Wolf's Den

I realized after listing my latest cuff, that I haven't done a recent new items post. So here we go!



'Green Leaves'
Handmade Kumihimo cuff
7.5" long x 2" wide

Fits wrists 7.5" to 9"





'Tiger Burning Bright'
Handmade Kumihimo and beadwork cuff
7" long x 2" wide

Fits wrists 6.5" to 8.5"




'Fire and Ice'
Handmade Kumihimo bracelet
5" long x .5" wide

Fits wrists 5.5" to 7"




'Desert Sagebrush'
Handmade Kumihimo cuff
6.5"long x 2" wide

Fits wrists 6.5" to 8.75"

I have 6 other cuffs in progress- well, 4 cuffs and 2 bracelets- and one kumihimo necklace in the works. So I'll be busy for the next week or so.}:) Stay tuned!

Sneak peek of what I'm currently working on

Safety First!
Handmade Kumihimo Cuff
7" long x 2" wide

Fits wrists 7" to 9"

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Tired of not coordinating your accesories with your safety orange hunting vest? Missing the neon orange of the 80s? Want some dayglo orange for that rave coming up? Want to dazzle the school kids at your crossing guard job?

Look no more!

Safety First! is a handmade 8 strand kumihimo cuff made from dayglo/safety orange yarn, I believe to be 100% acrylic, possibly acrylic/wool blend. This awesomely bright yarn is from the Team BNA Traveling Swap Box and found its home with me.

This is a fun cuff! It features a gloriously cool handmade stoneware flower by Lisa Peters ART, securely attached to the cuff with a Czech glass druk bead in teal with a vitrial coating. The flower itself color coordinates with the cuff itself, with a glazing of cobalt, hints of teal and bright orange.

The ends of this spectacularly bright- and I mean bright!- cuff are handbeaded in peyote stitch, using 6lb FireLine, with Czech glass seed beads in cobalt and teal. The clasp is a silver plated extension chain and lobster claw clasp.

Amaze your friends! Blind the deer or wild turkey or men or whatever you chose to hunt! Flash back to the 80s! Where ever you wear it, Safety First! is sure to turn heads! If not completely blind people!

The first 3 photos are taken in direct sunlight- including this one. They serve to show just how bright this cuff is. The last 2 photos were taken in indirect sunlight. When I say neon, I mean neon!

Available HERE!(For now, Zibbet and Artfire soon.)

So I hand dyed some 100% pima cotton yarn a few days ago. Ok, actually I did it Friday, it sat over the weekend and I rinsed it yesterday.



I am in love with these colors. Rich, vibrant and deep. They're only 5-10 yd skeins, but that's plenty for what I do with it. And they're exactly the colors I wanted.



These two are mixed colors. The top one is Butterscotch and Rust Orange. The bottom one is Camel and Khaki.



These two are single colors. Top is Curry. Bottom is Pumpkin Spice.

Why'd I dye these in such autumny colors?



For these of course.}:P A whole slew of gorgeous new pieces from Lisa Peters ART.

Hope to have a few new cuffs listed on Etsy, Artfire and Zibbet in the next week or so! Stay tuned!

'Wine and Roses'




'Rose and Lavender'




'Whirligig'




'Meditation'

These are also available at Artfire and Zibbet

Every time we go up to Michigan to visit my family, I hit the local yarn shop, naturally called 'Your Local Yarn Shop'. This trip was no exception.



Typically, I pick up 8-10 yarns, depending on how many yards there are to a skein as well as cost. Several of these, Mark actually picked out.}:P



These 3 were all Mark. But they were on sale and we liked them, so we got them. Tahki Yarns 'Truffles' 32/30/20/18 cotton/viscose/angora/nylon blend. Really, really soft. No idea what the 'official' colors are, but I call them Lavender, Rose and Sage, and have a kumihimo cord made up of these 3 colors already. A bracelet for my mom will be made from part of it, and if there's enough left, possibly a set comprised of necklace, bracelet, earrings. Otherwise, definitely a cuff.



On the left, Pure Pima in Chaulk, 100% Pima cotton. That one is for making more Alzheimer's bracelets. The other is Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima in white, 100% pima cotton, which will be used for hand dyeing. Some I've already hand dyed a lovely green-brown and it takes the dye beautifully. (That will be a separate post).



These 3 Mark helped chose. I needed some red yarns, since that was one color I was lacking. Left - Studio June Yarn Bamboo La-La 80/20 Superwash Merino/Bamboo, Robin Hood colorway- it's essentially laceweight and at 400+ yrds, it'll last a while, but the kumihimo cord in process with it is gorgeous. And it's hand dyed, handmade in Kalamazoo, Mi. Center- Mountain Colors Twizzle in Rosehip colorway, 85/15 Merino/Silk- the kumihimo cord made with this is stunning. Right- Schaefer Yarn 100% wool, Memorable Women hand dye series in the Rosa Parks colorway- this kumihimo cord is also quite stunning.

Early next week, I hope to have a couple new cuffs made from these yarns, so stay tuned!

Find a Cure For Alzheimer's
Kumihimo and beadwork bracelet
6.5" long x .5" wide

Fits wrists 6.5" to 8.5" via adjustable clasp

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These special kumihimo bracelets have been made to help raise funds to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease.

The 12 strand braid is handwoven using Ella Rae 70/30 Bamboo/Silk in the Velvet colorway and Pure Pima 100% pima cotton in the White Linen colorway.

They feature hand beaded ends, in peyote stich, using Czech glass crystal silver lined beads, a silver plater lobster claw clasp and silver plated extension chain.

The center of each bracelet has a silver plated and purple enaled ribbon charm, to symbolize support for Alzheimer's research.

100% of the proceeds from each bracelet sold will be donated to my Walk for Alzheimer's Team ( http://act.alz.org/site/PageServer?pagename=walk_homepage ) , of which I will be participating in on Sept 15th, 2012, in honor of my grandfather, whom we lost to Alzheimer's/Dementia in Sept of 2011.

There are 3 currently available right now. More to be added as I complete them.