Color Inspiration, Succulents

I'm officially obsessed. I've been collecting succulents. I can't get enough of them. It doesn't help that there are thousands of varieties out there. Each one is so beautiful and unique.

(I really need to make one of these living pictures, so cool!....Soon!)

I'm helping out the environment by planting drought tolerant plants, see? Water conservation should be practiced by all. What? You're not buying that excuse? Me neither... I love these little plants because I can't kill them no matter how long I neglect them. :) They are all still sitting pretty in their little pots even after a week of forgetting about them...probably even longer!
The symmetry of their leaves is a work of art. The leaves alone are amazing; cute and plump, some are even furry and downright hug-able...though I wouldn't recommend cuddling with them.

From icy cool tones to warm deep reds, how could I not be inspired to create a colorway just about them?

So here we go! The August Club Fiber is here! :D I hope you love it!!

Little Things

Back before fiber arts took over my life I was into digital art. I have few of my own paintings that I may share someday but in the meantime I'd like to introduce you to Meowza. He is my absolute fave artist. He's so amazing and creative. How awesome is this?!...he has a collaboration with a gal who sews!!...and on top of that...it is a knitting themed accessory bag!! How could I possibly pass it up?! My new bag!

How cute is it?! It's perfect for all my knitting accessories!

Kukubee on etsy carries tons of other cute bags in various sizes and lots of different themes. Zombies, nerds, coffee addicts, animal lovers, and even the 80's. The illlustrations are from the amazing mind of Meowza (Brent). I can't gush enough about his work! You can check out his portfolio here. :D

This one is my personal favorite, of course!

Summer Fun

Summer has always been my favorite time of year. This summer was full of fun here at the BME hive. My sister and her family come out to visit from Missouri every year. I'm talking a long visit, like a month! It's a whirlwind when they're here! I get to become a local tourist. :)
This year they came out at the beginning of July. We were busy almost everyday! Lots of fun evenings just relaxing too, of course. It was great to see our kids having so much fun together.

(My kids with their cousin in the middle)

We all made a trip up to Santa Barbara for a couple days. It's not too bad of a drive from here, about 2 hours. We visited the SB Zoo, went wine tasting (Oreana and SB Winery), swimming, dinner, and walked along the pier...and that was only the first day! The next day was a bit more relaxing building sand castles at the beach and swimming in the pool at our awesome hotel, the Harbor View Inn. I just wish we could've stayed longer.

(our private patio view)

(my mom and I wine-tasting, beach, zoo, and swimming with the kiddies)

The day after we got home we went to Disneyland. Always fun! After that we had to slow down and concentrate on Renegade Craft Fair. My sister and I shared a booth this year. It was wonderful seeing some familar faces visit my booth and great to meet new friends. The fun thing about Renegade is bringing spinning out in the open and educating curious people. I hope I inspired more than a few people to give it try!

(my newest wheel! a Spinolution Mach II)

TdF Prizes

Thank you team! You all did an amazing job!!

Prize: 8 oz of ANY color custom dyed

$25 BME Credit

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