy first.
SENSYNE 62" Phone Tripod, Extendable Selfie Stick with Wireless Remote
A sixty-two-inch tripod that folds down into a selfie stick, wireless remote included. Two tools in one, and it's hard to beat for filming anywhere.
Kitchen & Homegrown
Putting up what the garden gives is its own kind of magic. These are the jars and tools that make canning and fermenting days go smooth.
Ball Wide Mouth Clear Glass Canning Quart 32 Oz Mason Jars with Lids, 12 Pack
Real Ball wide-mouth quart jars, twelve of them with lids included — the jars canning season runs on. For putting up tomatoes, pickles, and everything else the garden hands you.
Norpro Canning Essentials Boxed Set, 6 Piece
All six canning essentials in one boxed set — the tools you reach for between the jars and the boiling water. Rated 4.8 by folks who put up food every year.
Masontops Complete Mason Jar Fermentation Kit (Wide Mouth)
Everything you need to ferment right in a wide-mouth jar — this is the kit that turns cucumbers into pickles and cabbage into kraut without the guesswork — home fermenters swear by it.
Masontops Bean Screen Mason Jar Sprouting Kit (2 Screens)
Two screens that turn any wide-mouth mason jar into a sprouting setup. Rinse, drain, and in a few days you've got fresh sprouts grown right on your own counter.
Books & Learning
The paper kind of wisdom — field guides and references for the woods, the garden, and the herbal shelf. The ones worth their space.
Northeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Beach Plums to Wineberries (Leda Meredith)
Leda Meredith knows the Northeast woods and shores — a hundred and twenty wild edibles, from beach plums to wineberries. The foraging book for our part of the country.
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern & Central North America, Seventh Edition
The bird guide birders have trusted for generations, seventh edition in hardcover. If you're learning who's who at the feeder and out in the field, this is the one to carry.
The Herbal Apothecary: 100 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them (Dr. JJ Pursell)
A hundred medicinal herbs and how they're traditionally used, explained plain. A solid, friendly reference for anybody building an herbal shelf.
From my own shop — take the woods with you
My NE Wild Edibles Foraging Guide, $9 is a 14-page printable from my own shop — the pocket companion to the field guides above. Instant download, sold right here.
Home & Wellness
Small comforts that make a house feel like a place to land: real candlelight, a good blank page, clean air.
CANDWAX Pure Beeswax Pillar Candles 1.8x4 Inch, Set of 3
Pure beeswax pillars, three of them, no synthetic perfume cloud — just clean light and that faint honey smell. Candles the way they were made before everything got complicated.
PAPERAGE Blank Journal Notebook (Navy), 160 Pages, Hardcover
A hundred and sixty blank pages in a sturdy hardcover, sized to actually carry around. For lists, sketches, and the thoughts that belong on paper instead of a screen.
ASAKUKI Essential Oil Diffuser 500ML with Remote, 7 Color LED
A big 500-milliliter tank, a remote control, and seven gentle colors of light. It earns its place on this shelf.
Aquarium & Pets
For the glass boxes full of life — plants, food, and water care that keep the fish bright and the tanks thriving.
Marcus Fish Tanks — Amazon Sword Live Aquarium Plants, 3 Pack
Live Amazon sword plants, three in a pack — the tall green backdrop every planted tank wants. They fill in a scape and give the fish somewhere to feel at home.
TetraPro Tropical Color Crisps Fish Food, 7.41 oz
Color crisps made to keep tropical fish showing their brightest. A 7.41-ounce can of the good stuff from a name every fish keeper knows.
Seachem Prime Water Conditioner, 250 ml
The water conditioner aquarists reach for at every water change — concentrated, so a little goes a long way. This one earns its place under the tank.
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