Hello again

Blame my extensive absence from this blog on school! The semester's almost over, so that means fun tests crammed in at the last minute, and of course, dreaded finals. I did manage to do decently well on my 3rd Chem test, so I'm happy about that. Just gotta get through my 2 finals, and I'll be free to relax and craft for a month! Wooohoo!

The week I spent sorta studying for that 3rd Chem test really put me in craft withdrawl. So that's what I've been up to post-Chem test. Been trying to dye as much as I can for the holiday season, but don't have a whole lot to show for it. I just don't know how other people manage to work full-time AND still whip up lots and lots of yarn to sell. Granted, I do have school now, but still.

Besides dyeing up some yarn, I also made some stitch markers for the shop. I love the green/turquoise beads! I seem to be a sucker for glass and swirly designs in glass. Which is why I would love to learn how to do lampwork and glassblowing. Ah the craft A.D.D. Sometimes I really miss beading and related crafts....but I'm just way more obsessed with fiber crafts. In fact, I'm very tempted to take a weaving class at F.I.T. next semester. It would be at the time slot my pottery class took up, so it would be so totally doable.

Speaking of my fiber obsession, I made 3 fiber/spinning purchases during that week of studying. And I've finally picked up all of them! I got some lovely multi-color roving from Copper Moose, some superwash merino wool mill ends (gotta find some time to spin up some sock yarn), and my VERY FIRST ever wool fleece. Why did I not buy a fleece when I was at Rhinebeck? Cuz I'm stupid (and I guess also cuz I didn't have a drum carder at the time). There's always next year. :D

Anyhoo, I got a Romney X fleece off of eBay, and I think I got a pretty good deal. I was actually initially interested in another fleece the seller was offering, but I totally got caught up in a conversation with my coworker and missed the end of the auction. I hate it when that happens...and it sold for SOOO much cheaper than the fleece I won. But I still got a good deal, so I'm happy. Will hopefully be washing/dyeing/carding the fleece sometime soon...although it's getting to be time to study for my Chem final now... crap!

Lastly, it's finally my turn to be featured on the Special Perks for Secret Pals blog! Cool, huh? Much thanks to Heatherly for taking the time out to feature the vendors participating!