Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Reduce your carbon footprint use string bags instead of plastic
Our Farm shop is now carrying 100% organic string bags which we had made especially for our shop! Great to stuff and go! We use them for shopping to put my roving in while spinning or transporting it to spinning event, stuff with yarn and hang from a peg or in a closet. I use as a diaper bag for Luke, I store his rattles and books in them. Of course I take them to the grocery store and farm market.They are great for so many things. And the best part is they are organic!
You probably know about the health and environmental benefits of organic food. Why stop there? Organic growing methods support biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, improve the quality of soil and often use less water.
Proven over generations, the woven netting of string shopping bags makes them compact, lightweight, and able to stretch to hold up to 40 lbs. This is a go everywhere, use for everything tote that will never go out of style – especially in organic cotton. Visit http://www.pamsfiber.etsy.com/ or e-mail me if interested in a few of our bags.
You probably know about the health and environmental benefits of organic food. Why stop there? Organic growing methods support biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, improve the quality of soil and often use less water.
Proven over generations, the woven netting of string shopping bags makes them compact, lightweight, and able to stretch to hold up to 40 lbs. This is a go everywhere, use for everything tote that will never go out of style – especially in organic cotton. Visit http://www.pamsfiber.etsy.com/ or e-mail me if interested in a few of our bags.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Wet felted alpaca neck bags
I have found the perfect project inspired by my friend Dawn from Coon Hollow Farm, alpaca neck bags. This is a perfect use for the neck and good leg fiber from the alpaca boys from shearing time. I gathered all the leg and neck wool that was not so bad and mixed it all together. Then as a surprise to me I was given 2 huge bags of Alpaca Hills neck and leg wool! What to do with all of this was the question? I cleaned it all up, kept the best and sent it to the mill to be made into felt through their wet felting method. I got back at least 20 huge pieces! So I have been playing for the last 2 weeks with it making a few things. These bags are completed so I thought I would share. The necklace part is from our Babydoll Southdown sheep made into kind of a braid. I think the buttons just finish these bags off. I have put deer antler button on 2 and some dogwood buttons of 2. I'm making them all about the buttons. Unique and of beauty. So my search is on for buttons! Hand stitched all the way around with a braided necklace completes the bag. I think they will be great to carry your license and cash, when a purse is not needed. Thanks alpaca boys from Dream Come True and Alpaca Hill!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Spring on the farm
There are certainly signs of spring here on the farm this morning as I go outside with Grandson Luke to the wonderful long awaited sunshine to feed. The gardens are cleaned out with tiny little greens peeking out to feel the sun. The maple sugar buckets are all washed and drying on the fence waiting to be put up until next year. We had a great sugar harvest. We have enough syrup to last us until next year and some to sell in the farm shop. The maple trees are budding from that wonderful sap that ran up and down during sugar season. Another sign of spring is the ponies are beginning to shed their long thick winter coats. The days are longer and I'm wanting to spend more time outside with all the animals. We have dried out from the long winter and have no more mud spots. Mud season is hard on a farm, boots getting stuck in the mud and sucked off, slipping and coming in with your backside full of wet mud having to strip down befor you go any further. ! I now get up earlier each morning to enjoy the sun with a cup of coffee coming in the big front window while I contemplate my day. The animals are all out earlier each morning, waiting for breakfast and wanting to visit me for a quick pat while I get their breakfast. Luke is outside with me on the farm enjoying today, the life of a farm boy! Just wait until he can walk! Shearing is just about a month away. Then all the new spinning dyeing and new yarns will be being made for the shop and Etsy. The 60 degree temps that we are having today is a real sign of spring! Life is good here at Dream Come True Farm. Remember to stop by the farm if your in the area we would love to see you.
Check back for all farm news. Hope to see some of you soon. Pam XOXOX
Check back for all farm news. Hope to see some of you soon. Pam XOXOX
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Newly spun BIG yarns!
