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Winter Fling 2010

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixz61Y7RtyN-RSFtNsqYwlBC1MZG_nRweWY-Haq1TIoFNHytVbXVA6nyBq5gerhh5KzTXTijFhYTzb6de8Ci1HkI5G_PdkuFlrcbmD76sWiXo7E2F2aD9Rs3E8ZigSHiyGzC8jTncpQt0/s1600/winter+fling+wohhoo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549824249871502642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixz61Y7RtyN-RSFtNsqYwlBC1MZG_nRweWY-Haq1TIoFNHytVbXVA6nyBq5gerhh5KzTXTijFhYTzb6de8Ci1HkI5G_PdkuFlrcbmD76sWiXo7E2F2aD9Rs3E8ZigSHiyGzC8jTncpQt0/s400/winter+fling+wohhoo.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Photos courtesy of Amy Wilson.</span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Winter Fling at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">AJ's</span> Cafe in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ferndale</span> Saturday was a big success! Lots of people stopped by showing their support for local artists and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">crafters</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">AJ's</span> looked beautiful with all the snowflakes that were hand cut and hung by all the awesome volunteers and Shannon McCarthy. Thanks so much guys for making Winter Fling awesome!<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549824220235887522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UbpeuBBLiJXc1R9esglIH4sTp4YigPsj3CrCL7-Tf9p7GXyx40Ex-F8X3keFndaMjSMBkRvbAyR5JJgBqOUjmBUk-qRMK7xv4iuBVhh8VyKarxpY6IQ1O5ZAV03Twsmxlr9x4crWU0E/s400/156624_10150343890635478_516450477_15823187_2784000_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_b7zg5d4CR16Ikq5CGUKqgWMztDDw55itKFfZIbWcdNrCWHSrtJV5eC_t_70bAx138_X_hdWmstWmTEG0MKTX_hgqy09BYlInKaKasg-i-f4EXEFUwkkrwWQD6Pj-yYFVO1opQd8RnU/s1600/winter+fling+thumbs+up+%25282%2529.jpg"></a> Fun with sidewalk chalk.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPgoN4coj8pZfimuf2EcAjN6pmK4jTDT8ouuBaYILGMgS3SdHjGeewCllhMO6ZVvgsRjtreu7TGtoZibeP1wQXJ0hsloka2uqNDVhkRRI3GkNTr8RlPBXa3PSzXLUZPEA1R7VnwpHYlY/s1600/winter+fling+vendors.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549824229075737378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPgoN4coj8pZfimuf2EcAjN6pmK4jTDT8ouuBaYILGMgS3SdHjGeewCllhMO6ZVvgsRjtreu7TGtoZibeP1wQXJ0hsloka2uqNDVhkRRI3GkNTr8RlPBXa3PSzXLUZPEA1R7VnwpHYlY/s400/winter+fling+vendors.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 292px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> All the creative vendors.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SeanHages"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549823955303680098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqRvH_rZ7Dexb7v-bfPCMoFdI4E8UG8mHQD5FyKVt0xb3SoDSsMBb32koYm8dfQFZj8JByhST7XsPU89vtFjlvs9-b7MwMRq1SwcMoDor4qnKYG2QGQMPZUIsuNBK6Se1n-CmETCgsJg/s400/154639_10150343888420478_516450477_15823133_5064373_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Pottery by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SeanHages">Sean <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hages</span></a>.</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcC0LmR3VYaz9wGIPvLKIBg_lu6qnDVY_Ojv4R5cjiKLvbw-xcLNNoDu8u7KltckEesJGAFjmYst_Ws4Rb3H6VDsoCdGf6kT4eqcDP7SIHYEW_so408w9BnyqW0IYInQRHDM0ARy-js-k/s1600/163655_10150343887200478_516450477_15823103_7660804_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549824225894085074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcC0LmR3VYaz9wGIPvLKIBg_lu6qnDVY_Ojv4R5cjiKLvbw-xcLNNoDu8u7KltckEesJGAFjmYst_Ws4Rb3H6VDsoCdGf6kT4eqcDP7SIHYEW_so408w9BnyqW0IYInQRHDM0ARy-js-k/s400/163655_10150343887200478_516450477_15823103_7660804_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Knitted and felted awesomeness from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GrasshopperHandmade?ref=ts&v=wall">Grasshopper Handmade</a>.<br /><div><div><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549823708164595858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhHh7USHcfi45csXmZYIjRliBQUv2cucuvWtq__0nH3Sc3zpzVt36kok0k28hgLL4r0LfuC1gTrA_tBwln9LP0M0IrR6OJ1aABDD7XQG0M9ZLzUd9LJT9dFwMfMKQOFNUaLxjr0mdaPw/s400/163280_10150343904940478_516450477_15823426_1305411_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" />Thanks for the trade Liz and Chris!!</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHnlbC4z9F_sMd-RBh3nOgwOUlHMw2toUP1o0oGWTk3ky80D7WPgeO44h8DKs5qTdOQ_T7rTS9XN7EppZoi0PGEJNST2a5iOZkRA6HmtZYRNhgm1JhTReGx3xvaVyTuodBQautLbOVno/s1600/154147_10150343913170478_516450477_15823589_6925931_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549823947958542114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHnlbC4z9F_sMd-RBh3nOgwOUlHMw2toUP1o0oGWTk3ky80D7WPgeO44h8DKs5qTdOQ_T7rTS9XN7EppZoi0PGEJNST2a5iOZkRA6HmtZYRNhgm1JhTReGx3xvaVyTuodBQautLbOVno/s400/154147_10150343913170478_516450477_15823589_6925931_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> The best business cards ever--mustaches you can wear!