Peace, Hope and Love

Santa Quilt

my first ever quilt ! half machine quilted , half hand quilted because my sewing machine died just halfway through the project ! added some bells for fun ! lol

The kookaburras are talking and laughing together near the dam, so many birds are singing, the sun is (finally) shining, all my herbs and plants are thriving, animals fed and for the first time in a long time a feeling of peace and tranquillity is falling over me. It must be almost Christmas.

It is not going to be a Christmas of longing, of wanting, of desperation. No, this Christmas is different from all the other years and I am happy how it feels.

It has been a full year filled with lots of pain, healing, trying to get make sense of it all and it has also been a year filled with a generous giving. So many people have come to my aid, so many people have given parts of themselves by sending me the most gorgeous intricate handmade presents saying “here, let this transform the pain into love”and it did. Thank you !

Although a lot of people see Christmas as a time of commercialism (which it has become to a big extent) I see it as a time of reflection now: being able to live in peace and hope and most of all Love. That is what I wish you this Christmas: Peace in your life, Hope with confidence and Love for Friendship and Life itself.

For me it has been a tough journey this passed year. One that I hope will see a happy ending in my search and fight for better understanding hormone treatment, how women can understand the hugely important processes of hormones in their bodies and cope with an array of medical institutions that often only give you one side of the story (or coin). There is so much to learn, so much to fight against and for.

I keep on saying to myself I am getting there and I am. Slowly but surely. I have found myself a stronger person because of the fight against Cancer and surgical menopause and not in the least by the support given to me by so many people.

If you are struggling with (surgical) menopause, cancer, infertility or miscarriages please, please know you are not alone ! There are so many women out there fighting the same fight. Never let anybody tell you it is just you or “here, have a happy pill because it is all in your mind”: it is not!
Contact me at any time if you need help or support. Also, if you need more information about hormones or hormone treatment especially bio identical hormone treatment please visit www.dartnellspharmacy.com.au .

To celebrate Christmas I did not want to overwhelm you with heaps of new hand dyed and hand spun goodies, instead I want to share something special with you. Actually two special things:

One

For this Special Christmas I offer you a surprise yarn or fibre for AU$14 each+postage . This is about a 30-50% discount !

Let me know how many serves you would like , what your favourite colours are and if you would like yarn or fibre.

I will then send you a happy holiday season giftpack with a nice surprise to thank you for a wonderful year of support of our little fibre farm, the bunnies and me.

Snaffle your fibre or yarn Surprise !

Two

Bendigo Show 2011 is just around the corner. Well, it’s going to be in August but still..lol

As you may know you can enter your handknitted and handmade fibre art for prizes and ribbons to be won.

If you wish to enter just let me know and I will send you all the contact details and information or you can go to www.ravelry.com and message Dot (by the name of Speave on Ravelry or go to www.sheepshow.com for more details) and ask her for a brochure with all the relevant information or, go to your local spinners and weavers group.

What am I getting to? Well I ‘ll tell you ! When you enter your handmade artwork , whether it be a handspun yarn, socks, a woven scarf, a felted hat or a crochet rug, you will not only be able to win a prize from the woolcraft committee but when you enter making it with IxCHeL fibre or yarn you WILL receive a prizepack from me as well !! How good is that? So, enter the Bendigo Woolcraft competition with YOUR IxCHeL yarn or fibre work of fibre art and receive an IxCHeL Fibre or yarn parcel filled with goodies ! Your artwork needs to be made with IxCHeL yarns or fibres, have to be entered into the Bendigo Woolcraft competition and you will ofcourse have to send me a photo of your work and a description by email or snail mail. Easy!

Also, the club sign ups are almost reaching their deadline but there are still a few spots left, so here are all the details for when you want to sign up and receive your monthly dose of fibres, yarns or batts ! Don't miss out: it will be so worth it next year with heaps of new blends that I will offer and even ..yes….! very lush batts, tops and yarns that will knock your socks off ;-)

Sign ups for the IxCHeL Clubs are open !

