Friday, December 30, 2016

Singing in the Rain, Drowned in Moonlight


Thank you to each and everyone of you who have messaged me, emailed, sent postcards and wished me a fun Christmas and a happy birthday. What an amazing feeling to have so many people thinking about you. I am totally humbled by the love you have shown me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am ever so grateful. You are the reason that I am still here spluttering out my thoughts and my fibe adventures on this blog. You are the reason why I still have hope for humanity. Hold on! that comes across as a bit "heavy" but ......it's true.

Over these last months, there have been so many moments  filled with dread about the things to come with so many people expressing hate; either for politics, refugees or other human beings for being different than they are, so much misunderstanding and fear and anger. I think that is what scares me the most. This 1930s kind of tsunami of fear and hate being almost legitimised by the fact that the person who spoke freely and unabashed about violence and hate is going to be the president of the so called "free " world......

Looking back on this year with only a day to go, the one thing that stands out to me is the loss of so many friends..too many: friends I have known personally and some who I am still grieving for, others who I may not have known personally but have been part of my childhood growing up, or they were part of my cultural dna so to speak. I know I am not the only one feeling this kind of loss. And then there are the people who totally deny everything like that being of any importance. Brushing things like that off and to get on with it. I am an empath, Say that to me and alarm bells go off..lol
I know I feel compassion for each and every living being, which does not make life easier sometimes, but the alternative is being a rock in the ocean with the waves of time, sorrow and happiness flowing over you , not budging at all. I'd rather be moved. I know I would not be "me" without feeling these things and expressing them. I would not be able to create.     What is the use of being human if we exclude others from our lives, or only allow ourselves to feel if it is limited to an exclusive bunch of people?  I believe limiting our compassion is dangerous. It is as dangerous as living in a bubble and excluding each and everyone who disagrees with us.   I think it is time we are able to have a healthy debate again on whatever subject: whether it is politics, human decency, knitting patterns or the type of spinning you like to do. I have read so many people say that when they put a photo up of their knitting or spinning project, they get comments that they are doing it wrong, or it is not right, or it is bad, sometimes  they even get nasty comments or bullied. I have seen creative people get totally stiffled by this kind of behaviour. Think before you post something, think about how you would feel getting that particular comment. If  you are just commenting negativity: hold yourself back and tell yourself that if you cannot say anything constructive, to not comment at all.

If I could wish for anything at all in the new year, it would be for a more compassionate way of thinking for everybody, Respect and defenitely a sense of humour combined with an explosion of creativity.

Which brings me directly to what all of the previous was brought on by: yes the amazing, hilarious, witty, awesome force of nature that was Carrie Fisher.  Too young  when she was drowned in Moonlight and strangled by her own bra, as she once mentioned she liked her obituary to read. I met her twice: The first time in the early 80s at the time that Empire Strikes back was just released when I was in the States lucky enough to meet the cast , second time was at a booksigning where I had the pleasure not only to be "glittered and sparkled" (You have to know she was very into glitz and glitter: she left a trail of it  everywhere she went. )  while receiving my autograph and a hilarious remark about my "I'm not fat I'm fluffy" badge which I gave to her. (she was very into the most ridiculously funny stuff. What can I say, we connected).

I still can't believe this force of nature has left us so soon only to be followed by her mum, Debbie Reynolds,  the day after. It is such a tragedy and loss. My heart goes out to her brother Todd, her daughter Billie and her beloved Gary. I will always cherish her immense sense of humour, glitter and what she meant to advocating help for mental illness , particularly Bipolar disorder.






Mark Hamill was totally hilarious btw!
He tends to not only sign but adds a little story to the whole thing.


So yeah, Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sticking with me, reading my blog, being so enthusiastic about all the fluffy stuff happening here, for all the love and creativity you have shared; for all of that I am immensely grateful !Thank you!!!


So, here’s my 5th December fluff offering for you: freshly dyed special IxCHeL Diva Tops with a nice bit of bling  in them,  for this time of year! Diva! tops are a  luxurious spin and cuddle with 15 micron merino, Angora bunny and cashmere , suri , silk with an added bonus of some nice bling accents.
If you have totally forgotten to give somebody a gift and it is too late to go to the shops or send anything physically to  them: you can still get out of the "naughty" corner and give somebody a giftvoucher which I can email to you.

Again a huge thank you to all of you who support our little fibre farm dedicated to sustainability, creativity and sharing : Big Fluffy Hugs to all !

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 !!!!

A very happy End of 2016: STAY SAFE (2016 can hit you over the head without warning!) and get ready for a fantastic 2017! New Beginnings they say: Let's hope it is going to be amazing ! Make it so!


Special IxCHeL Gift Vouchers 

It's not too late to send a giftvoucher to that special someone: I will email you or the person you want to gift it to the voucher ! Easy ! 


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  giftvoucher Pack
A personalised  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  Pack
Comes with a personalised 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  giftvoucher Pack
Comes with a personalised 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.



Diva  Tops

a 24 carrot glamour blend

100g /AU $ 24

15micron merino , Angora Bunny, Cashmere, Glitz, Suri, Silk




Battle of Endor-sold-




BB-8 and a new hope-sold-




Binary Sunset-sold-




Cantina-sold-




Cloud City-sold-




Destruction of Alderaan-sold-




Ewok Feast-sold-



Han Solo-sold-



Jabba's Den-sold-


Leia-sold-




Obi Wan-1 left-



Singing in the Rain-sold-



Tatooine-sold-



Wookie-sold-



Wampa's Lair-sold-



Yoda-sold-



Landscape dyes 

 100g tubs   AU$11 
250g tubs    AU$25


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
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Friday, December 23, 2016

Santa Bunny is coming !


