It's been some years now...

Gosh,, I've missed this blog... I posted and created so much before food farming! And my goodness I sewed a lot!

Things have changed a bit on the farm this year.. different goals and priorities now! A big priority for me is to get creative again!

Ah.... if you've been on this blog you will think I'm talking about sewing again... but no.

Sewing served me well for many years. I made loads of cloths and costumes for myself and others for extra cash or presents. Sewing will always be special but my creative passions lay in the fiber arts now.

Crocheting, spinning yarn, learning new techniques for those things and learning new fiber related arts like knitting and felting!

And farming fiber producing livestock ... which is a whole other passion in itself!

As a trained and licensed aesthetician I'll always have an interest in natural skin care products and soap making.. so that continues!

Getting back to the creative side of life along with fiber farming is a great place for me to be at this point of my life.

I have certainly missed blogging about fun creative stuff over these years on the farm. But I look forward to making time to blog about farm to face beauty and barn to yarn fibers!

Now let me get my hook out... the perfect gift with handmade soap.. a handmade elegant washcloth of course!

Be blessed! God is very good!

Tunisian and Tapestry crochet on the hooks

It seems that no matter what or how many projects I have going one is always Tunisian and one is always a tapestry or fair isle type with color changes or pictures. I love this tapestry handbag. It’s going to be The perfect bag for October!! The pattern was included in a booklet that cane with a Simply Crochet magazine from the UK. It’s eating a lot of yarn so Caron one pound yarn is perfect! Cause there’s a lot of it and it’s an easy care for acrylic. Handbags tend to get thrown around a lot so washable with all this white is super important when I was choosing a yarn. I’ll be adding a liner too. And pockets .. I can not have a bag without inside pockets! For oh so long I’ve wanted to try the double hook Tunisian technique. I have Lily Chins dvd on it but she’s way over my head at this point! This simple pattern is in Interweave crochet magazine fall 2018. Great pattern to get started with! The Bavarian blanket is still on a hook and will be a long time because ...

The accidental costume coming right along......

Ok! I didn't mean to start this costume. I meant to finish my Fire costume first but...I needed to make a 'muslin' for my holiday skirt though... and I thought I would make it out of this beautiful stretch velvet fabric I got from Gail K's back in the summer... and so a costume is born!!!! Just check out the color combos on this. I'm styling it after a Sahar costume. And so now... I can go ahead with Project Holiday Outfit too... the fit of this skirt is divine! I'll be making it again and again!

The "Panama Dress"!

Here is my "Panama Dress" from fabric I bought in... yes Panama! Its actually a skirt and top but it does look like a dress. No pattern, all draped. The skirt is made up of 4 separate long triangle panels that are that are rounded at the bottom. There's ALOT of movement in the skirt. The top is a fitted band around the waist and the top bust part is only attached in the back and at the sides so the bust part makes a pretty drape and I could get the waist part super tight and fitted. I hand knit the belt out of some beautiful copper yarn I got up in Philly and attached it to the skirt. The purse is some fabric I got at the sewing expo last year and is covered in tiny black poodles. It draws up at the top and through a little black crocheted doily I made that I covered in crystals. The pattern for the purse is called Circle Purse and I can't remember the designer!!! Someone asked me where I bought this dress when I wore it out last Tues. and yes I beamed when I said ...

Handworks Crochet and then Some!

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