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1ucMMC-mciCfGfKjf91nrX5tcongL0LKqIYI8DlSIXa6S1qM_tcsiVspd204AGIO3diPQ_3phYoCgoXjVSJ6A4V-KNYgDiThyphenhyphent4lpx0oyeC0B7_mRyN4bfaK6sT0ZM5gKw59NdBdT5E/s1600/148255_10150343898270478_516450477_15823308_7622133_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549823942170437090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1ucMMC-mciCfGfKjf91nrX5tcongL0LKqIYI8DlSIXa6S1qM_tcsiVspd204AGIO3diPQ_3phYoCgoXjVSJ6A4V-KNYgDiThyphenhyphent4lpx0oyeC0B7_mRyN4bfaK6sT0ZM5gKw59NdBdT5E/s400/148255_10150343898270478_516450477_15823308_7622133_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFOBHBJv0SB5kzFsEl4ggQdHRB78Hvt8GTD2D_FUrVZeiB_NTIe2MunK13g8D5EK13kKpRyRN7RpXBhN2yKR03Uj9QQdR0BVt8_Ihug1nm5x25C1TFgFPrwuoKHFwXxlBsFDaeDsRO9U/s1600/69577_10150343897390478_516450477_15823293_5229138_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549823935302021682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFOBHBJv0SB5kzFsEl4ggQdHRB78Hvt8GTD2D_FUrVZeiB_NTIe2MunK13g8D5EK13kKpRyRN7RpXBhN2yKR03Uj9QQdR0BVt8_Ihug1nm5x25C1TFgFPrwuoKHFwXxlBsFDaeDsRO9U/s400/69577_10150343897390478_516450477_15823293_5229138_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Gorgeous jewelry from<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Forthefoxes?ga_search_query=forthefoxes&ga_search_type=seller_usernames"> For The Foxes</a>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjdPycHhlJkkKebyk4J2xKUtnrovEQwl9DabZEvYJj5RSBU4Kmq8l4rDDuozhTHhVF6uMeNS_gozxKr9QoS-dPdRcli6dztH1Cv6cok3u99GLrdHkYPZ1Ts_dOC9i_-DnVAfQKoBTQKM/s1600/68206_10150343917475478_516450477_15823719_6183411_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549823933871474434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjdPycHhlJkkKebyk4J2xKUtnrovEQwl9DabZEvYJj5RSBU4Kmq8l4rDDuozhTHhVF6uMeNS_gozxKr9QoS-dPdRcli6dztH1Cv6cok3u99GLrdHkYPZ1Ts_dOC9i_-DnVAfQKoBTQKM/s400/68206_10150343917475478_516450477_15823719_6183411_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Adorable Kim and Sophie of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Delphine-Boutique/101670632041?ref=ts#!/pages/Delphine-Boutique/101670632041">Delphine</a>.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfQFDYNiN1DQMqEfDXgpVdl_rIiLbIH0mRmGs0SqQ1lembg94nGumR0q-mwgHayT2Tq3mKGm7onFB8nBMy7hW-CHULBSsE-AXSTeDVzKyXUPVGfPwXa2HAAPop4DVMocp8jpRmU-OueY/s1600/65729_10150343899445478_516450477_15823328_3351084_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549823716808337538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfQFDYNiN1DQMqEfDXgpVdl_rIiLbIH0mRmGs0SqQ1lembg94nGumR0q-mwgHayT2Tq3mKGm7onFB8nBMy7hW-CHULBSsE-AXSTeDVzKyXUPVGfPwXa2HAAPop4DVMocp8jpRmU-OueY/s400/65729_10150343899445478_516450477_15823328_3351084_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKslsWmhuuOV8-s7bbao8P8o1b2A1tpWeIMIQoMKNRBf_zWdL-Cw9_rTH_exROx7N3MzgzLJLDXXOoCYXKaGybHQTI-Y5XYDxaWdcqBR9V3oaEM61fNWv6Ce4VA5B4OFNU1km2kv3ztg8/s1600/39437_10150343910535478_516450477_15823515_4426582_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549823707193184258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKslsWmhuuOV8-s7bbao8P8o1b2A1tpWeIMIQoMKNRBf_zWdL-Cw9_rTH_exROx7N3MzgzLJLDXXOoCYXKaGybHQTI-Y5XYDxaWdcqBR9V3oaEM61fNWv6Ce4VA5B4OFNU1km2kv3ztg8/s400/39437_10150343910535478_516450477_15823515_4426582_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1JFkhxZzTwJ2Ls0WPnTmOemwvNO1Qf7NVdxicSwmEQFiWNNY947zHoJy3xVarZfJMUiW0U8LYNPMAQiGM6EkN4XT5U-MqlOan4CLcFdvzx6F3Vk5iasXIB2KxWcGGrsK8FdaStQOjB4/s1600/34797_10150343922180478_516450477_15823834_3885387_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549823700988018354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1JFkhxZzTwJ2Ls0WPnTmOemwvNO1Qf7NVdxicSwmEQFiWNNY947zHoJy3xVarZfJMUiW0U8LYNPMAQiGM6EkN4XT5U-MqlOan4CLcFdvzx6F3Vk5iasXIB2KxWcGGrsK8FdaStQOjB4/s400/34797_10150343922180478_516450477_15823834_3885387_n.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Casey of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fartsy-Arts/428315990407"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fartsy</span> Arts</a>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAS9kYO9NpGnYRAKdXLVxUTgw9uONoe3Es4p66YphUA7JECl3DBf7PzAvWZpHxMMFtWZSbSf6bn7Vgg20fANZN-6KUzy3J0vFaq_GUkdVYZjAGy2aj5VZEcBCaEVIAGogdhy5Xuz6HLBU/s1600/winter+fling+selling.