Sneak a Peek...

I have been creating a ton of new crochet items during my recovery.  I am also dreaming up new ideas for the felted cashmere and wool... There just are not enough hours in the day to get everything done!

Sneak peek of the goodies I've yet to photograph properly...

 sunset orange bamboo blend

small women's fingerless gloves

earwarmer/headband

wrap/shawl/oversized scarf

espresso cashmere blend

medium women's fingerless gloves

cap

cowl

 orchid tweed acrylic

cap

cowl

child's headband

earwarmer/headband in dental stitch

deep cowl in dental stitch

dark taupe merino wool blend

beret

deep cowl

marble tweed acrylic

beret

deep oversized cowl

I have two local events that I'll be at this fall:

Saturday, November 17th - 8am to noon Collingswood Farmer's Market.  *If the weather cooperates (pray hard!!!).  This was such a great venue last year and I love being a customer when I get the chance to drive over on a Saturday morning!  Please stop by, it's the last Farmer's Market in Collingswood until May 2013!

Saturday, December 1st - 9am - 3pm Eastern High School Annual Holiday Craft Show, Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, NJ.  I'll be in the Gym.

Thank you for stopping by to read and catch up... I appreciate the interest in my designs and creations!

Have a blessed week!
Nicole

*I've made the executive decision not to invest in a tent this year because of my multiple surgeries - I think it would be too much to handle setting up on my own and I don't want to injure myself.  As it is I'm kind of pushing it doing an event seven-ish weeks after double surgery.

What's new and linky party

flower no.081 upcycled pink cashmere and vintage button

Yesterday I finished a cowl, headband/earwarmer, and neckwarmer (think close-fitting cowl) in orchid tweed.  They're so fun!  Bright and cheery and ready to be added to your wardrobe soon!

This morning I'm nearly finished a cowl in marble tweed - think looming grey cloudy skies - at least that's what I think when I work with it.  I can almost imagine wearing it on a cool day in November to get the kids to the playground one last time before it is just too cold to enjoy being outside unless you're under the age of 18 (or whatever age that was when I figured out that being outside in the cold just was not for me).

I'm going to move on to the bamboo blend and merino wool blend yarns later this week.  I have all of these designs swimming in my head, I can't wait to let my hands make them come to life!

This week I'm participating in a linky party with Life's Jewels on String - I hope you'll stop by and check out the other Etsy shops - great finds - and stop by my shops, too!  Coupon Code OPEN20 is good for 20% off everything except gift certificates - valid in both shops through July 31... links to my shops are to the right ------->

The Fall/Winter Collection will be live the last week of August... stay tuned for more details!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a blessed week!

Nicole

On the shops...

This week WoodstreamPapery is featured in this treasury from the Sunshine Farm Girls Co-op Team on Etsy.  The Farm Girls have a blog where shops are featured periodically.  Stop on by the treasury to see what goodies these fantastic shops have for you ... I've already started my Christmas shopping with the team!

I've been working on a lot of new designs for the fall/winter collection for WoodstreamDream.  Recently I discovered that some of my favorite yarns are being discontinued, so I bought everything I could get my hands on and I am working hard to get them made into pieces of beauty.  I am so curious to find out what will come out to replace these beautiful bamboo blends and merino wool blends that crochet so nicely and wash and wear beautifully.

I have a bunch of ideas for WoodstreamPapery's Holiday line ... I'm still working on organizing the craft room so that I can work in there without having to move everything around the house - much less efficient.

I'm also developing ideas for displays for fall craft shows. I've cut back this year because of the amount of energy it takes to do a craft show solo. I will hopefully be at two events this fall and I will be scouting two or three others. I have several ideas and I'm starting to work on those for the display ideas.
　
On the 12th I had a photo shoot for part of my fall/winter collection. The photos came back the other day and I've been going through them - they're such beautiful photographs! Stunning work by Jennifer Schwehm!

green bamboo blend cap (currently available) and cowl (preview from the Fall/Winter Collection)

Well, I need to get back to playing with the boys and later I'll create some more.

Thanks for reading and have a blessed week!

Nicole