Choose an Attitude!

The fingers have been busy between work and taxes. Three Attitude Hats. (May have to keep the one on the far left...the colors are my favorites)....

More pics can be seen at DreamWoven

"Simone" came to See Me!!!!!!

She had arrived. Standing in the doorway, elegant as usual, she greeted me with the side of her cheek.

She talked of her train ride last evening and how patiently she had waited at the station. All I could think of was how the moonlight must have looked on her, glorifying this beautiful creature. I asked if she ever worried about traveling alone and she told me, "No". And in that one word I saw the appreciative glances she had gotten from every man and woman on that train.

But I knew, Simone being Simone, that she had ignored them, and stayed intent on watching her own reflection in the dark glass as she sped to see me.

Art For Your Head "Simone"

Pretty Pretty....

Claudette II

A lovely customer ordered this beauty and I'd be glad to make one for you too :) She comes in a winter white or a grey (like the picture) or a chestnut brown. Your choice. Come visit for the details.

Inca Stories "II"

This will be the last of the Inca Hats for awhile... on to new things. I may try designing a summer version though.

She is available at my 1000 Markets shop.

Inca Stories "Woods Basket Weave"

Inca Stories "Woods Basket Weave"

Deep in the woods colour. Ridges and lacework run around the back perimeter and it is embellished with three tassels. The two side tassels are topped with a vintage button from my personal collection and a silver metal hand cut tube bead.

This is a beautiful combination of hand dyed wool, wool/hemp and a touch of cotton. This combination creates a lightweight yet warm hat. It is one of the few hats that I make that is totally crochet. She can be found at my 1000Markets shop. Http://DreamWoven.1000Markets.com

Inca "Basket Weave"

Inca "Basket Weave"

About the hat:

A hat reminiscent of traditional basket weaving, this beauty has browns, creams, greys and black...and is full of details. Ridges and lacework run around the back perimeter and it is embellished with three tassels.

This is a beautiful combination of hand dyed wool, camel and some silk that creates a lightweight yet warm hat. It is one of the few hats that I make that is totally crochet.
Can be purchased at

http://DreamWoven.1000Markets.com

Inca Stories - "Fields 2"

About the hat:

A new field, furrowed, planted and now coming to fruition... these are the colours therein.... browns, russets, spring greens, coppers... this hat is full of details. Ridges and lacework run around the back perimeter and it is embellished with three tassels.

This is a beautiful combination of hand dyed Silk/Viscose blend, a lovely green Linen and a coppery Rayon. It is lightweight and warm. It is one of the few hats that I make that is totally crochet and this particular hat can be worn by those that can not tolerate wool.

Available for purchase at http://DreamWoven.1000Markets.com . More pictures can be seen at 1000 Markets or on my website http://DreamWoven.com

Inca "Winter" - for 2009!

Inca "Winter"

About the hat:

A simple beauty, but exquisitely full of details. Ridges and lacework run around the back perimeter and it is embellished with two tassels.

This is a beautiful, soft and luscious combination of the finest Alpaca, Silk and Merino in a lovely Cream color. Warm yet delicately light. It is one of the few hats that I make that is totally crochet and one of the few designs I will do in a solid colour.

The hat measures approx. 11" (27.9 cm) when laid flat (at the widest point and approx. 8" (20.3 cm) from top to the point right above the ridges. For reference, the mannequin head is 21" (53.3 cm). There is stretch due to its construction and it can fit a variety of sizes. My head measures approx. 24" with all of my hair and it fits wonderfully. Please measure your head and send me your measurements if you have a question about whether this hat will fit you.

It is a stunning statement, but remember....it can cause "Specialness" and you will always have to be ready for that!

Inca "Winter" is available through 1000Markets or my website.

Another in the Fey Series

Another in the Fey Series.... this is "Night"

She can be found either at my website (which I have just re-vamped) DreamWoven.com or at my 1000 Markets shop. (http://DreamWoven.1000Markets.com)

Sometimes you just got to get the YA YA's out...

This is a frantic time of year for me. That being said, it is also the time of year that I crave making my more Wearable Art pieces. Of course this urge occurs between the frantic-ness of the season, the craziness of everything else going on. Go figure..... There comes a space... it happens when I have done all I can with existing things, procrastinated enough (cleaned off my work table, done the dishes and ambled around complaining about not having enough coffee).... then comes the 'breather space'. It all gels. It all comes together. My fingers do what they are told, my juices are flowing, nothing intrudes, the music sounds good, the colors reflect correctly, there is some peace in my mind (the gremlins have quieted down a bit) and voila'... a creation takes shape, calls to me, comes to fruition.

Please meet Art For Your Head "Evocateur"
More pics can be seen at http://DreamWoven.com

Please visit the Wearable Art Market at 1000Markets

Well hello beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

Art For Your Head
Inca Series "Fields"
(For those that can't wear wool)

SOLD (From 1000Markets!)

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http://DreamWoven.1000Markets.com

The fingers are flying...........

