The Winner Is........!!!!!!!

Happy Easter friends!

We also like to say "Happy Resurrection Day"!!!

Because He lives...I can face tomorrow!

Now for the winner of my pink candy-striped handspun yarn.......The winner is Twyla from Two Crazy Crafters. Thanks so much for all your sweet comments. You are all a much loved inspiration.

blessings for a beautiful afternoon!!

Love, Shine

Finally.....A GIVEAWAY!!! Homespun yarn!!

Hi friends! Well....as is the case for me many a time, I had a hard time deciding what yarn to use for my give away, BUT!! I have decided!!
                                   I'll be giving away two skeins of my beloved pink candy-stripe.

                     
                                                 Both of the skeins are the exact same yarn.

                                             
                                  Probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 300-400 yards total.                                          

                       
         The first skein, the fluffy one, I spun first...when I was first learning to spin. The second one, which is spun tighter, I spun a few months later. Now when I look at them, I don't know what to do! I'm sure an experienced knitter would laugh and know exactly what to do with them, but I'm not that great of a knitter, so...I would love to see this go to someone who could work a little magic with it!!. It is 100% Merino wool spun worsted, more or less;) . I will do the drawing on Sun., March 31. Just leave a quick comment!!
Blessings sweet friends~~Shine

Sweetie Pie

Last week was rough. Life is far too busy for my taste these days on any given week, but last week was different. My normal craziness, PLUS... quiltfest. I work at our local quilt shop on Saturday mornings. Just 8:30-1:00. No big deal, and it's really just to support my habits:) Very laid back and lots of fun. During quiltfest however, not so much. It's a full week of crazy quilters. Don't get me wrong..we LOVE them. They come in droves for classes, exhibits and to SPEND MONEY!!!! It's a true blessing for our little shop. Lots of local shops have closed due to the economy, but our little shop has managed to hold on, and quiltfest is a big boost for the year. SO...in saying all that, the days I worked  in the shop, I almost fell apart. My hats off to all you ladies that work full time outside of the homes. I barely have time to think most days!!!! Sometimes I wonder why I am so blooming busy???!!! Well, I could write a book on why I'm so busy, but let's just say..it's all good and I shant complain. One day that I worked the quiltfest, when I came home ready to drop, my sweet hubby had these waiting for me. What a beautiful surprise! Maybe working ain't so bad after all:) Blessings~~Shine

{this moment}

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{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. 

I'm hooking up with one of my favorite bloggers....Soulemama.

Blessings for a lovely evening

Shine

What's Spinning

Well...here's what's on Elizabeth these days.

It's a  beautiful 100% wool top in Violets colorway.

                                                           
                                                            Love those colors<3 p="">
                           Next up is Joy and she is 2 plying a gorgeous Silk/Merino blend.

                               
                      I think I may be a little obsessed, because I tell ya girls....I LOVE to spin.

Isn't that sheen just awesome?

And last, but not least, Ludie Mae.

Ludie Mae is fairly new and is just being played with right now. She and I have high aspirations of making some lovely art yarn:)

Soon and very soon ladies, I do plan on having a give away. I have been inspired by so many of my friends. I will give away some beautiful handspun yarn.

For now, hop over to Cindy's blog and put your name in for her beautiful hand knitted dishcloths and towels, oh and homemade hand cream!!!

I knew she would have something special:)

www.justoffthetipofmypen.blogspot.com

Blessings dear friends

Shine

One Day

One day I WILL have sheep. I have been all over blogland, finding the most wonderful blogs with darling sheep. Now I know raising sheep would not be all glitz and glamour, and can even be quite scary. A dear friend told me (as she use to raise sheep) that they are some of the only animals just waiting to die. I suppose she was referring to how defenseless they are. That does not deter me though. I WILL have sheep!!!! I am an avid spinner, weaver, knitter and I can't quit thinking about a post I read on www.soulemama.com on sheep to shawl and how that truly has been my vision for so long.
Alas....right now, I do not have sheep, but I can choose to make the best of what I have....SO.....the next best thing for me now is.....to acquire fleece, which I have....skirt it, wash it, comb it, spin it, maybe dye it, and finally, knit or weave it. THAT, I can do right now, and that's what I plan.
Right now, I have been working on weaving a scarf from some beautiful yarn I spun a couple of months ago. I thought it might be fun to see some of the steps that it took to do that. First I bought beautiful wool roving. 100% Merino wool that was hand dyed by Ms. Babs, then I spun it into this beautiful yarn.

I get it ready.

Wind it up.

And break out the loom.

Warp the loom and start weaving.

This promises to be a most beautiful scarf.
But ONE DAY......I WILL have sheep:)
Blessings~~Shine

A Quick Word

I have come across two great give-aways that I wanted all my dear friends to know about....cause, I just love ya like that...ya know? I want ALL my friends to have really good things:)
So....first check out Cindy at www.justoffthetipofmypen.blogspot.com. Cindy is an AMAZING knitter, craftsperson, and she's going to give something just BEAUTIFUL away very soon. She is also a fantastic writer that makes my whole day sometimes with her funny sense of humor.
Next, pop over and visit www.shetlandwool.blogspot.com . I found this cute blog at www.SouleMama.com. Shetlandwool is giving away a great kit for mittens. Handspun yarn and pattern. Have fun and have a GREAT evening friends!! Blessings~~Shine