nearly there ...

Ohhhh ...
how fast time went when you look back !

Another year went by

with highs and lows
with dear things to remember
and things best forgotten
...........

I hope, you all out there in Blog-land,
that you catch one, or even a few,
wishing stars
so that some of your dearest wishes come true
in the year to come ...

And my wish for you is a

healthy
joyful
peaceful
creative
and innovative

  2018  

Els

LIGHT on the shortest day !

December, the year,

is rolling slowly to its end.

Things have quieted down

after the rush of felting and preparing

for the (not very successful) market.

All the stand holders managed to get there ...

then the snow really started :

so hardly any visitors !

More than 5 cm snow

and Holland comes to a standstill !

(towards the end of the afternoon

it started raining, so we came home safely !)

It's been a long time since I did some drawing,

so for this Solstice day

I took out my Inktense pencils

and some special pens,

and made a Solstice / Light / Feast drawing

(instead of a stitched piece)

A very

HAPPY

Solstice, Light Feast, Jul, Chanukah, Christmas

to ALL my friends in Blog-land

all over the world :

may you spend many joyful hours together with your loved ones !

And to remember that failed market-Sunday

almost two weeks ago, some pictures ...

...........

small market

This Sunday afternoon (14.00 - 17.00)

daughter and I will be going

to a small market in the big barn

of a lovely old farmhouse :

Goidschalxoordsedijk 65

in Oud-Beijerland

("under the rainbow")

We hope that the weather will not be as cold as predicted,

but there will be a joyful fire burning outside

with warm drinks.

We have been busy making

"starry" lights in white and gray felt

(with safe LED candles of course)

There are simple stars

with printed tea bags felted inside

and stitched along the edge

And then there is the choir

of little angels

that has grown since last week !

(three more little ladies are waiting for hair and wings)

Today gave as already a foretaste

of what might be coming this weekend :

But we hope on a bit of sunshine too,

just like today !

star choir ...

Ohhhhh ... November was so slow ...

As could be predicted

after the busy "Pink Ribbon-month" October.

Yes, there was felting,

even a LOT of felting

but it went on very quietly :

after the mushrooms and the gnomes

there were stars

 BIG stars, when you compare them to the gnomes, ha !

These two were the first ...

but there are many more now

(because there is a market in a week's time)

For safety reasons they will be equipped with LED lights.

Now, there is slowly growing an angel's choir. 

There will be more !

A lot of different voices

make great harmony

more mushrooms and ...

The felting course had something for the second week

that fitted quite well :

gnomes !

(some people might think that silly,

but I can tell you that the participants

of the course have (re)found

their inner child !)

After the first chanterelle 

there was another, smaller one.

Then I started with this week's assignment :

gnomes.

First there was one ... but he felt kind of lonely, so ...

he had two friends over to stay

Then, today, I had another go at the mushrooms,

ink mushrooms this time.

(some of those are edible too,

but the combination with alcohol makes them toxic !) 

Ha ... really like to do this !

a new course

Because the last online felting course

(of Corinna Nitschmann)

was such fun

I subscribed to the next one too.

We started with making mushrooms

Because I'm very fond of chanterelles

I chose that one to make first

( I remember looking for them in the woods

when I was a small child )

Hmmmmm ...

thinking what kind

I'll be making next

a very B I G THANK YOU !!!!!

Ahhhh a bit awkward I must say

writing a post again

after nearly two weeks of

"nothing"

Well ... I was busy :

working on the last extra commission-jewels

(there were six plus some textile beads)

So nothing much changed after October,

but,
there were no posts every evening !

But now it is time for a very  B I G

THANK  YOU  !

I can tell you that the October Pink Ribbon challenge this year

has been a great success !

Today we could donate :

€  600,-

Isn't that an amazing amount of money !!!

(ha, I wish I could write the numbers even bigger)

I know,

I worked hard on the Jewels every day

 

(this was day 31)

But, I needed YOU all out there

to buy them !

And there were soooo many that donated

EXTRA  MONEY !

So I really want to thank you ALL :

 ELSE  ,  RINA ,  GONNIE ,  SIETS  ,  BAUKJE , 

ELLEN ,  ROOS ,   SIMONE  , JEANNET ,  YVETTE ,

 CAROLINE  , DEA ,  SANDRA ,   TANJA  , 

 JANE  ,   MORAG  ,  ANKE ,   CHRISTA  , 

 MADELON  , JOLAN ,   ELKE  ,  JOKE  , 

KAREN ,  LINDA  , MATTIE ,  CORINNA 

It may seem to you that there are not enough names ...

but some ladies bought two, three or even four Jewels !!!

So once again to you all :

THANK  YOU

in the name of Pink Ribbon

and all those unknown breast cancer patients

that will benefit of the new research that can be done !

(let's keep fighting this "ugly one")

Know your body !

Check it every month.

Better safe than sorry.

day 31 ..... LAST PINK RIBBON DAY

This is the last day of this October month

A well spent month I could say.

I really didn't know where it all came from ...

After preparing the little felted or stitched pieces

there was wonder what way it would go next.

Only for the national felting day and for Man's birthday party

I made something in advance 

.....

All the others were made or stitched on that very day.

I'm glad I made it !

I'm a bit tired, but satisfied.

