She Creates

A picture down the aisle from my space. There were 70 vendors and quite a few people through. If you went outside the waves coming off the lake were impressive and the winds torrential.
I shared a space with my friend Denise who does custom framing and artwork. Really need to figure out something that works for a backdrop no matter what the surface. Concrete walls cause a bit of a predictament.

New Stuff

I have been playing around lately and making spats/legwarmers. Here are some samples.

The show season has seemed to have started already. Was at a show this past weekend, will get some pictures posted later this week.

Style?

SO I have been reading things lately be it books , magazines or blogs talking about Style. What is your personal style and what could you not survive with fashion wise?

Well my three things I could absolutely not survive with are:

Striped tights

Skirts(all lengths but comfortable)

and the last but definitely not least MY BOOTS

I LUV these boots I have owned them for at least 15 years. They have been resoled, restitched and abused. They are comfortable and they really lace up, they are not a pair of those cheater ones with zippers. Oh and they actually have a tread which is quite useful when you live Eastern Ontario. I have been looking for something new to replace them with but no luck so far. My hunt will continue and until then I shall keep wearing these. Though I will have to give them a little TLC before the snow flies.

skirt production

SO I have been busy trying to get stock ready for the upcoming show season. This week it has been skirts. If I get everything done I have cut thus far I will have approx. 40. The goal is to have at least 50 ready before Nov. 12th.
I also need lots of other things restocked but I decided one main item each week until then is probably the way to go. It seems less overwhelming that way. Also need more headband colours, dresses, jackets. UUUGGGHH I'm making my own head hurt. ;0)

Hope everyone has a wonderful Halloween weekend.

Fibre Adventures

This past weekend we attended the Fall Fibre Affair at the Fairfield Gutzeit House in Bath Ontario. Wasn't the nicest day weather wise but it was reasonably nearby. The Fairfield Gutzeit House is an old home that has been opened to the public as a museum which holds events throughout the year. This was the second year for the Fall Fibre Affair to be held there. A beautiful old home and we saw some beautiful fibre.

Munchkin is always fascinated by the process of spinning. Someday perhaps I may figure out where to keep a spinning wheel and then we will both be happy. Though I would also need to find TIME to spin also. I shall keep dreaming of the possibilities.
Some of the absolutely gorgeous hand dyed yarns that were available.
Munchkin posing on the totally awesome kitchen floor. The trim and the old butler sink were also the same blue. It's worth going to the house the check out the amazing kitchen

Fibre Adventures

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Munchkin posing with the stick garden she created for me. She insisted I take a picture of her handiwork and of course that included her acting goofy.

As to what else is going on in my life. Have been trying to get prepared for the upcoming Studio Tour which is fastly approaching. Attempting to finish some commissioned outfits and of course I agreed to two shows next weekend. These shows are at the opposites ends of the spectrum. Saturday is Taste! in Prince Edward County which is a quite large event - I will be part of a new feature they have added this year for Local Artisans and Farmers. Sunday is the Yarker Fall Festival which is organized by a community group from the small village my daughter is attending school and in the area where I grew up. Extremely different venues.

Oh and this coming Monday I have an appointment to look at some possible studio space. So Has anyone out there discovered the machine that creates longer days? I strongly suspect I need to become better at time management.