GGAF & Pensacola - 2011

 

Now, why don't we back track a little bit to a time before the world changed.....

November 4th-6th was our second showing at the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival.  I love this festival.  Not just because it is in Florida or even my top selling event, but because it is my very last Festival of the year!  And what a better way to end the festival season in Florida with your Floridian knitter friends, the Pensacola Purls who meet on Mondays at the airport Barnes & Noble! Gosh, how I love those gals!  Don't worry, I am definitely planning a return visit if the festival folks let me in again:)

I couldn't keep the art batt bins stocked well enough!

Yarn, yarns and more yarns!

Sock yarns

Bfl Sock

Glammy-licious!

I love when customers bring in finished projects from my fibers.  These are from last years batts and were spun on  a 'Trindle' and then hand knit.  Kudos to Miss Jennifer and awesome fiberista!

Say hello to the needlefelted dolls of Darlene Samuel of Pace Florida.  Is this not the cutest little needle felted guy on the planet or what?  PS..His mane was made from one of my batts!!

Also by Darlene, the cutest little finger puppets ever!  This little guy was done with  my fibers too:)

My little splurge each evening was eating at the 'Fisherman's Corner' which is under the Theodore Baar Bridge in Perdido Key.  It is not a super fancy place, but the fresh caught specials are out of this world!!!  As you can see, after finishing each night, I was lucky to get a little table  where I could knit a little while enjoying one of America's oldest brewed beers, Yuengling. Fabulous combination!!  Wish we had Yuengling in Kentucky!!

Pensacola 2011

This year, LunabudKnits, will be driving straight from SAFF to Pensacola for two reasons. The first will be to vend at the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival(GGAF) and the second, most important reason will be to take part in the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.

Last year during GGAF, I met a wonderful knitter who bought some of my yarns and made some fabulous things with them.  She is truly one of the sweetest ladies and I am blessed to have met her.  This summer, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and is going through treatment.  When some of the Pensacola Knitters started posting about planning a team to do the Cancer Walk, well..... I knew I just had to be a part of it.

I would like to now ask you for a bit of help.  See, I made a goal of raising $250 for the American Cancer Society and I am quite a bit shy of that mark.  Would you please help me raise money for the American Cancer Society by making a donation here:  American Cancer Society

Florida Class

Right - O!  It is so time to get back to Blogging!

How about I start it out right with a post about how the classes went in Pensacola ;)

Unfortunately, I was so into each class that I completely forgot to take pictures until the very last beginning wheel class after a few people had left already.  There were two drop spindle classes that were completely full, two beginning spinning wheels also full and one advanced art yarn class not so full, but it did make a fun day of spinning where everyone got to learn all the techniques they wanted to.

Better late than never.

I have no excuse for not wishing blogland Merry Christmas and Happy New Year on time.  Well, I do have one good excuse!  My Brother, Beau & his family came home for the Holidays all the way from JAPAN!  It truly was a bless for all of us as this is the first time any of us except for Mom of course have met little Luke!  See, Beau & Jen are stationed in Japan and my littlest nephew Luke was born there!

Here are a few pics and videos of the Lukester on our family vaca in Pensacola. 

Just off the plane at our house in KY on New Years.

Hot tub Lukie!

Playing pass the baby at dinner!

We shop.  Luke sleeps!

YO!  Where's my Gabba, Gabba!

Oh, and that is ice in the bird bath.   I debated adding one more picture of the manatee that had frozen to death due to the cold weather, but decided it was a tad to graphic for general audiences.

OH Yeah!  Happy Belated Christmas & New Year!