since i posted it elsewhere, might as well dust this blog off and post it here too, even though it's not wordless here :) yarn by alfabette zoope, beautifully knit by nana's woolies

once again i haven't updated and have missed several stockings. just had a few collabs sell today with wild child woolies. angela rocks. go to http://hyenacart.com/WildChildWoolies/ to check out the other things instock. if i had a wee one still i'd be all about these two listings in particular... love love love!

and later today i have 4 shirts stocking at comfort wool's knit night! 9pm eastern... be there! http://hyenacart.com/ComfortWool/




and then finally i will have 2 things stocking on may 1st at http://hyenacart.com/TadpolesNButterflies/ for their 8 year anniversary (wow!). No pics yet... still wrapping things up but I will say that one is a super collab with Brooke of Family Tree Glass and the other will involve trees as well, bringing back a design I did a few years back and always wanted to offer again.

in other news, customs have come to an unintentional standstill again as i'm juggling stockings and a few group orders i was crazy enough to overlap several weeks. if i make it through the next few months without my head exploding or the house from all the mess i leave in my wake, i'll be very thankful! and i'm always thankful for my customers and those writing in about possible customs (which i'm sorry to say i can not take any more on at this point but people are always free to hint at certain designs, sizes of colors they'd love to see stocked at some point). ;) everything is keeping me hopping!

figured that might get your attention. ;)

i have a cute wee heartfeet knot cap as part of an awesome baby giveaway on the etsy HC street team blog. follow the instructions there how to enter for a chance to win our april promotional package!

fresh is stocking tomorrow with the theme POCKET. take a look! stocking 9am and 9pm eastern tomorrow!

Alchemy is stocked up with some lovely items right now. These are the ones still available as of this morning:

And I finally got a few things loaded up on etsy as well:

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade wordgirl.etsy.com

Go forth and shop on this lovely Friday! :)

it's time to revive this blog. hopefully. big, exciting stuff happening this year and once i get into a good groove, i think it will all be tons of fun. while i'm still finding that groove, well... i'm feeling a little bit crazed. i'm working on it.

tomorrow i will be submitting an application to be a vendor at my first show. and what an awesome show it is! midwest fiber and folk was held the last 3 years just one town away from me and i've gone each time to lose myself in fibery goodness as a customer or student. this year it is being held a bit further away in grayslake, illinois -- but still within easy driving distance. cross your fingers for me i get in. if i do, i'll be sharing a booth with the amazing jen of starving artist bazaar. we've been friends since college and it's so neat that we share a love for making and selling handmade goodies over a decade later. oh heck 15 years now? i shouldn't have actually done the math.

also coming up this week will be a stocking at alchemy. we're doing a cool "spring cleaning and greening" theme -- which means there will not only be some new green goods there, but some deals on some things certain vendors have sitting around waiting for the perfect home to go to! i should have at least one HC$ auction, some discounted prices, and a few new, regular-priced items as well.

and finally, i am going to finally revive my etsy shop! it's been sorely neglected for too long and i have several things waiting to go up there hopefully later this week. keep an eye out for those!

so the kids head back to school next week. jasper is starting kindergarten and millie is in preschool again. teachers all around seem great, kids opinions go from excitement (dd) to annoyance (ds) at summer almost being over. and i'm completely overwhelmed with paperwork, appointments to get required exams done (dental and eye... i procrastinated), orientations, open houses, etc etc etc.

so to take my mind of the less than fun parts about heading back to school, here's my dream shopping list for things for the kids (and maybe a little something for me) to get them ready for the coming months!


for ds, i love this pirate raglan! i think it's cute, he'd probably think it was cool enough to wear to school (even though it doesn't have cars or monster trucks on it), and it would be a nice break from his usual mostly-solid navy blue or red.

love this handknit tunic top for dd also. i'm not sure dd would go for it (it's not pink or purple enough, plus it's knit) but i think she would look absolutely adorable in it!


and another dress for my girliegirl. this mama has a few styles available and they're all adorable! perfect for school while still great for being active. love these.


and for ds, who has been wearing this style of unders since he first showed any sign of potty-learning at age 2... love the prints, love the fit, he has never had a single complaint about any of the 3000 pairs he has (okay not really, but he has far more of these than storebought underwear, that's for sure).


and then perhaps a little something something for me. you know, as a reward for all the shopping and running around and all that i've needed to do. i deserve something new too, right? i have a collection of maybe 8-10 necklaces from jen already, but not in red. beautiful!