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So January isn’t over yet, which means there was still time to get regrouped for 2012. Did a bit of knitting, not much sewing. The sewing area was a disaster area – who was it that threw that bomb in there? 
So yesterday was moving “the room” day and getting some things organized and either thrown away, ready for eBay, or set aside to finish. You’d be amazed at how much I threw out. Many of you saw on Facebook how my new end of the family room looks so I can watch the TV that has more than basic cable on it.
This photo has four (4) projects that are knitted and ready for finishing into product. I’m really LOVING the really large “swatches” of cabling. But the deep purple piece on the left is going to hopefully be a stable in the store. It will end up being an iPad envelope sleeve when it’s complete.
purple, blue/yellow, turquoise, green fleck
The turquoise and green fleck has fabrics matched up to them already to get sewing on. When you ask? Not sure – but keep watching. Still not sure where to put all the interfacing types – it just seems the bed has always made a great spot for them! LOL
Interfacings........ ugh
One of the nightstands is still piled high with coordinating fabrics – each with a purpose. But where to put them? I sure don’t have a clue!
Plethera of Fabrics
One of our cedar chests has come to rest in the spare bedroom jammed full of the beautiful yarns I’ve collected. Someday, someday….
Cedar Chest FULL of Special Yarns
During all the organization of the ‘new’ area, I came across a lot of patterns for baby, toddler and kids clothing that I had every good intention of using. So those have been divided up and once done here, I’m off to eBay to get them all listed and outta here! The spare bedroom closet is jammed packed with crafting things, half of which need to fly out the door also. But another day for all that.
And then there’s always the ironing pile……… Ha! Happy Sunday everyone – and happy crafting. Keep those ideas rolling.
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The gray cable ‘wine koozie’ is now completed. It came out somewhat smaller than anticipated, but it’s a good size and I’m happy with how it came out. It is listed over on Etsy (which I did first for a change). Check it out, leave me some feedback. I love to hear from each and every one of you!
Front of Double Diamond showing black shadow felting
Inside of bag - showing off its argyle innards
Cherry Blossom bag is all that’s left to line – but I feel the need to knit something horrible. Do I pick up the ice blue, the orange, or WHAT??? It’ll be a surprise.
Thanks for checking in over here – we love having you. :)
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Ok, interesting title, huh? We have been laughing over this for a good long time and wanted to share. After felting the barbed wire cable bag, my husband went on a search of the house for the perfect form for it to dry to. Hence, his comment “wine box Koozie”. The bag also got renamed after fifteen minutes of discussion. That will be revealed later. Enjoy our little joke!
It is now time to watch baseball, my least fave sport. But being born and bred American, it’s a must. Thanks for checking in!
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OK, so I am taking 3-1/2 hours of my vacation time this morning to regroup and get back on track.
1. October is about over – forgot to get tags for the car, so THAT line will be uber pleasant this morning. But that’s my own fault.
2. Funny how basic items DON’T make it on the shopping list until they’re gone! Yep, Sam’s Club here I come. Blechhh
3. DID get the fabrics ordered for two commissioned orders for kids art books this morning. Should be super cute. And while I was on Fabric.com I found this FANTASTIC corduroy fabric which is going to line one of the Prairie Bags coming up….
Over-The-Top Orange Corduroy
…….and this beauty – embroidered corduroy! Think I’m in love with this one.
Brown Embroidered Corduroy
And there’s still a color of Brown Sheep Company’s Burly Spun yarn that’s not worked up into a bag yet, but THIS was the perfect find for the lining to the future handbag….
Prairie Handbag #? corduroy lining CAN WE ALL SAY WOW!!!!
Aren’t those fabrics absolutely wonderful? They are all ordered and I even was able to use a little coupon on my cord fabrics – YIPEEEEE!! I’ll take it!
After my mini-vacation this morning (ha) I hope to get the Barbed Wire Cable Handbag completely off the needles, get the fun little adornments attached that I found yesterday in my “Inspiration In A Bag” and get that baby in the machine to be felted – YET TODAY! :) There is a closure treatment that I want to test on this bag, hopefully to include a little bling, a little leather, some surprises. Have to keep testing to find the absolute best way.
And look what I found when I was digging through some things – the Pretzel Logic Handbag that I never lined. It was done back in 2008, but then things started falling apart and we had to move. So this baby needs to get lined and in the shop soon. It’s rather a bizarre looking kind of thing, isn’t it.
