Decorating and bed building

The last fortnight has been spent

re-doing the boy's bedroom.

Trying to give two very different boys

some personal space.

They seem quite happy with the transformations.

I'll be glad to get back to more creative persuits........

Mr dye bath here I come!

Select Sundays are back!.....Pat Butler - artist and feltmaker

We are back with select Sunday's

and this week it's the very lovely 

Pat Butler.

Pat moved to Caithness 4 years ago rekindling her love of painting.

Pat enjoys working in Watercolours and Mixed Media,

but has now found "Felted Art"

I believe it is easy to see Pat's background as

 a painter in her wonderful felted pictures.

The perspective and approach to laying out her felt pieces

are very painterly indeed.

Pat tells me she loves to "paint" with wool

and the wonderful colours you can achieve.

I am impressed with the amount of movement Pat 

captures in her landscapes.

Anyone familiar with Caithness will know she is capturing 

the essence of the area with it's wonderful colour

and those windswept trees!

Pat is showing at Thurso and Golspie Art Shows

Both at the local High Schools

23rd July - 2nd August.

Also showing in Wick

November 14th - 16th.

Pat can be reached at thebutlers@hotmail.co.uk

I love this stormy seascape, which very cleverly uses Mulberry bark to

create the breaking waves.....WOW!

Wooly wonders and some lovely alpaca

Wooly wonders indeed from Woolfest

A coloured and a white Merino X fleece

this is indeed just wonderful fluff!

Below a Teeswater /  Hebridean  fleece

great curls!

Then some lovely Suri Alpaca.

Thanks Rita and John for bringing them home to me

as my little panda was well and truly full

on its return journey.

Winner of Woolfest prize!

Just before I announce the prize winner.

For anyone interested there is a quick you tube

film of Wingham Wool's set up for Woolfest and a quick walk round show.

It's a great idea and would give you some idea of what it's like - Fabulous!

And the Woolfest Winner of £50 voucher is

No. 4 as chosen by random.org

Alison Green.

Congrats Alison just e-mail me

to let me know what you'd like!

Woolfest here we come!

Yep it's time to pack up and head to Cockermouth in Cumbria

For Woolfest 2013

28th and 29th June....

and are we excited!

Just to celebrate I have popped on a wee freebie below

which I thought was appropriate as

there were so many lovely happy bee's

in the garden today!

I would love to see any creations that use the 

Becky and Dorcas digi stamps.

Also as a final Woolfest candy we are offering

a special prize to be drawn by random.org

on the 15th July (after family holiday)

Just leave a comment below and you will be entered into the draw.

a £50 voucher 

to spend at www.hopejacare.co.uk

This post will stay at top until candy is drawn

Good Luck!

Some holiday photo's - we had a ball!

Dino world was great fun a small garden centre experience

with amazing staff.

Hope managed to fit in some tree hugging at 

Cream of Galloway.

A first Donkey ride at

Mabie Farm park.

Yep Caleb was got by one of the dino's.

Paddling at Rockcliff

Karts at Mabie farm park

right up Jacob's street.

As was chocolate creations

at the cocoa bean factory.

The mill at Dunmuck was perfect

and the weather glorious!

Heading back to Dunmuck mill......

We had such a great time at Easter we are heading back to

Dunmuck Mill hopefully for some good weather

but definitely for some fun family time together.

Will pop some photo's up on our return.....

All about the naturals....

A lovely Naturals custom selection for a

felt maker/Artist.

Very fluffy angora bunny

beautiful curly and textural locks.

Fabrics for an embroiderer and needle felt spots......

I've been catching up with orders this week.

Some fabrics for the very talented

Madbird textiles!

Also some needle felt spots for a customer.

(Some of ) my Woolfest purchases

How beautiful are these vessels by

the very talented Jenny Pepper

She was my first stop at Woolfest when I got a minute

off the stand....I love her work

(and own a few bits already)

Lovely silk, mohair and bfl yarns to dye!

Norwegian grey pre felt and wild silk yarn....

Ooooo you need to feel this little lot

Angora bunny, I am so going to enjoy using this in my felt.

There is more but it's in England at the moment

(thanks Rita and John)

as the panda was bursting at the seams.