Gratitude!

Recently I have purchased a few Art Journal Workshop Books and find them very interesting as well helpful when you want to create more then just a regular journal!  I was looking through one in particular last night and found this one on gratitude,  I decided that this was a great topic for me to work on.
 I would like to quote what the artist Traci Bunkers wrote,
 "You can't bring more good things into your life until you acknowledge and are thankful for the good things you already have"
This is so true no matter how bad we think things are we can surely find just as many things to be grateful for....So this week I am spending lots of journaling time on the things I have to be grateful for, and the list is long.......

Felting, Dyeing, Spinning, Knitting and Planning...

I have been  driving myself crazy the past couple of days with all the thoughts rattling around up there in my head, but this morning the light bulb went on....I have finally decided on my five year plan of attack.  
Now the journal entres are going to get very interesting, sorry folks can't share to many with you at the monent but I will keep you posted on the progress....So exciting to finally realize what one is really after...I guess I really have known for some time I just have figured out how to get it...I LOVE IT!!!!

Trying to figure it all out!

It has been a while since I have posted on my blog, but I have been told that this cold actually take place of my web page which I have let expire as I was not pleased with it at all.  Also it was going to continue to cost me hundreds of dollars every year.  I have since discovered that there are so many other options to a web site that you have no control over. Now I am not a computer whiz so it takes me for ever to find out other ways of doing things but I finally feel I am on the right track.  Still a little homework to do but hopefully in the next little while things will come together... Perseverance is the word for the day!!!!

Beginner Knitting Classes!

We had our first beginner classes On Saturday and it was a great success, one of the women even came in on Monday with her project completed ready to start another one, I was so excited for her. We will be running another beginner class the end of February, this time the students will be stuck with me for the instructions, I was afraid that my left handed brain would confuse them but I really can think like a right handed person when I need too!

Forgot password.

OK so I have been trying to post on my blog for weeks now, but everyday that I tried I was told that it was the wrong password, i was getting frustrated with the whole process so i decided to give it a rest for a couple of days, but I told myself that today was the day I was finally going to get this resolved, tada I finally did it, and you will all be happy to know that I actually wrote the dang thing down so this won't happen again.

Welcoming 2012 with open arms

I am really looking forward to the new year. Next week I will be bringing more wool product from my storage unit into the shop, it is going to be a great week. I love creating space for new things, making them fit in with their surroundings that already exist. I know that I have fleece in there just waiting for me fun, fun, fun! I will keep you all posted on my progress. Happy New Year everyone!

Feeling distracted

I am feeling very distracted these days, I should really be gather my info for Suzie Q's/ Yarn Emporium (yes Yarn Emporium is the name of the wool shop)web site but I seem to keep finding excuses not to do it, soooo frustrating because this will be such a wonderful tool to help in moving forward with the next step in the business.
I have had to make some decisions in the past few months about my business and moving forward so I really need to get down to work focus focus focus!!!!
For sure the one thing I am going take 1 hour day to be completely engaged in something that really makes me feel creative. OK so lets get moving forward... HELP!

Finally!

I finally did it, I have had 5 cowls ready to put the last minute touches on and I have procrastinated for about two weeks finally there are done and priced and on display in the shop, thanks to a good friend who kick my butt, well maybe not kicked it but she gave me the home work and it had to be done today! Well on to my next task Ravelry, joining a group or two.

Finally!

Getting Back In The Saddle So To Speak!

OK it has been a long long time since I have actually done anything about my blog, so I am going to take action again. Suzie Q's has been occupying all of my time but I have figured out away to make the two of them come together and work. KE Designs was also put on the back burner but this two can be incorporated into the store as well. I think my thinker is finally starting to kick in again hahaha! Keep checking back as I will be posting what is really going on around hear very soon, just trying to make the pieces of the puzzle all fit.

Finished bags...

These are the bags that have been produce from the woven material that I put up on the blog a bit ago. Two are orders for Christmas presents. What do you think, I wouldn't mind getting one of these for a gift. Little hard to get a really good picture of them. But I wanted to make sure a did get some good or bad, before they leave me for their new owners. I hope they enjoy them....Thanks

Please can we just have snow!!!!

OK! this is exactly why I absolutely positively cannot stand MUD!!!!!! please can we just have the ground freeze and stay that way just for a few days. Is it to much to ask.......

New warp colors for bags

First picture is just to give you an idea of how large Aydin has grown, in this photo he is only 7 months old, he is know 9 months and even bigger still. He is such a joy (most of the time) he does have his days but still remains very sweet in nature, his favorite place to be is right beside me were ever I am. He has been over seeing the work that has been going on with the new warp on the loom, these are the latest colors that will be used for the bags. We have narrowed it down to four different bag designs and know I can just focus on colors and textures. I am so glad that we have finally narrowed it down to the four designs it makes it much easier to concentrate on what is going to be rather than always wondering what is..... Not to sure if that makes any sense to everyone but I understand it totally hahaha!! Well off to finish putting on the next warp, will keep you all posted. Hope to have some more pictures of the bags by the end of the week, keep your fingers crossed.

