BAHR CREEK LLAMAS & FIBER

NEW CLASSES/ KNIT ALONGS!!

2011-11-09T20:38:00.005-06:00

THIS is long overdue post!! During the months of November & December we will have a knit along on Fridays. We will be working together on Christmas presents. Come when you can and leave when you must. You have a choice of working on the Marina scarf by Rosetti. This is very easy and fun-it looks like you worked really hard! the cost of the yarn is: $14.00 and the scarf requires only one skein.

The second choice is a mobius. I have a pattern and you have your choice of yarns from the shop. You will learn the mobius CO. We will be using a bulky yarn. price: $8.95-14.95 skein.

The third choice is from Louet using the Eastport Alpaca. This is the Louet Sampler Scarf using a variety of patterns. the finished scarf is 10" x 56" using 2 skeins. The pattern is written out in words or you may use a chart (a good intro to reading charts).

A fourth choice would be to make a Christmas sock ornament. This a great "learning to knit a sock" and only have to knit a single sock! yarn cost: $6.00 plus needles or bring your own

The cost is $10.00 a week and you may stay as long as you want (if you like you may even bring a lunch :) and enjoy sitting by the fireplace knitting.

coffee, tea, or hot chocolate will be provided).

NUNO FELT SCARF

2011-05-16T16:42:00.005-05:00

THE Thursday class on Nuno felting is full so Suzanne has offered to do another on Saturday morning at 9:00. Call early to reserve your spot!

Date: Saturday, May 28th at 9:00 - 2:00 cost $55.00 plus $25.00 material feel.

come and have a fantastic day on the farm watching the llamas get their hair cut and enjoy brats and hamburgers and the campfire!

shearing will begin on Thursday morning and continue through Saturday. there will also be alpacas and a cria(baby llama) here.

we will once again have kids work on felted soap, and new this year is a rug stomp. come and enjoy the fun!!

FELTED llama fiber bird pods

2011-05-11T17:14:00.000-05:00

Would you like to make the birds in your yard the envy of all the birds in your neighborhood? Well, you can! Take the felted bird pod class being offered at BahrCreek May, 25. Call 920-668-6417 for details or email demaster@bahrcreek.com

there is absolutely no experience necessary!

LLAMA SHEARING DAYS OPEN HOUSE/FELTING CLASSES

2011-05-11T07:36:00.004-05:00

An addition has been added to the felting class on Friday, May 27. You may choose to do the felted hat or a felted vessel. They are totally awesome and Suzanne Higgs, from Michigan is a fantastic instructor! There are still a couple of openings in the bird pod class. If enough interest in the nuno class, Suzanne has agreed to stay an extra day to

teach another class. sign up for the classes soon!

We will also have Barbara & Bob Baer from Raspbaerry Hill Alpacas here with a couple of their alpacas--come and say hi to llama cousins :-).

We will also have a brat fry and campfire on Friday and Saturday during the shearing days. proceeds will go toward bringing our daughter and son-in-law home from the Dominican Republic. Come and enjoy a day on the farm and relax by the campfire or bring a project to sit and knit or spin or bring your rigid heddle loom to sit and enjoy the day.

pray for warm DRY weather!

have a great day!

BAHR CREEK LLAMA SHEARING DAYS/CLASSES

2011-04-13T16:41:00.007-05:00

LLAMAS OPEN HOUSE SHEARING DAYS

MAY 26, 27, 28 10-4
www.bahrcreek.com

Something new has been added for our open house. Suzanne, from www.HookedOnFelt.com

will be teaching some felting classes!

the class schedule is as follows:

Wed, May 25- 9:30 - 2:30 Felted Bird Pods

cost: $55.00 plus $20.00 material fee

Thurs, May 26 - 9:30 - 2:30 Nuno Felted Summer Scarf

cost: $55.00 plus $25.00 material fee

Friday, May 27, 9:30 - 2:30 Sculpted Wool Felt Hat

cost: $55.00 plus $20.00 material fee

for the complete description of these classes please email me or call me and i will send you the sample pictures. There is no experience required for any of these classes!!! They are all fun and you will go home with a completed project!! Call early to reserve your spot in the class.

Once again, we also welcome Kris from Colorfield Farm. Colorfield farm is located In Fredonia, Wi Come and see the Angora goats and wonderful fiber, yarn and awesome creations by Kris!!