I want to thank each and every one of you for all the fantastic support you have shown in 2016. The IxCHeL Fibre Farm would not be here without you!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sticking with me, reading my blog, being so enthusiastic about all the fluffy stuff happening here, for all the love and creativity you have shared; for all of that I am immensely grateful !

And because every single day you put a smile on my face by sending me messages, cards, even gifts: You are awesome and amazing and I am very happy and humbled being part of your tribe.
Thank you!!!

Throughout the year I add little gifts to the parcels here and there as a surprise, I do my "instant karma" thing (=when I know people buy something for somebody else, so I add something extra for the giver) but today: this friday, to make your Christmas, Hannukah, Winter Solstice, Saturnalia, Bah Humbug day or whatever you like to celebrate during this time of year, EXTRA special !   :

I am going to offer free post to everybody,  no matter where on earth you live AND everybody who orders something from this blog update will go in the raffle to win a special IxCHeL GIFT BASKET worth $100!!!

The winner of this IxCHeL Gift basket will be revealed on next fridays blog, so keep a close eye on what's going on  !

There are lots and lots of new things happening here at the farm, plans are being made as I type for
  new blends,
  new Australian milled yarns as a coop between our little fibre farm and a fantastic mill in Victoria!;
  new dye AND
  new rare breed adventures,
  new exciting plans ! and......
   , , I hope you are sitting down!!!,
  an IxCHeL  website in the new year to knock your socks off!!! (it only took about 12 years..lol)

I will not give up blogging nor will I change my philosophy of staying sustainable and small. Nor will I ever compromise on giving you the best possible fluffy service you have ever had. Nor will I forgo my Instant Karma principle.

I will stay me...but hopefully with giving you a few more insights  of what I do that will  be released on the web: like my design output that i have never put on my blog, my paintings, my slow fashion, my embroidery, my mixed media.....too much to mention but that is essentially "me".  If you thought the blog was it, I think the upcoming website will give you an "almost'  complete view of my chaotic creative wanderings ! ....so yes, Exciting !!!

AND

last but certainly not least, because it is so close to my heart as a cancer survivor : I will be concocting a hand dyed special range to help fund cancer research in the new year (thanks for the idea Diana!) and call it the "F*ck Cancer" range!
Too many good friends have died in 2016 ( I will always remember you dear Elizabeth and Isabel...blessings ).
Too many good people and families are suffering. So the time has come to make a difference not just for breast cancer, but for the cancers that are discovered wayyyyy too late like ovarian cancer, bowel cancer or  uterine cancer. So I thought YES ! let's  "F*ck cancer"  in a fluffy creative way...and most of all : fight TOGETHER!

Again, Thank you so much for all your support ! Have a wonderful time with your family and friends and pets ! Keep sharing the love! Keep creating and most of all: Keep having FUN ! Happy holidays everybody !!!

So, here’s my 4th December fluff offering for you to you: freshly dyed special IxCHeL GaGa! Bunny Tops with a nice bit of bling in them,  for this time of year! GaGA! Bunny tops are a  luxurious spin and cuddle with Lustrous Blue Faced Leicester Wool, Angora bunny and cashmere with an added bonus of some nice bling accents. AND....drumroll....GUANACO BLEND TOPS ! one of the softest fluff on this planet especially when combined with our angora bunny and muga silk and cashmere !

Also, please do not forget this is the last week to sign up for the clubs AND, , last but not least, if you have totally forgotten to give somebody a gift and it is too late to go to the shops or send anything physically to  them: you can still get out of the "naughty" corner and give somebody a giftvoucher which I can email to you.

Again a huge thank you to all of you who support our little fibre farm dedicated to sustainability, creativity and sharing : Big Fluffy Hugs to all !

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 !!!!

oh and , hey! RAELENE!!! yeah you!  Raelene R....coz it's your birthday like, TODAY!!...a fluffy gift is here for the picking : go on  pick a top..any top and Santa Bunny is delivering it to your door! Happy fluffy birthday to you girlfriend ;-)


Special IxCHeL Gift Vouchers 

It's not too late to send a giftvoucher to that special someone: I will email you or the person you want to gift it to the voucher ! Easy ! 


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  giftvoucher Pack
A personalised  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  Pack
Comes with a personalised 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  giftvoucher Pack
Comes with a personalised 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.



GaGA! Bunny Tops

100g /AU $ 24

Blue Faced Leicester Wool , Angora Bunny, Cashmere, Glitz




Woad-sold-




zombie n mermaids-sold-




velvet-sold-




the Gringe-sold-




Rainbow-sold-




party spirit-sold-




Pink Flamingo-sold-



Painted Desert-sold-



Indigo-sold


Indigo Ombre-sold-




Dark Fire-sold-



Bumblebee-sold-



bee buzzzz  sold



baaah Humbug-sold-



autumn leaves-sold-



Walnut Woad-sold-


Walnut Rose-sold-


A rose is a rose-sold-

Purple Sun-sold-


Moss Forest-sold-



Matrix Greens-sold-



Coco-sold-



Guanaco Blend Tops

50g /AU $ 45

Guanaco 60% ( a super rare breed, read all about this breed in an earlier blogpost this year: here's the linkie: http://ixchelbunny.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/fibre-of-emperors.html )

Angora Bunny 3%
Cashmere 12%
Muga silk 25%




Denim Blue Guanaco-sold-




dusky purple-sold-




Forest Haze-2left-




Heather-sold-




Heatwave at Sea-sold-




Rose-sold-


New IxCHeL Club sign ups are only open for less than a week!

for the months : January, February and March 2017 

(til quotas are reached or until December 28th)

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  -1 spot left -

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 
250g tubs    AU$25


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
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