Christmas Ornaments

Need a special ornament for a fiber loving friend?

Here are just a few available at Lil Acres Farm at Artfire

Tissue Covered Llama with Beaded Collar

Hand Hammered Metal Folk Art Sheep

Tissue covered sheep with Boa collar

Hand Hammered Folk Art Metal Llama

Stocking Stuffers

Hand Painted Lucets from Yooper Up Studio at Etsy Or some cute Sheep Magnets

You can find these cute Moose Earrings at Lil Acres Farm at Etsy
http://copperllamastudio.blogspot.com/

5 Year Olds

So, Grand daughter tells her father tonight:

Mommy is letting me sleep in her bed so I don't get the creeps.  You
know, those things that I get when my sister watches a movie that is
too scary.  I am the only one in the world that gets those you know, I
am serious, the only one in the world.

Some Benefits of Aging

I don't know who the author of the following is, It was sent in an email with instructions to forward it to 7 more friends.  I receive a few of these everyday and never forward them, fear of some kind of virus or other "unfriendly"  attachments I may pass on to my friends. 
But I really love what this one has to say and wanted to share:

  I  would never trade my amazing friends, my  wonderful life, my loving  family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become  kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own  friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not  making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.


 
I  have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon;  before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.  


 
Whose  business is it if I choose to read or play on the  computer until 4 AM and  sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60  &70's, and if I, at the same time,wish to weep over a lost love  ... I will.

 
I  will walk the beach in a swim suit that  is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.They, too, will get   old.  


 
I  know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as  well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important  things.  


 
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken.How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken  hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion.   A heart  never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

 
I  am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.

   
 
So  many  have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

 
As  you get older, it is easier to be positive.You care less about    what other people think.. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.  


 
So,  to   answer your question, I like being old.  It has set me free.   I like the person I have become.  I am not going to live forever,  but while  I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what  could   have been,  or worrying about what will be.  And I shall  eat dessert every single day  (if I feel like it).

 

Pannukakku Recipe

Pannukakku, is the premier pancake of Finland,  a wonderful dish to prepare when you're craving pancakes but don't want to spend a lot of time bent over a griddle.
Pannukakku is a proper traditional supper for the eve of the Birth of St. John the Baptist, June 24 in Finland.
My daughter is married to a true Yooper and his family dates back numerious generations to Finland and the Copper Mining in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  Through his strong Finnish heritage, many wonderful dishes have been saved by his family and passed down. 
Pannukakku is one of them.
I love the stuff, to me it taste a little like quiche, but so much easier to make.

Preheat oven to 375
Ingredients:

1 stick butter
3 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cup flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt

Melt 1/2 of the butter and coat a 9 x 13 baking pan
Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a bowl, pour into baking pan.
Bake for 30 - 40 minutes
Do a toothpick test in center to see if it is done.
Toothpick should come out clean and top of Pannukakku will be light brown.

Top off with some Powdered Sugar sprinkled on top and serve with syrup or any other favorite toppings you enjoy on pancakes.

Folk Art Painted Sheep on Cherry Wood Magnet

 

So cute !!

What a great gift for all your friends in your knitting or crochet group.

Available at 

Yooper Up Studio

 Yopper Up Studio is committed to finding unique ways to recycle, reuse and re purpose material others would throw away

The area is full of orchards doing their fall cuttings 

Normally this beautiful cherry wood would just end up being burnt in the field in the burn pile.  Very common practice out here in the country.  

Instead we came up with a cute little use for some of the branches.

If you need several of these little magnets for gifts, just let us know. Custom orders are always welcome.

yooperupstudio@yahoo.com 

 

Marks Faro Yarn

Here's some yarn I've been working on

I took some Marks Faro single ply Ready to Dye wool that I have in my stash and had some fun playing with colors.
After dying the single ply's, I re spun it on my Ashford spinning wheel and turned it into some wonderful 4ply yarn full of color.


Marks Faro Garn
100% Pure New Wool
Made in Sweden
Single Ply lace weight
cream/ivory
yardage apx 632 yards

Love the New Dog Bed

This morning we received our order from  PURELYDOGBEDS.COM

Everyone Love's IT
As soon as I tossed it on the floor they started playing on it.

Information from their site:

Majestic Pet Super Value Dog Bed

SKU #: MJT0007

Easy to clean removable poly-cotton cover
Cushion is made of high-loft poly fill that will keep its shape after many uses
Comes in an assortment of colors and sizes
Bed Sizes:
Medium: 7" H x 35" W x 28" D
Large: 7" H x 46" W x 35" D

Weight Limits:
Medium Bed: 5 to 45 pounds
Large Bed: 45 to 70 pounds

Original Price:$27.95YOU SAVE

Our Price: $27.95 – $32.95

Didn't take long for 2 of them to find their spots and take a nap.

