Recycled wool quilt week - Snug as a Bug

Lisa is no stranger to recycled wool quilts! Not only does she sell them on her website, but she has a booth at her farmer's market, are sold in several stores in the Vermont area, and was even featured on the news! These beautiful heirloom quilts are backed with warm flannel, and come ready for snuggling! For more fabulous recycled wool goods, like pillows, ponchos, and hats, make sure to check out her site. I'm excited to be getting one of her ponchos myself!

Recycled wool quilt week - Vermont Balsam

At Vtbalsam.com you can find recycled wool quilts for not only people, but kitties too! Her little kitty quilts, Catnip Nappers, have batting & catnip inside to ensure it will be the comfiest place in the house to... well... catnap.

Her people quilts don't have any treats sewn inside, but i'm sure the recycled wool with flannel backing is heavenly to snuggle under!



I highly recommend clicking on the pictures to enlarge them. The different textures are fabulous!

Artfire anyone?

For those of you who have been thinking about joining Artfire, or have the free Artfire accounts and were thinking of upgrading.... HURRY! Out of the 5000 verified accounts at a discounted $7/month for life, there are only 31 left at this moment! All that sign up after those are gone will pay $20 a month for life. I personally love Artfire, and $7/month is a bargain for me, since it would cost me 10 times that in fees each month had I stayed with Etsy.

Just lettin' ya know!

ETA: All of the $7/month for life accounts are gone, but curiously enough, they are still at a reduced price of $12/month. Maybe they are waiting until they are out of beta to go to full price. Interesting.

Recycled wool brooches, pins, and clips week - la petite libellule

Our last, but not least, recyclist of the week is Etsy shop la petite libellule. Along with these pretty flower brooches, you can find recycled wool purses, baby slippers, & scarves in her fun shop.

Recycled wool brooches, pins, and clips week - FeltWerker

Feltwerker is no stranger to recycled wool pins. She not only sells the pins, but sells patterns & kits, so you can do it yourself! How fun! You can find her in her FeltWerker Artfire shop, FeltWerker Etsy shop, and CraftWerker Etsy shop. If you live locally (Chicago area) you can check out where she will be selling next on her blog.

Recycled wool brooches, pins, and clips week - The Bent Tree Gallery

Like tiny little paintings on wooly canvases, these cute little brooches will turn your lapel into a mini gallery! For more brooches, recycled wool purses, and other great handmade things, check out The Bent Tree Gallery's Etsy shop.

Recycled wool brooches, pins, and clips week - The June Bride

I adore these feminine cashmere & wool flowers from The June Bride's Etsy shop. They were even featured in Cookie magazine! Why would anyone wear a real flower?

Recycled wool brooches, pins, and clips week - Wooly Fabulous

Not just a shop name... these truly are wooly fabulous! Each of these recycled wool brooches is a stunning work of art! You can find more of Wooly Fabulous's fabulous woolys in her Etsy shop, and on Flickr.

Recycled wool brooches, pins, and clips week!

Sorry for today's delay in posting. I don't have a featured shop for today, but have a few lined up for the week. At least you know the theme now! :)

Sweater Saturday AND Sunday!

Hi. I'm Kris, and I have a wool problem.

* Hi Kris! *

I went sweatering both days this weekend! As usual I got some great stuff :)


Here's the cashmere haul... maroon, red, grape, baby blue, maroon/black patterned, and 3 cream (already reserved!).


My faves? These stripey ones, a pale yellow poncho, and a thick maroon/black patterned cashmere.

As always, just click on any of the pictures to them enlarged :)

Happy Sunday all!