Pretzel Logic Handbag
And I realized I didn’t actually save the Cherry Blossom Handbag photo yesterday to the computer. That explains a lot. But here it is in a messy heap. This needs to get completed today also if possible. Well, maybe this weekend. :)
Cherry Blossom Handbag
OK, my mini vaca starts in a half hour. So here we go! Let’s tackle the day and have a little fun while we do it, okay?
Love to see you all stopping by – you make my day. :)
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As I am still waiting on an okay from a possible buyer on another item, I decided to tackle the finishing touches to the Firebush Cable Handbag. It’s listed over on Etsy now, after taking it over to the abandoned farmland to take its picture once or twice. So here she is, in all her red and cabled glory………
Firebush Handbag
Smiling Pretty
Now I’m off to see what kind of trouble I can get into down in the sewing room. I may have to start cutting into Bill’s sweater and see what kind of purse I can derive out of it. :)
Happy creating!
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After having a ‘corporate’ meeting with Team TygerLily last night, the Fire Bush Cable Handbag is going to be left just as it is. Ideas were being thrown all over the place on how to make it better this way and that way, but my artist husband decided that if we continued on, it would be overworked and an artist needs to know when it’s time to stop. Call it complete. Done. So here is the Fire Bush resting and drying on the blender. Hey, it works, we don’t fight it. :)
Upside Down and On The Blender Drying
Up Close Pic of Perfect Felting Process
So this will sit the rest of the weekend and dry, baby, dry. Handles and a deep dark brown lining will top it off at some point.
It appears I need two bags on the needles at all times, so this Reynolds Lopi 100% wool will be next in line. It is an interesting color that is such a dark burgundy that it’s nearly brown. It’s exquisite.
Reynolds Lopi 100% Wool (this isn't purple like picture looks)
This will be going in my one allotted knitting bag today for our mini-trip. One very DEEP cable is going on the front and back of this bag. Still debating on handle treatment.
On the sewing side, the fabric came in for the diaper bag my hub ordered from me for a gift. Baby isn’t here yet, but they know it’s a girl. I fell in love with this on Fabric.com:
Diaper Bag Fabrics for Gift Giving
And a special order came in overnight on Etsy for a planner cover. So while getting that fabric ordered from Fabric.com I came across some wonderful new items in their store and threw them in my cart. Hey, I had a 15% off coupon and there’s no time like the present.
Fashionista Lacey Beige
Moda Architecture Aqua
Kashmir Floral Pumpkin
These have coordinating fabrics coming also, but you get the idea. Think I’m in love with the pumpkin………. iPad folio, here we come! None of these were the special order, but Amy Butler fabrics were her choice. The buyer has good taste!
Thanks for reading my ramblings this morning. Hopefully a lot of knitting will get accomplished this evening along with a little tour of small town, America. Keep an eye out, things are popping around here!
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I know today is Wednesday and I’m usually working. But I was scheduled a bit differently this week and get to work Saturday. So today is play time.
Season’s Royal Messenger Bag came off the needles completely, and with only about 3 feet of yarn left out of three hanks of Brown Sheep Burly Spun. This is what it looked like before it hit the showers…….
Pre-felting
And an up close and personal picture of the diamond style cabling on the front flap…..
Diamond Cables
The close up actually shows the real color of this bag much better than some other shots taken. I was VERY happy with the way the flap came together. But then, as we all know, there’s no time like the present. So off to the showers with this guy and here he is sitting out on the deck getting his ‘dry’ on. It was tough finding a box to help form it, but after doing some thinking and realizing I wanted this big enough to hold a laptop, I went in search of computer boxes around the house. So he is sitting and taking in some gorgeous fall weather getting prepped for some serious oriental brocade to be the lining. Along with some batting of course. This has to be a very protective messenger bag.
Back Shot - SUPER handle!!
Front Flap View with Button Loop
He should be good and dry by Sunday so we can get it all finished and hopefully get over to the abandoned farm for some photos.
One more thing…. A little more of Monday’s Sneak Peek……
Lanaloft 100% Wool
This is a whole lot bigger than it looks, and should end up being a medium size bag. This one’s oval handles are waiting by the sewing machine. But I ran out of Lanaloft quicker than anticipated, so there’s another hank coming in from Woobee’s.
