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A New Use for Art Yarn

5/12/2018

 
A wonderful customer over the pond has been using her purchase from me, to make a piece of felt art. Denise Witt is at the beginning of her journey into felt art, but has sent me a few piccies of her previous work, and I have to say, she has an eye for creativity. What I love about her work, is how freeform it is. She has done more traditional felt art work, with embroidered pieces as well, but for me, it is about how she sees the world that I find fascinating. Below are some of piccies she sent me of her other work.
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Aren’t they stunning?
And below is the yarn she bought from me.
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So after buying this yarn (called Halloween Horror), she used some of it in the piece shown below and I have to say - it is wow!
Denise calls her piece 'Mardi Gras', which I think suits it beautifully!
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Until next time, love and light - and a Very Merry Christmas to you all (as it is fast approaching and I don't think I will post again).
Michellexxx

A Lovely Customer

1/11/2018

 
Now that I have started selling my yarns, I thought it would be a lovely idea to start posting details of what customers do with their purchases, especially as others can see what to do with art yarn. As it is early days, I’ve only had a few sales, but one (well 2 yarns) was to a woman in America, who has her own Etsy shop. She is Diane Turner and her shop on Etsy is called oatmealcookeez.
Here are a couple of photographs of her work
and this is the yarn she bought from me
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I can really see how this yarn might work in her sheepy designs and oh my days, aren’t they gorgeous!
And the little chap opposite (who looks like a Charlie to me) has my yarn as his hands and feet. Isn’t he adorable? Diane is talented indeed - I truly love him!!
So a happy customer and a happy me. Once I have a few of these customer creations, I will create a new page of their work, so they are easy to find amongst my musings.
Many blessings, love and light
Michellexx







I’ve Gorn and Done it!

22/9/2018

 
Well, it took some time, some hair pulling, some walking away from the laptop in desperation and some help from a significant other, but the shop is open!
Please take a look and tell me what you think. Click on the Etsy shop page on the website and it will take you straight to it. It has certainly been a labour of love, but I’m happy it’s up now.
I’m working on some new beads currently which will go on in the next couple of weeks (allowing time for finishing and photographing etc), but here’s a sneak preview of them on the wheel.
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For now, keep well (I’m full of cold!). Love and light.
Michelle

A New Shop is Coming!

7/9/2018

 
it will take me a while, but I’ve finally decided to open a little online shop. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and busily making yarn whilst I weighed up the pros and cons. But now, my mind is made up, so I’m beavering away in the background to get it off the ground.
It will be Etsy, because I think to start, building up a base is difficult on your lonesome! And then we’ll see how it goes.
I have a fairly large stash of two plies and art yarn, which I am working my way through organising, but also some lovely fleece from this summers dye sessions. So, it will all be going on.
For now, here’s a sneaky peak at a few piccies which will be winging their way to the new “premises” .
Love and light
Michelle xx

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