Wolf's Den

So, I went out about bought myself a new camera for my birth day today.

Kodak Z1012 IS 10.1mp.

Yup.

Major upgrade from the 6.1mp I was using. Lots of bells and whistles on this one.

Also got a spare battery and a 8gig picture card for it. Should last awhile. Heh.


Oh and if anyone's interested- this weekend I'm offering free shipping on everything in my Etsy shop, in honor of my birth day.

That's today through Sunday.

Witching Hour by *WolfSilverOak on deviantART

'Witching Hour'
100%Habotai Silk Scarf
8"x56" flat, 6"x56" pleated


Third in my new Dark Series, 'Witching Hour' is an Arashi Shibori, OOAK hand dyed silk scarf, with hand beaded points, using sterling silver seed beads, Fire polished Austrian crystals, silver-grey rounds and silver tone, heavy skull and crossbones charms.

Black as the deepest hour of night, with hints of deep blue and silver from Pearl Ex powder suspended in fabric medium, then dry brushed on and thoroughly steam ironed for durability, this unique piece is perfect for wearing as a neck wrap or even a stylish belt.

Available Here




Northern Lights Silk Scarf by *WolfSilverOak on deviantART

'Northern Lights'
100% Habotai Silk
8"x54" flat, 6"x54" pleated

Hand dyed using Procion MX dyes, this gorgeous, OOAK silk scarf was Arashi shibori wrapped, then discharged, then over dyed again, giving it a myriad of depths to the colors.

Within one scarf, you'll see deep navy, blacks, indigos, violets, silvery whites, even pale blues and lavenders in the folds.


Available Here

And finally, the Hand Dyed 100% Cotton Bandanas-


Akita Rescue Bandanas by *WolfSilverOak on deviantART

100% Cotton, Hand dyed Banadanas
32" on long side, 21" on short sides
To be hand stenciled with Akita Stencil at ' point', in choice of Silver, or Gold.

These cotton bandanas are lightweight, hand dyed and easy to wear. Perfect length for not only wearing wrapped around your hair, but also as a neck kerchief.

Dyed using Procion MX dyes, and to be hand stenciled day of purchase in your choice of either Silver or Gold.

100% of the proceeds from each bandana sold goes to benefit Akita Rescue.

Your choice of colors-

A- Firey Oranges
B- Bronze and Loden
C- Cinnamon and Clove
D- Vanilla and Plum
E- Turbulant Ocean
F- Oak and Nutmeg

Available Here

more coming soon.

Heading to New Jersey with Caena, Mark, sister in law, the bro in law and niece tomorrow morning.

Going up to have an early Thanksgiving with the parents in law.

Kind of hoping they have snow, so I can get pics of Caena playing in it.

Should be interesting- 4 adults, a 7 yr old and a 5 month old puppy in a Chrysler Town & Country minivan (rental, my idea) for 8 hours...

Sooo I'll be back Monday.

Next week, I have 4, possibly 5 silk scarves to photograph and list, as well as the cotton bandannas. Thinking of running a End of year sale too, to try to clear out a bit of stock, so stay tuned for possible discounts on my silk scarves, chainmaille and beadwork.:)

Have a great weekend. Don't do anything I wouldn't do... which isn't much. Most of all, be safe out there.

'Indigo Ferns', Sunprinted 100% Stonewashed Crepe De Chine Silk ScarfSOLD

MOST CURRENTLY Listed Items are now 50% OFF.

All Silk Scarves- 50% OFF

All Chainmaille- 50% OFF

All Fabrics- 50% OFF

SELECTED Beadwork- 50% OFF

Everything not mentioned- 50% OFF


Prices have been adjusted already.

I don't know whether to laugh hysterically or start bawling.

I sold three scarves earlier today. That was quite a boost to the morale.

But then, I check my email a few moments ago and holy shit...

Both my Sept EtsyBeadWeavers Monthly Challenge piece AND my October EtsyBeadWeavers Monthly Challenge piece- that I JUST listed a few days ago, have SOLD.

Wow. Just wow.

Such a nice reaffirmation of my skills.

Just abit of heads up, the 50% off sale is still going on.

However, if there's a scarf you really want, I would suggest getting it as very few are now left. The scarves are selling first and foremost.

If there's a chainmaille piece you really want, you have until 4pm THURSDAY to get it. They will then be pulled from the site until MONDAY, or COMPLETELY, as they will be offered for sale at War of the Wings II this weekend. Anything not sold will be relisted.

NO NEW scarves will be listed until JAN. so if you really want one, get it now or go to My Art Profile to look at new scraves and possibly select one from there.

I'm fed up.

With what? Go here...

What am I doing about it for now? Getting rid of everything currently listed at rock bottom prices.

After Jan 1st, or everything sells, then I'll decide whether it's worth it to continue beating my head againest the brick wall there and trying not to be undercut by copycats or if it'd be worth finding another venue.


Don't worry, I'll continue to dye new stuff, it'll just get offered through here first until Jan 1st.

Oh wait, wrong song. Sorry.

Actually, I have 30 cups of dye in the closet.



See? All lined up in a row, each with a piece of Kona cotton in it. Stewing away. In a few, I'll had a solution of soda ash. No, I'm doing that tomorrow, that way I don't completely exhaust the dye and render it useless before I get every. last. bit.. erm, sorry. That way I can dye up a few silk scarves with some of the colors in there.}:P

The list reads like a grocery list actually- Butterscotch, Mocha, Eggplant, Vanilla Bean, Hollandaise, Harvest Wheat, Curry, Spicey Plum, Sage, Golden Pineapple, Cranberry, Pumpkin Spice, Watermelon and so on. Heh.

Why?, you may ask. Well, I'm auditioning colors for the only 'traditional' quilt I'll ever have a hand in making. This one as a matter of fact-



Cool, huh? I've always wanted to either make a Mariner's Compass or own one. Now I can do both. My friend, Jess, up in Vermont will be doing the actual piecing. See, it'll be a collaborative work. I'm dyeing the fabrics, she's doing the machine piecing and I'm doing the quilting and actual putting together of the quilt.}:P I'm thinking that maybe if I really try, I can get it done in time for next year's quilt shows. Which is why I'm really glad to have that quilt frame now.


Speaking of quilt shows, I went to Alpine Sewing to drop my entries off today. Man, I've been here over 6 years and always thought that place was just a sewing machine store. Not only do they have sewing machines, they have embellishments such as Angelina fibers, books and thread galore. I restrained myself and walked out with a nifty package of Angelina-




This stuff will look awesome on artquilts. Might even do a few FiberArt Postcards with it. Hmm...

Random shot of Dante-



She's got so much grey around her muzzle now. Her mask has faded so much. My beautiful girl. She can'tr get on the bed without help anymore. And has started occassionally having trouble with the stairs. I suspect she'll only be around a few more months at best.

Where were the Boys during all this picture taking?



On the 'storage' side of my design desk. In a rare moment, they were actually sleeping together. Technically, Aries is sleeping, Max is glaring at me. Heh.

Hopefully by Thursday, I'll have a few new scarves to list in the shop. I think I'll run the 10% off chainmaille again next month as well as a 10% off the scarves too. Might take the test Kona in the closet and make up 'grab bags' for artquilters and fiber artists and list them too. We'll see.

Silk Scarf Sale going on now!

For the month of November only, Scarf Sale !

Buy One Silk Scarf, Get the Second Half Price!

New Scarves will be listed during this time, so check back often and buy early!

Get your Christmas/Yule gifts early and beat the rush!

Clearance Sale!

Making room for the New by selling off the Old!

All Silk Scarves- Half Price!

All Fabrics- fat quarters/eighths/yardages- Half Price!

All Chainmaille/Beadwork Pieces- $10.00-$15.00 Off the Original Price!

Get what you 'covet' while you can! When it's gone, it may be gone for good!

Sale Runs Wed, Sept 6 through Thurs, Sept 14
All created in a SmokeFree Studio

Clearance Sale! Making room for the New by selling off the Old!

All Silk Scarves- Half Price!
All Fabrics- fat quarters/eighths/yardages- Half Price!
All Chainmaille/Beadwork- $10-$15 Off!
Get what you 'covet' while you can! When it's gone, it may be gone for good!
Sale Runs Sat, July 29th to Sun, August, 6th!
Select the piece you want and put 'Sale' in notes when buying!

Example-

Arashi Shibori Silk Scarf, was $40.00, now sale priced at $20.00!

Those of you on my friends list will know exactly what the proceeds of this sale will  benefit.  For the rest of you, I took in a cat that had been, for lack of better terms, 'evicted' by his former owners.  I can't keep said cat, but he needs to have some surgery on his tail, as nearly half is missing and the 'stub' is , if not already, dangerously close to becoming infected. So to help defray costs of the surgery and antibiotics, etc, I'm holding a 'clear out the inventory sale'!

All scarves will be half price*.  All fabrics- fat quarters, fat eighths, will be free shipping*. 
All chainmaille will be 25%-75% off, including Sterling Silver*.

Here's a few teaser photos...


'Fire Dance' Arashi Shibori Silk Scarf
originally 30.00, now  15.00


Arashi Shibori Silk Scarf
originally 40.00, now 20.00

And several other scarves as well...


Sterling Silver Flower Petal Chainmaille Set
originally 40.00, now  25.00


Copper Mobius Knot Chainmaille Necklace
originally 25.00, now 15.00
SOLD!

And several more chainmaille pieces....


12piece Kona Cotton, hand dyed color wheel, fat quarters
FREE SHIPPING!

And various other fat quarters, fat eighths, yardages, and another color wheel, all FREE SHIPPING...


*When you purchase something, CHECK 'OTHER PAYMENT', in the  Note area, put Cat Sale, and WAIT for me to send you a corrected PayPal invoice that will reflect what your payment should be.

So if there's something you've been holding off on buying, now's the time to do so!

Not only will you be helping a cat get a good home after being doctored, you'll be helping ME thin out some of my inventory and getting something  you really want in return.

This week only(or until I sell out, which ever comes first), all shipping on fabrics at Dante's Spirit will be donated to the Akita Rescue Society of America to help offset the costs of the sudden influx of Akitas and Akita mixes from the closing of the Palmdale, Ca Akita Buddies Rescue.