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My good friend Kristy and Tom are walking in the Chicago AIDS RUN/WALK 2008! Now you say what does this walk have to do with Wollmeise? Well Kristy works for a law firm that works for Non-Profit and works with the AID Foundation. So 100% yes you read that, 100% of the funds she will raise will go to this project that provides free civil legal aid to those with HIV / AIDS. Now that there’s breast cancer awareness and yellow ribbons on cars everywhere to support the troops..i find that AIDS Awareness has been kind of lost over the years. Now is your chance to WIN some Wollmeise and matching Piddleloop bags in a raffle Kristy is doing to raise money for her walk. (remember 100% people!) PLEASE GO HERE TO SEE THE PRIZES AND HOW TO MAKE A DONATION!

The raffle officially starts September 2, 2008 and ends Friday September 19, 2008 at 5pm.
A raffle entry will cost $5 each,
6 entries for $25 - Bronze level donation
13 entries for $50 - Silver level donation
25 entries for $100 - Gold level donation
75 entries for $250 - Platinum level donation
Each prize is as pictured.
Winners will be drawn promptly after the end of the raffle.
Winners will be drawn in order and will be able to pick their prize in order they were drawn.
The prizes will be shipped on Monday September 22, 2008.

** easy cause she told me if i were to enter right now my chances are good to win me some Wollmeise!

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Another year…

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First week of August six years ago i went out with Nat. He’s been my partner in crime ever since.



Here’s to the boy who frowns more than he does anything else



Here’s to forced smiles when i want you too



for cracking me up all the time by taking bad my space type pictures



For practicing to be old and bench sitting with me





For allowing me to steal your camera’s remote when i want to



For letting me take 93492873842 pictures of you before i get a good one



Thanks for being that boy who likes brown too much, only wears stripey socks with hi-top chucks, always opens the packages i can’t, takes away the sharp knife when i whield one to open said packages, and for being my partner in crime. Here’s to many more years of all of that.

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Happy 4th O July

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Ok this cracked me up for a good 10 min today if you like the muppets you will love this.

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A Joyous Occasion

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Zander graduated from pre-school tonight.



Here’s Wendy (my sister), Zander, and Adam all happy he got thru it!



and here’s the three peas in a pod: zander, jake, and brandon

Nathaniel and I are leaving for las Vegas next thursday. The shop will be shut down from wednesday til the following wednesday. We will not be doing custom orders or shop sewing until i return. We are going for a wedding, Nat’s step-sister is getting married. Nat bought a chocolate pinstripe suit and will be sporting his chuck taylors a la David Tennant Dr Who style. Me..i am not sure yet what i’m wearing since i have a few options. All of which are black. This is a non-black tie wedding. I will be posting a few pictures of us all dressed up thought...i never see nat in a suit. Anyways...the piddeloop sewing team will have an update on friday May 30th. I do not have a time yet..so watch for the mailing list email.

Posted by Jennifer on 05/28 at 09:32 PM ♥ Comments (15)

Buy your very own!

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ok folks who don’t live in the Colorado Area...now is your chance. You can for a limited time only buy some of your very own Red Rock Fiber Works Yarn!

This picture doesn’t even do her colors justice. Anyways for lush pretty color photos go here
then pick out what you want and email her up and blammo! you will have pretty pretty skeins that look like this:





And the best part? you are buying handmade and supporting another friendly independent dyer! her yarn is worth every penny. Also i bought some to make a clapotis so you will soon get to check that out. Hurry before it’s gone!

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love or big ass picture post 438765837465473884

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Last post was Happiness, this post is all about love. I’m talking warm and fuzzy feeling love folks. I am often sending out packages from all of our orders. I tripped over a box when i left to go vote last Tuesday. When i returned i opened it up. What was inside was so thoughtful and so sweet it brought me to tears.

I got a box filled with love from the city of brotherly love itself PHILLY! Mariss & Sherry sent along some gifts to just say THANKS and HI! They are so awesome. First thanks to Mariss she sent along some Herr’s Black pepper and sea salt potato chips. These are my number one favorite east coast only flavor of potato chip. You can’t even get something remotely close here at home...we’ve tried. TASTYKAKES! Apparently these are only made in Philly, according to Nat. He also says they are FAR superior to hostess or little debbie or anything like that.





Then she packed some pretty gocco prints on stationery she’d made:


and the crowning glory? a BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL ink/watercolor drawing of our bags. One bag is her own, and a few are sherrys and other’s when they meet up at Rosie’s to knit.







Thank you SO MUCH for such a kind and special gift mariss! I will be finding a frame for it.

Sherry sent along some green and yellow things. She saw that i was yearning for summer and a lot of yellow and green items have been catching my eye. She sent along some pretty yarn from black bunny fibers it has a small bit-o-silk in it and it is so soft.





Then from her etsy shop a special set of BASSET HOUND stitch markers and DPN holders and a sachet of moth guard!







Thank you so much for your kindness girls. mmmmmmm tastycakes!

I also had a bit-o-help for some Red Rock Fiber Works Yarn Love, via a yarn elf. You see, Mary-Kay only sells wholesale at the moment and you have to enlist yarn elves who work at places like Colorful yarns in Colorado to buy it for you and send it all the way to Indiana!



look at the cute drawings that were on my package! Thank you Stacey, you really are wonderful and kind. Now what was inside?