We will also have a brat fry and bake sale! So come and enjoy the day on the farm. you may sit and relax by the fire pit or sign up for a class!

upcoming events!! LLAMA SHEARING DAYS/OPEN HOUSE

2011-02-28T17:33:00.005-06:00

I want to post our annual open house/llama shearing days events and you can place it on your calendar for Thursday, May 26, through Saturday, May 28 from 10AM-4PM. I will post more details in the near future.

Another event starting tomorrow, March 1st is the KAL for Skacel. If you are interested, please give me a call for details and supplies. demaster@bahrcreek.com or 920-668-6417

Wedding pictures, time at the beach

2011-01-11T09:41:00.002-06:00

The picture on the right side was taken by the beach in Puerta Plata. It took us 2 hours by bus and we laid on the beach for 10 minutes then the sun hid under the clouds--needless to say none of us got a tan and we returned home just as we arrived :-). But we had a great time!

the other pictures are family at the wedding. upper middle names: Josu, Rudy, Maria, Ambiorix, Kari, Nick (our son who lives in Boston), Victoria, and Daniel. We had a great time meeting some of Ambiorix's family-even though language was a barrier.

It was a very beautiful wedding and a great time.

Christmas, Wedding, New Year!!

2011-01-11T09:11:00.004-06:00

Where does time go?! Christmas tree and decorations all put away for another year! Hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and I wish for you all a Very Happy New Year!!

A highlight of our Christmas was our daughter's wedding in the Dominican Republic, December 18th. We left for Chicago on the 16th at 2AM and arrived in the DR at 8:30 that night. Life doesn't stop in the DR. We went out for supper at 9 PM and celebrated Daniel's birthday at the home of Ambiorix's mom and arrived back at the motel at almost 2 AM! The weather there was PERFECT!! We left Cedar Grove 13 degrees and about 5 inches of snow on the ground, arrived in the DR 75 degrees -everything lush green, flowers everywhere! It was sooooooo beautiful! I would love to show you my pictures -just ask when you come into the shop. It was a shock coming back December 20th to 5 new inches of snow dressed in sandals. :-) We have lots of great memories. The picture above was taken at Ambiorix's uncle's house. This is where the wedding was held and his family did a fantastic job decorating and with the food! It truly was beyond our expectations. Thank you so much Ventura family. The picture was taken in the outside courtyard of the house. And the temperature was about 76 degrees :-)!

Now to get back to work. During the months of January and February, we will again have finish projects month. Come into shop to finish knitting your projects on Friday and Saturday afternoons. Enjoy sitting by the stove/fireplace enjoying great conversations working on your knitting projects. OR start a new project to get a head start on your next Christmas presents.

2010-12-07T08:33:00.004-06:00

Wow, I really can't believe it is almost Christmas!! This will be an eventful season for us. Our daughter, Kari, is getting married the 18th in the Dominican Republic and we will be traveling there December 16th and staying until the 20th (not long enough BUT better than not at all). Please pray for good weather both for flying and here on the farm and shop. We are getting excited! This is the first time my husband, Mark and son, Daniel, have traveled out of the country.

Our son, Nick who lives in Boston, will meet us there. I wish Jon & Hannah & kids could also come with us to truly be a family vacation but................not so. It will be an exciting experience!! Also, when it is in the 20's here, it is in the 70's-80's in Santiago :-). One day we will spend at the beach!!!! YAYYYYYYYY!!!! The time there will go way too fast!

The shop will remain open -Rhonda will be here Thurs, Fri, and Sat. and Wendy will be here on Monday. My mom & dad will also be here so come by to say "hi" --my dad is always ready to visit :-)!!!!

I hope this is a very Blessed Christmas Season for you all as we remember the true reason for the season.

OPEN HOUSE!! November 18, 19, & 20th

2010-11-10T21:25:00.005-06:00

ONLY ONE WEEK UNTIL the Christmas open house!!! :-) It will be a fun event with demos on needle felting, wet felting flowers, weaving both rigid heddle and floor loom weaving, spinning and of course knitting projects that you still have time to knit for Christmas gift giving.

Enter a drawing to receive a $25.00 gift certificate. There will be 6 certificates given away. Come and enjoy hot apple cider and cookies/bars while you watch demonstrations or come with a project to knit and enjoy the company of fellow knitters.

Kris from Colorfield farm will also be here with her luxurious mohair yarn from her angora goats.

new yarns, open house,what's new!!

