Ages ago . . .

I started a blog. July has been busy with the Fourth, vacations, birthdays. And I am ready to get started on the scarves for fall. Yes, it has been one hot summer and nobody wants to think about scarves, or anything else, around their necks. I love the hot weather but it is not good for selling scarves. Still, I have to begin now because these things take time.

No pics yet. I am winding black warp. Tencel. I haven't decided 100% what draft I will use for this series. That will be finalized today.

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Roaster Coasters handwoven coasters, aka mug mats.

Pitsachio Green and White

Red, White, and Blue

And I will be taking a couple of them in gift boxes to Swift Waters.

I'm sending a couple of sets out to the stores, so what's left will go up on Etsy. I already sold a few at GGG and the farmers' market. I'm working on more colors.

And this is a gorgeous red and white cotton/linen kitchen towel that needs to get up on Etsy already!

Slacker . . .

Two New Enviro-friendly Scarves

My Stripe Hemp Handwoven scarf is now in the shop. It's made of cotton, but mostly handwoven of organic hemp.

This is Loud handwoven with soy silk, a byproduct of the tofu manufacturing industry. It's bright redpinkorange, but very soft. It feel like a cross between silk and a well-worn cotton.

And now for something completely different: I started teaching myself to play the guitar a few months ago. I put a link up to a couple of videos I made (in the sidebar).

More Photos from GGG

More photos from this weekends Gardens Galleries and Gifts event in Broad Brook, CT.

My housewares, Coffee Break Designs

Our wonderful helpers, selling cold soda and plants!

Nancy Masters and her husband love old cars and trucks. Check out Nancy's paintings.

Home staging, party planning and catering are one of the many things Donna can do for you at Master the Details Half the event was on Donna's property - gorgeous perennial gardens!

Primitives by Priscilla Clesowidi

Lola Rae Work by Michele Muska. Purses, jewelry, work with fabric - gorgeous work!

Painted silk scarves by Liena Dieck

Photography by Dot Drobney. She took these pictures!

Success is . . .

Dodging rain, thunderstorms, and two days of tornado warnings (I'm in Connecticut, not Kansas, Toto, so two days of tornado warnings is rare, indeed.) and a great turn out for the first annual Galleries, Gardens and Gifts.

Special Effects painted wine glasses. "The women we used to be, wish we were, will never be!"

Amber Tortoise Creations

Enjoying wine and beer tastings and food samples

My housewares display

Some of Cathy T's Landscape Designs

Some more of my tent

More pictures tomorrow!

Facebook | Gardens Gallery and Gifts 2010

This is what I'm working on this weeke and next! If you are in the East Windsor or surrounding areas next weekend, come visit!

Facebook Gardens Gallery and Gifts 2010: "Gardens, Gallery and Gifts is a two day event showcasing Connecticut artists and artisans.

Stroll through beautiful perennial gardens with lushly planted containers to enjoy along paths and entry ways. Enter a cozy art gallery housing oil paintings of flowers, landscapes and vintage vehicles. Stop in to view amazing floral arrangements staged in a contemporary home decorated in rich colors by a home designer. Shop in a rustic barn showcasing artisans’ specialties from painted glass wares, gift baskets, hand-woven wares, stunning jewelry, floral photography, unique one of a kind handbags, painted primitives, pottery and more. Top it all off with a glass of wine during a wine tasting feature held on the outdoor patio.

This two day event will be held on June 5th and 6th from 10 – 3 at 310 & 312 Rye St. in the Broad Brook section of East Windsor, CT, 06016. Please follow the signs for parking. There will be an area for handicapped parking.

Admission is free!"

New at Coffee Break Designs

A couple of new handwoven kitchen towels in the store. I have a few more housewares to add.

May Handwoven Kitchen Towel in Blue

May Handwoven Kitchen Towel in Natural

And now I will begin my next project. I'm thinking shawls. Any thoughts?