A few more Jewels to make

for dear people who are waiting patiently

till their special wish will be fulfilled ...

Then, I can count all of that together,

with that : all the EXTRA money a lot of people gave,

so I'll know how much money can be transferred to

the Pink Ribbon Fund.

(then I'm truly finished   ;-)  !)

My last  PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel for day 31

A wet felted hollow gray brooch, stitched with cotton

and with different small beads.

(5,5 cm)

A quiet star for this last day !

For a donation of

€ 10

SOLD  !

(or more)

this distinguished gray jewel

can be yours

to keep for yourself or to give away

to someone dear to you !

All you need to do is send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

and you'll hear what to do next.

ALL the money goes to (you know) the Pink Ribbon Fund !

"EVENING STAR"

And here

(with sweet company, which felt very neglected these last weeks)

the making of that "evening star"

THANK  YOU  ALL !

It have been wonderful weeks

with you around me

And thanks in the name of 

PINK  RIBBON  !

day 30

YES

still going strong ...

(well .... s t r o n g  .... ???

the effort is noticeable)

 Thirty down ,,, one more to go

The extra little felts are waiting patiently

when I was stitching this pendant.

And because I needed for today another textile bead

I was at the machine too.

It's almost sorry to see how much lovely details

disappears inside the bead ...

but I know it's all there !

;-) 

My PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel for day 30

A wet felted circle pendant on a textile bead

with a mother-of-pearl tassel,

some lace and beads front and back,

on a wax cord with slip knots.

Sun and moon in serene balance.

For a donation of

 € 10 

SOLD  !

(or ... more)

this pendant can be yours

and it might give its harmony to you.

Of course it can be a present too !

You just need to send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

and I'll tell you what to do next.

ALL the money is for the Pink Ribbon Fund !

 "BALANCE" 

See you tomorrow

for my 

LAST  DAY

of the Pink Ribbon challenge !

day 29

Always a funny day

when the clock is turned back an hour

.......

My body tells me something else

than the clock on the wall

(and does it really do that much good ...

that summer and winter time ?  Some people say so

Hmmmm ... can sleep an hour longer tomorrow)

I made some more little felted pieces,

though the month is nearly over

there are still some

extras to make.

The PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel for day 29

A dark pink wet felted hollow brooch,

stitched with silk,

with small and bigger glass beads.

(5,5 cm)

A bright statement on any garment !

For a donation of

€ 10

SOLD !

(or more ... is allowed)

this brooch can be yours.

It makes a perfect present for a dear friend

(or, why not, for yourself !)

All you need to do is send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

and I'll tell you what to do next.

This brooch can be easily sent

in an envelope to wherever you live.

ALL the money goes to the Pink Ribbon Fund !

"STARRY  DAY"

Ohhhhh ... only two more days

...

See you tomorrow for the next

Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel !

day 28

The Pink Ribbon challenge

is only lasting three more days

after today.

A cloudy day, but my thoughts were

on sunnier (garden) times.

Living next to the water

brings all kinds of critters near !

(I think the colour of that triangle did it ...)

The PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel for day 28

A wet felted turquoise triangle pendant,

with a textile bead, embroidered and with beaded fringe,

on a long wax cord with slip knots.

A light airy reminder of warm summer days

For a donation of 

€ 10

SOLD !

(or more)

this pendant can be yours,

to wear yourself

or to give away as a present

to someone dear.

All you need to do is send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

and we'll arrange what comes next.

ALL the money will go to the Pink Ribbon Fund !

"AIR DANCER"

See you tomorrow

with my next Textile Jewel !

day 27

It is fun to have some felted bases

waiting for me,

it's kind of relaxed

choosing what colour to take today.

Warm...

like the Autumn sun.

Here is my PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel for day 27

A wet felted red/orange/magenta circle pendant,

a textile bead, sequins, wooden and glass beads,

stitched with silk.

on a long wax cord with slip knots

(6 x 10 cm)

I think this one gives you a warm feeling !

For a donation of

€ 10

SOLD !

this pendant can be yours.

It might be a present :

for yourself

or for someone else.

You just need to send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

and the rest will follow ...

ALL the money goes to the Pink Ribbon Fund !

"WARMING-UP"

See you tomorrow : 

four more days

of Textile Jewels

.....

day 26 ..... (and 50 years)

On this day

.......

50 years ago

.....

on a sunny day like today

...

:-)

....................... where did the time go ??? ...............

(keep breathing

keep loving each other

and you'll just get there !)

I thought it appropriate to make a

heartfelt

jewel for today !

The PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel for day 26

a wet felted heart shape pendant,

embroidered on both sides with silk and seed beads

and mother of pearl beads.

(I hope this heart brings, whoever buys it,

lots of happiness)

For a donation of

 € 10 

SOLD ! 

(or more is allowed)

this light heart can be yours

to keep

or to give away

to someone dear !

All you need to do is send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

and we'll arrange everything else.

ALL the money will go to the Pink Ribbon Fund !

 "MY HEART IS YOURS" 

*

This morning, our witness of fifty years ago

had these wonderful flowers delivered

Thanks Ellen !

And there were more flowers

Thanks dear daughter !

Tomorrow is the first day of fifty one

and there will be a Pink Ribbon Jewel again !