The Beebas' Bottoms

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Been Busy!

Jul 19

Posted by Theresa in Crafting, Family | No Comments

Boy, Have I Ever been busy! Of course, with a 2 month old, I am busy anyway.  Add now to that a wedding we had to attend out of state a few weeks back, and a week at Lake Waneta with family last week, plus several customs to work on, and I have just not stopped doing something.

Speaking of customs, since I have had so many lately, I decided to start a customs list, so if you are waiting on a custom from me, you can check out where you stand and the progress on your project on the sidebar of the blog here.  I will try to update at least once a week, or as I complete projects.

Now the fun part… you know you have been waiting… Pictures!

I took the opportunity of the week at the lake to practice my photography skills, and got lots of great shots of the kids, the lake, and even a bit of knitting.

Beeba 1 watching "boy scout tv" with his uncle.

Who needs toys?

2 months old already!

A gorgeous sunset over Lake Waneta

The end of the sunset

The current project on the needles

With that, I’ll try to post again soon!

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What’s New…; More pics

Jun 9

Posted by Theresa in CCFibers, Crafting, Family | No Comments

So, since Beeba 3 was born a few weeks ago, I have slowly been working on getting back into gear.  With that, I decided to open up at a new venue.  New, at least, for Crystal City Fibers.  I am opening a HyenaCart Shop.  I am planning (maybe too ambitiously, but we shall see) for a grand Opening on June 23.

Now, I say maybe too ambitiously, because after all, I have a newborn here.  Not only that, but I have an out of state wedding to be at on the 19th, and 2 older kids who want constant attention.  But darn it, I am going to try.

The new shop is located here.  Don’t worry, The Etsy Shop is not going anywhere.  But this way, I will be able to offer giveaways easier, as well as being able to take advantage of the HC stocking calendar.

I am making batts, dyeing fibers, and creating in general as productively as I can to be ready for the big Grand Opening, at which you can expect to find at least one giveaway.

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Now, I know everyone loves baby pictures, right?  So here are a few more of Beeba 3.

Big Brother wants to hold Beeba 3 all the time...

and Beeba 3 is starting to make little smiles... is it gas? is it happy? maybe both?

He does love his hands...

And last, a picture that is not Beeba 3, OR one of my products… This is a Temari ball that my mom made for my little Beeba 3.  Temari is an ancient art form, the balls are made from nothing, starting with a core of some sort, either yarn, a smaller ball, or sometimes jingle bells or rattlers… wrapped in first more yarn, then thread… and after the ball is complete in form (which takes some time in itself) then the design is added.  In this case, the design is made using some commercial yarns and threads, and a bit of my handspun as well.  A truly unique toy for my little one.  Mom is thinking of opening a shop selling these and her OOAK beaded jewelry… what do you think?

Pretty, isn't it?

And now, till later, I bid you fare well, and I am off to work on some oceana batts of merino and silk.

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A Sale and a Contest!

Mar 31

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So, tomorrow it is April.  That means a few things.  First, it means my big Boy is almost 4 years old!  Hard to believe . He was such a peanut as a baby.

The Day Beeba 1 came home from the hospital.

But, here he is this past Halloween with his little sister (who will be 2 in may… yikes!)

We had a thomas the train and a little ladybug. Geez they got big.

Anyway… April means other things too.  It means the weather is warming up, and it means April Fool’s day.  it also means I am all the more close to having the next baby.  And these last two things are where this post is heading.

So, the SALE.

Tomorrow only, on April 1, I am offering a sale at my Etsy Shop.  Mention in your purchase notes April Fool’s, and I will give you a random discount between 10%-20% off from your purchase (not including shipping) which will be refunded via paypal.  I will be using Random.org to determine the discount, so that means that everyone has as much chance at the 20% as the 10%. I kind of thought it was a fun idea.

Then, the CONTEST.

Being that as of this week, I am 32+ weeks pregnant… I though maybe we could play a little game.  The only requirement to this game is that you are a member of my ravelry group (its not hard to join, go here).

Now, once you have joined the ravelry group, Comment either there in the thread I will create for this contest, and tell me these things:

1. Do you think I will have a boy, or a girl, this time? (I have one of each right now)

2. What day and time do you think baby will be born? (I am due on May 23, and for reference, I went a little late with my DS, and a week late with DD.)

