Tattoo LOVE

Well, she has done it again! She, being the amazing Laura Jade, our favorite tattoo artist.

She has now contributed five tattoos to my husband and myself, not including the full arm piece she's currently tattooing on him. You may remember the last time I wrote about my hubby showing me some love through permanent art 'here'.

And it doesn't stop there.

Our latest artwork "connects" me to my hubby in a, new, fun way.

When my oldest daughter had the idea of two sweethearts communicating through tin-cans, we set to work designing our latest piece. I took my drawings to Laura and she brought them to life. I love the little details she created like the heart in my girl's hair, and the boots for the boy. The colors are stunning and fit our personalities! I am SO in love!
I am equally pleased that our tattoos are filled with sweetness, memories, and external expressions of our life and love for each other!
I'm sharing a fresh photo, but I'll be sure to post more after healing.

My March Girls...

We had two birthday girls this month.

My sweet Emery turned 3... 

This always seems to be the age that my little ones really get into birthday celebrations. The homemade cards from siblings are enjoyed, the presents are exciting, and the whole day is filled with singing and dancing. I love it.

And darling Abigail turned double digits... big 10.

What a wonderful month.  Taking the time to celebrate and to remember our wonderful blessings is the best. Smiles, laughter, and spending time enjoying each other, I can't think of anything better.

Saturated Colorways by True2Ewe

INTRODUCING... Saturated Colorways

I'm excited to start offering what I will refer to as "Saturated Colorways" in my Hyenacart Store this week.

This is a style of colorway that will create OOAK (One Of A Kind) variegated colorways that cannot be repeated. 

I will hand dye coordinating skeins using a process of picking one 'main' color to saturate the yarn with, and adding in small amounts of complimentary colors to create the custom colorway. 

Each set will include 2 coordinating skeins to create an evenness to your project, and a solid trim that coordinates well with the colorway. Once this set has been dyed there will not be another dye set exactly like it created.

To see an example of the new method below. Please see that both of these colorways are the SAME, the lower one is "Saturated" using brown as the main color.

A great benefit to this type of colorway is that it creates a beautifully variegated look without the fear of pooling. You will get a lovely evenness to your project. And of course with no two sets exactly the same your project truly becomes One of Kind! 

Up and Going....

All right, so the new blog is up and running again.
Not all of the links are working just yet, and we haven't been able to archive the old posts.

It's a process.

For True2Ewe customers.. I hope the new look and some of the new links coming will make getting info quicker, and get you answers to the most frequently asked questions.

I'm really pleased with the progress of the new year, I hope we keep the momentum going.

For family and friends, I will have new updates to share soon, and a more convenient way to get you photos.

Thanks again to all of you for your continued love and patience.

Amy

Happy New Year! 2012

Well, I have some BIG blogger changes coming for the New Year!

I've decided to integrate my personal blog with my knitting blog, and you'll be seeing some changes in appearance and activity here on this blog.

I have a busy little world over here with new baby addition, homeschooling, knitting, and trying to stay in touch with family and friends. Rather than try to be all over the place, I find that having most of it in one stop for me will free up some extra time.

Some of you already know me pretty well, but if you are just visiting here, or a new customer, you will definitely have a chance to get to know MUCH more about me and my little tribe I like to call family.

I will be able to keep in touch frequently, update knitting projects, and also keep family and friend updates here as well. I have SEVEN kiddos, so please don't be overwhelmed by the photo flood that occurs when I post updates! I love y'al and for those that ask, "how does she do it?", well, here comes a much better view on the answer to that in the form of written confessionals that I call my blog (I will be importing the personal blog posts into this blog).

I'm looking forward to the New Year ahead, and I hope you'll stick around and enjoy some of the new changes in store for True2Ewe and it's integration with Our Life.

Cheers!

PEACE * LOVE * VW

Peace.. Love.. and Vw's

It all starts with some inspiration. I found these cute little "peace" buttons from TessaAnn in my stash.

Next came time to dye up the yarn. I chose an organic merino for the longies since they would most likely be used as a cover over cloth diapers. Then I chose some superwash merino (machine washable and doesn't felt) for the sweater and the hat.
I dyed them all to coordinate with each other.

Then came adding in the volkswagen bus!

I like the idea of TWO pairs of longies for a day that coordinate. That way you can rotate without changing baby's t-shirt.

Now it's time to part with this treasure. I'm listing it for sale at a discounted price this weekend. This set would cost $150 with items sold individually, but I'm going to price it at $100.

An Evening In My Home!

Last night I had one of those moments within a moment.

The one where you are in a room just taking it all in, and you just let it surround you, you let each noise, each person, and even the smells around you just exist around you and imagine that it will always be a part of you... forever.

My moment was watching my hubby gently hold his newborn girl, letting her look around her world and enjoy her daddy gliding her in the rocking chair. Surrounded at his feet were his boys, playing with all the imagination they could muster, lost in their own laughter and story telling. It was after dinner, things were winding down for the night. The back door was open so the cool breeze coming off the ocean was blowing in.

My oldest daughter was sitting near and chatting.. my oldest son was being his joyful self, lending us a comical moment every few minutes.

My toddler decided to start up a dance routine in the middle of all of this ... swinging her arms back and forth to the music in the distance. She wiggled, and spun, and tapped those toes. Each dramatic move resulted in a room erupting in laughter, claps, or both.

Pretty soon, I had a snuggler next to me, asking if she could read to me from a new book she just got. Reading is her struggle and to have her volunteer is definitely a moment to capture. She proudly showed her accomplishments, sight words memorized, new words conquered, and above all, the courage to read aloud to the room. It was beautiful.

It was full! It was noisy at times! It was wonderful!

It was and IS my family!