favourite song

Its been such an eventful summer. I never got a job but was kept busy (a) running a café near our holiday home on the coast in Donegal, (b) having fun exploring with Sarah, Vicky and loads of other cool ppl, (c) boating, (d) making clothes, (e) setting Sarah up with Portugese barmen - more about that when I upload some photos of our holiday in Maaaaaadeira!!! I had a good, but somewhat confusing summer. The great love of my life still hasn't materalised/realised he loves me too. laters, xo

favourite song..

I am loving the White Stripes new album, Icky Thump. They rock :O) In other news, I am bumming around with no respectable summer job as yet. Going on hols to Rossnowlagh yet. Seem to have so little time to knit recently. It's quite depressing. I'm still working on the sleeves of Diane's bolero and am knitting a shrug for my American cousin Kayleen. I am set up a bebo homepage to deal with my everyday life at http://loflomilli.bebo.com if that interests you :O)

full time study takes over

cerise tree peony
Originally uploaded by cupcakedesigns.

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
Originally uploaded by cupcakedesigns.

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
Originally uploaded by cupcakedesigns.

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
Originally uploaded by cupcakedesigns.

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.