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549821181624109362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAS9kYO9NpGnYRAKdXLVxUTgw9uONoe3Es4p66YphUA7JECl3DBf7PzAvWZpHxMMFtWZSbSf6bn7Vgg20fANZN-6KUzy3J0vFaq_GUkdVYZjAGy2aj5VZEcBCaEVIAGogdhy5Xuz6HLBU/s400/winter+fling+selling.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549821165723013138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8irtVZZ_35QTcccjw9z-sWvxQl5BnVxOCzIlxsqNMX_BavP1fSttPR4jVsjsGG57YcRH1YEH8sewzcUi5v_VyX0tYIVw9LHkZFVpSaJkHLpmHyBsIFLSCTDETWEauZMvZFbXOFoatFo/s400/winter+fling+photos.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />My good friend, Rose was so sweet to sit at my photo booth ALL DAY for me! Thanks Rose!<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549821164135596674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAQWBkRs1qAvH16OqqhFmfhZ-UWusEW_RPPKaYOrKmNuYwxJAKt6twuX66reBOSe7k_tVzq7V1BVjH_k2YbxjiOVJ4ncJvk-TvOZ1TpiIafqPJWtBf35BkdvlyhYRp5VgS9GdHZJbo3o/s400/winter+fling+jewelry.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549820991189883970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFX7K83yfapTgYFEAAcWjOE1r_KeG-3b_SWZr-iNIBQsoXIRWh9s4rySLz-bDREkkCzO_cy07FidhCSTUpJ4MoEXDfyw1dk0YyHnJNZ_Ata1fAYfX4IKFvvuNMA3gKVhHR0Z6DryCvqw/s400/winter+fling+crowd.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549821159867827394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrW1KG7mLQ5yqMEmKUHwAmLYh2pgVzTG2FpNup_KDjggYFtcxg0lO8aWPlpAqwuaiFM2uWcx8w8W7pzQN9KVosc9Cf5ljm7CJ0UvoG-GkmBD2QHizR2jXyCuuFRI0XK_TlktAdqFRW3UQ/s400/winter+fling+jewelry+2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWn0JlyphDeBgLIj5zQagei33FtN-i-LYLxD3QuCxmMgMbzeLiAwNa-gnlDrZznRrIAfQHL2EHX61q06OoQ0kh7ksgECJeEz9WMUXfxR_ACWHs5o6aaoMtmeu-Ws-ALi_b2I4IZAR5p0/s1600/winter+fling+scarflettes.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549821177266831586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWn0JlyphDeBgLIj5zQagei33FtN-i-LYLxD3QuCxmMgMbzeLiAwNa-gnlDrZznRrIAfQHL2EHX61q06OoQ0kh7ksgECJeEz9WMUXfxR_ACWHs5o6aaoMtmeu-Ws-ALi_b2I4IZAR5p0/s400/winter+fling+scarflettes.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPtpBPQIV9ae_Hd0IQtSyE9KR_BoF2oyXk9_nPp0z0WVYhRzT85pxaIryt5eLpOKR2Lekwbondu8sbvyvnwO6YQOSKYwV9bk8siIzL-_g5yfdwjD6hEafhoLAVm5uwN1eYJQiybfd2aM/s1600/Winter+Fling+demoing.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549821002759193922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPtpBPQIV9ae_Hd0IQtSyE9KR_BoF2oyXk9_nPp0z0WVYhRzT85pxaIryt5eLpOKR2Lekwbondu8sbvyvnwO6YQOSKYwV9bk8siIzL-_g5yfdwjD6hEafhoLAVm5uwN1eYJQiybfd2aM/s400/Winter+Fling+demoing.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Maybe "Hand Model" should be next on the agenda. Ha.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CGdjeI5ZecOhEpzrDP_pkCIrs7WVsuDlB5jyvl_woXrnhYhaG986PzIYdAzE_PwdYMGL_6biuffKoFnJgbVX5nUqg98WZNmWd_QmjCwztO_vRGwm0IWDfu5jv_1fNdc42IAH33WRe-k/s1600/winter+fling+crowds.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549820994420756402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CGdjeI5ZecOhEpzrDP_pkCIrs7WVsuDlB5jyvl_woXrnhYhaG986PzIYdAzE_PwdYMGL_6biuffKoFnJgbVX5nUqg98WZNmWd_QmjCwztO_vRGwm0IWDfu5jv_1fNdc42IAH33WRe-k/s400/winter+fling+crowds.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRfZyXUNpwTkUsOkZeWXv0p5ujBTBBzodNK4IRmxt6FG0EfVS-_82hyFxMAwP6HZM2d-ORUPcY7_QkM4UxsYVKcm8IO-dFksmRRxs32D6XxC8_nlOsGwDlXFpcucOJIycshrAvAfhEns/s1600/winter+fling+crowd+%25282%2529.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549820983516863954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRfZyXUNpwTkUsOkZeWXv0p5ujBTBBzodNK4IRmxt6FG0EfVS-_82hyFxMAwP6HZM2d-ORUPcY7_QkM4UxsYVKcm8IO-dFksmRRxs32D6XxC8_nlOsGwDlXFpcucOJIycshrAvAfhEns/s400/winter+fling+crowd+%25282%2529.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 325px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>The snowflakes looked so beautiful. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo62XUFHjO8Eav9yWijPrj3W9r5nGlsQalh8flRShsyo_Q2e6SNjz6GqghLT8xPTsf4UAU7mKlk2il_aOR7L70Tp72U2kFCfdQygKbRCwONhiO-ivRitAc1lxQulQuyMxvoE8FRHR0J8Q/s1600/winter+fling+artsy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549820976056257090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo62XUFHjO8Eav9yWijPrj3W9r5nGlsQalh8flRShsyo_Q2e6SNjz6GqghLT8xPTsf4UAU7mKlk2il_aOR7L70Tp72U2kFCfdQygKbRCwONhiO-ivRitAc1lxQulQuyMxvoE8FRHR0J8Q/s400/winter+fling+artsy.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 387px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>

Winter Fling 2010

Photos courtesy of Amy Wilson. Winter Fling at AJ's Cafe in Ferndale Saturday was a big success! Lots of people stopped by showing t...

