luxe

i was up until the sun came up. jake caught me spinning before he left for work…asleep. no no, i am not asleep. that kind of asleep. but he said i was full-on spinning. and when i checked out the yarn today, undyed merino with mixed sparkle, (did i mean to dye it later?) it looked fine. so odd. i spin without the tv or stereo on when i can’t sleep and it helps, clearly.

today, i worked on a whole bunch of small collages…although, the photos really suck. and i took them over again and they STILL suck. yarn is so photogenic, i am spoiled, i guess. what else? again, keep in mind, the photos suck…this is one of two cards i madei did three canvases, these big tags…go check out the other stuff on flickr. i am trying to figure out the framing for some of them, and realize why canvases are a good thing. no matting, no framing, hanger on the back, ready to go. i cranked out so much and my studio was WRECKED. i had to clear a small path so jake could get to the closet.

i am going to dye the last of my merino to-morrow and card up some more batts, i will email everyone on the luxe list to let you know the moment i do. also have some new yarns to post. and! i will probably be listing some of the collages. if you can pry them out of my hands. no. i will. i will. i am so into red and pink right now. lurve!

shannon gave me a shoutout on her bloggy and i got a shoutout on glampyre, as well! i spun up some fiber given to me from shannon and heather’s stash and it rocked! i will be getting some of the same superwash merino roving and i am soooo excited. it spun itself. super soft, super nice. the kind of fiber that kind of ruins you for other fiber.

i spun up some orchid targhee roving from frenecreek, and i put sparkle(surprise!), sequins and pieces of plymouth eyelash, and while it isn’t soft like what i am used to, it is super spongy and sproingy. i know that isn’t a word, but that is the word. nice to spin, it spun itself, but in a different way than i am used to. really cool. i actually have some undyed sherino roving from there that i hope to dye to-morrow, super soft and super sproingy! can you ask for more?

i am waiting for a dye order from washfash, at shannon and heather’s suggestion, which has lots more soft colors than the dyes i use, not that i have a problem with vibrant colors, but some of the unusual colors that i can normally mix in another media, i cannot get in these. even just diluting a color is really unpredictable. and i really want some pastel pinks, muddy fleshy pink, my favorite, as well as robin’s egg blues and some soft mossy greens. i am really hoping it will come to-morrow. so excited!

if anyone has some suggestion for inexpensive framing for the small collage things, please comment or email me. i hate cheap-o looking frames. hate. and! i have an issue with the cards and other things i work on curling up from all the mod podge…any suggestions?

i have that “got a lot of work done” funky feeling i get. i hate it.

my blog bud lisab had a horrible medical ordeal and i want to give her a blog-hug and let her know that is is all downhill from here. i promise! smooth sailing!

xo,
n.