Archive for November, 2009

So I made myself a spinning journal and I love it I got the idea from Andrea who bought a drop-dead gorgeous hand bound spinning journal from a seller on Etsy. Since I knew I couldn’t buy my own, I decided to look up how to make my own!

Now this isn’t perfect, but it stays together, and is just perfect for me. I used my favorite sheepy fabric for the cover, and uber-cute scrapbook paper for the front end pages. I didn’t have enought pretty paper for the back end pages as well, so I just used white cardstock.

I’m working on my next one, this time a coptic bound journal. I went paper shopping, as I want to make journals for all the nieces for Christmas – they all like to write and draw. I bought a few extra pages to make myself another one to practice the coptic stitch with. I have since decided I would use this journal as a dye journal

Without further ado, here is my spinning journal in all it’s glory

Just a quick note that I am stocking a few things on my main HC tomorrow, and also Saturday! And check out http://www.gypsyforest.com while you’re at it too

Come and check out the wonderful $10 stocking tomorrow at Bella Tesori! This is my first stocking with them and I’m so excited! There are some really great deals going on.

We stock tomorrow, November 10, at 10AM EST. There are at least 10 stores, with items priced at $10! I have a drawing that will last 10 hours for 2 oz of handspun, and it’s really a steal!

Come visit us at http://hyenacart.com/BellaTesori/

**The gallery is now updated!**

Pretty much what I’ve been!

I went on a knitting kick, so haven’t been dyeing at all lately. However I have a couple new colorway ideas, and I need to get dyeing starting tonight. I am attending a craft show this Saturday at Southdown Plantation in Houma, Louisiana. If you can make it, be sure to seek out the Shirley’s (heirloom sewing) booth. I’ll be bringing my goods into my mother’s booth, and my wheel is also coming along. Should be fun!

I’m about to go get some yarn kettle-dyeing, and while that is cooking I’m going to update my galleries – the handspun gallery is really not showcasing my current spinning. Those yarns are older – looser plying and thicker slubby areas. Since that is not so much how I spin anymore, I’m going to take them down and put up my newer works. I’ll keep ya posted!

On the home front, work is still slow for my husband. We are just barely eeking by, but eeking by we are Things will get better for us, and no matter what happens, we will all be ok.

My mother gave us her older glider, and we set it out on the front deck. The weather has been so nice lately that I love to take my knitting and spinning out there! Now if I can only dress it up with some nice potted plants

My son has begun potty training as well! Today he started taking his diaper off every time he peed in it LOL! I just wish he’d figure it out before wetting it, so I could get him on the toilet! But it’s progress, and progress is good. I’m looking forward to being diaper free!