Cha Cha Changes...

Today is officially the first day of fall

but there is no sign of that.

Warm beautiful day with lots of sunshine.

I'll take it any day-

knowing that father winter is just around the corner.

I guess I should be feeling inspired by the change of season and colder days yet to come.

but I am not.

I feel tired as if I spun all my energy out.

I guess having a home based business can do that to you.

I am learning.

7 days a week

sometimes nights

filling custom orders and spinning more yarn to fill the shop.

Just finished a huge order going to a boutique in Dayton Ohio

Knitted cowls, hats and fingerless mitts.

My hands are hurting.

Cold ice packs feel so good.

Anything you do 24/7  would cause burn out.

...and I think I am there.

I never gave myself the permission to see how much I have achieved in this year.

700 + sales

( that is usually several skeins in one sale)

I am so incredibly lucky, happy and thrilled for the support that I have got from all my customers all over the world.

Who knew opening a little shop online I could reach someone in Japan, Germany, Italy and Brooklyn?

It feels great to step back and acknowledge that even in this sucky economy- people are still out there wanting to create something beautiful for themselves and others

instead of sticking their head in the sand...

This is why I started my little shop

I decided I was not going to take any part in this recession.

 I was still going to create and feel joy!

A few changes on the horizon for my shop and me.

There will be an overhaul on ETSY and here too on my blog.

A new and fresh look.

 I also threw in the towel and joined Facebook.

Eeeeeak!

 I really thought I would be the last human standing on earth not joining.

You can find me under

Magnolia Handspun.

 I am taking some time off to collect my thoughts and get inspired think for the new winter season.

  Going swimming in Lake McDonald with my dear friend Debbie and family tomorrow

beautiful crystal clear glacier waters warm summer like temperatures and lots of sunshine

...what more can a girl ask for?

Inspiration where art thou?

    

 

Shop is open!

Shop is open...come on in!

E Y E C A N D Y

More goodies going into ETSY and my new online shoppe

Hand dyed Happiness!

I have been experimenting with color this summer.

Hand dying sock other beautiful yarn.

Dancing around in the kitchen hopped up on colors and techno.

( New favorites )

Skrillex, Ocean Lab and Deadmua5

maybe inhaling too much dye...?

- from kettle to sink then out to the clothes line.

I am really excited about this - fun to try something new and switch things up.

Feels good to give my hands a rest from all the spinning.

Testing out new dyes incl. some organics.

Also different kinds of blends with the wool, tussah silk, alpaca.

Working on opening the shoppe next week.

Have a great weekend!

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Did I get the spelling right?

I am working on my new website for Magnolia Handspun.

Aside from having ETSY I am also opening up another online shop to make it easier to purchase

Magnolia Handspun art yarn without having to be a member of ETSY.

So here are a few images of my splash page.

I am only having 4.

Help me pick.

Which 4 do you like best?

no.1

no.2

 no.3

no.5

no.6

no.7

no.8

no.9

no.10

Help!

Tell me which 4 appeals to you.

Summers Abundance

Where have I been?

Good question.

- time goes by so fast these days - I wonder my self.

I can't believe it's going towards the end of summer...at least here on the 48th parallel.

This summer has been filled with many new things.

First of all my hubs built me a beautiful garden shed- where I can finally store all my garden stuff.

But mostly this!

He kicked me and my wool out of his garage.

I bought 36 fleeces from a wonderful local woman.

 33 Shetland fleeces and 3 Llama fleeces.

So you can guess what I have been up to these past weeks

yep, washing fleece up to my eyeballs.

....and then of course it's the dyeing.

I have found some awesome new organic dyes - that I use with also the reg. dyes, but the color combinations that I have been mixing are over the moon.

Color therapy.

Drying under the Big Sky.

Hubby made a makeshift drying rack

from sawhorses and leftover fencing- works great.

I purchased a new drum carder -

This "mad carder" is absolutely amazing.

It eats up everything in sight.

My walls in my studio is filled to the top with all kinds of colored fleeces ready to be carded.

weeeeeeeeee...

I once saw a picture of a woman in a magazine that had a whole wall filled with beautifully dyed skeins.

always wishing that was me

I have worked so hard this summer for this to happen- but is all worth it.

 Can not wait to start creating beautiful batts and start spinning from all the colorful fleeces.

Saving the best for last.

My new "Aura " wonder.

Hand made and signed.

All the way from New Zealand.

Yes, worth every penny.

I wanted to say that

"I am as happy as a clam..."

 but as they are quite hard to find in Montana

...I'll say

I am happy as this little pig!

~ Interview & giveaway ~

Hello all!

I have some fun news to share.

As you can see there is some new yarn posted.

This is my new

Magnolia Colorscapes

It's a new and fabby self striping art yarn that I created.

Just listed a ton of new and fresh art yarn

in my ETSY shop.

I am also being interviewed by my friend Lisa

over at her inspiring blog

EARTHMAMA

and there is a GIVEAWAY!

Yep, this is your chance to get a an original

 skein from Magnolia Handspun.

So stop on by EARTHMAMA

Have a great weekend!

Fresh Yarn!

- it's been a while.

Added new yarn to the shop and will be thru out the week.

Rose Petal 

Jelly Beans

Persimmon

Afternoon sun

Rosemary sprig

Bohemian Rhapsody

Sweet Grass

Mango Tango

Lots of color

lots of texture.

Stop on by if your in the neighborhood

Magnolia handspun ETSY Shop