Creativity equals Chocolate

Spinning yarn and being creative has saved me more than once in my life.
People who just know me from the shows and the blogs think I am this upper energetic outgoing happy go lucky person, extrovert personality, not a care in the world…well, surprise surprise..I am a shy person..really! I hear you laughing from wayyyy over there…lol…it is true !

I am not afraid to admit that my life has not been the easy path to walk on; ever since I fell into this world as a totally underweight barely breathing baby (yeah right! Another “well who would have thought that!-  Moment…lol) but it is true!..

Apart from all the struggles and staying alive bits, the sickness and sorrow, the bullying, the terrible abuse, all that chaos and mayhem, I somehow found a path that saved me.
I am not labelling anything: I will not submit to any label, because there are many and all are just either not entirely true or totally confusing the issue.
Just like when I was diagnosed with cancer..all of a sudden I was labelled..I discarded that label vigorously. Why? Because labels are not worth the brain tissue they are written on.

As soon as you accept your label it becomes..well..just that: acceptance of someone elses rules and views on reality. I am not saying we do not need labels. Labels have been invented to make us feel secure , even part of a group or society. So to totally disregard labels is making your life more difficult? Maybe? I don’t know., Maybe Im a rebel..lol
Anyway, I am very very fortunate to have found doors that I could open , …and well, have saved me really. Spinning and doing craft and painting and making music, singing,all of it, encourages the brain to produce serotonin, the same way chocolate does.

Craft and art make you happy. Craft = Chocolate !  And as we all know, chocolate makes us happy  ...lol   A world without craft would just be…well…boring really and probably very very stressful.

I feel very lucky to have found all of you crafty friends and a wonderful patient partner to share my life with. It’s a wonderful world we live in together in craft. Spinning is so totally relaxing and centering and connects us to the slowness of creation and life, in all its beauty.
When you spin your heart rate drops (even when things go wrong and you wind up in a tangle of threads) your stress levels go down. It’s like meditation or yoga but without the physical discomfort of having to stand on your head.

What brought this on? Well, I guess it’s just the feeling that every now and again life is so demanding and hard, we just need to step back and think what are the things we are grateful for. I am grateful for having friends like you who share my passion for all woolly things and creating. Because Creating is Life….if ever there was an answer to “what is the true meaning of life?” it is not “42” (according to the hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy),.........but our ability to Create.
Rabbit on !! I say !!! Rabbit On !

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 !!!

It is that time of year again: Believe it or not but a new year is almost there (SCARY!!!) and the time to sign up for the new IxCHeL clubs starting in January 2015 ! Yes ! 2015!!!!

 I have been working very very hard this year to source some very special rare breeds of fibre producing animals. From Seaweed sheep to those cute Valais Blacknose .

There will be more adventures and rare breeds on offer next year including Hungarian Racka sheep and the awesome Gra TRoender sheep from Norway ! Not to mention very VERY special Qiviut  and some very special super rare fluff as well !

I will be offering special blends of these rare breeds in the special IxCHeL Fibre adventures like I have done in the last two months (Smaug and Loch ness) but will also offer them to all club members in one blend or another ! Rare breeds need our help and support. Rare breeds need to survive. There is nothing more disheartening than to see that a gorgeous animal has become extinct.. There is nothing more sad than labelling anything “The last of its kind”…

Only by supporting and spinning rare breeds will we all be adding to the diversity of our beautiful world. Don’t miss out ! Membership will give you access to very special blends only released to club members in one of a kind colourways !

This time mopre than anything because we are talking about rare breeds, I have to warn you: I will have to cap the numbers. Rare breed blends mean that I will only be able to offer a small quantity. So, first come first serve. I will add a “sign up before date “ to the info but just like with the Loch Ness sign ups which sold out in under 48 hours, if you wait too long , it may be too late. Join the club ! Have fun creating and Rabbit On !!!

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 !!!

New IxCHeL Club sign ups Open now (til quotas are reached or until December 31st) !

Clubs January, February, March 2015 !

For all our international club fans there is a possibility to ship all three clubs together to save on postage if you want :-) Just pm me and enquire about the options available.

IxCHeL Fibre Club January February March 2015

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$24

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 #23 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (January, February , March 2015) is AU$72 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!

For Australia : single serve $72+$28 postage (parcel post), double serve $134+$28 (save $10) or triple serves $199 (save $17!)

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$72+AU$51 (Airmail) double serve AU$134+AU$51

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$72+AU$60 (airmail) Double serve AU$134+AU$60

For Asia: Single serve AU$72+AU$45 (airmail) Double serve AU$134+AU$45

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #23 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! The January 2015 Club 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 2015

Every month for three months (January, February and March 2015) 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+$28 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$28

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$78+AU$51 (Airmail) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$51

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$78+AU$60 (airmail) Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$60

For Asia: Single serve AU$78+AU$45 (airmail) Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$45

Numbers are strictly limited ! 

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 Funky Bunny Batt Club January, February and March 2015

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$40 or more .

The batts will range in weight from 150grams to 180grams with luxury fibres like camel , angora, cashmere, silk, yak, llama even wolf and bison and rare sheep breeds !!!! 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, March 2015.
 

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

For Australia : $102+$28 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$102+AU$51 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$96+AU$60 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$102+AU$45 (airmail)

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FUNKY BUNNY Batt CLUB now. Numbers are strictly limited ! The first installment is going to be shipped out end of January :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

IxCHeL Gift Packs

IxCHeL GIFT VOUCHERS or SURPRISE PACKS !

Want to give somebody something special and still let them pick out their fav colour or fibre blend? Well, search no more: I offer an IxCHeL gift voucher package that is so hard to resist you even want to buy one for yourself ..lol Here’s the deal: FIBRE OR YARN OR BOTH! SURPRISE PACK just let me know the value you would like to spend and the favourite colours of the recipient(or yourself..lol) and I will put together a surprise pack for you and add at least $60 extra worth of goods to the parcel(for all surprise pack orders over $150) just to say thank you and have happy holidays ! :-)

AU$25 Personalised giftvoucher Pack

Comes with a personalised gift voucher and free post for the receivers first order in Australia !

AU$50 Personalised giftvoucher Pack

Comes with a personalised giftvoucher, free post for the receivers first order in Australia ! and a cute badge a bunny photo and last but not least some amazing fluffy stuff in a gift pack

AU$100 Personalised giftvoucher Pack

Comes with a personalised Christmas giftvoucher, free post for the receivers first order in Australia !, a badge, and last but not least some amazing fluffy stuff and yarn in a gift pack! Just let me know what giftvoucher pack you would like to gift to a friend or hey, you can even gift it to yourself ! And I will send you all the details.

 

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