Fibre Club (lucky) #8

The subscription is for a period of three months (january february and march 2011) and you will receive one special hand dyed top/roving per month to the value of AU$20 or more !
All the tops will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel Fibre Club !

Sign up now and you will receive an Ixchel Hand dyed special top for three months!

Price to join the Ixchel Fibre Club #8 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months is AU$60 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND double and triple serves are available !!! So in short:

For Australia :
single serve $60+$15 postage (parcel post)
double serve $120+$18
triple serve $155+$18

For USA + Canada:
single serve AU$60+AU$32 (Airmail)
double serve AU$120+AU$50

For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$60+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve AU$120+AU$58

For Asia:
Single serve AU$60+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve AU$120+AU$39

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #8 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #8 is december 31st ! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid january:)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))

FUNKY BUNNY BATT CLUB
Here are all the details and just pm me when you have any questions or want to be part of the funky bunny batt club Movement ;-) Welcometo the blingy dark side ;-D

At the request of so many fibre fans and bunny lovers I am starting this thread so that everybody who wants to join the 8TH funky bunny batt club can put their name on the list.

The subscription is for a period of three months (january february and march 2011 !) and you will receive one special hand dyed top/roving per month to the value of AU$32 or more . The batts will range in weight from 100grams to 150grams with luxury fibres like camel , angora, cashmere, silk, yak, llama even buffalo and quiviut this time ! is on the cards for the next funky bunny club!! )

All the batts will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel funky bunny Club ! Every month you will receive a HUGE luxury funky bunny batt !

Sign up now and you will receive an Ixchel Hand dyed , super luxurious funky bunny batt in january february and march 2011 !

Price to join the Ixchel Funky bunny #8 :)) for three months is AU$96 + postage (parcel post or airmail). So in short:

For Australia : $96+$15postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$96+AU$32 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$96+AU$38 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$96+AU$28 (airmail)

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FUNKY BUNNY Batt CLUB#8 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the funky bunny batt club #8 is December 31st! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid january 2011 :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me : ixchel@rabbit.com.au

Sock it to me Yarn Club
Ixchel Sock it to me yarn club January February and March 2011 sign ups are open now! :-)

What is the deal? hmmm it is sooo good and fun and sockaliscious you just will HAVE to join :)

Here are the details:
Every month for three months you will receive:

enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks; (the hand dyed yarn will be exclusive for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB and will range from a sockweight yarn or a 3ply or a 4 ply);

Every month a new sock pattern, tips and instructions ! Now is that GOOD or is that GOOD ??! :) I will even offer a double serve for those of you who like their socks extra long :)

Here is the nitty gritty:
For Australia :
single serve $78+$15 postage (parcel post)
double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$18

For USA + Canada:
single serve AU$78+AU$32 (Airmail)
double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$49

For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$78+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$57

For Asia:
Single serve AU$78+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$42

Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is december 31st ! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid january 2011 :) among the yarn blends on offer this time will be an amazing yak bunny merino yarn and hmmmmm maybe some baby camel (whaddoyouthink?) ;-))

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))

By the way: you don’t HAVE to knit socks if you don’t want to.. the hand dyed yarn is amazingly nice for scarves, cowls, beanies and even tops ! Anything goes :)

Please contact me by email (ixchel@rabbit.com.au) or on www.ravelry.com where I am Ixchelbunny or even message me on www.flickr.com where I am also known as Ixchelbunny to claim your happy holiday surprise parcel(s) or to ask me more details about the Bendigo Show : where I will be in the Flowershed just like last year with heaps of fibres, yarns and …eh…bunny stuff..lol

Have a happy Christmas !
((Christmas hugs))

Charly, Paul, Jazz the bunny dog and all the fluffy bunnies here at the IxCHeL fibre farm !