It's me again-how are you all- the sheep and wool show in Maryland is coming up in about 1 month-I can't wait-I will be going but only for Saturday-I really like the show and hope I can find some great fiber-I just got the DVD The Bridges of Madison County-I'm going to make a pot of tea and settle down to watch the great love story-Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep are great actors- I'm going to shut off the phone so there are no interruptions - so I guess this is short and sweet but it is 10 pm and the movie is about 2 hr. long. I want to work on some new nuno felting tomorrow-I dyed some cotton cheesecloth a beautiful robins egg blue-about 5 yards-and I am going to use lime green, fuchsia, lavender, lilac and periwinkle blue in both merino wool and silk velvet that I dyed-when the fabric is felted I will then think about what I want to make it into-something nice and light for the spring-I will keep you informed with some pictures-Ok that's all for now.

Hello!!! What's new with you--I have been working on some new fabric wrist cuffs-they are not only very pretty but they do keep your wrist warm and comfortable. They were a lot of fun to make-I used bits of my fabric stash and my needle felting machine. It works so great-easy to make really nice designs. I did some free motion embroidery with silk thread and then backed the whole thing with merino felt and my label. I am going to upload them to my etsy store this weekend for sale so have a look and let me know what you think-I really do like to hear from you all-the feed back you give me helps me to create more beautiful things-so please do tell me what you think. My etsy store is
www.etsy.com/shop/Cynthiaandcompanyltd     so check it out if you have the time. Here are a few of the new fabric wrist cuffs--

This one if made with hand dyed silk velvet , beads and free motion embroidery

This cuff is created with hand marbled silk, merino wool, free motion embroidery and beads- there is an ice cream cone charm added for fun.

 

 

Hi everyone-I know it's been a long time since I last wrote and I don't have a good reason-well maybe-I am setting up a new website-more modern. It's not easy to remember how to do it even though I have Yahoo sitebuilder and I have so many new things to offer in my merchant store and on etsy. I have been weaving and creating clothing and wall hangings also working on some very special nuno felted shawlettes-very exciting stuff that I will be photographing over the next 3 weeks and then uploading to my website and Blog. I hope you will comment and let me know if you like what you see. Getting started with online selling is not as easy as one (me) would think. But I will make it. Not much more to say but here are a few examples of new work. Thanks for looking and let me know what you think. Later...... Cynthia

This is a hand beaded wrist cuff using seed beads

 & ribbon

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This is a hand beaded wrist cuff. I have included a mother of purl shell center.

What's new-it's been a long time-my fault-I bought a saori loom and have spent a looooong time learning how to set it up -how to warp the loom and how to weave-I looove it -spend hours I should be sleeping--weaving-I have made about 10 pieces of cloth and now I will start to cut them apart(oh no!)and make some awesome garments. As soon as I get them finished I will photograph them and show you-I am making mostly jacket and scarves. Maybe next year when I have enough stock I will jury in to some craft shows and sell them-Yes SELL THEM-then I can buy more yarn and weave more cloth-it's a vicious addictive circle-I imagine there is an AA group for our addiction-I guess it could be worse-I love the feel of wool-the smell of wool and well just wool.I often thought I would like to be a shepardess and have my own flock-but then I read about all the things you have to do with and for sheep and well I decided to buy my wool a the sheep and wool show-by the way I am going to the New York Sheep and Wool show in October-I can't wait-I know I will be spending a LOT of money but well I can't take it with me so why not-Sometimes I wish I had found myself a long time ago when I was young-but then I would't have had the money and the kids were there so I guess it all worked out for the best. Look at Grand Ma Mosses-she didn't paint until she was ancient-I guess I'm almost there-when I am in my studio weaving I have three helpers-Kat, Tabby and Housini are lying on the floor all around me-they are my babies now since my children are all grown and don't need me anymore-but they need me-and it just feels right-it's peaceful and quiet only sound is the clank of the heddles as they go up and down and of course the purr of my cats-I like the peace and quiet-when the wind blow I can hear the music of my wind chimes and that also is relaxing-meditative if you will-well I guess I will go home-I'm at work now and it's almost time to quit. I will try and write soon(It won't be a year)