I think I will have a problem with the color, black.  After a little more thought about my choice, I should have order a bed in a brown or tan.  With so many pets, 6 dogs and 3 cats, pet hair is a real problem and I can foresee it showing up very quickly. Oh well, They love it and that's whats the most important, right?

PURELYDOGBEDS.COM  
I was not compensated in any way by PurelyDogBeds.com
This review is my own opinion

Fringe Ribbon Scarf

I have added my latest creation Fringe Ribbon Scarf to my Etsy Studio
Copper Llama Studio

This was done with a soft feathery yarn in beautiful shades of brown
Lots of Fringe included with this 65 inch long scarf
Crochet with Bernet Boa Furs which is a Polyester yarn
So Soft and a beautiful Sable Color

Head on over to Copper Llama Studio to place your order 

New Lucet Available

Lucet , Weaving Loom Braiding Fork with Instructions , Make your own scarf, belt, headbands, shoelaces and much more, Makes a great Gift

 

Yooper Up Studio at Etsy has just listed a new Lucet

Make friendship bracelets, skinny scarves, shoe strings and necklaces, just to list a few.
You can braid very loose with several strands of bulky yarns and create skinny scarves, belts and purse straps along with so many other things.

Lucet cord can be used for decorative edging, draw-strings, lacing, and any other use where a strong cord is needed.
Lucet is a method of cordmaking or braiding which is believed to date back to the Viking and Medieval periods, when it was used to hang useful items from the belt. [1] Lucet cord is square, strong, and slightly springy. It closely resembles knitted I-cord or the cord produced on a knitting spool. Lucet cord is formed by a series of loops, and will therefore unravel if cut. A lucet fork is normally made of wood, with two prongs at one end and a handle on the other. It may also have a hole through which the cord can be pulled.

Stitch I'm Working on

My latest knitting project is a Head / Earwarmer using a pattern of Multiple cables.I love cables and this one caught my eye a long time ago and I am now just playing with it

Here's the Stitch Pattern

Multiple of 6 stitches
Row 1 Purl
Row 2 Knit
Row 3 Purl
Row 4 K3 *sl 3 sts to dpn, hold in back of work, k 3, k3 from dpn, Repeat from * across row, end with k3
Row 5 Purl
Row 6 Knit
Row 7 Purl
Row 8 *Sl 3 to dpn, hold in front of work, k3, k3 from dpn. Repeat from * across row.

Repeat Rows 1-8 for Pattern


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Lots of Pink

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month

Have you had your Mammogram ?

Here's a few items in Pink

All these items are available at

Li'l Acres Farm at Etsy

Painted Folk Art Lucet Looms

Wood Lucet Fork
Lucet Weaver with Instructions
4 3/4 inch tall x 3 1/4 wide
Perfect size for multiply strands of bulky yarn

Make friendship bracelets, skinny scarves, shoe strings and necklaces, just to list a few.
Lucet cord can be used for decorative edging, draw-strings, lacing, and any other use where a strong cord is needed.
You can also braid very loose with bulky yarns and make wonderful scarves and belts.
Lucet is a method of cordmaking or braiding which is believed to date back to the Viking and Medieval periods, when it was used to hang useful items from the belt.

Lucet cord is square, strong, and slightly springy. It closely resembles knitted I-cord or the cord produced on a knitting spool. Lucet cord is formed by a series of loops, and will therefore unravel if cut.

AVAILABLE AT

Yooper Up Studio on Etsy

Sugar'n Cream Review

I have fallen in love with Lily's Sugar'n Cream 100% USA Grown Cotton again
I used it years ago for wash clothes and other small kitchen knitting and that was it.
Always had dreams of making a lacy tunic or bathing suit cover up but never got around to it.  I find myself in that situation all the time, lots of plans and no time to fulfill them.

Anyway, I started using Sugar'n Cream yarns again with the hat patterns I designed for my grand daughters.

I love the way it feels while crocheting and knitting, so soft.
Sugar'n Cream is made in Canada from 100% USA Grown Cotton
Spun up in a 4 ply Worsted weight yarn with a recommended knitting needle size of 7 or crochet hook H

Lily Cotton can be found online at www.sugarncream.com

My Pattern for the Beanie Cap pictured above is available at Copper Llama Studio at Etsy

I have not received ANY form of compensation from Lily Cotton, this review is just my opinion on a product I love