Left to right: Boo light, cookie monster and avalon all aspen sock all 100% superwash merino, all too beautiful to really capture in photos but you can see more here

Did you checkout our latest update? no? we put a lot of love into all our handsewn bags. Even in the photogrpahy here’s a few of my favorites that sold earlier today:











i also love these stickers nat got to share with me



i made some more buttons and nat bought me a squeeky crab for when i feel crabby



and here’s something some of you might enjoy seeing..our fabric cabinet that resides at wendy’s.



samuel guarding the zippers





i am also loving my pouch i finally made for myself





ok that’s probably enough love for today...nothing like a big ass picture post huh?

Posted by Jennifer on 05/14 at 10:27 PM ♥ Comments (17)

Happiness

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Happiness is bliss they say. Happiness lies within so many things right now. I figured I’d share some of them with you. First off Zander is in Little League’s T-Ball. His first game was last saturday. It was 50 degrees with a brutal wind off the lake, we were pretty darn cold. To illustrate that i have a group of spectators: Grandma, Grandpa, and close family friends.



Some pictures of Zander







Next up, some of you know that i had been saving up for a mac for a little over a year. I FINALLY got it. And i went big...a mac book pro! WOO!



It is funny when i took it to nat’s cause then there’s 3 mac’s in apt. 2A.



Some other things making me happy?

Voting! Indiana’s primary was yesterday...here’s my MY VOTE COUNTED sticker!



Ice Tea, little to no ice. mmmmm



My neighbor has a litter of pugs for sale, there’s SEVEN puppies. They are like a herd of happiness.








I’ve been doing some sewing for fun. I made a super padded sleeve for my mac book pro:






I’m also working on a messenger bag that i spent yesterday cutting out:




And i’m working on a second laptop sleeve that is less padded and has two small handles. I also need to cut out two skirts for our trip to Vegas in June for a wedding. Oh and i’ll close with two more things that fun. These two ducks were hanging out at my neighbor’s pool the other day and then i went to open the back door last friday while it stormed out..they were hanging out in the rain on the side of our pool.



And nothing like some fun with photobooth on the mac:

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Nothing

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I’m fired up for Indiana’s primary in 2 weeks. That is about all i have to say right now. oh and this:

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Etsy Friday (early) and stuffs and things

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How about a little etsy friday for you? How about some visual stimulation?

Ok My sister and I, The Piddleloop Sewing Team are having a little update in the shop tomorrow Friday April 18th at 10:30 am central time! Shipping will start TUESDSAY. I"m sorry I stated Monday in the email, but i forgot i am staying in chicago an extra day to see Iron & Wine play with Califone at the Vic Monday nite with nathaniel.

I have some new Etsy Stitch Marker Love for our bags. New sellers for you to check out. FIrst up is Rosalyn over at Yarnlust.


She had these cute mahjong tile stitch markers for sale and i asked her if she’d like to help dress up or bags.





Please go check out her shop when you need a quick gift for a knitter!

Next I was emailed by Knitty-K8, if i wanted to put some of her markers on our bags. I’m so glad i said yes cause her markers are beautiful and pretty. You almost want to wear them rather than use them to mark stitch repeats! Thanks so much Knitty-K8 for the markers, they will make our bags look purdy!







Last A stitch marker regular, Kimberly of Dragon Lady Designs. Where does a girl go to buy 12 flying pigs and 4 brown whales? Why to Kimberly that’s who!



Ok so now the stuffs and things. I was gonna show you my pretty hedgegrow sock..but i ripped it out. Instead i have another sock cast on to do plain old stockinnette on the lagic loop. I will get pictures of that...int he meantime how about some silly pictures of the dogs??

What you don’t think my hounds can be silly?

Well i came home with Zander today to find Lucy Dog laying in the sun singing some Miriah Carey songs like the girlie diva she is.



Look at her work it to hit those high dolphin squeals!



Miriah? I wasn’t singin’ no miriah!



In our house you always get some houndbutt.



Samuel laying in the grass



Zander getting some kisses from sam



Lucy dog jealous of the kisses



lucy dog whining to be fed at 2:15..dinner time is 5pm



Quiet time with zander



Right. Yeah. Ok. We hung outside these past two days cause it’s been 70 degrees. After having to wear my wool coat and winter hat last weekend it felt good. So come by the update tomorrow, check out these etsy vendors, and have a good weekend.

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Want to win some Wollmeise and get good ju-ju at the same time?

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Well in my raverly group Friends of P...we like to help out our own. We think positive thoughts, we lend our ears, we generally have each other’s backs. Recently Karen’s dog Vinnie, who looks like will farrell,(no really, here look) got sick.



Ok so Vinnie came from a rescue named 4pawssake and because he’s being fostered with intent to be adopted, when he fell sick, the rescue is paying the vet bills. Because it’s a rescue they are getting a discounted bill, but still. Now here’s where you can help out and get good ju-ju and win WOLLMEISE at the same time. oh yes WOLLMEISE and some bags and other fun prizes in a raffle. It only takes 5$ to get a ticket. no really. You can feel awesome, have a chance to win prizes and help the rescue pay his vet bill and other’s vet bills for 5$.

please go to karen’s blog entry and read about the awesome prizes you can win donated by members of my ravelry group.

look at how photogenic this dog is, even on medication!

Since Karen has posted this yesterday in 24 hrs we all raised $1,000! The goal was already met, but his medical costs we’re really 2k. So just think, we can really help this rescue out. Go to her link follow the directions and get yourself some good ju-ju.

in the meantime this girl who’s up for adoption named Bunny, i want to go over there and steal her away. She is the most adoable looking thing EVER.

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