my outside cats

Tabby and Houdini

Playful Kitty

Katrini the Alpha cat

A Prayer

Here I am again-It's Midnight and I just got home-the restaurant wasn't very busy today-It has been a bad year for restaurants-every one is down in the numbers-big chain restaurants are closing sites, retail is very iffy to say the least but at least we have a business, a place to live and our lives-the people in the south who have just gone through the worst times of their lives-well what can words do now-how can we pick them up and restore their belief in their world-about the only thing(and the most important one)

1. 
   is Prayer-prayers to the lord to help them carry this burden and some how come out of it and be stronger-I will pray the Lord will give them strength and that through the many donations from good and caring people will bring them home safely. Ok enough of this sadness-It has turned hot and humid-I guess that comes from the hurricane but I also heard on the telli that their is snow in the north west-what extreme ends of the scale-I finished working on my website-I added a new page-Hats For Cats by Isadora-I put a radio button on the page and with a click of your finger on the mouse and you will be transported to the Etsy store to see what is new and now for sale-that's right-you can buy one of the most beautiful hats for your(or a friends)precious baby Kitty-Let me know what you think about the new line-and come and visit me at the Morristown Armory on October 20-22-I don't have my booth number as of yet but as soon as I do I will put it on my show page-I'm doing a couple of show in New England and will post the information as soon as I have it. I'll say GoodNight for now.
   

It's Been A Long Day

www.Cynthiaandcolimited.comwww.Etsy.com/shop/HatsforcatsbyIsadora
It's been a loooong day-I did get a lot accomplished but it's still been long. I first did the inventory for my restaurant so I would know what I had to get at Restaurant Depot-then I made the menu for the special for the weekend and made the recipe cards for the kitchen cooks-then I took 103 photos (yes 103) of the new Hats For Cats Store on Etsy-I had to crop them all and then upload 3 new ones for the website-

This one                                            
                                                              This one                                                    

and this one-Then update the actual web site
www.Cynthiaandcolimited.com
and put a link to the etsy store at
www.Etsy.com/shop/HatsforcatsbyIsadora
I also put some information on my Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/www.facebook.com/CynthiaandcolimitedCynthiaandcolimited
I was very very busy and I am now tired so I won't have much to say except GOOD NIGHT and please check out my website =leave a message and visit the etsy store
Hats For Cat-you will love them--(I hope)
Later....Cynthia signing off!!

Hello Hello Wake Up

Hello Hello-Wake up Yes it's Me-I know it's been a long time-Well I am sorry -no real excuse-just work and Life-it all got in the way-but hey-I'm here now-so well I have a new site I would like you to look at-I have designed Hats For Cats-Yes that's right-Hats For Cats by Isadora- it's on my etsy shop and you can see all that is new-Just go here   www.etsy.com/shop/HatsforcatsbyIsadora  and you will see everything that is new. I have a very large cat family-thirteen in all-some inside and some outside-with all those kitties I had to design a wardrobe for them and what better way to start but with a hat and then a scarf and then of course some jewelry-yes I have some necklaces and they are really cute. My daughter calls me the "crazy cat lady"(she says that with love) I do love cats-all sort of cats-but it does get expensive feeding all of them and of course I have gotten all of them Fixed!So here are a few pictures so you can decide if you want to look at the rest of them-and maybe buy one-of course for one of your special kitties.

Pretty Hot Pink Hat(model not included)

Yellow Daisy Cat Hat(Model not included)

This is a Hat with a feather(the model

 is a tea cup not included)

This is one of the necklaces for a cat(just love it)

I know this is short and sweet but it is 2:30 in the morning and I have to go to work tomorrow so I will try and see you tomorrow or the next day. Have a look and tell me what you think. See Ya-By!
I will try to set up a link to take you to the etsy shop just click on this word  OZ.