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I wanted to share one of my new tutu photos...I loved how it came out with my new camera...I also just listed a custom tutu on ETSY..

Custom TUTU

I never FELT better....

last night I finished knitting my backpack to be felted...whoo hooo...if you have not tried this yet I will warn you that it is addicting!

For some reason I seem to do a lot of it in the summer...yes, pictue that, sitting on a beach chair ,90+ degrees...under a pile of wool yarn! Not sure why other than the fact that it is a portable craft and heaven forbid I sit and do nothing!

This is the second backpack I made this summer - the first turned out a little smaller than I wanted, so I knit a monster one...or so I thought. It is important to remember: do not fall alseep while felting...whoops, i closed my eyes for a few minutes last night after putting it in the washer and it ended up going through a full cycle, including the rinse &spin!

Oh well..now Eily has her eye on it in case my things don't fit inside ; )

So..here are the pictures...

(note cell phone for sze reference in before and after photos)

Ooohhh...Look what I just found on ETSY ...

**insert squeals of delight**...I just stumbled upon the coolest shop on ETSY

Fifi Lapin

she has the most adorable little sketches of FIFI in the latest runway designs...

Fiber Fest 2007.....

the kids and I spent an amazing Saturday afternoon at a local fiber festival. What a treat for the senses...the colors and textures...I wanted to lose myself in the beauty of it all.

We saw alpaca, angora bunnies, flax being made into linen, lace making, weaving, spinning, silkworms, dyeing, knitting, felting...and the list goes on...

To market...to market....

Leo and I went on Thursday to our local farmers market for fresh produce

...we came home laden with tomatoes,eggplant, peppers, beans and so much more. I always get carried away by the freshness of it all... we came home and made the most delicious soup

Roasted Tomato Eggplant Soup...definitely one of the family favorites. I am hoping to make a tradition of this every thursday with Leo

End of Week 1...

first full week of school that is....so far so good for everybody.

Klem comes home more talkative than ever telling us stories about Mrs V and her 2 little boys. It is so wonderful to see him so animated and talkative about school...Ely gives the full fashion report at the end of her day...what her teacher had on, how high were her heels etc...& lovely, Leo...lets me know who had to go to the control area in gym or who threw up on the bus!

here are a few pics from their first day last week - ;)

Back to School Blues...

this is Eily's joint creation with me...the set she will wear back to school tomorrow as I sadly wave from the end of the driveway...

Back to School Blues...

How cool....

I was just convo'd at ETSY that my Flights of Fancy dress has been included in a treasury put together by Monicaj of ETSY...click here to go see all of the scrumptious items she has selected to feature! Also check out the gorgeous artwork at her store...