full time study takes over

cerise tree peony
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i'm sorry i've been away for so long. I've been studying. first exam today. i will be finished in a week and a half - thank goodness! i promise i will be a better blogger in the summertime. in the meantime, enjoy this beautiful peony that just bloomed in the garden. pink heaven :O) xo

godzilla handspun

godzilla handspun
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spun with rachel-marie's beautiful godzilla fiber batts. catch them while you can at http://knittydirtygirl.etsy.com
I am so proud of myself. It was spun entirely on my drop spindle. I am not entirely sure how to set the twist yet but I'm sure someone will inform me soon :O)
I'm off to Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal for a couple of days (no internet :O( - aaaaaaaaagh) so hopefully I'll get some more spun then. What a beautiful day it was today.
Now it is too late to even think any more so must go to sleep.
xo,
Lorna

My first time on the etsy treasury

Etsy Treasury - what does it take!?
wheeeeeeeeeeeeee...thank you so much Blakeswork. xo

knitting, fulling, sewing, cutting, pasting, bagging...

sample bags
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this is where I've been..! my sample bags are finally ready to send off to Shalana for our etsyFAST (etsy fiber arts street team) goody bags which will be available for purchase at etsyFAST.etsy.com from early May. Let's hope everyone loves them and we raise more awareness for all the talented fiber artists in our fabulous group. I <3 etsytFAST. Maria has also ordered three shrugs, the beginning of the first one can be seen here http://flickr.com/photos/cupcakedesigns and I'm still working on my essay.

introducing.....lucky's pups

lucky's puppies again
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now fifteen days old (as of today,) these babies are so sweet. to the far left you can see future frisky, who will be kept as our pet. I wonder how loflo will adjust to having a puppy around. At the minute, when I go in to cuddle the pups she stands at the door wanting in and lucky snarls and growls at her. motherly love!! this is a split litter btw, a rare enough occurance but not abnormal. It happens when the bitch is served by two different breeds, in this case another jack russell (which results in pure bred jack russell pups-white with patches) and a west highland terrier (which results in jack russell cross westies-dark brown.) apologies about the red tinge, it is due to the infra-red light which keeps them warm at night and sometimes during the day! it dipped to -2 degrees on tuesday. brrrrr.

glasgow and stitch experimentation

I visited Glasgow last weekend from Thursday til Monday. It was a really lovely weekend. My friend Debbie (above with l'il sis Naomi) turned 21 the previous weekend so I flew over to spend a wee bit of time with her. Happy Birthday Debbie!!! Won't be long til I catch up with you :O) I visited some crafty shows that were on in the SECC. They were both great and I really enjoyed them. Got some great discounts on wool.

In other news I've been experimenting with different stitches for my promotional items for our etsyFAST group. exciting little things. I am way behind though. I have to rush. I also have a slightly more scary assignment due in two weeks (3000+ words) so it's going to be fun all the way.

keys for christine 150307

keys (2) 150307
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made especially for someone but if you ask nicely I could make you another one (._.) featuring new stamps and a vintage mother-of-pearl button I snatched from some bonny Scots when I was in Glasgow.. The images are from the Part Two ad campaign/brochure and the text is some random page from a textbook that I found in the photocopying room in the Heaney library. It's all random and therefore excellent. (if I may say so....)