Give the Gift of Art

You may have noticed that WoodstreamDream is on vacation mode on Etsy.
That's because I am one of the featured artists at the Markeim Art Center!

The event runs through Sunday, December 16th.  If you're local, please stop by and take a look at all of the wonderfully creative and functional art items available for purchase!  It's located on Walnut and Lincoln in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

All of my OOAK - one of a kind - crochet designs, upcycled felted cashmere and wool flower pins, stretchy headbands adorned with cashmere and wool flowers and petals, crochet garland (with and without cashmere and wool stars), and crochet snowflakes are available for sale.

I will be there on Thursday, December 13 10am-noon and December 16 2-4pm.  Hope to see you there!

Shop local.  Support local artists.  For more information click here. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a blessed week!
Nicole

Halloween and a Hurricane

Last year we had a wet, slushy, heavy snow fall on the weekend before Halloween.  Yesterday it was mild and beautiful, but we'll start feeling the effects of Hurricane Sandy today.  Fortunately I'll have plenty of time to spend with my boys and hopefully get a few things created while we're stuck inside!

Here's the Halloween costumes I made for my boys, finished last night.  Green and black spiders - my own designs, no patterns - just imagination!  They'll wear them with black sweats and black turtle necks.  The teardrop shaped spider will be my older son's and the round is for my younger son.  I can't wait to take photos of them in the costumes!

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Here are the hat and mittens with removable cord for the custom order

The first of two events I'll be at is in a few weeks, mark your calendar!

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!

Thank you for stopping by to check out what I've been up to.  If you're in the area of our country that Sandy's headed toward, please be safe!  I'll post when I can.

Have a blessed week!

~Nicole

 

August Clearance

Starting today, I've marked down many items in each shop.  I'm moving on with designs and materials, so these items need to sell!  Mark downs are 30%.  Think about who you have to buy for the holidays and birthdays - you'll be scoring great deals!  Examples below:

Recycled Cotton Cap and Scarf - clearance 30% off here

photo by Jennifer Schwehm

Embossed Baby Card in Green - clearance 30% off here

Thanks for stopping by to check in.  Have a blessed week!
Nicole

Stitch, stitch, stamp, clip, thread, cut, package...

I've been working this weekend on organizing the craft work room and while working on that, I've been getting some stamping done.

This is the link to purchase a sampler box from the Sunshine Farm Girl Co-op Team on Etsy.  What is in the box is a surprise.  Each shop listed has put in a sample item (or items) from her shop.  The items are great gifts for yourself - or to share with a friend, host, or as stocking stuffers as Christmas approaches!

The summer boxes are almost gone - only 10 remain!
Fall boxes come out in September and there will be something in there from WoodstreamDream and WoodstreamPapery.  That's one of the many projects I've been working on this weekend ... between watching the Olympics.  Fortunately I can crochet and watch... and even use the corner rounder while I'm watching - without making mistakes!

I've gotten many samples made and finished a cowl and tam in marble grey tweed.  Onto more projects...  and enjoying the Olympics!

I hope you've had a lovely weekend!  Have a blessed week and thanks for stopping by!
Nicole

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

Reopening & Restocking & Restoring

As you can see to the right of this post, WoodstreamPapery is open!  I plan to reopen WoodstreamDream in the next week.

I spent part of today adding stock to WoodstreamPapery, but there's still so much to add, many more hours of work... I could use minions just about now!

On the last two days of June we celebrated my husband's birthday and my younger son's birthday. Now we're into July and the weather is [still] blistering.

Doesn't he look so excited?  The photo in the background I bought from another Etsy shop.

He's a lover of all things train related, so I thought some art for his bedroom that would

last a long time would be a big hit and it was!

I'm getting new items made for the fall, dreaming of sweater weather as I stitch ... Today I crochet for the first time in weeks, my arm is not in agony and I'm so glad!  I have items from the past several months that need photographing so they can be listed.

I'm still in healing mode.  There are still several tests that I'll have this summer and a whole lot of doctor visits, but I pray that there is no more slicing and dicing, as I have been regarding my springtime experiences this year.

I'm so very grateful for all of the prayers, help, and support over the past few months.  It will be a while before I can do things that I want to do and wouldn't have thought twice about if I hadn't had four surgeries. There is furniture to be rearranged, boxes to be packed and hauled to Goodwill or stashed in the attic, and lots of watering at the patch.  That last one sounds easy, but that hose is a beast - very heavy and long - and I cannot haul it to our patch by myself just yet.  I rely on my husband to join me so that I can take up some of the slack that my dear friend has been towing since mid-April.  I look forward to being able to just do the things I want to without thinking about if I should.

It will come.  I have faith that little by little I will stop feeling the aches and pains and soreness that's plagued me during these periods of recovery.  Every few days there will be change for the better.  I will be restored to full health.  These are just temporay.

Thanks so much for stopping by and reading!  Have a blessed week!
Nicole