Hello everyone!  Sorry that it has been so long in between blog posts!  ---- just no time!  And actually not a lot to say except KNIT, KNIT, KNIT, BIND JOURNALS, KNIT!!!  And so on!

This past spring I received  a wonderfully big order for my knit items ----- Fingerless Gloves and Leg Warmers!  I have one month left to complete the order 21 leg warmers to go --- here is a photo of the stash so far!!!!!  Amazing -- to me at least !!!!  Crazy!!!

And then there is the order for 24 Recycled Fabric Covered Journals.  Here are three so far and then here is a picture of some of the fabulous buttons which go on the journals and then the stash of wool fabrics used to create the covers!  

                                               

                                           







So, work, work, work!  Fun Too!!!!  If you are interested in any of these items, check out my Etsy Shop.  There are some other items there also, but not any of the new things.  Those are all spoken for but feel free to drop me a note about what you would like, color, etc and I will help you out!  It is very good to be so busy but I have a new grand baby and would love to make her something but --------- no time!!!!!    I do dearly love my customers however and those returning customers!!!!  Wow!!!!!  So great!!!!!!

Okay, continue with your summer plans, stay safe, hope you are having fun and thanks for checking back!  I love seeing your blogs too!!!!!!  Keep blogging!!!!!!

Linda

Hi there!  It has been a long stretch between blog writings!  Well, a lot has been going on, just regular living and holidays, travels, company in between.  And then, of course there is knitting, creating journals and finding a new interest (I need to stop!!!) in making some Sugar Lip Scrubs.

The journals are easy to photograph. The knitting? Not so much.  The Cowls and Boot Toppers work well with the camera but not the Fingerless Gloves or Leg Warmers.  And of course the Sugar Lip Scrubs photos well.

So here are a few pictures to encourage you to shop at my Etsy shop.  Stop in and see -- perhaps some good ideas for Graduation presents, Mother's Day gifts, Father's Day gifts, Journals for travelers, and on and on. Etsy ! The place to shop!!!

And now back to the Knitting and Journal creating!  Knitting for Ecology Sports in Sister Bay, WI, and Journals for Seasons on St. Croix Art Gallery in Hudson, WI!

Thanks for stopping by at my blog!  Come again!  And in the mean time, 

SEE, IMAGINE, CREATE

Recycled Fabric Covered Journals

Check out the Journal collection!  This is just a little sampling of what is available!

Great gifts for travelers, drawers, doodlers, writers of all sorts!  Tuck them in a back pack or messenger bag or purse and you are ready to CREATE!!!!!

Here are just a few to wet you creative appetite!!!!!!  Interested in special colors?  Just email me!!!!!!  There are LOTS of them to choose from!!!!  Just for you!

Thanks for stopping by!!!!!!!  Linda

ATCs

ATCs

Today I have been working on some ATCs.  Artist Trading Cards.  I am in a birthday exchange and am very behind and then I need some for a couple of creative minds so, the knitting needles and book binding materials have been laid down the ATCs picked up.  

I couldn't help but take a picture of the thread box!  I love it!

And some mini crazy quilts ready to be turned into ATCs
3"X21/2" when finished.

And one in progress.

And one that is finished.  Now all I need to do is to glue it onto a 3"X21/2" rectangle of card stock and sign my name, print my name and email, blog, address, info.  I trade with people all around the world so that virtual address is important to me.  I like seeing where my ATCs have come from.  

And just for fun, a picture of my scissors.  I love scissors!  In this one place alone --  the cozy den where I do a lot of knitting and hand sewing, -- I have these 5 scissors.  In the kitchen? 1.  In the car, 1. In my studio, another 3.  Always at the ready!!!!!!


Google ATCs and see what you can learn.  Perhaps you will be starting to create them and trade them!  Have a great day!!!

