Two for Tuesday- Favorite Cities

Two of my favorite cities are Santa Fe and Taos, N.M.  I go back to those two cities as often as I can.  I always feel at home when I get there. I like the temperature, not too cold or too hot.  The culture and art inspire me.  The colors of the desert and mountains are beautiful.  Artists abound and I have found that they are friendly and sharing.  The food is delicious and I love trying new foods when I am out there.   The farmers market in Santa Fe introduced me to many new and wonderful foods. The Indian Market is a great place to buy directly from the artists that make the unique southwestern Indian jewelry and pottery.

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I ran out of space,too many pics maybe, so will continue on here. #5 pins from hand loomed fabric/beads--#6 Harry the camel--#7 calla lily class, shape close to being done--#8 calla lily "parts"--#9 hibiscus petals--#10 close up of design on felted vest,covered in tulle and about 1/2  way felted--#11 mama and baby alpaca  #12 back to the booth-honey and beeswax candles  Dawn's family-- #13 Trimming sheep before judging--#14 my handmade shawl pins--#15 Dawn's soap and one of my roving brooches.  Don't know how I got the huge calla lily captioned at beginning of the Mi. Fiber Festival post and don't know how to get rid of it so there to stay for now.  Will have to take pics of my purchases for the weekend later and post.

Michigan Fiber Festival

The Michigan Fiber Festival has come and gone for another year.  The weather was not as hot as usual so I was pleased about that. Did of course have some rain.  Unexpected was power outage Sun. not only of the fairgrounds but the town and surrounding areas.  Was pleased that it only lasted for about an hour considering the wide area affected.  As I have mentioned before I share booth space with my friend Dawn( Little Acres) at the fiber festivals. Sometimes one side of the booth is mine and the other side is hers and sometimes like this past weekend both of our items are mixed throughout the booth. Pictures are of stages of projects of the two classes I took with Heidi Bukoski, a really nice lady and good teacher, booth items and animals.  Still need to learn to label pics but for now will list them and tell about them.  #1 my needle felted sheep and alpaca teddy bears--#2 /3 buttons and button display board (one side)--# 4 my roving/bead brooches--

Two for Tuesday- Favorite shows to take classes

Bead and Button show and Quilts,Inc. Cinncinnatti show (formerly in Chicago area) are two of my favorite shows to take classes.  I attended both this year and took classes from some wonderful teachers.  More on the classes and teachers later but now I have to pack  so I'm ready to leave for Allegan (Michigan Fiber Festival) in the a.m. I am taking a 1/2 day class tomorrow and full day class Thursday then have to set up our booth with Dawn after class is over. Hope to see you there.    

Two for Tuesday- Books I'm Reading

I love to read and often have several that I'm reading at any given time- Two that are on my nightstand at the present time are LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold and SPLIT SECOND, an FBI thriller by Catherine Coutler.  I had not read anything by Alice Sebold before but any enjoying it greatly.  I have read all of the previous FBI thrillers by Catherine Coulter and she is one of a handful of my favorite aurthors.  Give either or both of these books a try.    

Michigan Fiber Festival

The Michigan Fiber Festival is fast approaching. It is Aug. 19-21 at the fairgrounds in Allegan, Mi.  It is a wonderful festival with lots of vendors, fiber animals,and a dislpay of old tractors for the guys to check out.  Classes start on the 18th and there are still some classes that are not full so check them out. My friend Dawn and I share booth space at the shows and at this one we are listed as Little Acres and Silver Fox Ladies,A12 and 13 in the Delano barn (in a separate part of the barn the rabbits are on display and also alpacas and llamas). Sheep and goats are under pavillion outside the barn. Dawns family owns Little Acres and I own Silver Fox Ladies which I will be changing to Flair for Fiber soon.  So come on out and get your fiber fix. It is a  large festival as you can see by the vendor list and activities on the website so you are sure to finds lots of fiber related items to add to you stash or new equipment to play with.

Two for Tuesday- Quotes

"There is only one success....to be able to spend your life in your own way" Christopher Morley                   If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun- Katherine Hepburn