So there is technically NO purses that are workable on the needles. So I guess that means I’d better get to it. There’s a whole afternoon left to get something started.
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A hugely busy and productive day, both at work and here in the TygerLily “lab”. A photo shoot for the first two Prairie Bags was first to get done after work, and there is a beautiful little spot on my way home where there used to be a farmhouse, but the trees still stand. Plus it’s right across the street from our back porch. Had it on our minds for days that it could honestly work, and it did. The colors in the photos really do speak of who we are…..
Prairie Land Cable Handbag (click pic to go directly to Etsy)
Moonlit Prairie Trails Handbag (click pic to go directly to Etsy)
Wanted to share that now we are real. We are recognized by someone other than ourselves. TygerLily’s first piece of REAL mail!
LOOK MA!! REAL MAIL!
And as I posted on Facebook last night, I really thought I could get the knitted shawl completed. Little did I know that the bind off is very VERY lacy and…. did I mention VERY? Oh, yeah. It got worked on for only an hour and only about 16″ of the edge was completely off the needles.
Lacy Bind Off on Shawl
This is a LONG edged shawl! I’m looking at many hours yet to complete it, but it’s a good start, right? Once this baby is blocked it should be fantastic – well, we can hope right?
Thank you for looking and get ready for a wildly fun and FULL time working in the TygerLily Lab.
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Sorry for posting yet again, but it may be a week before you see anything from me again. It is going to be a packed week at work, and when I get home after work, the game is pretty much over. Crafting is last on my list on ‘school’ nights. :) So this is the finale’ to a pretty productive weekend. There were many things that didn’t get touched, but there’s been progress. Commissioned orders (two at this point) will wait until next weekend. Another possible commissioned job awaits my design – praise the Lord! But Team TygerLily has discussed it and we think it’s possible. So keep your eyes out on the Journal Junction side also – there may be some nice surprises coming your way. The male half of the team has also requested a specialty item – one he has pictured in his head – I will certainly do my best. I NEED A MAID!!!! Any offers out there in blog land??? Seriously!!! I can’t keep up with all his cooking around here – and he uses most EVERY kitchen device known to man when he cooks. I sure don’t complain about WHAT he cooks though. :)
Wanted to give you one last peek at the Steeples bag. It’s at a total halt now until the leather handles get shipped in. But it’s wearing a pretty nice piece of ‘shine’ on the flap and the fabric lining is waiting it’s turn at the end.
Steeples on the Plains - awaiting special handles to arrive
Again, thank you for taking time to look at what’s happening around here. There’s always something going on it seems, but that’s a good thing! It keeps me out of lots and lots of trouble. :)
Get a little creative – give yourself a chance!
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After looking at all the beautiful colors of bulky wool yarn sitting in my computer room and trying to decide exactly which one to design next, the amethyst color was speaking to me. Amethyst is the birthstone of our firstborn, a daughter, who we gave a unique name to: Season. She has and always will be a source of pride and joy for us. Season has turned into a strong woman, in her faith and in her life. Her own adult life has seen much tragedy, but her message of strength and love for life is abundantly clear. She is royalty not only in our hearts, but in God’s kingdom. Hence, the creation of a bag in her honor: Season’s Royal Messenger Bag.
Season's Royal Messenger Bag - A Beginning
This is only the beginning, and it is terribly boring looking right now. But the flap of a messenger bag is where the action is anyway, so the base will only have a single cable on each side and along the handle. I was so impressed at how the flap on the Steeple bag felted that having the same effect on the messenger bag strap will be perfect and strong. Here is it’s basic beginning, and the end of using up one hank of Brown Sheep Company’s Burly Spun Amethyst wool yarn. Appropriate to use a Nebraska yarn in honor of a Nebraska born and bred woman.
Side Panel View Showing Single Cable Twist
There is no lining picked yet for this, but it will probably be another type of corduroy so that items toted won’t get scratched or harmed. The size should be able to accommodate a laptop or even important binders or folders.
Hang with me during this boring part, and know that the flap is going to be chuck full of textures.
Today is also Season’s wedding anniversary to her high school sweetheart, and also the Walk to End Alzheimer’s here in Lincoln. ALZ’s signature color is purple. It’s all just very appropriate.
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Bill & Karen