BOOT TOPPERS

Today is a beautiful day in Hudson, Wisconsin!  The sun is shining, air is cool (45 degrees) and no wind!!!  Thank goodness!  We do seem to have a lot of wind here in western Wisconsin along the St. Croix River and sometimes I feel like I am living in a wind tunnel instead of a nice little street.  Oh dear, I digress.

One of the many things I make and sell is something called a Boot Topper.  Have you heard of them?  Well here is how they work!  First, on with the socks, then the Boot Toppers (pull them way up on the calf), then the boots.  Now tuck the bottom of the Topper into your boot and fold the cuff over the top of the boot and Voila! You now look like you are wearing nice thick, fluffy socks in your boots!!  Clever!  

Here are some photos and I do hope they help.  When I first heard of this 'thing' I really couldn't figure it out but I think I've got it!  They look neat when you are wearing a nice thick sweater, some slim jeans and boots!  Nice and casual.  Check out my Etsy to see some different styles.

The boot and the Boot Topper

A little peek inside

The toppers ready to be pulled on and tuck into the boot






The ribbed section goes into the boot, then fold the top over onto the outside of the boot.

Today has been one of those days in which a success was achieved!!!!  Yippee !!!

Let me explain.  I have a small business in which I create journals, kindle cases and a lot of knitting, ie fingerless gloves, leg-warmers, and cowl.  I have created tags for these things, tags that tell what kind of yarn is used, what kind of fabric is used for the journal covers, where that fabric has come from (it is all recycled fabric from old clothes).  These tags serve a purpose of course.  But I have been wanting a little label inside of my items.  Well!  Finally, I have figured out how to do it and I will try to share that info with you.  Mind you, this label is small and hard to photograph.  Sorry about that.  But I think the pictures will help a little bit.  

Here are three pictures of the labels being used:  a knit glove, a kindle case, & a journal.

The supplies that you will need are:  a mirror image of the information you want on your labels, scissors, iron, a small wooden board & a light-weight piece of fabric on which to iron, a product that will transfer printer ink from a special kind of paper to fabric (I used an iron-on transfer by June Taylor, twill tape (or bias tape) cut into the size you will need. 

The bottom picture shows the board and fabric to iron on.  Most importantly it shows the steps you will do:  print you labels on the transfer paper and cut them to the size you will need, cut the tape to the size you need, and on the far right of the picture you will see the twill tape folded and with the word printed on the top of the tape, ready to put in its place.

I purchased 3/4" twill tape because I wanted to run my words across the tape, not the length of the tape.  I wanted a label about the size of the Levi label on jeans.  You will chose the fabric that you will need for the size label you want to create.

I hope that this is clear for you,  If you have any questions please feel free to contact me and I will do my best, to help you.  lindalemonkeller@gmail.com.  

This has worked very well for me and I feel is adds a bit of a professional touch to to product.  Granted it is a bit 'puttzy' but for me, well worth it.  Good luck with this little project!!!!1

Today I will go to the post office to mail two packages.  One to a gallery in Lutsen, MN, Last Chance Gallery and one to a friend who has ordered two pair of fingerless glove, one pink and one Minnesota Vikings purple. (very difficult to accomplish because I am a Packer fan).

Who knew that it is impossible to find the correct color of purple to make those  Minnesota Vikings gloves!!!!  3 stores later, what I found will have to do.  I even walked around the store carrying a bolt of Viking fabric so I could really match the colors.  No such thing in yarn - - too blue, too red, too lavender ----- Yikes!    I sure hope the customer likes the gloves, they look cute with their gold bead (Viking are purple and gold)!  I tried!!! I really did!  

It seems that my list of 'products is getting longer and longer!  You can find the Recycled Fabric items on Etsy, but the kintting is difficult for me to photograph. I am working on it!!!

     Fingerless Gloves                       Recycled Fabric Covered Journals
     Leg-warmers                            Recycled Fabric Covered Kindle Cases   
     Baby Leg-warmers                     Recycled Fabric Coverd iPhone cases
     Cowls

Have a great day today!!!!!   See, Think, Imagine!!!!