Category Archives: Festivals & Events

Summahhtime

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Dawn

So, wow, it is zipping along, this summer.  Four and a bit of weeks left until I return to the Montessori Kid Factory.

I’ve been so crappy about taking pictures and  blogging.
Here are a few shots from the road thus traveled.  Be on the lookout for more soon.  And flying pigs, probably.

I will do my best!

Shangriladidah on 94th st.

Lily’s learns to KNIT!

The new family member– Bob the budgie– bequeathed to us by the neighbor Bob, who is not a budgie.  Here is the Bantam pecker who roams his yard, is NOT our pet, and drives all of Reisterstown crazy.

The Mid Atlantic Hedgehog Show

Both girls got awesome ribbons for being awesome Jr. handlers.  It was a fun day.  Sort of like a hedgehog pageant and olympics rolled into one!

The Artscape and peanut adventures ( see Jim for more)

Lastly, here’s Punkin all doozied-up.

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Today’s dyeings and a sign

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Dawn

Look for me and my dear friend Chris when you see this–

See you at the Yarn Party!!  There is a MAP of vendors– I’ll be at booth 28~~ selling fiber and FREE HUGS!

xo

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Fibery giveaway~~ Homespun Yarn Party this SUNDAY!

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Dawn

Well I am fighting with a cold… It is keeping those new pics delayed for another day… but I wanted to get the giveaway going.  I promise those pics tomorrow!  I have been so hard at work on fiber for this weekend.

Gnomegarden was featured on the HYP website today.  I am getting so excited for Sunday!  Here are the details on the great big giveaway–

Just leave a comment here telling me what your dream yarn or fiber would look like– You can describe it literally, or by mood, or color, or metaphor. :)   You can post a picture or reference that you’d like to see inspire a yarn, I am game for anything.  Here’s the deal.  I will choose a winner at random next weekend ( so that all the new friends from this weekend get a shot).  The winner will get that yarn or fiber created for them.  At least 4oz of squooshy love from the gnomegirl!  You don’t have to be present at the Yarn Party– though I will be so glad if you come.  I may also award a honorable mention purely subjectively on the comment that most inspires my yarny heart. :)

Ok, that’s all for tonight.  Please try to make it to Savage Mill on Sunday if you can– there will be so much crafty wonderment to behold.  Please say “hi” and introduce yourself  if we have not met before!

More tomorrow!

Dawn

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Homespun Yarn Party-palooza and some fibery photos.

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Dawn

It’s that time of year again!!!
I am impatiently awaiting the Homespun Yarn Party–
( click to visit, natch)

Here are the stats, straight from the site–

What: Yarn Party! Check out local yarn vendors, sit and knit, meet new people!

Who: All your favorite local yarn dyers and spinners, plus some extra crafty goodness! And all our knitting/crocheting/spinning friends (you!) of course!!

Where: Historic Savage Mill |8600 Foundry Street, Savage, MD 20763 | Just off I-95, plenty of parking!

When: Sunday, March 21, 2010 – 12 PM to 5 PM

Why: Who needs an excuse to get together and craft?! We wanted to get together and spread some fiber love!

In addition to some great crafty vendors, we’ll also have:

  • free lessons on knitting, crochet, spinning, and maybe more
  • fabulous door prizes to be given away throughout the event
  • weather-permitting, a sit and spin/crochet/knit area out on the deck

And we’ll be collecting knitted and crocheted items for local charities!

Admission is FREE!

I can tell you that this is the most amazing day of fiber fun and community!  I am delighted to be a vendor there again this year.  I will have loads of hand spun and fiber–batts & rovings– to tempt you.  Please come enjoy the day with us!

I also happen to have a few photos in their contest.  Voting is open until this Friday– go vote for your faves, there are some lovelies!!  You can see them on  here.

I’ve got 30 pounds of fiber in my Rumpelstiltskin-world right now.  More news and photos to follow!

xo Dawn

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Maryland Faerie Festival (notes from the field)

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Dawn

Well we did it!  Matryoshka and I spent a weekend in the faerie world, even ate the food!– and were able to get back to our own world.  That’s all against the fae rules, but we did it!  I wouldn’t have minded staying an eternity, if the weather had been more cooperative!  That said, it was a lovely weekend–Despite the rain and many weird weather appearances!  We met a lot of really wonderful people, heard some great music, saw a lot of great costumes and just generally enjoyed hanging out at the festival for 2 days. If you are wondering “what is this faerie festival thing all about?,” here is a little clip that gives you an idea of what you encounter at such a gathering.  (This is a fest in IL.)

I really enjoyed the Maryland one.  It was a little different than Spoutwood’s festival, but really nice.

Here a some highlights–

The Gypsy Nomads were MOST awesome! Again, this is another festival, but one of their songs.

So we sat and needle felted and spin span spun.

visited with friends, and made some new ones!

We had great neighbors!! Check out their awesome wares!

Goblin Road made some great leather corsets and these wonderful Gobbler dolls.

Emma of Creative Procrastinations had a highly addictive booth full of magical items– I’ll post her link once her website is open.

Creative Procrastinations was founded in the tradition of the Arts and Crafts movement which valued handcrafting and believed that everyone should be able to own beautiful, original things. Handmade beaded jewelry, fairy wings, fairy houses, fairy gardens, trinket boxes, journals, scrapbooks, hand-painted toys and a variety of other handcrafted items.
And we had the best face-painter/henna tattoo folks on our other side.  They are semi-local– Rosie went over and I expected her to come back all sparkled-out. Nope.  She was a super creepy bones-girl. Crystalooneys.  Trish rocks that henna!
I have some pretty BEAUTIFUL fiber left from the weekend and will be updating the etsy shop sometime tomorrow.  Look for a yarn update on Wed.
Here’s a wee slide show for you to enjoy.  Some of these photos are by the talented Quadruple Lutz.  She has some more one her blog.  Thanks for the visit there Squirrel-queen!
Fiber tomorrow, get some rest! :)

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