Would anyone be interested in trading something artsy-fartsy for some of my hand-dyed silk ribbon?

I was very fortunate to have been asked to supply ribbons for an amazing and rather famous artist. So far, she and her business partner have simply taken the ribbons to shows. Apparently they sell out like hotcakes. (It makes me very proud.) They have been selling the ribbons for double my previous retail price. I was told that I either had to ( Read more... )

I need it for such extravagances as ..., uh, ... butter. (I'm going on three days without butter, and I think I might just die.)

( So I've got a few ribbons and a nice felted purse to exchange for the funds to buy butter and a few other such extravagances. )

Not just cool paper beads, but really cool. I once saw some on a blog somewhere. They ended up looking nothing like a paper bead. I'm pretty sure UTEE was used, but I am pretty sure something else was going on, too. I know there are quite a few artsy folks in my pinkpeppercorns audience. Might anyone know of this blog with these super duper cool paper beads ( Read more... )

I've been marking down ribbon prices 10% each day. They're getting pretty *ahem* cheap affordable. This will continue through Friday, after which the beloved Pink Peppercorns site will be shut down for at least a while. Now, go on, go ribbon shopping!

('Cause that's what a girl's gotta do.)

I've just put up on eBay a HUGE collection of hand-dyed silk ribbons. It's a great big pile of 'em.  There are colors and sizes of every sort.  You can find the batch at http://tinyurl.com/5zclhy.

There's also a batch of hand-dyed silk thread at http://tinyurl.com/62jt7b.

Nicole, of Festive Fibers, has some of the most awesome felting I have ever seen. She's willing to do a private one- or two-day workshop at her studio in Alstead, New Hampshire, for a group of six or more. I've not contacted her to confirm this, but the cost listed on the site for a one-day workshop is $150. If you go to the "workshops" link (on ( Read more... )

Nicole, of Festive Fibers, has done some of the most awesome felting I have ever seen. She's willing to do a private one- or two-day workshop at her studio in Alstead, New Hampshire, for a group of six or more. I've not contacted her to confirm this, but the cost listed on the site for a one-day workshop is $150. If you go to the "workshops" ( Read more... )

I'm becoming a (belated, I know) sustainability and slow-foods-movement junkie. I've created a couple of new communities where I can tuck information I find and stuff I learn. Hopefully, others will tuck and share, too.

• eatlocalne, where New England foodies can share information about and sources for local foods.
• foodnews, for (worldwide) food- and farming-related ( Read more... )

I did an iodine patch test last night. If the iodine disappears within 24 hours, it's supposed to mean you're iodine deficient. I used a double-strength iodine solution. My skin soaked it right up like a sponge. I'm definitely iodine deficient.

I thought you should know.