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A New Attitude "Bird Pop" - Hand dyed wool with a Hemp/Wool blend accent...

http://DreamWoven.1000Markets.com
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http://DreamWoven.etsy.com

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And... let's add these to the 'going to new homes' list...

Another one on its way to Sedona, AZ

to Andrews, TX

To B.C., Canada

To Charlestown, WV

New homes for the Girls....

It has been a wee bit busy.... all these beauties have gone to new homes in the month of November :)

"Elfin" went to Pennsylvania

"Tendril" went to New Mexico

"Ambrato" went to Washington

"SW Attitude" went to North Carolina

"Earth" went to Oklahoma

"Cavern" went to Arizona

"Attitude - Bird Pop 5" went to Massachusetts

"Stellar" went to New York

Looking for Artists who create Wearable Art

I've been given the wonderful opportunity of putting together a Wearable Art Market on 1000Markets. If you do not know about 1000Markets... please come take a look. http://1000Markets.com

Their concept is unique and fresh. " Markets are Communities: A market is a collection of merchants, joined together by interest, similar products, or geography. Just like a cluster of stands at an outdoor festival, a market is a gathering place. More than anything, markets are about creating community from commerce. "

The site is a somewhat juried site. My gut tells me this is someplace that is going to go places and will be a benefit to those of us that sell online.

I am looking for artists who create Wearable Art. Please drop me a note, either here or via email if you might be interested. There are plenty of you here that I admire, so please.... if you are looking for another avenue to show your items and would like to be a part of a new, growing environment... please let me know.

Rachel/DreamWoven

Another Inca Stories Hat...

The other one (Inca "Earth") listed below has gone to a new home in Oklahoma :) where she will live happily ever after.

Meet her sister.... Art For Your Head Inca "Cavern"
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http://DreamWoven.1000Markets.com

Two Things.....

1. I am going to recommend something very highly. For those of you that enjoy shopping online and for those of you that sell online..... please come visit
1000 Markets. A beautiful place to both shop and to sell. And, that is something that you don't find everywhere on the internet.

For me, the originating concept of this place is what it is all about:

"Our markets are more than just collections of products; they are full of people and stories. They have voices and personalities.

Our merchants are small, independent, artisan businesses built by people who love their craft. They make and sell unique products, based on their own vision, personality and story. Working together, these artisans create marketplace communities - gathering places where merchants can exchange ideas, and customers can browse and talk.

Our markets are large and small, broad and narrow. Some have themes, like food, crafts, or art. Others cultivate a sense of place around a region. And some exist simply because the people in them share friendship or common values. Each market fosters its own one-of-a-kind community, always unique and interesting."

If this concept intriques you, makes you feel good, or you are just curious............please take a look......... 1000 Markets

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Another Attitude Hat "Bird Pop" 7

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Getting the holiday inventory together..............

    Some new ones........ o  h and... if you don't see them in my store on etsy (or elsewhere) you can always ask me if they are really for sale...ya know?

 

 

Fiber Focus, Soleyne.com & Progress

I came home yesterday to some pretty wonderful things................

Firstly.......... was this: http://fiberfocus.blogspot.com/ and please, while you are there, take a look thru her blog.... she is an incredible writer, always has something interesting to discuss and tell about and has a great group of people here at Fiber Focus ( http://fiberfocus.ning.com/ ).... the other good thing is that her name is Rachel. A very good name indeed :)

Secondly, i received a handful of postcard flyers that are making their way to interested parties as we speak. SOLEYNE ( http://soleyne.com/ ) is a new website, that just finished up its beta testing and seems to be very promising. The mechanisms they had in place during the beta testing were good, the money they've spent to move this project forward seems appreciable, and they are already advertising. This postcard flyer is currently being disbursed at at juried art festival in Tarrytown, New York at Lyndhurst Castle. Please, if you are at all interested in this site, sign up for notification of its doors opening. You can do that at http://soleyne.com/

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ok.... here is the progress on the new Art For Your Head piece, that i featured in the September 7, 2008 entry below.

The first pic shows the back and what i am needle felting into the shapes i want.... i am adding silk in a handdyed green and coral colourway. I want this to be a very 3 dimensional piece. The second pic is showing some of the beadword, (currently strung and pinned on)... i do this so that i can see where i want it to lay and how i want it to travel.... same with the front of the hat.

Art For Your Head "Blanc Noir"

 Another that will soon make her debut at http://DreamWoven.Etsy.com

The last changes have been made and i believe she is done now :)  I've been able to triplicate so mayhaps at some point there will be a pattern.

Art For Your Head "Tendril"

Soon to make her debut at http://DreamWoven.Etsy.com ....

Art For Your Head "Tendril"

This is the second in a design that I have been working on....similiar to Art For Your Head "Elfin" with some 'internal' changes.... will do some more like this shortly. More pics can be seen at http://DreamWoven.com/HatsWrapsAlone.htm . (Just click on the smaller pic when you get there)