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Friday's Favorites 10/22 INDIE

<div align="center">I decided to feature "indie" stuff this week. Some were found using the search term "indie" and others embody indie style. Whatever--they are just plain cool. Check it.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55577709/helios-4-button-herringbone-spats?ref=sr_gallery_28&ga_search_query=spats+&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=11&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530663026916812482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWk_14dOL1IdICX0CKQu-aM6HWPUrWyqVMRXb2mCK8pOb7c0jCdguBix4NXu8pO9TFGuaNvtTNC44tgLlI7gWy9ll_7CVcgfeWaGcJeiou7k_63_YRuTCfI3DxiBF9BFDf1fEZb5UKrC4/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55577709/helios-4-button-herringbone-spats?ref=sr_gallery_28&ga_search_query=spats+&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=11&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">Helios 4 button herringbone spats </a>$84</div><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55577709/helios-4-button-herringbone-spats?ref=sr_gallery_28&ga_search_query=spats+&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=11&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">ashesandempires</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/54556586/fingerless-mittens-gray-recycled-buttons?ref=sr_gallery_37&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530661464975231362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-v51oWfSIPld-P3Gq8yN72T9hw5Mr5dJ73Jke7AufTPo5_UhIYHUegztilQjuf-gvM3g2qtZfShV_K7r73g6KwfEvR2YUiCyfFJI35DAdeIzO5G8eoY-XZut2MNZyMvii66wtBFHRYY/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/54556586/fingerless-mittens-gray-recycled-buttons?ref=sr_gallery_37&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">Fingerless Mittens Gray Recycled Buttons</a> $29</div><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/54556586/fingerless-mittens-gray-recycled-buttons?ref=sr_gallery_37&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">melpdesigns</a></div><div align="center">LOVE these! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59574490/dear-who-you-are-blank-note-card-missed?ref=sr_gallery_15&ga_search_query=miss+you&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530658376420737858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVB2RdbR9L5iriRCgH3Mn_1-z6p072iR4hF9gdiISCpfWXwqi5G-SHcgkBACbbvx4t-1qL1CvSHOtDuQOwGr040vQqt938FAIFPvWwGN86neX6_8MR7poW8CFpEuuOAO8FYBWWgnRXyQ/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59574490/dear-who-you-are-blank-note-card-missed?ref=sr_gallery_15&ga_search_query=miss+you&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">Dear Who You Are Blank Note Card -Missed Connections</a> $2</div><br /><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59574490/dear-who-you-are-blank-note-card-missed?ref=sr_gallery_15&ga_search_query=miss+you&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">erinbit</a></div><br /><div align="center">She writes in her description: "These sentiments come from the brief messages left online in hopes that the intended person will stumble upon them." I like how she's taken a modern technology idea and put it on an old fashioned idea of the notecard.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50387732/3-d-glasses-you-know-you-love-em-indie"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530656982246993410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MX9nqxipoL8-VdG_zte0tZ_jHMS_Y9OGJhRq3bZM9y4mNYxjU4IALMk0z86xmqQiz2uhlxw4owdamS9hHP0BzmT4zH8uUCeHxJ4GZN_dKTpU41NRHutsudOEM3pD10B-OHv7zKCBBxU/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50387732/3-d-glasses-you-know-you-love-em-indie">3D Glasses You Know You Love Em Indie Illustration</a> $20</div><br /><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50387732/3-d-glasses-you-know-you-love-em-indie">LeafandInk</a></div><br /><div align="center">Such a hard angle to draw plus I love the crosshatching.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57713535/100-printed-save-the-date-postcards?ref=sr_gallery_11&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=&ga_page=2&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530655426189426482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJox7MNROSLkvzsVY1OtykKu44wSXk-m8vAjwyNZksLElkxI0nOJnjnDra5WY5CB8p7w8ci157xh5kkXZv7-J99NigYILhtDl9vR2YymZibGOPz4UTkOyN4sSQ7Q15zfi8UXOZwc_cBg/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57713535/100-printed-save-the-date-postcards?ref=sr_gallery_11&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=&ga_page=2&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">100 Printed Save the Date Postcards</a> $17</div><br /><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57713535/100-printed-save-the-date-postcards?ref=sr_gallery_11&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=&ga_page=2&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">MostazaSeedGraphics</a></div><br /><div align="center">Adorable!