2010-10-26T06:09:00.004-05:00

Good morning, I hope everyone is staying safe with this storm warning or high winds! It is a good day to stay at home knitting on a Christmas project :-).

I have been busy trying to unpack new fall/winter yarns. Some of the new yarns arriving are:Malibrigo, Misty Alpaca Chunky handpaints, Deb McComber sock yarn(this is the most scrumptious super soft yarn I have ever seen!!!), Knit 1Crochet2, TyDy wool and new colors in the TyDy-Sock collection, Manos Del Uruguay silk/wool, new colors in Kaffe Fasset Colourscape. Come check out the clearance section of the shop! There are a lot of really nice yarns available!

watch for open house updates-keep November 18, 19, & 20th on your calendar. We will be having demonstrations and knit alongs and ideas for gift projects for Christmas. AND of course hot apple cider, and cookies for snacks! :-)

For the winter season of classes i will repeat the summer schedule. If there is a class or something you would like to learn how to do, simply give me a call and we will schedule a class for you. If there are several of your friends who would like to do the same things or just want a day of fun, give me a call or email. 5 or more and you will receive your class fee free.

Well, stay dry and hang onto your hats and umbrellas today and stay safe! I will try to update my blog sooner! A lot of new things happened over summer and very busy times!

Have a great day!

LLAMA SHEARING DAYS/OPEN HOUSE

2010-05-25T07:24:00.003-05:00

Good morning everyone! It is really going to be a gorgeous weekend for shearing days!! Weather will be perfect for a day on the farm. We will also have a campfire-brat fry to benefit Hannah's mission trip to Kenya(this will be only on Friday and Saturday). The fry will be until 6:00 both Friday & Saturday. We hope you can come and enjoy the day with us! Kris will also be here with a couple of her angora goats (a mom & kid) and her awesome yarn and fiber!

have a great day!!

No place like home

2010-04-29T11:42:00.003-05:00

I don't exactly know what to title this post-maybe after I finish i will think of an appropriate one.

Yesterday Mark put up a new fence for the llamas that had luscious grass over a foot high. The boys have been lusting over it and trying to get out of their pasture (and sometimes succeeding) to get there. We haltered them all and brought them to their new "home" for a few hours (actually thought maybe a couple of days). Well............didn't take that long-maybe 3-4 hours one of them got their head stuck and pulled out the stakes to get out. We finally decided that it wasn't going to work to leave them there so we opened up their gate (to their home) and let 2 of them run down the driveway without halters on and they ran right into their own "home" pasture we let the remainder run and they followed right into their "home" pasture. :-) It made us smile.

moral of the story: even though we think life is better and more satisfying somewhere else....there is no place like home.

Guess I never would have realized how much we can learn about life from watching and caring for animals.

IT'S HERE! Spring newsletter-enjoy!

2010-04-20T16:35:00.004-05:00

http://www.bahrcreek.com/newsletter/BahrCreekSpring_springsummer2010.pdf

thank you much, Maria!!

If you have any questions about the newsletter, please email or call.

2010-04-20T12:37:00.003-05:00

I am sooooo trying to upload my newsletter to my blog. The last time I had my computer reformatted the PDF program part of it was deleted so now am having a hard time finding something that works with every ones computer :-( . And OF COURSE, my internet service is the slowest in the world! Hopefully it will work out real soon. If anyone is interested in receiving my newsletter via email, please let me know and I will send in out.

NEWSLETTER, OPEN HOUSE, CLASSES

2010-04-16T09:18:00.003-05:00

I promise that I WILL have my newsletter completed and posted by Monday!
Just a reminder that open house/shearing days will be May 27. 28. 29 from 10-5. This year in addition to the open house we will also have a campfire/brat fry to help Hannah (daughter-in-law) raise support for her mission trip to Kenya. If you would like more information as to what Hannah and the team will do while there go to www.wpff.com .

We are praying for perfect weather -well, hopefully dry :-). It is so awesome to see the flowers and green grass. It is fun watching the birds carry off pieces of llama fiber for nest building. I can't wait for the grosbeak to migrate thru the area and the hummingbirds and blue birds!! I love spring!!

I am working on some one day classes for vacationers in the area. So if you are vacationing in Sheboygan Co. and would like a project to do on the loom, needle felt, or knit that would only take a couple of hours to 6 hours to complete, give me a call.

have a great day!

