A Primitive Santa, and other woolies…

I finally finished my ‘original’ design primitive Santa! Too late for my Christmas in the Country Open House, but still in time for the Christmas season, never-the-less!
Prim Santa is made of 100% wool, red & green plaid suit trimmed in wool fleece – that’s my Cheviot wool fleece! He has rusty bells stitched onto the corners of his [...]

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Holiday Open House

 Christmas in the Country
~:~:~  Holiday Open House  ~:~:~
at Sheepy Hollow Farm & Studio
Friday & Saturday
November 13 & 14, 2009
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
 
2009 Shop Hours thru December 20, 2009: Fri, Sat, Sun, 11 – 4
 

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A simple fiber(?) project – sheepy note cards.

I save EVERYTHING! What’s considered scraps by most folks, I save and squirrel away for that special project. For example, I save wool snippets from rug hooking, yarn scraps, thrums and so on. A scrap of wool makes a nice tie around a cellophane bag  ”wrapped” gift, a make-do collar for a sheepy ornament, tied around a bar of hand-crafted soap, [...]

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A Flock of Sheep…

A low maintenance wooly flock of sheep…made with a pipe cleaner, most sheepies are sporting my farm-raised Corriedale fleece. The large sheepie in the back is made with Merino and wool felt ears; the first on the left is Suffolk. Add a length of ribbon and they’ll make cute ornies for the tree. Embellish if desired with black [...]

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A welcome addition to my fiber ’stash’…

What happens when you love F I B E R and G O A T S ??? You get a goat that’s reputed for its fiber and hardiness, in this case, a P Y G O R  A, which is a breed purposely bred and registered to produce fine fiber for hand spinning. Pygoras are a cross between an [...]

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Awww…what was I thinking?

Sunday morning I visited our local Armada Flea Market. Aside from seasonal farm fresh produce, ‘yard tag sale’ stuff (ya know – one man’s junk is another man’s treasure), occasional collectables and antiques, there’s also kittens, puppies, chickens and —– bunnies.
As I was leaving, I noticed this little furry thing, perhaps a chinchilla?? My fatal [...]

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A New Sheep Shed and Hay Feeder

Athos, my Shetland ram, has a new home! Yeah! A simple lean-to construction, framed with 2 X 4’s, plywood roof and asphalt shingles, exterior cedar siding and 2 X 6 board interior. I’d like to paint the exterior of this shed barn red with white trim…if time and weather permits? After my tragic accident and loss [...]

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October Already?

Frost was definitely on the pumpkin the other nite! Thought I’d better tend to the garden and pick the veggies that wouldn’t survive the freeze – green peppers, tomatoes, green beans, basil, dill and such. It was probably a good idea to tidy up the garden anyway since this weekend I’m one of the destinations for the [...]

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Visit Me at Mt. Bruce Sheep & Wool Festival

I love this time of year…a hint of Fall in the air???  Well, almost.
If you’re looking for a fun ‘local’ weekend activity for the whole family or just the girls, be sure to visit the Mt. Bruce Sheep & Wool Festival, Romeo Michigan this Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27 from 10 a.m. to [...]

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My ‘New’ Old Loom

 
My new old loom was gifted to me by Joan, owner of Heritage Spinning & Weaving, Lake Orion, MI. I’ve been musing with my loom for almost 2 years, where she’s been laying, sadly, in pieces in my drying barn…unused and unappreciated! YIKES! I’m told she once resided at Castle Farms, Charlevoix, MI. After some detective work, we believe [...]

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