Art For Your Head "Russian Blue"

Please meet Art For Your Head "Russian Blue".

Beautiful, simple and soft. A felted head wrap with oodles of felted, needle felted and wrapped locks. For more pictures and sale information, please see: DreamWoven

Completely forgot......

Completely forgot that I had made these!!!!!!!!!! I don't know if that is good or bad. Here they are for your perusal..... they are for sale... please check my website (DreamWoven) or Etsy.

Another "Bird Pop" Attitude hat

DreamWoven.com

Another Blog/Another Hat

For those that wish to see a bit of a different side of me.... i have started a new blog at Knitting & Vasectomies - The Incongruity of it All . 

For those looking for a simpler hat in earthy colours.......  Meet another of the Fey Series "Deep Forest"

Working the Site and a Sale

Yesterday i started re-working my website.   http://DreamWoven.com   I am adding a 'For Sale' page.  If you'd like to take a peek, come visit...  The new page is an offshoot of the "hats" page.   If you'd like to give me your opinion on how it works for you, or changes that might make it better... all is appreciated.  *Note, it is not completely done yet, so a couple of the links arent working".

I sold this beauty last night :)  I didnt even have a chance to preview her :(   She is heading to Texas to a repeat customer! 

A Man of Many Talents

My husband .....I want to blog about him...........

recently he has been on a journey with his own art. Though he has been a painter (and photographer) for many many years, he is just now learning to 'just paint'. He and I work very differently. It is one of the things that attracts us so greatly to each other.

We admire each others work, but i believe we also admire how each of us works. I use 'seat of the pants' technology and he actually, really knows what he is doing. I jump with both feet and grab everything that is near me on the way in. He plans, decides, utilizes and then commences action. I turn the container over and sprinkle the spice, he will use a measuring spoon. Understand?

We have both learned so much from each other. I've learned to temper my running amuck, somewhat. He has learned to take leaps of faith. This is what comes from his 'just painting' for painting sake.

"Birds Before the Storm" (Acrylic on Canvas)

Please take a peek at some of his work, AND LEAVE SOME COMMENTS. I am sure it would feel very good to him to know that people have thoughts about the things he does.

• Some of his paintings can be seen here: WBEckertStudio.SmugMug.com

• Some of his photography, painting and blog writings (which in themselves are a key to this man) can be seen here: WBEckertStudio.blogspot.com
  
  

Be a Follower?!?!

have you checked out Blogspots new addition?!?!?! Check your dashboard... you can now have all the blogs you read in one place on your dashboard... it's great... and you can put a widget on your blog so that folks can add you to their reading list of blogs...

so.. while you are here.. . make sure you click on the widget that says "Follow This Blog" in the upper left corner :)

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.

Two Complete and One in Progress

In Progress...

I started this hat shape last year..... and have watched it at a distance since then. I wasnt happy with what it was, but yesterday she called to me........... and she will be fine :) after re-working, i am now content with the shape and have started working on the details.... the ripples, the dents, the layers........... i am pleased with the thought of this on a head........... for me.......... this is where it starts...........

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Two new ones :

Art For Your Head "Blush" and Funky Art For Your Head "Bird Pop 2" (Bird Pop 1 sold :)

Attitude Hat - Funky Art For Your Head - 'Bird Pop'

Attituded Hat - Funky Art For Your Head "Bird Pop"

I have one of these for me :)

This one will be at http://DreamWoven.Etsy.com and is for sale :)

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)

Some of my Girls.........

Girls in a queue.     These girlies are waiting their turn..... sometimes i just see these heads all over my studio and i am amazed that they aren't real people..... these are items i am currently working on... should make a debut shortly.... but who knows... i kind of like just dressin' the ladies up and checking out their attitudes.  

See that little rectangle shape above the center head.. a little to the right (you can see the roundish crown of a hat)?....well sometimes i will draw (and color) a hat out... i love those little canvasses.  (and of course my mind goes straight to "hmmmmm wonder if i could sell them?????)    that wierd thing between creation and business..... i don't know...........i love what i create, but i mean, how much 'stuff' can one girl have????  if i don't sell my goodies, they will sit in a bin because i couldnt possible wear them all, nor would i want to ... some are just not my style.........but i loved creating them.... kwim?  I feel lucky that i still create the things i do because i enjoy it and the impulse to create something to sell isn't my first impulse....   

anyway... enjoy the Girls...............

 

Feels so damn good.......................

Just because it feels so damn good!!!!!!!!!!   It is mesmerizing and should be on large TV screens mounted on every corner of every street and shown every morning.......

Where The Hell is Matt 2008

(make sure you Click "Watch in High Quality")

Art For Your Head "Elfin"

Art For Your Head "Elfin"  

soon at http://DreamWoven.Etsy.com

Nice to get some.....