VACATION!!!! YAYYYYYY

2010-03-07T20:18:00.004-06:00

I really can't believe we are going on vacation --just the 2 of us! We leave from Milwaukee Monday morning and arrive in Orlando then will be picked up by friends and go to Ocala. It will be so much fun just to hang out and be able to sit in the yard or walk along the ocean/beach-don't know for sure where we will go :-) ----without winter coats!!

Our son, Daniel, is home for spring break and will watch the shop and do chores on the farm. The need for money, being a college student, is always a good thing and he is a very good reliable worker. Thank you so much, Daniel!!! The shop will be open usual hours.

Upcoming events for spring newsletter will be coming shortly. Some dates to place on your calendars are the open house and llama shearing days---May 27,28 and 29th.

well, hope everyone is having a great winter and soon to be spring!

Newsletter, Classes

2010-02-10T12:27:00.004-06:00

It has been terrible for me to get my winter newsletter completed!! First of all I want to thank all who have called and scheduled their own classes! I LOVE it!! so much that I have decided to do that until the end of summer. If there is a class you are interested in, needle felting, weaving, knitting, spinning, crocheting-please give me a call and we can set something up for you. If you organize 3 or more friends for one class, you will receive a 10% discount on the class.

Right now I am in the process of writing up a list of all the classes I offer with the cost for my newsletter and will get it up on my website ASAP.

For right now, for those of you who would like to weave but don't want to set up a loom, I have one set up to weave rugs. The cost is $10.00 a foot and all you do is simply weave. The cost includes materials. You could possibly have a rug completed in an afternoon :-).

Some of the other ideas I have for projects are done on a rigid heddle loom: tote or placemats using plastic bags. These can all be afternoon projects or completed in a short few hours.

This is also my 10th anniversary for the studio! wow, where has the time gone?! During the month of January and February anyone that has come into shop has entered their name into a basket for a drawing to take place the end of February. The basket is filled with yarn, patterns, assorted supplies, etc. -the basket was donated by Laurie Nielsen from Saukville. It is very nice!!

Also during the months of February, March and April, we will be having open knitting on Friday afternoons from 12:30 - 3. You may select any project from the magazine Knit Simple (call to have me save you a copy).

Well, I hope you are enjoying the beautiful freshly fallen snow. It really is beautiful-well, maybe not the shoveling. :-)
have a great day!

knitted monkey hat

2010-01-15T11:29:00.004-06:00

I just had to share this picture of my grandson with the hat I made for a friend of theirs. Guess I will have to make another for Ryan :-)! Ryan is now 4 weeks old. have a good day.

We are so blessed. It is so hard to even imagine the hardships and horror of the earthquake.

please pray for the people of Haiti!

2010-01-13T08:19:00.002-06:00

"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath."
~
Michael Caine

I saw this quote on a website this morning- totally feel like this!! I totally can't believe it is almost the middle of January! I should have my newsletter done but...........life has just gotten away from me. I am really happy some of you are calling me for a list of classes being offered and scheduling them yourself!! I love it!!! thank you.

January is my 10 year anniversary for the shop-where has the time gone. I feel like I have learned so much in the 10 years being in business - more than I ever wanted to learn but am finding I LOVE it all!!

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas & wish for you a Very Happy New Year! It was so much fun having everyone home for Christmas and a new baby :-). I love the holidays! This year I didn't get a single cookie baked and really feel great about that-it is all about family and relationships and NOT what you don't get done or do.

Now to get to my newsletter and class schedule-my goal is the end of the week. well, off to work.
Have a great day. The sun is shining and snow beautiful!!

P.S.
Kari, daughter, is in the Domincan Republic teaching and she experienced her first earthquake. Please pray for the people of Haiti -there is much destruction and loss of life.

family, website, email

2009-12-01T06:15:00.005-06:00

I hope everyone had a VERY Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends. We have so many things to be thankful for and we truly are a blessed people! God is so good to us. I can't wait for Christmas when all my kids will be home! :-) Kari from the Dominican is coming on the 22nd and Nick from Boston the 23rd. I will pick up my grandkids the 20th and they will stay with us for a week while mom and dad wait for the arrival of #3 son the 22nd :-)(hopefully the 22nd).

If you have been trying to view my website, I am having server problems or something and my email is also down. If you have sent an email in the last couple of days -i have not received it. sorry. It has been down since Saturday -28th. Hopefully we get it resolved today.

