Fibre Mojo!!

Just a quick post folks - had to share this with you all because I am SO excited!

(Insert evil laugh here: Mwa-ha-ha!)

I scooped this from the amazing colourist Nikki Marshall so that I can spin it up for her!

I'm thinking in a wonderful spiral plied art yarn maybe, or something big and bouncy, oooh beehives perhaps ... hmmm the possibilities are endless and it's sparked my creative fibre mojo!

The pictures don't even do the depth of colour justice - they are juicy and nummy and fibre-delicious!

I am a lucky girl!

xo nikki 

Sugar Rush

A while back I was reminiscing about when we were kids and thinking about all the crazy candy that we used to absolutely gorge ourselves on when we were kids and were handed a pocket full of change to run to the local grocery store and fill up a wee brown paper bag with ... 

We could use up every single penny and the bright colours of all the sugary confections in the bag were a delight to the eyes and a tummy ache just waiting to happen!

This fluffy, colurful, sugary pink and sour apple green yarn is my homage to all those sweet childhood moments ;)

Introducing "Sugar Rush"

Wishing you all fun fibre adventures!

xo nikki 

Upcoming Events!

Our wonderful Nikki Marshall will be at two events this October! 

and also ...

Come and check out her amazing fibre couture! 

xo nikki 

My New Fibre Obsession thanks to Melissa!

Thanks to the wonderful Grand Opening of Althea's new Intwined Fibre Arts store (the venue) and the amazing teaching skills of Melissa of SoulFibre Studio www.facebook.com/SoulFibre

I learned to crochet!! 

Melissa, who rocks, just sat down with me, after grabbing some luscious soft alpaca yarn, and a lovely wooden hook from Althea's store and took me through all the basics right there in the store!

Isn't that cool?

And I am completely hooked! Pardon the pun ... and just can't seem to stop! Having oodles of fun and have been taking my newest flower crochet with me everywhere so that I can make some whenever I have a spare moment, or a coffee break at work ... 

Thank you, thank you, thank you Melissa!

Happy Fibre-ing everyone!

xo nikki 

My Little India

This yarn has a story and a bit of a history ... 

Some time ago now, I used to live at the coast and work in the film industry. One of those jobs was doing some set design and props for a modern production of Casablanca which involved some lovely dream sequences with a huge Moroccan style set complete with balcony and full moon (which ironically plugged in like a night light - funny hey?)

I digress ... 

In the process of getting the ideas and stage models made I did a trip to one of my favourite places in Vancouver and that was a section of town called "Little India" - everything was bright and colourful and lively and delicious! The fabrics and trim were so lush and yummy and the colour combinations were amazing!!

Flash forward to now ... 

Not that long age I was going through some of my stash and came across this delightful little bag of sample fibres and trim from that very trip, and it brought back such lovely memories of that time in my life that I knew I had to make a yarn with it!

And so "My Little India" was born.  

xo nikki 

A Posse of Owls and Intwined Fibre Arts Shop!

Here are the posse of Owls that are headed down to Intwined Fibre Arts - the cutest and coolest little yarn shop ever! For all your fibre loves!

You can check them out here: www.intwinedfibrearts.ca, like them here www.facebook.com/IntwinedFibreArts or pop round for their Grand Opening October 5th!

Hope to see you there!

xo nikki

Happy Birthday Munchkin!

Just thought I would share with you a wee owl that I made for a very special little munchkin who just turned 4!

Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!

xo nikki