MAY PHAT FIBER BOX-FIBER

My Phat Fiber Box arrived yesterday, my son's birthday, so I put it next to the bed and decided that since the day was his, and this has become a family thing (everyone's excited for me when I get a box), I'd wait til today to open the box. I'm so glad I waited because my screaming over fiber would not have been cool on his day. I can't begin to thank all the vendors who contribute to this box every month. And of course Jessie & Marcus who work so hard to put it together & get it out even through their own emergencies.

My mouth is still hanging open after gazing at everything in my box. Everything's beautiful & delicious to touch & look at. I need to get better at learning to post so I can get these on our Rav page-I'll keep trying- but for now, here's what I got.

I have a MONSTER BATT of Sea Rose from EXTREME SPINNING!!!!!!! It's merino,sea cell,firestar & angelina. It looks like a bouquet of roses & is so soft I just keep rubbing it on my face & smiling. Thanks for donating such a beautiful fiber CJ, you know how I love your work so this surprise is even more special to me. I also was surprised by finding in my perfectly sized for travel needles & notions keeper from PHAT FIBER (where do you find the time?) a HAND FELTED & BEADED BUNCH OF GRAPES from MY FAIR BAG LADY! It came with a note saying it was the only sample she was sending, so as her new representative, let me say, this is a piece of art. It's stunning & I can't imagine the amount of work this took to make. I took a close up photo of it but it doesn't do it justice, so please stop by her shop & check it out. Now I'll try to describe everything in the pictures going Left to Right, Top to Bottom.

H.A.Y.Hampton Artistic Yarns -"Salvia" 100% BFL wool (looks just like the flower!); VINES "Pansies"mini batt, wool & bamboo;EXTREME SPINING-sneak peak of Sea Roses;in the plastic package-WC MERCANTILE-flowers & showers merino roving;TACTILE-2 samples,the one on the left of the label is shades of blue into pink, and the one coming out on the right is a subtle blend of muted green with yellow - a regular garden! Just below that is my bunch of felted, beaded grapes on top of my GOODNESS GRACIOUS pink bag (which is now holding my spindle & some fiber). On the bottom is a mini batt that my camera once again doesn't do justice to. It's from BEESYBEE and it's Wensleydale wool, local mohair,suri alpaca & angelina in a deep lilac with pale green & peeks of purple & green angelina - breathtaking.


Top left is TACTILE,MY FAIR BAG LADY & GOODNESS GRACIOUS which you've seen above, so I'm starting with the yellow on top. This is merino/mohair blend,new growth from INFINITY YARN AND FIBER, it's shades of yellow with a touch of light orange and pale green. It makes me think of daffodils. Lovely. Just above it from THE YARN SIDE is a sample of baby alpaca merino in a color that makes me think of robin's eggs. DESERT GARDEN FARMS -"Baby's Breath", merino/corriedale/rambo cross & angelina blend carded mini batt; pale pink,beige & sparkles, yum. The blue is from MAUDE & ME-"Wellington's Wednesdays", 100%new zealand merino, hand dyed & in colors ranging from almost midnight blue to aqua to white. And at the bottom in all its 'sproingish' glory is BOHEMIAN KNITTER CHIC's Romney Locks in beautiful bright colors. I'd never seen this before-neither had anyone else in the house- so this was a particular delight. I opened it and played with it and it now resembles some kind of colorful sea anemone. I love it.

You've seen everything here except for the top right. The package on the left is from URBAN FAUNA STUDIO & is a mini corrie wool sampler with instructions on her blog on how to turn them into fun felt beads - nice! To the right of that in a pretty white bag is SILVER SUN ALPACAS-100% alpaca fiber from their personal herd in colors that are cream, deepest black & chocolate brown, just beautiful. Below that -ALL TWISTED UP -"Neon Twist" a hand dyed mohair & wool braid in black with fibers in greens, yellows and pinks

And here's what I missed somehow in the other photos. Top left, to the left of the rose bush in the center from EXTREME SPINNING is a terrific half oz. batt of silk noil and corriedale from the always generous GIFFORDABLES. It's from their Country Cottage Collection & is called Stepping Stones. It's so unique & could see a happy Buddha sitting on it. Above that is 7 YAKS DESIGN 100% cashmere fiber ( I heard someone say it's noil - I have to learn about this, but it's the softest thing imaginable & in the hottest pink - I'm in love!

MY FAIR BAG LADY-felted & beaded grapes. Can you see the vines & leaves? It's stunning!

My needles & notions keeper from PHAT FIBER is the base for all my discount cards, patterns and stitch markers. Included are GIRL ON THE ROCKS yo & ssk st. markers (too cute), VBARTON24.etsy-st. marker & free gift w/order; pattern postcard(how clever is that)for Garden Bracelet from KATHERINE VAUGHAN DESIGNS; Cloud Pattern from SUNNIEFAIRY.etsy; GREENWOOD FIBERWORKS - bookmark with hand painted yarn tassel & coupon;and discount coupons from H.A.Y.; SILVER SUN ALPACAS; CARLYORIGINAL.etsy; FIBER GIFT TAGS; DESERT GARDEN FARMS; KNIT IT UP; PLATFORMNINE DESIGNS; MOONLIGHT AND LAUGHTER; THE YARN SIDE; SUMMERSSTUDIOETC.etsy; and SERENDIPITY

yes, here it is...EXTREME SPINNING's Sea Roses. If you didn't get a sample of this, RUN, DON'T WALK, to her shop because I've run out of adjectives to tell you how amazing it is.

Thanks again to all the contributors, & to everyone who had to deal with the trip here for the pictures, I promise to keep trying to figure out this computer stuff.....just after I spin a little bit more ;-)