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59495986/green-lp-record-post-earrings-buy-3-get?ref=sr_gallery_31&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530653333609577938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3jpsRTH9tL0dHiaJlyAv1JpJkYYqpH1S8zOIZrkY2sYrhcBDq5u3EMbtUA65JF_PF_BEImI60m4IY2lb8x0fJkW53NtYphjn2SXR2EeE98djtpZtQ3cor1IzW028yXAKS8hQp7kF7eA/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 342px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59495986/green-lp-record-post-earrings-buy-3-get?ref=sr_gallery_31&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">Green LP Record Post Earrings</a> $5</div><br /><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59495986/green-lp-record-post-earrings-buy-3-get?ref=sr_gallery_31&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">Sypria</a></div><br /><div align="center">These are similar to my little tiny camera earrings. I just love them and they are only $5! I might have to scoop these up...<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/22898282/floppy-booky-basic-black?ref=sr_gallery_17&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=4&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530652807244110386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAHhl9HZUIOFYNqB6o0OMPgd9lekD3beLI0FE5HYC9COU2Gl0gcQreSBpqJ_FIizljgrWhslAGPeHpMQyPM_hTzgdfeCkOx93jvnH9FlvSkcWGM0rU6LBS6O-TSVA6acLNM_lSVtpksA/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/22898282/floppy-booky-basic-black?ref=sr_gallery_17&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=4&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">Floppy Booky</a> $9</div><br /><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/22898282/floppy-booky-basic-black?ref=sr_gallery_17&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=4&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">contexto</a></div><br /><div align="center">A notebook made out of old floppies! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58451436/fixie-bicycle-cog-tee-shirt-white-on?ref=sr_gallery_35&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530651490351015138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOH0_5g5WwVL4NhScizgIlo_tZedyTPCAlflXSJk3Lo3Q_HIIxuxrzmTcxH5skVAUVbgF84ZAp773PAaaYVymiLWdarpgIvsuJTjIsa2sMe_Uu46xKb9FmTYfnp9THVs6QVqD7ZBh_7o/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> Fixie Bicycle Cog Tee Shirt White on Black</a> $17.99<br />from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58451436/fixie-bicycle-cog-tee-shirt-white-on?ref=sr_gallery_35&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">onegearclothing</a></div><br /><div align="center">Looks like metal but it's white printed on the black. Digging the tattoos too!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59608852/cowl-neck-asymmetry-kanga-pocket-top?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530651006949682194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22WbnGxQ4uJDmDNmhljeepLdM8s7_gtNv8BJrgTZwzuFGBl7-RgexAVbWDZQ8MgS-0sod_4KY1_HWAX9svh12uxwHwSw7TKLA_xwFa10pFNpM4hiD7z_brhPAiMWHeOvEKAw130f_k-4/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59608852/cowl-neck-asymmetry-kanga-pocket-top?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">Cowl Neck Asymetry Kanga Pocket Top</a> $58</div><div align="center">from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59608852/cowl-neck-asymmetry-kanga-pocket-top?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=indie&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title">hopee</a> </div>

Friday's Favorites 10/22 INDIE

I decided to feature "indie" stuff this week. Some were found using the search term "indie" and others embody indie styl...