I have been feverishly trying to make Santas for the Old World Christmas show in Elkhart Lake starting on Friday. Only 30 more to make :-). hope to see you there. I will be there on Sundays and Suzanne will be there during the week. Pray for great weather!

have a great day!

2009-11-10T06:28:00.002-06:00

I am sorry. I forgot to tell you where the Osthoff is. Elkhart Lake, Wi--we are praying for good weather as this is held in a huge tent! Weather like we have had this week would be perfect BUT this is Wisconsin and could expect anything :-).

OPEN HOUSE

2009-11-10T06:12:00.004-06:00

Good morning, I feel so delinquent in writing posts :-(. It has been so busy with trying to get ready for our fall/Christmas open house and trying to make Santas and felted ornaments for the Osthoff Old World Christmas ( www.osthoff.com). This will be a 10 day show, December 4 - December 13. My friend from Michigan, Suzanne, will be here and she will be there most of the time during the week and I will join her on Sunday. Hope to see many of you there. Suzanne makes BEAUTIFUL felted hats!!

This Friday and Saturday is our open house from 10-5 Friday and 10-4 on Saturday. We will have refreshments and demonstrations in knitting, spinning, weaving, and needle felting. You may even make a llama cookie cutter ornament to take home. Hope to see here! Come check out new sock yarns by Crystal Palace, Knit One Crochet Too, Opal, Skacel. Also, come and check out the new Addi-Clicks. They are so awesome! If you just want to come and sit and knit...........and relax......would love to have you bring your project and pull up a chair and visit and work on your project.

Have a great day!

website/BahrCreek

2009-10-01T11:22:00.003-05:00

I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful fall colors-this is my FAVORITE time of the year!

I am sorry for the inconvenience of my website being down and not being able to access my fall newsletter. If you would like to receive a copy, send me an email and I can send you a pdf. file of it. thank you much. I hope my website will be up and running soon.

During the month of October, all sock yarn will have a discount of 10%. There are a lot of opportunities for knitting socks this month in my class schedule or just come and sit and knit in the studio :-).

Have a great day!

fall newsletter

2009-09-14T22:09:00.003-05:00

http://www.bahrcreek.com/newsletter/bahr_creek_newsletter_fall_09.pdf
above is a copy of my fall newsletter. Enjoy, and call if you have any questions or would like to join a class~or make your own class.

It has been a very busy summer and fall. This past weekend I was at the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival in Jefferson. It was very warm ~ it was fun meeting old friends and making new ones. have a great week. if you are unable to use the link above, simply go to www.bahrcreek.com and click on the link for "fall newsletter". any questions, please give me a call.

Germany vacation

2009-07-21T15:23:00.006-05:00

top left: view of Neuenschwanstein from Hohenswanstein castle.

middle: Bavarian city of Fussen, this town was only a matter of 25 minutes from Austrian border--we spent 2 days of WALKING!!! and many blisters!!! It was worth it!

The picture of the street is amazing to me as there were cars going both ways plus people all over. It seemed as though there were no rules of driving anywhere. LOVED this city!

My internet connection is the slowest in the world!! I am trying to upload some pictures of our vacation. This picture is overlooking the Alps and the village below from Neuenschwantstein Castle. It was so breathtaking!!!

It seems like ages ago. My cousin's daughter is leaving on Friday from her 21 day stay here and summer is almost over. Kari leaves for the Dominican Republic on August 4 for her orientation for her new job. She will be one of 3 kindergarten teachers in her school. Daniel is in Grand Rapids applying for jobs and looking at apartments for his Senior year at Cornerstone.

well, off to finish work and taking Jennifer out to an Italian pizza place :-). have a great day!

2009-07-02T07:46:00.002-05:00

WOW! I can't believe it has been so long since I posted. So many things have happened since April. My daughter, Kari, graduated and we went on our trip to Germany and Austria. We had so much fun touring and visiting with family! It was 37 years since I visited there last and it was fun connecting with family. I am starting to save for my next trip to Germany only this time Mark, my husband will go along. :-)

We were gone 17 days and the shop survived with Mark and son, Daniel, working --they did a terrific job!
i will post some pictures of our trip soon.
Tomorrow I pick up my cousins daughter,from Germany, from O'Hare and she will stay with us for 21 days. She was so much fun in Germany-hope she has as much fun here as we did there.

well, off to work. Have a great day!

