Preparing for the Innerwheel happening

On Sunday the 25th of November I will be participating for the 2nd time at the Innerwheel happening in the Thermae Palace hotel.

Starting to prepare my packaging, labels etc ...

Please feel free to attend ! 

A fine thought

At first sight, I did not notice the text that was on the extra labels of this very fine wool skeins. 

Buying this wool makes you supporting local communities in Peru : a very fine thought. 

 

 The Mirasol Project

The philosophy behind the Mirasol Project is very simple, the Mirasol Project supports local communities in Peru through the sales of the Mirasol Yarn Collection.
Peru’s heritage and culture of textile artistry is rich and ancient. The Mirasol Yarn Collection includes yarn made from the animals tended by these communities for generations in the Peruvian highlands. Without them we would not have this beautiful yarn.

By purchasing the Mirasol Yarn Collection you are supporting the shepherds and their families ensuring the continuation of this tradition.

A portion of every purchase goes directly to the funding of a centre in the remote area of Munani in the region of Puno.

 

If many more of  these projects would exist, the world would definetly become a better place to live  for each and everyone. 

Copper ones

Copper and gemstones

(and a daughter playing 'earmodel')

Classic with a twist

Sponge coral and lava beads.

Aquamarine and mountain crystal.

 Picture Jasper and copper.

Yakbone beads from Nepal

Juanita Tortilla surprised me by sending me some beads for my birthday from her travels to Nepal. 

 They are made from the bones of a Yak.  

I've combined them with other beads made of natural sources eg. wool, nuts, resin, seeds, wood etc into a 

long necklace that can be worn once or twice twisted around the neck. 

She also sended me a skein of Yak wool ! Handdyed in Nepal. 

And in my favorite green ... of course :-) 

Juanita Tortilla giveaway

As it is rather calm on my blog (since the new job, I don't have a lot of time to craft and/or blog) I would like to take the opportunity to host  a 
giveaway from my multitalented  friend Juanita Tortilla ! She mostly  works with reclaimed materials and transforms them to unique one of a kind pieces.

JuanitaTortilla is offering this Blue set of handmade zipper pouch and handmade crochet earrings as a giveaway!

 

To qualify to enter this giveaway, please leave 1 separate comment for:
 
1- naming a favourite item from the JuanitaTortilla store (http://www.etsy.com/shop/juanitatortilla);
2- following the blog, www.juanitatortilla.com (http://www.juanitatortilla.com); (ps she travels a lot to far away places, cooks,  crafts and loves cats !)
3- liking the JuanitaTortilla facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/JuanitaTortilla/228569878253);
4- tweeting about the giveaway;

5- following my blog.

Giveaway is open to all international friends, from 05.Nov to 11.Nov.

Winner will be selected by JuanitaTortilla and announced on 12.Nov. Good luck!

Finished stola/scarf

 

Dimensions : 55 cm wide / 170 cm long

10 skeins of Lana Grossa Alta Moda Fine

Can be worn in different way's :  as a stola or a scarf. 

Extremely soft and very warm.

Took me about 40 hours of knitting.