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<div>  <div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;">Creative Night</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="left"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Last night I had a very creative night. Yes, most of the reason is because I have an indie craft fair coming up on Saturday (in Ferndale, Mi at The Loving Touch from 12-5 *plug*) but also because I have been feeling another skitzo creative period happening with myself. It's all good. This time I figured I would document it because I know I love to see how other people make things!</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg-7ewz5LmQrNDUihBF_bvnQJpJ0DCpMhxxuvLNyB-fMH6EWBGmbOXawTpcrMXi3DM-wIX0snZ7D2jPA_pVSzufrifljhjAAt6cOXlXqnQaSNSaZ6lbl4b7zcIXJ1KiLhklNJCYgRbuA/s1600-h/DSC_8574.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174480771772610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg-7ewz5LmQrNDUihBF_bvnQJpJ0DCpMhxxuvLNyB-fMH6EWBGmbOXawTpcrMXi3DM-wIX0snZ7D2jPA_pVSzufrifljhjAAt6cOXlXqnQaSNSaZ6lbl4b7zcIXJ1KiLhklNJCYgRbuA/s400/DSC_8574.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 358px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Yes, there was plenty of wine and music involved. </div><div></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ke8KNE9AG5sob1Lj9cbXaSH3ejVa-Cg4nHeK7E9LA8wmALC-1f3HV4W3ivah3JaqiIA7DTBg2Fmlo8FJ9VAs1ZSKAaEq7GvI1rTNSfzUDFSPI7tcm_i53eAeZQ6anNz0sGnKFBgE5dA/s1600-h/DSC_8573.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174472698536306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ke8KNE9AG5sob1Lj9cbXaSH3ejVa-Cg4nHeK7E9LA8wmALC-1f3HV4W3ivah3JaqiIA7DTBg2Fmlo8FJ9VAs1ZSKAaEq7GvI1rTNSfzUDFSPI7tcm_i53eAeZQ6anNz0sGnKFBgE5dA/s400/DSC_8573.jpg" style="WIDTH: 195px; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>I like to incorporate recycling into my work as much as possible and I have aquired quite a few wool sweaters (bags and bags actually). I love to make something new out of something that's been discarded and most of the sweaters I have aquired come from church rummage sales and resale shops. I never pay more than $1 for each one and usually I get them at bag sales where you pay $5-$7 for a bag and fill it up. As long as the sweaters are 70% wool they are feltable. I live near very affluent areas and I have been lucky to pick up quite a few cashmere sweaters as well!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__YPEJxLxBnViWD58xSJZDtY1Fmh2stfjXIElbplbFUsm1bSHvQRgnjLUhetA7-ZI3Ofsykvt3Eww3a5dnNT4Osfrynnq-Ba1wik2KQzYzfjcEieDlj_5tXgaPKs9xcuFL_mOUAkHSYQ/s1600-h/DSC_8575.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174482375395746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__YPEJxLxBnViWD58xSJZDtY1Fmh2stfjXIElbplbFUsm1bSHvQRgnjLUhetA7-ZI3Ofsykvt3Eww3a5dnNT4Osfrynnq-Ba1wik2KQzYzfjcEieDlj_5tXgaPKs9xcuFL_mOUAkHSYQ/s400/DSC_8575.jpg" style="WIDTH: 275px; HEIGHT: 161px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlOtc-5n-dZ1fbxq7SLxirD5WZZKQTe4OYOmQ0zDYqqLyrk8Wh2ASFeNDBUeldhSwwBPDHBTqvMowUWL6p7wO3j5RxY5wk49hISqRa4_ECofZKgf5APmQ_ZzuA7uM8pSNVA6-FBJiCrM/s1600-h/DSC_8577.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415177740595107810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlOtc-5n-dZ1fbxq7SLxirD5WZZKQTe4OYOmQ0zDYqqLyrk8Wh2ASFeNDBUeldhSwwBPDHBTqvMowUWL6p7wO3j5RxY5wk49hISqRa4_ECofZKgf5APmQ_ZzuA7uM8pSNVA6-FBJiCrM/s400/DSC_8577.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></div>This was a striped sweater I picked up and felted in the washing machine. NOTE- if you try this at home DO NOT- I repeat- DO NOT forget to put the sweater inside a pillow case and tightly tie it up or you can break your washing machine. I knew this yet I forgot once and our machine broke, which resulted in my husband turning it on it's side and taking the whole thing apart. Not fun! Anyway, this beauty felted up really nicely and is very thick. I used the bottom cuff to my advantage and cut a big rectangle out of it, sewed 2 sides, and here you have a nice hat! It looks like it needs a cute owl or something on the front. I'll probably get on that tonight.<br /><div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2rcVf-GNh0bJRhkKkBOYizUhtp819P4-HRN5wIpEQM_3Qx9tR6nc_tNyKl2ThpNTLwK2CebQPc8r3Eyy0nrLV2Xep_cYHCLiKLga3Gdl2LLnKxSzq13p7Wm7eOAZ81A96GjjR_z7wdU/s1600-h/cutting.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174286636881378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2rcVf-GNh0bJRhkKkBOYizUhtp819P4-HRN5wIpEQM_3Qx9tR6nc_tNyKl2ThpNTLwK2CebQPc8r3Eyy0nrLV2Xep_cYHCLiKLga3Gdl2LLnKxSzq13p7Wm7eOAZ81A96GjjR_z7wdU/s400/cutting.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Truth be told I am not the best sewer in the world. I am much better at knitting and crocheting! I always start the night off ripping a seam out before I get into the swing of things. Last night was no exception! Sigh. <div><div><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQFAvSJajvGswa1OBJ0zTZqQFRnMGNdosuq0Cb6xua43EROtFagCY31VtKBX2zl2lHijYUw4LsqOtym2oM7UjHcJYRpFFzC1Sv_LiuO6PcmascNeuA5jp6hyZl_Nn7_qHAC6Mr-heKvo/s1600-h/needle.