Spinning the Colors of the Caribbean Sea

I am spinning the roving I ordered from Jane's Urban Cottage Roving Club.  I love...love the beautiful sea colors.  It is spinning up very nicely.  I had to get used to the spinning the roving because it kept slipping out of my hand which made me have to start over several times.  I loosened the Scotch Tension on my spinning wheel and that seemed to help the drafted roving not pull away so quickly. I can't wait to see the roving Betsy sends me next month!

Tiny Blessing

Between the Pages...

I've never been a reading person as far as reading fiction but I love to read how-to books.  The internet has a vast amount of information but there's something about holding a real book in your hands and turning the pages.  Having said that I am going to purchase an Apple ipad one of these days.  I'm learning about dyeing, carding, spinning and mixing fibers.  On a recent road trip to Alabama with my husband, I was reading a story in the book Fiber Gathering where the author was describing her visit at the Nashville, Tennessee Fair Grounds Fiber Festival.  At that time, we were driving through on the highway and passed the road to turn to the fair grounds.  How cool is that?  I wonder if some day children will not know the feeling of a paper book in their hands?  Kind of scary in a way but then there's that Apple ipad.  Here are some pics of the covers of the books .   

BaaBaa...

A long time friend of mine goes shopping and gives me a call.  This time she was excited and I could hear it in her voice.  She found a sheep with spinning yarn lingo on it.  She described it to me and told me the cost and of course I had to have it but I did not imagine how really wonderful this little sheep is until I got to see it.  Take a look at the pics.  I love the texture.  I love the wording.  I love the sheep. Thanks Cindy! 

My sheep is made of wood and measures two feet wide by about one foot tall.  

This pic is a closer look at the textures and of the word stenciling. 

And this pic of the face and horn may mean this my sheep is actually a little ram.  

Another Sweater Creation and Buttons too

I had an itch to create something purple.  I purchased "Purple" Vanna White yarn and chained away to begin my purple sweater.  I crocheted it the same method as the last one...three rectangles one for the back two for the front sides and added the sleeves crocheting in the round.  Not too bad for only my second garment. 

I wanted some special buttons for my sweater.  I had an idea to make my own buttons with polymer clay.  I rolled out a block of white clay, cut circles with a 1 1/2 inch biscuit cutter and gave them a mushing in between some embossing folders from my card making supplies.  Once out of the oven and cooled I used my Copic Markers to apply color to the buttons and then a layer of clear nail polish over the top for a little shine. 

Close up pic of one of the buttons I made for my purple sweater.