Home away from home for seven days

This was our new home for seven days, on November 1st we set sale for the Western Caribbean my friend Liza and I enjoyed a well deserved vacation. We started by staying in Miami for Halloween night, a good time was has by all, and that was just the beginning of our adventure that took us to Cozumel, Belize , Costa Mia and finally the Cayman Islands, its hard to believe that you could jam that much into a weeks vacation but we did and we did it with style, Liza is a veteran cruiser and I was labeled the virgin, hehehe kind of funny being called that after all these years, oops sorry I digress, back to the vaca, We met a great bunch of people that we are going to do our best to keep in touch with. If you ask me to describe my trip I would just have to say "asume" I still am in a state of shock that I even did it, but I am so grateful that I did, thanks to Liza for making the whole adventure just that a wonderful adventure and something that I will never forget for a long time if ever. I will just put up a few pics but let me tell you I have an album of memories. Enjoy!

Hanging proudly and landing softly

Well the day has finally arrived, I have four purses hanging on the wall of Treasure Gift shop in Wolfville, these are the first of the test bags that I have been weaving material for. I am very grateful to have them displayed in such a wonderful venue surround by many other variety's of wonderful handcrafted items. Treasures is definitely a great place to shop if you are in the market for a unique gift for that special someone. So if you are ever in Wolfville stop in and say hi to Michelle and her friendly staff and check out Kim Ellis Designs bags. OK enough of that, the count down is on three more sleeps before the big trip, I will be gone for eight days and will return with lots of pictures. Speaking of pictures I was in seventh heaven when this dragonfly was on my hand, they are only my most favorite flying critter in the world.

Before and After

Well it sure has been awhile since my last post, sorry for that. I have been working on a hand spun yarn that would be suitable for a chunky scarf and this is what it looks like so far. I have also been weaving and felting material to be used in the making of hand bags, (should have some pic's soon). That is on the studio front. The farm on the other hand is in the process of getting ready for winter, I can't believe that I just used that word but it is just around the corner and not being prepared really stinks. I am also getting ready to go on a eight day adventure and I am so excited I have never done anything like this before in my life, for know I will keep you guessing as to what it is, but believe me it is hard to contain myself... Well off I go to deliver the felted material to my seamstress and pick up a batch of hand bags already done, can not wait for you all to see them. Oh yes I have also joined an on line sketching group as this is also one of the many things I have always wanted to know if I could master, here's hoping.

Onions and Hats????

Not to sure what the onions and hats thing is all about but it seems to be the subjects I have chosen for the blog. Well for three weeks know I have been working on orders for these hats, it first started out as me knitting a sample for people to see what the hand dyed yarn would look like knit up and has know turned into a full time job!! I have knit about a dozen of them since the first one. My advice would be never place a little hat on a cute baby if you are not prepared to make anymore. Don't get me wrong it has been fun, I am just surprised at the interest in theses little fellows. Now the onions that you see in the picture along with my shadow (cool picture completely by accident) I had to harvest just after the storm as the tomato plants got flattened by the rain and in turn flattened the onions, It is all good though everything is still growing well just more at ground level now
Well today is a day of adventure I am hooking off again (two days in one month) and traveling to the south shore with a friend, we are hoping to get inspired by all the colors of nature and come back all ready to produce some wonderful textiles. (bye bye Hats) on to bigger and better things.

Playing hookie for the day!

On Sunday my grandson Owen and I went on a road trip to visit a friend who has a farm in the Gaspereau Valley, way up the mountain. She mostly raises ducks and turkeys, she has a few other farm animals, goats and a few sheep. She also has three guard geese that comb the yard for intruders, they are pretty funny running around hissing as you if to say "I am the boss here and you will not cross the line while I'm in charge", (they are to funny). The first thing Owen had to do was get in with the sheep and goats, there is not an animal that he will not try and make friends with, he is truly a little farm boy. Any animal that will stay still long enough get a big hug and kiss on the head, he is such a card. The past two weeks have been a bit of a descision making time for me, and it felt good just to leave the farm for a few hours. I have got to get busy this week and start to think about gettting ready for the winter craft fairs, I really do not want to have to do that but I will wrap my head around a couple for this year, but that's it. I am enjoying the Endield market, after all it is my social event for the week. That's pretty sad when one only has one social event a week and it is selling at a farm market how sad does that sound. OK I think I just found something else that I need to rethink, I best get on it talk soon. Ps Aydin is doing great he is getting really big but remains a gentle giant, we just love him.

Happy Birthday Owen!!!!

Today my grandson turns three, where has the time gone? There is a special place in your heart for grandchildren which one just cannot begin to explained unless you really experience it. I remember hearing people saying that is is a wonderful and precious thing to be one, but that my friend is an understatement. Just trying to find the words to explain how I feel when I spend time with Owen is and can be just so heart warming that words escape me. Your own children hold a special place in your heart as well of course, but it is just in a different spot. I love being both a mom and grandmother and try and treasure as many moments of both as I possible can.

Basket of hand dyed goodies for the market

Here is what the wall of color that was on the cloths line now looks like in a basket, yummy! It is so much fun playing with colors and textures. I cannot wait to spin the multi green colour fleece that you see in the basket with the skeins of wool, this will be a wonderful addition to a scarf or shawl or maybe even both. Well finally the sheep shearer is going to show up on Thursday or Friday, not sure of the exact day. This is always a very busy day, but well worth it, I will get to see what kind of shape the sheep are in and get to collect any fleece that is worth hand spinning, that part is always exciting. I will keep you posted on the shearing event as soon as it happens. Have a good one dear readers.