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174283480891538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQFAvSJajvGswa1OBJ0zTZqQFRnMGNdosuq0Cb6xua43EROtFagCY31VtKBX2zl2lHijYUw4LsqOtym2oM7UjHcJYRpFFzC1Sv_LiuO6PcmascNeuA5jp6hyZl_Nn7_qHAC6Mr-heKvo/s400/needle.jpg" style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 328px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorh_FDuJ2j8X7lsTBGAzy0VYbvgXSZxPCH2wSyYLIT177G5ER6Q13HGaWVCV35rrU3yOS_hTrBm-DWNTMJldjuaFp1GpvSC6DmJDrl1q3vFXeQ4kaOSuke5hN8IL97ibxVDGNfvRSLUQ/s1600-h/hearts.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174273420887186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorh_FDuJ2j8X7lsTBGAzy0VYbvgXSZxPCH2wSyYLIT177G5ER6Q13HGaWVCV35rrU3yOS_hTrBm-DWNTMJldjuaFp1GpvSC6DmJDrl1q3vFXeQ4kaOSuke5hN8IL97ibxVDGNfvRSLUQ/s400/hearts.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>This sweater is cashmere and super soft and still in excellent condition except for a few holes making it unwearable. Luckily there was enough unholy (ha) fabric left at the bottom to make another hat. I made tassles using felted sweaters too. I cut them into strips with one extra long strip which I tied around the others and you have tassle. Then I sewed them onto the corners. Now we get into the needle felting part of the evening. Did you know you can needle felt one sweater onto another one? All you need is either a big piece of foam (the piece I use is really ugly but it's effective) or a big bristle brush which you lie face up and a felting needle. You can pick them up either at your local yarn shop or JoAnn fabric's carries them now too. They are long needs with little barbs all over them. They are extremely sharp so be very careful when handling them. You basically stab the sweater holding the needle completely straight up and down and it grabs the fibers and meshes them together. Pretty awesome. You can also buy wool roving, which is what yarn is before it is spun, and manipulate it into designs. Here I just cut out hearts from another wool sweater and felted them right onto the hat. </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_Yhfo4SBTCnfFibX9J7FzEFA9iH6UmwSihI1LoOOTIFJxjq8IPeHzIxChAgdlk0JGPiHpkshXQRY3duntDqy4kmZgN7jdCaDVP6X5TUTW0J5aI-aovlFK9B9W9GtGiEVfMoVu_8GvMs/s1600-h/inside+of+hat.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174269511589810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_Yhfo4SBTCnfFibX9J7FzEFA9iH6UmwSihI1LoOOTIFJxjq8IPeHzIxChAgdlk0JGPiHpkshXQRY3duntDqy4kmZgN7jdCaDVP6X5TUTW0J5aI-aovlFK9B9W9GtGiEVfMoVu_8GvMs/s400/inside+of+hat.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>You know it is working and is going to stay put when you can see the fibers coming out from behind.<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYgsuRQZaABRdTIkzjLsrx7-3MSkbS9zz4poRg8yjBMOXwF7JPAdl69_uTX4jIxNtq6qHv_W7NrmEKx56StYkIJrfOb-e3ZCDOBhbtJ_zLpMDKDosDJH6h_F-Qs02he7Pem8nUx1xAdo/s1600-h/DSC_8566.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174293249749714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYgsuRQZaABRdTIkzjLsrx7-3MSkbS9zz4poRg8yjBMOXwF7JPAdl69_uTX4jIxNtq6qHv_W7NrmEKx56StYkIJrfOb-e3ZCDOBhbtJ_zLpMDKDosDJH6h_F-Qs02he7Pem8nUx1xAdo/s400/DSC_8566.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><div align="center">Finished hat! </div><div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3p-yDFwLSFNw-3V7Ip6yKXUc41WlUvHvV0LRRzGLHOXqm-_LhBqg3dsyWX6uk9p32Ezmuub7etdrE7iQLBSbUTTcub1Y2q8nMBXGrEmwjS81v7yXmE6aYU5gQVmY1Va05G_46e7MR0w/s1600-h/DSC_8559.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174095200662498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3p-yDFwLSFNw-3V7Ip6yKXUc41WlUvHvV0LRRzGLHOXqm-_LhBqg3dsyWX6uk9p32Ezmuub7etdrE7iQLBSbUTTcub1Y2q8nMBXGrEmwjS81v7yXmE6aYU5gQVmY1Va05G_46e7MR0w/s400/DSC_8559.jpg" style="WIDTH: 277px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwp58pBY8piedJtqQus46VYYpEEo8c0LBeGfa0cCF_pU9exRipGCaOgh7lCaPkSEr8uphBE7WK1DaF-U5LG08Bwr5qQPXrrJdE0qHKTXniY8vmPjvyqZCoOJxRmVeaVbulPbfgyUIxaRI/s1600-h/needle+felting.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174094036257346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwp58pBY8piedJtqQus46VYYpEEo8c0LBeGfa0cCF_pU9exRipGCaOgh7lCaPkSEr8uphBE7WK1DaF-U5LG08Bwr5qQPXrrJdE0qHKTXniY8vmPjvyqZCoOJxRmVeaVbulPbfgyUIxaRI/s400/needle+felting.jpg" style="WIDTH: 353px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>Needle felting on my gross huge piece of foam!</div><div></div><br /><br /><div>I also cut the arms off of sweaters and make them into legwarmer/spats and arm warmers, depending on the sleeve width.</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjma7bLU8ll6c3sPYa_lOe_JubHNXkAXDFkzxTsI0YAlVKpJErvQcoH2SOSXDHmdAHZztXsjI5URefcHteLlgY8x5gYSeou1UPp7Fj2iIRQseR8RcrANoe1Mj-FSalWQaeak0TkNiqCieA/s1600-h/DSC_8571.