Wonder Weekend Tomorrow!

Saturday, October 3, 2009 10AM-4PM: Wonder Why Alpaca Farm Wonder Weekend! East Leroy, MI
Featuring alpaca, alpaca, alpaca! We'll be there (along with at least a few other Zombie Prom Date Knitters), with spindle demos and sales. We'll also have some weaving and wheel spinning going on. Come on out and join the fun!

meet, up close and in person
Sprite's SpinSanity of Wonder
born August 30, 2009

shop reopened

I apologize for the abrupt closing of my shop and for the delay in shipping a few orders. As some of you may know, my older son had an accident early on September 9. I spent the following week by his side. He's doing much better now, out of the hospital and under outpatient care. I'm not completely back up to speed and won't be for awhile as I play nurse on-call (daily 3 hour dressing changes at home) or drive him back to the hospital for treatment and surgeries. We've still got a long way to go so please bear with me as I muddle through.

Thank you so much for your kind thoughts, prayers and well wishes.

Currently: New designs are appearing in the shop daily.

whew!

In the passed six weeks, I've made more than eighty spindles, three dozen mini spindles and six lazy kates.

I have stolen some time with friends who seem to think I need a break every once in a while. And married off my oldest original (pre-remarriage) daughter.

Lost the last of my grandparents. Celebrated twelve years of marriage. Learned something about my stepfather. Registered my twins for fifth grade. Won a couple of blue ribbons in the county fair. Learned a little about weaving so I could help my youngest son learn how to weave. Listened to a whole lot of TV I didn't actually watch (the announcers on Ninja Warriors sound like they're swearing?) Been asked out for a drink by my ex-husband (does that sound as weird as it was?).

I have not cleaned my house, sorted laundry, straightened up my workshop or cleared off my diningroom table.

Lazy Kates are back in stock!

You've asked for them so I took a break from painting and made some up. I'm now offering a couple of options...stain and extra bobbins.

upcoming dates

Saturday, September 19, 2009: World Wide Spin in Public Day
I don't know where we'll be (maybe just hanging in our front yard or a local park) but you can be sure we'll be out there exposing the world to our fibery art!

Sunday, September 20, 2009 10AM-4PM: Spinner's Flock Fall Fleece Fair, Chelsea, MI
This is our first opportunity to participate in our guild's twice yearly sale. Em and I will be working all day doing various jobs. Spindles will be available.

Saturday, October 3, 2009 10AM-4PM: Wonder Why Alpaca Farm Wonder Weekend! East Leroy, MI
Featuring alpaca, alpaca, alpaca! We'll be there (along with at least a few other Zombie Prom Date Knitters), with spindle demos and sales. We'll also have some weaving and wheel spinning going on. Come on out and join the fun!

in the works

These (some still in progress), and others, will be showing up at The Spinning Loft (Howell, MI) soon.

I'm working, Beth...I'm working.

Sock Summit

No, I won't be headed to Sock Summit in August. I wish I was. But the lovely Rita, of Yarn Hollow will be and a selection of my spindles are going with her. Look for Yarn Hollow with SpinSanity Spindles in booth #925.

Since I'm a fairly small operation and haven't traveled across country as a vendor, I never really gave it much thought as to how one gets their stock from point A to point B. I have my stuff down to a couple of bins, a table, a large rug (to protect the spindles from concrete floors) that folds down quite small and personal belongings (clothes, toothbrush, spindles/kniting and travel wheel)...with some creative packing, it all fits in the back of my car. But Rita has a huge selection of fibers and yarns. HUGE. And driving that far with truck, trailer or motor home doesn't seem all that cost effective.

So how does it get from MI to OR? It's shipped. Her stock needs to go out on 7/27 in order to be in OR on time. My spindles need to get to her next week, in order to be packed in with her stock.

Yikes.

I'm spindlating as fast as I can.