The room.

My knitting/craft/jewelry room is a disaster... so what do i do? Decorate it. Makes perfect sense. Why pick up the yarn up and organize it when you could just lean and bend over it to put crap on the walls? Because I'm a dork and have to feel inspired.. I know.. I know...

So here is the "Before" and I will post some "After" photos sometime this year but my goal is tonight. ;)

Wish me luck.

New in the shop

There are a couple new items in my knit shop!

These little lovelies are made with a purple/brown yarn with little flecks of color throughout.

I also added the first of many cowls. Fall is just around the corner!! I will be adding more styles and colors periodically this month so stay tuned..Visit my shop here :)

Summer lovin'

Wow! What a summer so far...

I took a break from my blog for a few reasons... It's summer, I didn't think I had enough of a following to keep it going, I was working on items for a farmer's market, did some traveling, and I have had a neck injury since May.

Excuses. Excuses.

So here are some photos from this incredible summer...

In June, Zach, his parents and I went to Alaska to visit Zach's dad's side of the family. I had never been to Alaska so I was pretty excited. We went to his cousin's beautiful wedding and... I caught the bouquet. ;)

One of the days was spent in Homer while the boys went Halibut fishing. I wanted to go but with a neck injury, it was pretty much impossible. So.... I went shopping! I found a ring that reminded me of Zach's tattoo.

.... and we saw Moose. All in all, it reminded me very much of my hometown (Greenwater) only the trees seemed smaller. Such pretty views everywhere and it never got dark! We lucked out on the weather and got to enjoy the sun the whole week.

When we got back I had a couple weeks to get ready for the Roslyn, WA farmer's market. It turned out great but was pretty windy. I wanted to keep myself busy that day because it was the one year of losing my best friend.

The next morning was MEXICO! Lots of firsts this summer... first Alaska, and then Mexico..

We lucked out on weather again. The first night was such a beautiful sunset!!

Oh yeah... I got engaged!!!!!
I couldn't believe it and EVERYONE KNEW... I wanted to hurry back to our room and Facebook everyone because we didn't have phone service. I looked back and asked, "okay... so who knew?" He blurted back, "EVERYONE!" Ha!! I have no idea how everyone kept their mouth shut but I am so glad they did! Such a great summer...

We will be married next summer so I have a lot of work to do and will probably be posting ideas, Diy's, etc. Don't be surprised if they are mostly wedding themed. ;) Being someone who loves handmade, you can only imagine what my big day will be like. We picked a place in the woods so there is your first hint.

How has your summer been? Please let me know in the comments. You can see more photos on my Facebook http://facebook.com/heatherfantello or follow me on Instagram.

-Heather

Pottery

Spring has been off to a great start! I have been going every tuesday to Tacoma with a friend to a pottery class. Next week is the last class so I should be posting my finished products soon after. There is just something about clay is so addicting and relaxing. Just can't be afraid to get a little messy...

I have been working on making cylinders for mugs although I was told I'm not advanced enough. I'm stubborn... so I'm making them. The little push pots are quick and fun. I'm hoping to have all my projects done by Mother's day.

This tray was made with a rubber mold to make it look like pebbles. It was glazed in an olive green and I'm so excited to see how it turns out.

These button are made with wood mold I purchased online. I can't wait to see how they turn out. I'm planning to use them on a limited edition line in my knit shop!

Have you taken pottery classes? What is your favorite thing to make? Do you prefer throwing or hand building?

Jewelry

My jewelry shop is back up and being filled with new pieces! It's definitely been awhile but I'm glad to be juggling both shops again. Most of my pieces are natural/tribal inspired. It's been so cold here and whilst dreaming of spring, the bright colors, and hikes in the woods, this is what it turned into... pure inspiration! I will have some antler beads and buttons up soon so stay tuned!