Supermoon Bunnies and surreal fluff

The last couple of weeks have been a rollercoaster ride, not only because of the whole surreal political 1984 come 1930s political environment we seem to be catapulted into like speeding up our car to 88 miles per hour and WOOPS! Back in the past we are but also because of the enormous workload that I had to circumnavigate: November Clubs being dyed, concept art designed, colours to be decided and pigments to prepare, a HUGE amount of carding and batting and braiding , labelling and then ofcourse packing and immediately going into the December clubs so it can get to all of the members well before Christmas ! Because of the fact I can never ever say “NO” ..(understatement of the year!) I have found myself in a continuous marathon to be organized and above all, working very VERY long hours all the time. No, this is not a 9 to 5 job….and most importantly, keeping up with updates and a huge influx of club memberships, now means that the time I can devote to the things that feed my soul have become increasingly less and less. I know, my fault..I cannot say no..lol

The things that feed my soul: learning new stuff….all the time… if I let me brain descend into the black void of status quo , I get anxious…I forget things. Strangely enough when I am super busy and I keep doing new stuff, my brain , although in overdrive, seems to handle more and forget less. Strange ans surreal I know! The more you know the less you know. The less you learn, the more you forget. Lesson nr 1:keep learning, keep fresh, keep designing, drawing, painting, playing music, keep creating! Which seems strange to say, because I am creating every day so I guess I mean “inventing”! Keep Inventing !

Lesson nr 2: Lots and LOTS of people start their own craft business nowadays thinking “ Hey this is gonna be AWESOME !: I can make money from my hobby and what I love to do and all is well with the world! Yeah…NO! Before you know it, you will be working your proverbial bum off doing all kinds of things but it is NOT the same as when you were doing it as a pleasurable pastime. For starters: forget about making anything for yourself (no time) and most importantly , to make a living off handmade means that you will be making things for others all the time. I LOVE doing that, creating for other people, but I have heard from others that this is really hard when you cannot make something for your family: it’s the well known stories of the cobblers family: making and mending shoes for everybody else but your own family goes barefoot. Yeah it’s kinda like that: Paul is still waiting for a sweater I promised to spin and knit him ten years ago….. what can I say? Make time. Make time for yourself.

Lesson nr 3: Be true to yourself!!!! Whatever happens on your journey (and I mean this in the broadest sense!) never ever forget where you came from, what your passion is and who you are! This will keep you TRUE. This will keep you straight on your path and yes, HUMBLE. Everyday, every hour, I am so enormously grateful of this path and journey I am on. Most of you who I have known for all the years I have been on this fibery adventure are my friends and part of my “Fibre Family” and I am over the moon to have you in my life ! Thank you !

So, saying all of that , I have to make some changes though, I have to say “no” and lessen the load…lots..It is so hard for me, energizer bunny, to say this but I have to and you know me, I have always been extremely honest and upfront about everything. So, here it is, 2017 will see some changes. I have had to make a hard decision and put a limit on the amount of sign ups for the clubs I can do and there will be some other major changes in the way I do things in 2017. My health depends on it. And, if I want to be on this planet for a bit longer, I will have to.
There are still so many things I want to do you see! So many things I still want to learn!
And, I want to share my enthusiasm for lots and lots of stuff for a long time!


I have loads of exciting new plans for 2017 and I want you to be part of it: all the new rare sheep breed adventures and all the new paths that 2017 can have in store for all of us and all the new stuff we can learn. But for now, the more serious of things: December is coming (shhh I know! Scary right?) and something else I have planned for the immediate future: this fluffy Friday update!

Please let me know if you have any questions okay? If you like to order some of what you see here on tonight’s blog, just message me on ravelry or facebook or send me an email. I will get right back to you with all the details. Happy Snaffling !!!!

Special IxCHeL Gift Vouchers 

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   The Giftvouchere will be emailed to you or your friend with a unique number to quote when buying from my updates or at any of my markets. The Vouchers are valid for 1 year.     Here’s the deal:

AU$25 Personalised Christmas giftvoucher Pack

A personalised Christmas giftvoucher, free post for the receivers first order in Australia (for overseas customers you can deduct AU$9 off your shipping cost!) and a badge

AU$50 Personalised Christmas giftvoucher Pack

Comes with a personalised Christmas giftvoucher, free post for the receiver's first order in Australia(for overseas customers you can deduct AU&9 off your shipping cost!) , a badge, a bunny $photo and last but not least some amazing fluffy stuff in a gift pack

AU$100 Personalised Christmas giftvoucher Pack

Comes with a personalised Christmas giftvoucher, free post for the receivers first order in Australia (for overseas customers you can deduct AU$9 off your shipping cost!), a badge, a bunny photo 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 yourself! And I will send you all the details.

Angel Bunny Tops

100g /AU $ 24

Blue Faced Leicester Sheep, Cashmere, Angora Bunny and Tencel

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Westworld

Well Tempered Clavier-1left-

Trompe L’oeil

Trace Decay

The Stray-2left-

The Original

Surreal Supermoon-1left-

Paint it Black-2left-

No Surprises-sold-

Maeve-

Love

Forest Surreal-

Dolores-sold-  

Dissonance Theory-2 left-

Contrapasso-1left-

Black Hole Sun-

Bicameral Mind-

New IxCHeL Club sign ups are open !

for the months : January, February and March 2017 

(til quotas are reached or until December 31st)

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 2017

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 or more

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 #31 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (January, February and March 2017) 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 $136+$28 (save $8) or triple serves $204 (save $12!) + postage

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$72+AU$56 (Airmail) double serve AU$136+AU$56

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$72+AU$69 (airmail) Double serve AU$136+AU$69

For Asia: Single serve AU$72+AU$50 (airmail) Double serve AU$136+AU$50

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #31 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! The January 2017 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 Clubs January, February, March 2017

Every month for three months (January, February and March 2017) 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$56 (Airmail) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$56

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$78+AU$69 (airmail) Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$69

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 Clubs January, February, March 2017

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 140grams 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 and March 2017.

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

For Australia : $108+$28 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$108+AU$56 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$108+AU$69 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$108+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

Landscape dyes 

 100g tubs   AU$11 

Want to dye your own with easy to use acid dyes? I have been selling these Landscape dyes at my workshops and shows for a long time :  They are extremely easy to use and come in great shades.
Just contact me with the name of the colour you are after and I will get right back to you.

Have a creative week!

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 here:

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 
3. Message me on www.ravelry.com  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