baby it's cold outside

i woke up this morning to the smell of my neighbor's wood burning stove and thinking for a second that we were somewhere in the mountains camping. then i realized....nope,just forgot to turn up the heat last night! i can't believe how cold it is out in the mornings already! the temperature says 39 degrees fahrenheit. brrr....

just in time for the cold weather, i've added a second hemp scarf to my shop. this one is super long but just as snugly warm! would be great for a guy or a girl. such a sweet scarf :) free shipping in the usa (for either scarf) to anyone who mentions this post!

speaking of cold....my guy and i are getting a much needed break this weekend and heading up into the mountains to check out our cabin we'll be renting for the week of the wedding. we're staying at a lodge with private hot springs....i can't wait! man, i can't begin to tell you how excited i am to be getting a break...plus we'll be getting a bunch of things for the wedding taken care of and anything wedding related is fun too :)

off to read some other blogs then to create!

have a grateful day!

time to start bundling up!

it's starting to get pretty darn chilly here at night and in the mornings....so i've been inspired to make some toastie goods as of late! the bought some new hemp herringbone fabric from marlena of infinitecosmoshemp and this is the first thing i made with some of it. it has a heavier weight to it and it's nice and flowy....just perfect for my new wraps! the green and salmon parts are a hemp/silk blend i hand dyed. i want to keep this sucker...but in the shop it goes! i think i'll make another today. i also added a new hand dyed hemp bag that's reversible.

i tried to sew a bunch last night but i kept messing everything up, so i walked away. sometimes i need to do that...i think i was too tired. i plan on getting at least 3 projects finished today. keep an eye on the shop for new goods!

~hugs~

bamboo

good day folks! thought i'd show off my latest bag and my first encounter with bamboo fabric. i absolutely love this stuff! it dyes up beautifully(dyed this in a yucca green) and its so flowy!! i was really wanting to keep this sweet bag for myself but decided to put it in the shop. let me know what you think!

we have an appraiser coming to our house in a couple of hours so i must keep this short and straighten up around here. my oldest daughter is sick. her gland in her neck is so swollen :( and she woke up last night covered in hives. i have no idea if these things are connected or what.we actually managed to get into the dr. today.... hopefully they'll know what's going on. i'll let you know when i do!

one last thing! i'm featured on a blog giveaway. check out the blog by clicking here
and check out all the details. it doesn't take much and you might score a freebie! good luck to all :)

~happy day~

adventures in tub dyeing

i'm finally posting some pics from my first experience in hand dyeing! this was a couple of batches using my hemp/cotton blend fabric and i used yucca and camel dye from dharma trading. it was super easy and my pieces turned out excellent...no streaks or flecks. i rock :)
here's a before picture of the hemp/cotton fabric(on top) and my hemp/silk blend. the little canisters are the dyes and the bag of white stuff is soda ash...that's the stuff that sets the color in the fabric.


here i am in my bandit gear. i'm dyeing a piece using the camel dye here. this came out a little lighter than expected but i can make another batch darker by just using more of the powder next time :)

this is the yucca batch soaking. i'm really lovin this color. here's a finished look at how it came out :)

i am officially addicted to dyeing now. it's fun to experiment and see what colors and shades you can come up with depending on the amount you use, temperature of the water and how long you let it soak it all up. i'm making a bag out of these two colors...it'll be in my etsy shop next week.

off to pack for our trip to the mountains now. hope everyone has a great weekend!

it's in the bag

here's one of my new bags listed in my shop. a small quirky version that i'm pretty pleased with. i'm working on some hand dyed patchwork hemp ones now and i should have at least 2 in my shop by the end of the week. stop by and check them out!