I have been feeling very helpless about the events occurring in Japan. After dwelling about this for a bit, I discovered even if I couldn’t solve anything I could at least help in some small way by doing something I enjoy and get others to feel really good while adding fibery goodness to their stash! [...]
Archive for the ‘arts’ Category
Japans Disaster Relief effort through Handdyed Yarn! Please share!
Posted in arts, Disaster relief effort on March 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Waterfall scarf, by One Skien Wonders
Posted in arts, friends, tagged Fiber Arts, gifts on February 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I finally finished this really neat scarf for my dear friend in MA. I started it in December 2010. I was hoping to have it done a lot sooner but I got distracted. Go figure. It came out beautiful and I’m so glad I trusted the pattern. I’m not so good at trusting patterns [...]
Knitting hats
Posted in arts, tagged Fiber Arts, hats, Knitting on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Lately I have been creating hats. I’ve yet to follow a pattern, but I’m loving designing them. Here’s two I’ve knitted up. The green cabled hat was knitted in the flat then seamed up. Found a design on etsy and since ordering it turned into an overseas nightmare I decided to replicate it. I still [...]
New Year!
Posted in arts, community, friends, homesteading, Pictures, tagged Imbolc, Pagan on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Imbolc. We celebrate this day having a variety of dairy nom noms, creative arts projects, and planting goals. We had cheese spread and lemon curd on toast for breakfast. Then we made felted soap. We then had a lunch of too many types of cheese to list and veggies and summer sausage. Later [...]
Art Yarn fun!
Posted in arts, friends, Pictures on September 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Over the summer, I learned how to spin art yarn with beads and locks. I spent a day with a dear friend of mine, Di. and taught her what I learned. It was so fun! She is totally hooked! I want to show of her lovely art yarn. Isn’t is lovely!!!!!!
Visiting Lynnie!
Posted in arts, celebrations, friends, Pictures on September 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After being only 5 hours from Lynnie since moving here to IA, we finally made it up to MN to visit for the weekend. Myself and B. left Friday evening and made it up there by 7pm. We met up with Lynn for dinner at a yummy Pizza place, before heading out to her home. [...]
Cedar Rapids Area Fiber Arts(CRAFA) Guild Field Trip – Betty Shreeves
Posted in arts, community, Pictures on September 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Mid July, the CRAFA guild members went to Betty Shreeves home for a lovely workshop on silk hankies and dying fibers. It was such a fun day! I brought two skeins of blank merino sock yarn, two skeins of blank alpaca sock yarn, 2 four ounce hanks of cormo roving, 4 oz of tussah silk [...]
Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival
Posted in arts, tagged Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.iowasheep.com/festival.php 6th Annual Iowa Sheep & Wool Festival June 12 – 13, 2010 Dallas County Fairgrounds, Adel, Iowa I found a cheap little motel 6 miles away from the Fair Grounds. Closer than staying all the way in Des Moines area. Who wants to join me!!!??
Preparing for the Move.
Posted in arts, community, family, friends, homeschooling, Pictures, tagged friends, mmoving, moving to Iowa, ny to ia, preparing the house, Rayne Family on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Throughout the week of Thanksgiving and then some we found ourselves painting each and every room in the house. While this process was proceeding, we were also half-assed packing stuff up and moving it outta the way, to make way for new Carpets that were put down on the 30th. It has bee a mad [...]
Playing Catch up.
Posted in arts, celebrations, family, parties, Pictures, religion, Unitarian Universalist, tagged all hollows eve, dumb supper, moving, moving to Iowa, ny to ia, pumpkins, Samhain on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, many hard decisions were made and we have concluded we are moving to Cedar Rapids Iowa. This is a huge change for us. I have never lived outside New England, so I am more nervous than S. whom grew up not too far from our new destination. The boys are excited for only one [...]