It is always nice to get some recognition................   got a convo from Connie at http://Dirtyfootprints-studio.blogspot.com  telling me that she was spotlighting me on her blog!   So, please go visit and see and while you are out there....

drop by her Etsy shop - http://Dirtyfootprints.etsy.com and take a look at some of her goodies.  below is one of her original oil pastel drawings that I absolutely love the colors of.........
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DO NOT GET THESE CONFUSED......

Reclear AF Medical Strength Antifungal Solution

Boston Rewetting Drops

OOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

The diagnosis is Chemical Conjunctivitus and slight corneal hazing. The cornea will be fine. My feeling stupid may not dissipate for a long while.

My how time flies............

    We went away for a week............... while we were gone I met a new friend...

 

Some things I've put up for sale... ( DreamWoven.Etsy.com )

Please meet Art For Your Head "Winter Heat"....

as well as two Artful Accessories:  "Winter Heat" Tickler 

   

and

the "Black Dahlia" Tickler

Art For Your Head "Cirrus III"

  Art For Your Head "Cirrus III"

She seems to be my most popular colourway.....  She will be going to a new home in New Zealand :)  More pics here :  http://DreamWoven.com/AFYHCirrusIII.htm

     

Just In Case You Are Interested.....

I am cleaning out things and look what i found :)
Yup, it is a brand new, extra copy of "The Crochet Stitch Bible".  New, Never Used and I'm selling it.  It is an excellent reference book, hard cover, spiral bound.  I've had my own copy for many years and can personally vouch for its goodness :)

I also just put up a lot of 30 pieces of cross stitch fabric.  How did i wind up with that?  One can only guess... but this is perfect for holiday ornaments, cross-stitch card pictures, oh... i am sure you can think of dozens of uses.  

both are at my etsy supply shop...   http://DreamWovenSupplies.etsy.com

TALK TO ME OF STORAGE...............

      i tore my studio apart.

literally

Talk to me of storage.........PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

i now have an extra room (other than my Studio Treehouse, which i totally outgrew within a year)... so now I have a room for inventory and a room to work in (my Studio).    Here are some pics of the 'inventory room' and the Studio (Treehouse) before being cleaned/sorted/finished/figured out.

These are the pics of the New Inventory Room - not complete, still a mess, not sorted through etc..

     

These are the pics of the cleaned out Studio - not complete, still a mess, not sorted through etc..

 
    

oh...and my wall o' yarn... which will remain where it is because it is just so beautiful to look at up against the rock wall.

I will be using my studio for the computer, books, shipping, photographing and creating/finishing pieces.   In the Inventory Room i have all my rovings, yarns, spinning, etc sorted by colour in cubes... it is the best way for me... it is how i work....When i work on a lot of my pieces i always wind up with small balls of leftover yarns... in fact, i have so many small balls of leftover yarns that they need their own set of cubes sorted by colour!!!!!!

what do you do with those small balls of leftover yarns?  i don't mean, what do you make with them.... i tend to use up even small balls...... i mean how do you store them??? 

The Inventory Room will have floor to ceiling cubes when finished and each cube will hold a different colour... all the blacks together, all the greys together, all the oranges together, etc.  This works fine for full or semi-full skeins or balls, they all fit nicely in there and are easy to retrieve or go through.   

So how do i store the small balls so that I actually can see them and use them?   Suggestions appreciated.

I love that man o' mine...

       The birthday was nice.... nice that i woke up... nice that i can still feed myself, nice that i dont dribble.... but what made it extra nice was the lovely flowers received from the work peeps and the starbuck card....and then to arrive home where there was a beautiful vase of sunflowers and a very special card and gift.  Here is the card that my husband ( http://WBEckertStudio.blogspot.com ) did (ink and watercolours).... he is so incredible talented and he loves me.... that is the very best gift.....(and i love him muchly :) 

    

He had gone through my favorites on Etsy and found this artist  --> April Kawaoka (aprilkawaoka.etsy.com).  She is the designer and maker of my lovely new birthday ring :)
   

Glad to be alive....

Even etsy didnt forget :)

 

A Tickler..........

  this is a spoiler......a tickler...... Something that is almost done.......
Every now and again i just need to go wild... and i haven't in a while....  so maybe this will be the start of something new and exciting?  maybe.......
 

Gazillions of Magazines & Patterns for Sale

If you'd like me to email you a copy of the list, just let me know and I will be glad to do so. Magazines, pamphlets, patterns... Just let me know

Neck Corset - Artful Accessory - Neck Wrap - Neck Cuff -

Now Available at:

DreamWoven.Etsy.com