Praying for rain...

Today was extraordinarily hot and muggy. Even Bailey thinks so. I found him hiding under the dog trailer.

My plants are not doing so well in this stuff. Thankfully we are expecting a cold front, but Sunday the weathermen are expecting a day of 91 and hot!!! Holy moly! So, pray for rain.

I'm very thankful to have my studio space in the basement. It is the coolest place in the house, and today it paid off. I spent my day in the studio dyeing 2.5 pounds of wool. It's a colorway people continue to look for in stock, Sea Glass. Of the 2.5 pounds 1.5 of it is BFL combed top. The other pound is a 50/50 Merino/Tencel blend.

I tried a different olive coloring. It's the Dharma Trading Company's Avacado. Without having to use Brilliant Kelly Green, it turned out to be pretty awesome. The only other difference is the blue. It isn't as pale as the previous colorway, however, I believe it will turn out just as splendid. Phat Fiber's theme for the month of July is the Seaside Cottage. I think that this colorway will fit nicely. That's why the .5 pounds of BFL will be samples.

The packets of wool are cool, now. Have a great evening, and pray for rain.
<3

Drop Box Sale

It's time to do a little business. This weekend the Phat Fiber Sampler boxes drop! As such, a good lot of contributors have "box drop" sales for this particular weekend. It's to encourage sales and get people into the Buy Phat Incentive with some savings on their favorite things. This month Phat Fiber is giving away the Super Box (all the contents in the preview videos), a Charka Wheel, and cotton to spin. There are already 132+ entries! Holy moly!

In keeping with tradition, I'll be hosting a 15% off sale. Click "more" for details.

Phat Fiber Weekend!

It's going to be a great weekend! 

Phat Fiber Sample Box will be on sale tomorrow, 

Saturday, February 19th.

It is customary to have box drop sale events. 

So, I give you this coupon to your total order in the studio. 

It is active for Saturday, February 19th, and Sunday, February 20th.

Happy Shopping!

February has come...

& is bringing more snow. Yikes, snow-mageddon!

As the snow falls, I want to share with you some cool things going on. 

I'm a contributing member of the Fiber Indie eXperience, better known as F.I.X. 

This month is your chance to win a $65 Gift Certificate to any of these shops: 

Etsy Shops
Blue Mtn. Handcrafts
Icandyarn
Knottie Girl Designs
Prairie Fire Soapworks
Yarn Demon Designs
Camel Shoppe
Lil Bit Of Heaven Fibers
Stone and String Studio
Spin To Yarn

Artfire Shops
Blue Mountain Handcrafts
Bohemia Fibers
ICandyarn
Knottie Girl Designs
Prairie Fire Soapworks and Fiber
Yarn Demon Designs
Modern Spin
Camel Shoppe
Lil Bit Of Heaven Fibers
Lylianmae Fiber Artistry

Online Shops
Blue Mountain Handcrafts
Herman Hills Knittery
Spin To Yarn

What you have to do is purchase any item from one of these stores, 

& post your purchase on their Ravelry forum.  

On February 26th a winner is drawn from a random number generator. 

This month I will also be a contributor for Phat Fiber. 

I'm sending out my samples today. Yay! 

So, enter a chance to win the February Buy Phat Fiber Incentive Box, too.

I'm turning 29th on February 2nd! Holy Cow! 

Now through February 3rd, I'm having a 25% off sale at the Artfire Studio.

What a better time to shop than this week, too.

Have a great week! 

Upping the Ante

For the past week my personal life has been crazy! I pulled a muscle in my leg and glute area. So, my shifts have been limited as well as my boss's patience. It happened at my day job bagging groceries & moving turkeys. For the next week I'm unable to work for more than 4 hours. It stinks, but it's giving me time to work on the advertising aspect of the shop. I've been creating graphics for Phat Fiber and Ravelry. That's right, I just started advertising on Ravelry.

Also, I've been working on what to dye up for the January box. (Hints have been dropped on twitter.) In the mean time I've joined the F.I.X. Co-op. Again, the plan is to start in January. So many things going on, but so little time. In addition to creating items for the box and prize box, I'll be doing a dye/work day today, tomorrow, and Saturday. It should be a whole lot of fun. There are so many ideas buzzing around in my head they need to get sorted and put down on paper. Doing this will give me some time to let the mail carrier bring in the mystery fibers for the Phat Fiber Box. Oh the yummies!

A few months ago I decided to make Spinner's Mates for some of my fiber pimps and friends for Christmas. About 2 months ago I finally finished gathering all measurements, fabrics, thread, etc. Today is the day to get the fabric cut and the preliminary pinning done. Depending on when the mystery fiber from International Fleeces arrives (super fast shipping as always, too) that will stop the sewing and start the dye day process.

My Etsy shop is being used for clearance items only. All updates will be run through Artfire from here on out. There are so many options with ArtFire, which are just starting to be explored by Etsy. My next update should be no later than Wednesday of the upcoming week.

Have a great weekend.
TTFN!

P.S. No giveaway this month. There is a lot to do. There will be one in January after the Phat Fiber Box has been shipped. Yes, I will spoil you.

Look & Feel

First let's take a look as to what my wallpaper has changed to this week.