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Happenings In The Weirdish Wild Wood
My observations, opinions, rants, and joys about daily life on the mountain with my wonderful husband Eric, two beautiful kids Alex and Katie, four shedding cats Chong, Cedar, Theo, and Gizmo, and George the tortoise. Yes, we have a tortoise wandering around the house like a dog. We're all stark raving mad which means there is never a dull moment!

Friday, July 23, 2010

NEW Fiber Indie eXperience Coop!!!

Well, there's goo gobs of stuff going on here hence no posts for awhile. I'm working on revamping the website some a little at a time.......there are just not enough hours in the day! Eric is still trying to get Deb Menz's blending hackles done but she will get them in plenty of time for SOAR this year so it's not terribly worrisome. The kids are excited because they've sold some of their batts and spinning clouds and thus earned some spending cash........it's amazing how creative they get when they know they're going to get paid for what they make;) Me, I'm doing the usual sewing, making batts, dyeing, and spinning. I got my Delta Jumbo flyer for spinning art yarn from Merlin Tree and it's fantastic!! I'm spinning a thick and thin super coiled yarn at the moment....it's awesome!

What I'm really excited about is a new scheme I had and actually managed to get some other indie fiber artists to go along with my plan!! We're planning on having a big drawing with 2 or 3 prize boxes for our customers in September. It really is amazing what we can do when we all work as a team and help one another. Check out our Rav group if you're on Ravelry and if you have an Etsy shop with fiber or fiber related items feel free to sign up for the coop waiting list when we'll be adding new members.

Fiber Indie eXperience is a cooperative of Indie artists who work together for the benefit of the whole by helping, encouraging, and promoting each other. We don’t see ourselves as “competitors in business” but as friends of a like mind with a passion for fiber. Each member has a small business in which they sell their fiber and fiber related handcrafted items concentrating on quality rather than quantity. When you shop with a F.I.X. member you can be sure of receiving a beautifully handcrafted item and all our members genuine appreciation for supporting a fellow coop member.

“According to the dictionary, ‘indie’ is an informal version of the word independent. Although this definition is accurate, the word has come to mean more. For many, it has come to symbolize originality and forward-thinking. By this definition, indie is any business or designer that is not associated with a large company.”

 

 

Friday July 2, 2010

GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE DRAWING in the BMH Etsy shop!!!
For every order placed in July (retroactive July 1) I'll toss your name in a hat for a $50 gift certificate drawing to be held on August 1st. If you post your purchase in the GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT thread in the Blue Mountain Handcrafts Raverly group I'll toss your name in the hat TWICE!!
 
Well, it's almost 4th of July. Where did June go?? Eric and the kids are taking a van load of aluminum cans to the recycling center to trade in for cash for fireworks. My guys are fire bugs and love to see things explode.........if it's pretty so much the better. We did some yard work yesterday and weeded the garden beds. I actually found the tomatoe plants and they had tomatoes on them so we staked them up, hopefully the deer won't eat them. Alex is getting excited about his birthday and has been invited to go with a friend to Hershey Park in a couple of weeks so we'll have to think of something special to do with Katie. There's pretty much the same madness going on here as always.............I've got to many knitting projects going at once, Alex is making huge progress on a story he is writing and talking ALOT on the phone, Katie is now talking on the phone with a friend and has a new pen pal that she is enjoying immensley, and Eric, bless his heart, is desperately trying to keep up with tool orders and walks around in a cloud of sawdust most of the time. I will say, when the kids are home for the summer the house is alot cleaner.........I love child labor ;)

 

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Cripes! Ever since the kids got out of school I feel like I don't have time to turn around much less post on a regular somewhat weekly basis. Here's the gist of what's gone on up here on the Mountain for the last couple of weeks: