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Frog prince watering can
Originally uploaded by snowberrylime

I just had to share this beautiful find....
For quite some time now I was looking for a nice watering can, and trust me it's not that easy unless you like plastik or stainless steel with 90s style wooden handles. Anyway, yesterday I walked past one of the cute local boutiques and found this darling froggy watering can! Isn't he just the cutest? Well, I for one couldn't resist his sweet little eyes.

Plus, he works so well with my new and improved frog prince yarn I just finished, he might even be willing to model it for me. :D

Featured on Indiefixx!

A big thank you goes out to Fina from http://missfruitfly.etsy.com for interviewing me for a feature on the indifixx blog.

Check it out here:
http://indiefixx.com/2008/05/08/guest-blog-by-fina-tejada-snowberry-and-lime/

In other news I am hoping to get some more dyeing done this weekend as I have lots of plans that are waiting to be put into action. :)

Lady in red WIP

My latest work in progress is all in the name of intense red. This yarn will include hand dyed Merino, hand-processed naturally black Alpaca, red Mohair, sparkly threads in red and black and strung bright red sequins. There are also a whole variety of beads: 3 different shapes of red rocailles, anthracite shiny sequins, black oval beads, two sizes of matte golden beads and beautiful, big, red cut glass beads.



To me this yarn is the expression of a seductive woman, long black hair, wearing a gorgeous, dramatically sequined red dress and leaving wedding bands (the little golden beads) in her wake...

Alpacas in Switzerland

Alpacas in Switzerland
Originally uploaded by snowberrylime

Currently I am spending a prolonged weekend at my parents' place in Switzerland. Of course I also used the opportunity to stop by my local Alpaca farm and get myself some wool!

I also just heard that they are one of the biggest Alpaca farms in Europe, which makes me feel all warm and fuzzy... they are all so cute and the owners are always really nice. :)

Check them out here: http://www.alpacas-of-switzerland.com
It's the place where I get all my unprocessed Alpaca from, and judging from the choice I got this time, I assume there will be loads of hand processed Alpaca in my shop in the near-ish future. It all takes quite a bit of time, but creating a yarn from absolutely scratch is just a great feeling and I hope that whoever knits with these yarns or uses them in another way will feel it as well. :)

The picture below is of a cutie which just looks like a giraffe, I would have taken that one home immediately!

Awwwww..... and this one was still a baby in grey/rosewood brown and it was so shy! It barely dared looking around the tree.... :D

Etsy frontpage 27. April

Etsy frontpage 27. April
Originally uploaded by snowberrylime

I'm a bit late on this, but here is another beautiful treasury which has been featured on the frontpage, with one of my silk yarns right in the middle. :)
This time http://PamelaAngus.etsy.com was the creator of this gorgeous list.

Etsy Frontpage 19. April!

Etsy Frontpage 19. April
Originally uploaded by snowberrylime

The kind http://LemonVerbena.etsy.com has created this amazing treasury which made it onto the front page this morning! Thank you so much! :)
My yarn called 'wood grain' is featured in the bottom row, together with so many great earth-tone items - check them out now.

The bags are back at Snowberry & Lime!

Tweed embroidery on plaid
Originally uploaded by snowberrylime

My sewing machine has been leading a sad life the past few months, dare I say years? I guess that is mainly due to my spinning wheel...

However, my great fabric and trimming stash has started calling out to me a few weeks back and I have very slowly started listening to it. One major push was when Teetante took me to a lovely fabric shop and I ended up buying a huge bag of tweeds and wools in many great colours. ....ooops!

Only little later I went to the same fabric shop and found a great variety of matching, yet entirely different fabrics: Corduroy, cotton jersey and pure silk. I think this was the final piece in the jigsaw, seeing these gorgeous fabrics united and right there in my hands made me get out the sewing machine. Another role was played the most wonderful genuine freshwater pearls and amber chips I bought from a lovely seller on etsy. In this brand new collection of bags I am developing right now, all these great supplies find a use. Plus I was finally able to test out my second-hand wooden embroidery hoop. :)

It is still a long way to the finished bag, but here is a first 'work in progress' picture of the handstitched embroidery, Tweeds on wool with a stunning cluster of real jewels.