Drip dry and freezing colors

 So, do you think it might have been cold last night and early this morning...these are icicles...I left the fiber out on the line all night....

Spring in the Mimbres

We are finally seeing signs of spring...it's still 20 degrees in the morning and 70 by afternoon...so the plants must think it's spring!  Actually we were able to root plants for a while...love this time of year! Today it was 24 degrees when I got to take the puppy out and stay outside because it was still dark and the coyotes and a skunk were near!! But it didn't feel so cold...funny.

can you believe how short the hyacinth is!! smells wonderful

first signs of the columbine

pretty pink in the yard...very very small, I almost missed them!

the poppy is going to try it again....usually it doesn't like the location and I'm totally tempted to move it, but the it will surly die....

Sock yarn , colors and new yarns

Panda Cotton hand painted

washable wool with nylon sock yarn

organic cotton elastic headband

Elastic yarn with merino and seacell/merino

OK you want to see how big Zach is?

Here is a picture of Zach with some references around him to give some perspective.  He's getting big, but not THAT big! He's fitting in nicely, the old girls are accepting him pretty well...the cats have given in and decided he must be here to stay.

I'd like you to meet Zachary...

Zach is about 7 weeks old and just a cutie.  One of my spinning students brought him over and he's decided to stay and let the old ladies, Gracie and Shasta show him some of the ropes around here. Everyone is calming down, Zach is sleeping through the night and sort of poddy trained, the cats are happily staying clear of the rambucious critter, but not hiding and sooo happy he's not yipping all night!

Just off the loom

I've been weaving yardage of the colorgrown organic cotton and took 7 yards off the loom this weekend.   It's in an M and O's woven pattern and the colors really look great after washing....if you go to the December 25th blog you can see this before washing.

This is a doubleweave project I learned from Suzanne Halvorson.  I made a scarf like this but the photos didn't come out, so this is the wall hanging.  It's cool because you can put pencils or knitting needles in the "pocket" areas.  This is rayon chenille and I need to get it ready to hang.

Flame Painting on Copper...just learning

I just thought I'd share some of the current copper painting I've been doing.  This is all in the learning process.  I can't reproduce anything yet.  But they are really cool and I'm going to use them in different ways.

This will become a pendant

This is one of the first.  It's framed in copper from an old roof in Silver City

Just practice pieces to become earrings or small necklaces

these will be earrings, they are tiny really maybe 1/2 inch

earrings to be...do they have to match?

Almost earrings...I framed the painting with a pounded edge

It's hard to see but the flame is beginning to be controlled

Just another "stock" piece to do something with it