Hey... do you have a moment?
Hi, Anna here. Have you got a moment? I think that somedays, you just don’t remember what it was like to play, am I right? You used to think of yourself as fun and creative, but with work, family obligations, juggling the never changing world in which we find ourselves, you’ve put play and fun and joy on the back burner. And while you might be doing ok, there are sometimes that you miss play and fun and discovery and your imagination. I think I can help. This is why I do what I do: You see, I believe that...
GIFTING SEASON WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!
GIFTING SEASON WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT! I don’t know about you, but I have become better about buying gifts that I think would work for friends and family all during the year, beginning in the after Christmas sales. Now, that doesn’t mean that I have every gift purchased by the time November rolls around-especially not this year with the trips back and forth to Iowa, the online convention classes, getting ready for my VA (Virtual Assistant) to have a break from assisting me, finger surgery, my son’s wedding-OY VEY! What I can say is that I try...
WHERE IS ANNA??
WHERE IS ANNA?? OMGEE, am I going to be busy in the next couple of months! Not only am I preparing for finger surgery in a few weeks, getting the studio ready, etc., but I also have my first in-person event scheduled since January of 2020!!! That’s right! You can come spend the day with me at The Wool Market & DIY School (https://thewoolmarket.net/) in Hutchinson on Saturday, August 7th! Here are all the details: WET FELTED LANDSCAPE CLASS (check their website for class cost) What can you create with a piece of prefelt and a little wool in assorted colors...
May I introduce you to R H Lindsay Wool Merchants?
I recently had the opportunity to talk with Phil Lindsay and his daughter Grace, the third and fourth generations of the family behind R H Lindsay Wool Merchants. This is one of my trusted sources for fiber for the past several years, especially because they offer discounted (even free) shipping for bulk purchases and have begun offering samplers of the wool and other fibers they carry. I hope that you will check out this zoom interview and get to know Phil and Grace. Then go order a sampler to check out the fibers for yourself!
Class Updates
As I am fully vaccinated, as are the majority of my family, friends and colleagues, I took a long overdue trip south to visit with my father-in-law for the day yesterday. I was so happy to see him, visit for the day, and give him hugs. I took the long way home, via Hutchinson, to pick up an order from my friends Andrea and Steve from The Wool Market & DIY School ( https://thewoolmarket.net/ ). Andrea and I went to college together in Hesston, and reconnected about 5 years ago through a mutual friend, Laura. We discovered that we both...
I went to Felt Camp... Virtually!
I recently completed 10 days of Virtual Felting Camp with some amazing artists from Europe: Corinna Nitschmann, Aniko Boros, Nadia Szabó, Gabriella Kovács, and Bea Németh. The techniques I learned will assist me in ramping up my own felting journey as well as provide me with additional ways to teach YOU felting in the future. We had five projects to complete during our camp: a checked orb, pebble jewelry, an amazingly lightweight nuno scarf dyed with botanical prints (I have yet to do this particular project), a fun puppet with a working jaw, and a felted house tea cozy. Camp ended...