I have never spun such BIG yarn. It must me about 2 -3 WPI. I wanted to do something new and different for Spring. I'm calling this collection of yarns "Out Of The Box" Its Big its, crazy its, one of a kind! The colors remind me of a Spring garden. Take a look at the primary colored yarn toward the back, its potholder loops joined together and spun! What a great kids vest this would make. I'm planning a lot more of these BIG yarns over the next few weeks. I need to set these and dry them and then they will be up on Etsy. http://www.pamsfiber.etsy.com/
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
March11th Farm News
Just a quick note to let everyone know that shearing is just around the corner! Yippie! We are having the flock of sheep and herd of alpacas done on April 26th. Then I should have about 75-80 pounds of fiber to have processed into beautiful soft roving for spinning. As most of you know I spin most of the fiber myself into handspun yarns to offer knitter's through my Etsy shop http://www.pamsfiber.etsy.com/ or our farm shop which will open weekends by appointment or on any given warm spring weekend. The open sign will be out on those weekends. But to be sure you see our yarn, fiber, soaps, maple syrup and honey give us a call and set up an appointment to drop in. I'm finishing up last years fibers as quick as possible but maple syruping takes up a lot of time. Time that is well worth putting in for that sweet all natural syrup. Spring has been in the air around here and we have started to clean up fallen branches and hay from the ground. Next I will rake the leaves that were left on the garden to winter over the plants. Soon We will be in full Spring! After shearing and spinning the dye pots will come out. I plan on more dyeing this year. I'm planning and jotting down ideas for color so that I can really get creative this year.
Giving my girls a year off from lambing has proven to be good for them. Their fleece is longer than ever before and they look great!
So lets all welcome spring together and I will keep you posted on whats what on the farm.
Giving my girls a year off from lambing has proven to be good for them. Their fleece is longer than ever before and they look great!
So lets all welcome spring together and I will keep you posted on whats what on the farm.
Friday, February 27, 2009
This is what you get when you sit at the work table, ready to felt and you are hungry!
Needle felted wool egg. What else is for breakfast?
Monday, February 23, 2009
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Farm shop news
For the past few weeks I have been working hard on the shop. Adding new yarns, felting kits, fiber for spinning, soap, honey, jams and more! I have been spinning lots of new handspun yarns, dyeing them and offering them in my Etsy shop http://www.pamsfiber.etsy.com/ which you may visit and make purchases during the winter months when its hard to visit the shop.
We have had a true New England winter this year. Lots and lots of snow! The critters don't seem to mind the snow at all. Actually they seem to enjoy it. I watch them out the window and see them laying in the snow, chewing their cud with 3 inches of snow on their backs. Or chasing one another up the hill in play. The ponies chase one another nipping at each others necks in play. I must admit being snowed in with the wood stove blazing, watching the snow pile up in all it's beauty has been nice. While the snow piles up I spin and knit and my yarn supply piles up. Its a season of renewal and rest. I know that spring is around the corner with all its glory and beauty and all the spring repairs that come with a farm. So the work outdoors will begin soon enough. So for now I enjoy the rest.
We will have one open house farm visit in the spring so check back for the date. Or you may call anytime for an appointment to visit the shop on most weekends. Check back often. Im setting a goal to post weekly if not more.
We have had a true New England winter this year. Lots and lots of snow! The critters don't seem to mind the snow at all. Actually they seem to enjoy it. I watch them out the window and see them laying in the snow, chewing their cud with 3 inches of snow on their backs. Or chasing one another up the hill in play. The ponies chase one another nipping at each others necks in play. I must admit being snowed in with the wood stove blazing, watching the snow pile up in all it's beauty has been nice. While the snow piles up I spin and knit and my yarn supply piles up. Its a season of renewal and rest. I know that spring is around the corner with all its glory and beauty and all the spring repairs that come with a farm. So the work outdoors will begin soon enough. So for now I enjoy the rest.
We will have one open house farm visit in the spring so check back for the date. Or you may call anytime for an appointment to visit the shop on most weekends. Check back often. Im setting a goal to post weekly if not more.
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