That’s it.  Join the group and post your answers to those questions.  the person (or persons, if there are a couple that are super close and I am feeling generous when the time comes) will win a prize… the winner may tell me preferences as to yarn, fiber, or stitch markers, and general color preferences, but I will choose something special.  I promise that the value of the prize will be no less than $15.

I will say that the winner should expect to be patient, however, since I will be making a prize specially for that person, and will have a brand new baby, it will probably take longer than usual to get it sent out.

This Contest will run from now till the end of April.  I hope to see lots of contestants.  And hey, once you are a member of the group, why not stick around and chat a bit?

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She’s He-ere! (My CPW)

Mar 24

Posted by Theresa in Crafting, Family | 1 Comment

Yup, She arrived on Friday Evening, not too long after I posted my Photo Friday entry.  Of course that means that the pictures I took Friday and Saturday will be in the post today, though.

So it happened like this.  Friday night, we had just sat down to eat dinner, and what should we hear but a knock on the door?  So, I went to see who could possibly be at the door, and just as I got there, the UPS man practically THREW this box at the porch.

Well, I knew my wheel was coming, but seriously, this box did not look like it could possibly hold it… the box looked too small.  Looking small or not, though, I knew that it must be the wheel, and began praying that UPS had not managed to damage the poor baby.

So, once the box was opened, I immediately assembled my new CPW.  Boy was she dirty… I got my hands all grungy just putting her together.

Saturday, We took her out to the yard for a bath, since it was so nice and warm out there.  I had planned to start with just the soap and water route.  But, after giving her a once over, I realized that while I now could avoid grunge hands from touching her, she was still too dirty to really be happy.

After a soap and water bath, she was still all sad looking... she wants to be shiny so badly...

So, we pulled out the heavy guns… Denatured alcohol.  This liquid is not for human consumption, but for wheel consumption.  It is a Shellac Thinner, and we are using it to help remove and even out the old shellac finish that is on the wheel.

We haven’t gotten too far yet, but you can see the difference in what we have done from what we haven’t.

The Hubby worked on the wheel, starting with the rim. You can see the difference in color... isn't it pretty?

I worked on the Mother of all and the maidens… which were caked in ucky black looking grease… well, I can’t seem to get that picture to upload right now… I think I need a new wireless router, it keeps kicking off.

Anyway, we did not get too far, since the kids woke up and wanted their dinner.  But we DID get progress made, and that is good.  And now, any time there is nice warm sunny weather, all I want to be doing is be outside working on the wheel.  I am forcing myself to work on other things too, of course… fiber and yarny stuff, family stuff, etc.  But it is a struggle… I can’t wait to see the wheel finished.

After her bath is complete, we will be applying a new finish of Boiled Linseed Oil, which is a traditional simple finish for these wheels.  And she will shine.

She is also due to get new hooks and a new bobbin in the near future.  As soon as I can afford to do it.

And she still needs a name.  The hubby thinks her name should be Aurora, for the princess in sleeping beauty, and keeps insisting on it.  But I want something that is a little french, and I HATE thinking that he might bully me into using a name from Disney’s movie… which really, has nothing to do with this wheel at all, after all.

So thats it for now.  I’m off to see what other productive stuff I can work on this afternoon… and with luck, Beeba 1 will stay in his room for naptime for once, rather than coming down to torture me… but not likely.

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We had fun at Fiber Fest.

Sep 21

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Yup, Thsi weekend was the Finger-lakes Fiber Fest, in Hemlock NY.  I went on saturday with the Family, and we had lots of fun.

I was pretty good, and only came home with some fiber for a swap, just a little bit for me, a pound of raw alpaca, and a brand new BOSWORTH SPINDLE!

my new Bossie.

my new Bossie.

A side view:

see the pretty silk?

see the pretty silk?

For reference, there is about 1 ounce of silk there.  The silk came from The Spinning Bunny, and I highly recommend them.  lovely stuff.

The kids had lots of fun too.  Beeba1 seems to have gotten in all the pics, though, and poor Beeba 2 was left out.  Possibly because he was all about running around and touching, while she was mostly happy to ride in the stroller.

First, he had to say Hi to the Alpacas.

Beeba 1 had to say Hi.

Then he got to PET the llama!

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He saw Sheep Getting sheared.

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And tried to feed the sheep.

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And Finally, he got to HOLD an Angora Bunny!   SOFT!

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Yup, that big white Fluff ball is a bunny.  Don’t ya just want one?  I kind of do.  But… NO PETS around here for a while… not even gorgeous fiber producing ones.

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