Bye Bye Birthday...

   

I hope everybody had a wonderful and fun Christmas ! I am sure that some of you are still unpacking and enjoying the goodies and some, well, they are already in work mode and breathing a sigh of relief ? maybe?
The pressure of gift giving for some can be too much. No, not for me, I love giving gifts and packaging them up and setting up a tree and every year I look forward to December…..only to forget that my DH is terrifyingly stressed out beyond belief by the whole schlemozzle…and then to think he can’t even relax AFTER Christmas because well, my birthday is just days after Christmas..tomorrow to be exact. The pressure!!!!

 

I hate having my birthday in the middle of Christmas and new year. I hate it !

When I was a kid any party attempt was thwarted, because of the fact that everybody was away for the holidays or just so over festivities, that it just never worked.
Also, You never really get presents for your birthday when it is so close to Christmas..no, you get one if you are lucky ….a combined xmas/birthday pressie…..not a happy camper.

And believe me, it just did not get better after I left school and went to Uni..same deal…or when I started working? …Nope..never..
It just never got any better nor did the people around me get it (apart from some amazingly empathic souls who understood my plight)……

So, after a gazillion attempts to celebrate the day I opened my eyes and took my first breath on this earth, I made the decision today no less, the day before D-day, that it will be best for all involved not to celebrate my birthday ever , ever again…(DH will thank me for taking the pressure off and him having to go shopping..there, you are off the hook).

I will remain..ahem…39+  forever….lol…and I think that may be the best pressie ever… although defying logic because let’s face it, we do get older by the minute….

No, instead I will just celebrate every single day as if it was my birthday, carpe diem as they say, and have as much fun as I possibly can and just do not wait til that one “special day” to do something I like to do or hope I get given something I always wanted…

From now on..every day can be my birthday and in a way, when you think about it, it is like that for everybody because we all get older every hour and every day. In a way it is extremely logic. Why celebrate it only once a year?
It doesn’t happen with small babies? No, their age is not measured in years! No, their age is measured in days and weeks first and then months: Jamie is 18 months now! (=that is 1 year and a half….) or better still…Amy is 36months ..That is 3 years! ....

At what point do we stop counting age by weeks or months and the years kick in?? I wonder?! It’s probably a mouthful to say one is 13359 days, 2028 weeks or 468 months old…lol Well, not for me anymore! I am regressing, going back in time so to speak…

From now on I don’t count my age in years anymore or celebrate my birthday every year…I will , in fact, just stop counting  and voila!! : Goodbye pressure, goodbye expectations, goodbye ever growing birthday cake to accommodate the candles to blow out (not that I ever had one of those ..lol…but I can imagine that the older you get, the bigger it has to become ..).

So.....Bye Bye Birthday ! (that doesn''t mean I can't have cake though...it only means I can have cake any day I like....lol)

Now THAT’s a cake!

With marzipan carrots and one candle..which makes it a fabulous birthDAY cake….lol

 

On this weeks update some smoochy Angel Bunny Tops in honour of my muchly missed super hero Bear.

 

Oh and before I forget !….sign ups for the IxCHeL clubs are only open til January the 8th !!!! You defenitey do not want to miss out on next years clubs because they will be absolutely AWESOME NEW BLENDS !!!!! yeah!

Please don't hesitate to contact me at any time if you have any questions okay? Always happy to enable. All my contact details are to be found at the end of this weeks blog entry. Have fun !!!

Angel Bunny Tops

A luscious smoochy blend of
Blue faced Leicester wool, Tencel, Angora Bunny and Cashmere !
100grams (+/- 3.8Oz)  AU$24
 

 

Angel Bunny Tops Rainbow

Zombies and Mermaids

 

Velveteen Rabbit

Conundrum

 

Busy Bee

Barbie finds Ken

 

Sunny Happy Day

Ice Queen

 

Big Blue Whale

Elven King

 

Douce Ambience

Brer Rabbit

 

IxCHeL Club sign ups for 2014 are Open !!

The IxCHeL clubs sign ups are now open!! for the fibre, yarn, mini skein and batt clubs for January, february and March 2014!!

 IxCHeL Fibre Club January, february and March 2014

The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed top/roving per month to the value of AU$22 , and as all of you past members know you get tops that are usually around $24 ! so it is a great deal!

All the tops will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel Fibre Club ! Price to join the Ixchel Fibre Club #19 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (January, february and March 2014) is AU$66 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!

 

For Australia : single serve $66+$25 postage (parcel post), double serve $120+$25

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$66+AU$49 (Airmail) double serve AU$120+AU$49

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$66+AU$58 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$58

For Asia: Single serve AU$66+AU$42 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$42

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #19 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #19 is January 8th! And the first instalment is going to be shipped out end of January. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

The IxCHeL Sock Yarn Club January, february and March 2014

Every month for three months (January, february and March 2014) you will receive: enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks or a lush shawl or scarf ofcourse! (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

 

For Australia : single serve $78+$25 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$25

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

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$78+AU$58 (airmail) Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$58

For Asia: Single serve AU$78+AU$42 (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 January 8th.

Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal . 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 .

 

IxCHeL Mini skein Club January, february and March 2014

Every month I will be offering a monthly exclusive IxCHeL mini skein selection for Club members. In that monthly selection there are 12 hand dyed miniskeins that are hand dyed and or even hand spun and awesome to add to your mini skein projects.

Here are all the details for the sign ups for the IxCHeL Mini Skein Club:

For Australia : single serve $69+$25 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (=even a better deal!) +$25

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$69+AU$49 (Airmail) double serve $130 (even a better deal!) +AU$49

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$69+AU$58 (airmail) Double serve $130 (even a better deal!)+AU$58

For Asia: Single serve AU$69+AU$42 (airmail) Double serve $130 (even a better deal!)+AU$42

 

Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the IxCHeL Mini Skein Club is January 8th. The first Club mini skeins will be sent out end of January. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club January, february and March 2014

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 ;-) Welcome to the blingy dark side ;-D

The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed funky bunny batt 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 wolf and bison! 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 for January, february and March 2014!

Price to join the Ixchel Funky bunny for three months is :

For Australia : $96+$25 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$96+AU$49 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$96+AU$58 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$96+AU$42 (airmail)

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FUNKY BUNNY Batt CLUB now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the funky bunny batt club January 8th and the first installment is going to be shipped out end of January 2014 :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

Wicked Threads Embroidery

Fun Embroidery patch to dress up any bottle and make it into your own Witches Brew!
To celebrate Any day ! ! 
AU$18

Badges!

Happy funny Badges to attach to just about anything: your craft bags, clothes, the perfect little gifts ! 

1 badge AU$2

Buy 10 for AU$18

20 badges for AU$35

30 badges for AU$49

every badge has a nr so when ordering just mention the nr of the badge and how many you would like..easy!

newest additions : badge nrs 84-90

Badges 1-20

Badges 21-40

Badges 41-59

Badges 60-83

How To Order:

1. You can email me on ixchel at rabbit dot com dot au or ixchelbunny at yahoo dot com dot au
2. message me on facebook or ravelry where I am Ixchelbunny.

I will email you right back with all your order details and payment methods.

Any questions? Any custom orders for yarn or dyeing fibre? Please don’t hesitate to ask! Always happy to enable.
 

Thank you so much for your help and support !

 

 RABBIT ON !

((hugs))

Charly