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174466480160578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjma7bLU8ll6c3sPYa_lOe_JubHNXkAXDFkzxTsI0YAlVKpJErvQcoH2SOSXDHmdAHZztXsjI5URefcHteLlgY8x5gYSeou1UPp7Fj2iIRQseR8RcrANoe1Mj-FSalWQaeak0TkNiqCieA/s400/DSC_8571.jpg" style="WIDTH: 305px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><div>These ones are made from cashmere and are nice and loose at the bottom so they can sit low over your shoes if you want. I added pink trim to the bottoms and I'm thinking about needle felting a design too. Oooohhh--maybe more of a tattoo type design might look good here to cut the sweetness of the pink and gray!</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xHDw2cC8ZjPcb2-P3wbuEccNw2zCt5nvfc2A1wgpV-uAUOGk8cqe_RL1eJfwvVNhDo7KkKM0CIZfifWoEI6oJsOTJoa69VND87LR0_nH3fDh3nXIfMesWGJ2AOOMj-tAa9luvZK83DE/s1600-h/DSC_8568.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174463066968770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xHDw2cC8ZjPcb2-P3wbuEccNw2zCt5nvfc2A1wgpV-uAUOGk8cqe_RL1eJfwvVNhDo7KkKM0CIZfifWoEI6oJsOTJoa69VND87LR0_nH3fDh3nXIfMesWGJ2AOOMj-tAa9luvZK83DE/s400/DSC_8568.jpg" style="WIDTH: 272px; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtp-u_bwZYYa8jiXpaU7GtGCWo7Nii8Y4CH0p6bkSpy-Dt1tfQersm-zjgAHc_0jL2TgYU1K99JdhVbDGK7dET5ryTIerOzcS2A6qBD483sna5cwRVx9l7EN5Em1UGvVdSuz4YP8eS-pA/s1600-h/gloves.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174088326026050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtp-u_bwZYYa8jiXpaU7GtGCWo7Nii8Y4CH0p6bkSpy-Dt1tfQersm-zjgAHc_0jL2TgYU1K99JdhVbDGK7dET5ryTIerOzcS2A6qBD483sna5cwRVx9l7EN5Em1UGvVdSuz4YP8eS-pA/s400/gloves.jpg" style="WIDTH: 227px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />These ones are my favorite ones I have made. The sweater was ribbed so they fit really really snug on your legs. I cut circles out of other sweaters and used embroidery backing to keep them from stretching while sewing them. Then you tear it away when it's sewn. Cool stuff. These work double duty as leg warmers and arm warmers!<br /></div><div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySBmLVzUD3EcrcPghRe_aymZu0vAVPbWeRNjmG89NjM7m_5yxOYggyq588X2mq1rS27cXt1-c6CMY8kFFa5ae5ruPW_TVtLb4cPzFdGbQVb8SCTYGkk5hsar93WVWJmqIZMkqOYuEDzk/s1600-h/cheesy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174077701350898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySBmLVzUD3EcrcPghRe_aymZu0vAVPbWeRNjmG89NjM7m_5yxOYggyq588X2mq1rS27cXt1-c6CMY8kFFa5ae5ruPW_TVtLb4cPzFdGbQVb8SCTYGkk5hsar93WVWJmqIZMkqOYuEDzk/s400/cheesy.jpg" style="WIDTH: 247px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_NB3gE0hC2sPXrqguNFHEMzu-eARUfD4R5rNbJ6mmB9Cp8XyXwxW03LbEYr9HXbOqimyxwWwzYGnD8kVRtFF3j-B6zU1yLw7QuV4FasZV8sO8ypRBwFik0iKyyCfhhtK0P-7ccZjfNg/s1600-h/sewing.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415174073689383938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_NB3gE0hC2sPXrqguNFHEMzu-eARUfD4R5rNbJ6mmB9Cp8XyXwxW03LbEYr9HXbOqimyxwWwzYGnD8kVRtFF3j-B6zU1yLw7QuV4FasZV8sO8ypRBwFik0iKyyCfhhtK0P-7ccZjfNg/s400/sewing.jpg" style="WIDTH: 275px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><br /><div></div><div> </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiDvTqRL7FJLhiKKjJQrc5UInFDte5qsenEO2atT99vJbGoYH8Vlit5pH5DeoLyx8b5Yo_K51SBgJvW7jmwThNEBSRZQ3tQPayqwsinrMwKqWWKpBCsM8pZslIiUQcy_V5LXCzO2tFMI/s1600-h/DSC_8578.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415182726772265490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiDvTqRL7FJLhiKKjJQrc5UInFDte5qsenEO2atT99vJbGoYH8Vlit5pH5DeoLyx8b5Yo_K51SBgJvW7jmwThNEBSRZQ3tQPayqwsinrMwKqWWKpBCsM8pZslIiUQcy_V5LXCzO2tFMI/s400/DSC_8578.jpg" style="WIDTH: 324px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9ru6eXyPNd7JWBGRd-Hn-t2HzOIP_zP8UAH2f07AduHD3gxGJf2kmpriSxQArSeXIy9qgWRHo-FHxIpQ5OJxLsWwJY3zqEfzM0OKNS9hUVMw_Uwj_jl16TLnlzSXKhm-dZ8AI3Of9LA/s1600-h/DSC_8579.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415182729728109746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9ru6eXyPNd7JWBGRd-Hn-t2HzOIP_zP8UAH2f07AduHD3gxGJf2kmpriSxQArSeXIy9qgWRHo-FHxIpQ5OJxLsWwJY3zqEfzM0OKNS9hUVMw_Uwj_jl16TLnlzSXKhm-dZ8AI3Of9LA/s400/DSC_8579.jpg" style="WIDTH: 311px; HEIGHT: 182px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div>The last thing I made last night was this cute little hat.  It is made from a cream colored cashmere sweater.  This time I sewed the corners and cut them so that it lays rounded at top and fits the head snuggly.  It seemed plain to me but I didn't want to mess up the perfect creamyness that it is so I added a simple pink peace sign by needle felting using wool roving.  My 8 year old daughter LOVES peace signs so this may end up being hers!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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