Ok so I could not resist making this when I ran across it at www.lionbrand.com. I knitted it up last night while trying to unwind from painting. I wanted to make it for the newest little one in my life, (Richard Arnold) right now and will give it to him soon!!!
This is the little guy I made all those Baby Shower Cards for!!! His name is Richard Arnold Chrisjohn!!! He didn’t want to to miss his shower so he came a little early!!! LOL!!! He was born in the wee hours this morning!!! I can’t wait to meet him in person!!!
Right now in the Studio I am doing a LOT of work on my illustrations for one of the Children’s books. We are trying to get it all ready for print by the end of next week!!!
When I’m not doing that then I am working on the website and updates!!!
While I was doing this I happened to look down at one of my two trusty companions…Zoey….here she was snuggled up in her little bed with all her bones all safe and sound…
She must have gathered them all up before she decided they were in a safe place and all accounted for so she could take her nap…so cute…. so I had to take her picture to share with you all!!! And yes to all you Star Track fans…that is a Tribble next to her bed!!! We got it for them when we went to the Star Track Experience when we were in Las Vegas….she just loves the thing!!!
My dogs arn’t spoiled….. Nooooooooo…..LOL….
I can’t help it I love them!!!!
Ok well I have lot’s to get back to …..crack the whip….I hope everyone has a Safe and Wonderful weekend!!!
My dear Professor Dr. Christine Eber sent me this announcement and thought of you guys….if you are in the area or would like to model for her it is such a wonderful cause!!!! Please make note of the dates and contact her if you or your little one would like to model!!!! She is a great person who is making changes in the lives of so many in Chiapas, I had the greatest time working with her on the exhibit that we curated at NMSU. Please visit lascruceschiapasconnection.com
Dear Friends,
Members of Las Cruces-Connection have been in a process of reflection and
planning over the past few months which has led to some exciting new
projects to support weavers and their families in two highland Chiapas
townships. Soon we will send you information about these projects,
including our membership drive. For now we have a couple projects we need
your help with to launch. Please see info. about those projects below. If
you need more information please contact us at:
info@lascruceschiapasconnection.com
We also want to announce a few upcoming sales this month and next:
Las Cruces High School Craft Fair, Saturday 10-4 p.m., March 8th
Vagina Monologues, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, March 16th &
17th
The Border Book Festival, Mesilla, NM, April 18th-20th
Earth Day, Apodaca Park, Las Cruces, April 26th, 9-5 p.m.
(At the April sales many new weavings will be available for purchase. In
March we are continuing to sell the inventory from previous sales.)
Best wishes and thanks in advance for your support!
Christine Eber and Kelly Siebe,
for Las Cruces-Chiapas Connection
FAIR TRADE STORE NAMING CONTEST!
We need your help naming our online Fair Trade store where we will sell
items made by women’s weaving cooperatives in Chiapas, Mexico. We would like
to leave the name open to the possibility of selling items from other
cooperatives in other parts of the world in
the future. Although we will be incorporating items made by men and children
as well, a main focus of our store will be helping women artisans who work
cooperatively find international fair trade markets for their goods.
The store name should communicate the belief that “people, plants, animals,
Earth and other spiritual beings must cooperate with each other to keep the
world in balance and in flower.”
We also want to convey ideas of:
solidarity
women united
working cooperatively
defying borders
global solidarity
creativity
fair trade
community, global community
**The winner will receive a woven table runner and the top 3 runners-up will
win woven bee bookmarks!**
Please send all submissions along with your name, email, and telephone info@lascruceschiapasconnection.com by March 15th, 2008 CALL FOR MODEL Las Cruces-Chiapas Connection is looking for models in a variety of si shapes, and ethnicities for our online catalog coming out this Sum Volunteer models will be modeling woven and embroidered items from Tsob Antzetik, a women’s weaving cooperative in Chiapas, Mexico, and must co to 4 hours on a Saturday in April (to be determined).
We are looking f - 3 women (1 size small, 1 size medium, 1 size large, 1 size ex large) (to model blouses, dresses, shawls and purs - toddler age boy (to model baby boy’s tuni - baby of either gender (to model rattle)
- 2 little girls (ages 2-5) (to model woven blouses for little girls)
- 1 preteen girl (to model woven blouses)
- 1 male (to model shoulder bags)
If you are interested, please email your name, telephone, email, and shirt
size to info@lascruceschiapasconnection.com
Ok so here are the latest items to come from my studio!!! I put a lot of passion into them because they are for one of my best friends!!! I love her dearly and I wanted everything to be an extension of the love I hold in my heart for her…an so here we are!!! Let me know what you all think?!!! I sent them out on Friday!!!
I used a stamping technique along with my trusty Cricut by Provo…it was so much fun to use and allowed me to create these little treasures without having to hand cut and trace everything. I also used some double sided tape and brads all par for the course…the usual tricks of the trade!!!
I really loved the colors, but I have to say it was really hard to settle on something that could be used for either a boy or a girl…seeing as how the parents are not going to find out the sex of the baby. I really did not want to go with the usual pale colors or yes yellow…so I think this was a good compromise!!!
