What’s New this week: playing with stones, wrapping up yarn revamp and migraine pause

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My week was cut short this week due to a migraine. My migraines always last 3 days, no matter what I do. Luckily it wasn’t a full blown one, I could still function, albeit much slower. I think this is because I’ve been keeping up with my magnesium. This is the first migraine I’ve had in a few months which for me is really good. I’m blaming this one on the junk food I ate last weekend…I should know better!

I’ve been happily playing with stones again this week – some new satisfying pieces to wear and decide whether to make more & list

I see a lot of people happy to see the year end, even gearing up for Christmas. I know fam in the Philippines, Christmas season starts in the “ber” months (as in, kicks off Sept 1st) but that is too much Christmas for the average Canadian. Personally I am in no hurry to see the year end. I refuse to wish my life away, and I really don’t see much improving next year. I’m happy to cherish everyday, learn a new skill, spend time with my rapidly growing kids, support my hubby and keep on reaching out to feel those vibes.

I’m loving these new bracelets made with 10mm gemstone beads. One is a chakra bracelet, the other tiger eye to support my solar plexus. I was having some stomach pain on the right hand side, near my liver. The emotions I was feeling was impatience & anger/frustration. I dont know of they helped or not, but they are comfortable & fun to wear

Despite the headache & gut rot from Halloween candy, I got some revamped listings completed. Some got slight tweaks, others just needed an updated photo.

Dem Bones is a cute skeleton bookmark & clip on charm set. The limbs move giving these little guys a more life-like feel (pun intended). Originally on a large key ring I switched it to the clip making it easier to attach to a bag or existing key ring. Available via etsy only
Tiny Bubbles was a series of earrings, bracelets and necklace I made several years ago. Going thru my supplies I found 2 remaining shell circle beads, so I decided to recreate one of the earrings. Once this one sells it will be officially retired. Available exclusively on etsy
I made a handful of these cute rosary bracelets years ago. I found this one in a pile of “expired” jewelry in the cupboard. It’s really sweet and deserves a new home, whether you are Catholic or a collector of religious memorabilia. Available here and on etsy, priced to sell
This funky chunky cha-cha bracelet got an update with a smaller magnetic clasp. It too was in the bin of “expired” jewelry. This bracelet is truly one of a kind comprised of red and gold square glass beads I purchased at auction over 20 years ago! Available here and on etsy – priced to sell as this piece was very time consuming

What about yarn? Of course I got some spinning in! Rarely a day goes by when I dont. Even with a headache I’ll sneak a few minutes in. I’m excited to report I am finished with my yarn re-vamp project. I am feeling a renewed excitement to knit or crochet my yarns again, and I was even able to move a few in the “to sell” pile ????

This yarn started out as a core spun, auto-wrap experiment. It’s a sparkly merino teal batt that i created spun over a cotton core. I also incorporated mohair locks and auto-wrap silver thread. The auto-wrap was a bit of a mess due to choice of wheel (wrong type of orifice) and it was not balanced (too much twist). So I spun some more of that same batt and plied it into a 2-ply. Much better now!

I am such a stickler for balancing yarns. Sometimes it’s impossible to get a 100% balanced yarn without sacrificing twist/bounce- particularly when you are talking about one plies or crepes. I still prefer the look of a plied yarn over its singles cousin.

This is the final yarn revamp: what a dramatic difference! A boring wool over-dye re-spun to this vibrant targhee top that I hand dyed. It’s so good I just might sell it

Now that I’m done revamping and am free to make whatever I want, I’m feeling a bit lost as to where to start. Too many options/possibilities! So I think I will go back to blending/processing wool and contemplate it. I still have a bit of cormo that I hand-processed to finish blending, and some Icelandic that washed up brilliantly white, I’m not sure if I want to dye it.

Now that the days are short I’m looking forward to using the dark hours to create, to manifest good things and to rest (who am I kidding about that last one?? ????)

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