BahrCreek's Llamas, Lloops, & Llooms newsletter

2009-04-13T22:12:00.004-05:00

Below is a link to my newsletter: Enjoy and hope to see you at our open house May 21,22, and 23~if not before~ it is always a fun weekend! Since i finished writing the newsletter, I have added another class for socks~A Christmas beaded sock ornament~ you only have to knit ONE sock and it is beautiful. Please call for details.

http://www.bahrcreek.com/newsletter/BahrCreekWinternewsletter%2009.pdf

Hope everyone had a fantastic Easter weekend! It really was a fun weekend with family.

Blog

2009-03-31T16:20:00.003-05:00

WOW!! It certainly has been a LONG time since I updated. I have gotten a few projects finished-i will post them later but I wanted to update you on my daughter, Kari. She is doing her student teaching in the Dominican Republic for 7 weeks and I wanted to give you her blog so you can be posted to her doings and adventures. She is loving it!! It really is awesome to see all the things our kids are able to experience (well, some aren't so nice but...........)

Her website is: http://karid-truestory.webs.com

I will update you on some projects I have completed and some days to remember for summer/spring "days on the farm and shearing days in May"
Have a great day even though it is oh soooooo wet.

Mark Twain Quote~trip

2009-01-17T20:48:00.003-06:00

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
~
Mark Twain

I found this quote on the Kettle Lakes Coop website. The last couple of weeks my daughter, Kari, and I have been thinking about a graduation trip to Europe after she is finished with school in May. There are so many reasons to not go but..................reading the quote above, I think we will just have to make plans. Since I still have family in Germany, part of the time we will spend with them and the other week we will do some sightseeing in Austria and Switzerland. I'll keep you posted as far as plans go.
have a great weekend and keep warm!

new classes using rigid heddle looms

2009-01-05T22:21:00.006-06:00

Well, kids are all back in their respective "homes" and back at school. Daniel and Kari left yesterday~I never realized how much Kari's little Ford Focus could carry! The house is empty! I really didn't think everything would fit. Daniel came in with a smile on his face and said"well, everything is in, mom EXCEPT the rugs! and we want them along." the pictures above are the rugs i made for them using their favorite t-shirts. You know how you feel it is a good gift then as you are making it, these tho'ts come up that it is really a bad idea and they won't like it.............It really was fun to watch them open up their present and love it! They could identify each of the favorites. Before leaving, Daniel brought down a few more shirts I can cut up :-)

This got me to thinking it would make a great winter project class! so for the months of January, February, and March we will have destash and recycle months. You can schedule your own class using the rigid heddle looms or take one that is on the schedule already. Simply clean out drawers of t-shirts or old shirts and cut into 1 inch strips and weave away! It is also fun to use yarns that are left overs and weave scarves, runners, totes, etc. It is a great way to use up materials you have laying around the house, underbeds, hidden in drawers, etc............:-)

I am trying to get my newsletter on my website but am having trouble with that so if you would like to email me, I can send it to you with the new schedule. http://www.bahrcreek.com/

MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2008-12-31T21:29:00.005-06:00

It really has been a long time since I last posted! I really can't believe Christmas is over and it is almost 2009! Wow, where does the time go? We had such a great Christmas with the kids home and my mom and dad here - it was a little crowded at times with 11 people in the house for a week but a lot of fun! Lots of memories were made and good times talking about the "good old days" :-) and making great memories for 2 little grandsons. They are so much fun!

The pictures are of our kids and grandkids. It has been a tradition to take pictures every year by the Christmas tree. I only wish I was organized enough to have them all in one place to look at them to see how much everyone has changed instead of in a box in a drawer :-( . Someday I will put that on my list of things to do. :-)

Some of my favorite pictures and memories are of the kids looking at the nativity set and rearranging the figures and telling the story in their own words. Christmas REALLY IS my favorite time of the year!

I got so many projects done for Christmas, it really was fun! I cleaned the kids rooms and cut apart some of their t-shirts and turned them into woven rugs. they really enjoyed seeing their favorite shirts made into something useful again. It did put smiles on their faces :-) as it reminded them of times past. In some ways it was sad to take the Christmas tree down today but know that it is time to get ready for the new year and new projects to start and finish a few of the unfinished ones.

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and I wish you all a Happy New Year!

OPEN HOUSE

2008-11-11T06:03:00.002-06:00

It has been a while since I posted. A lot has been going on, and getting a lot of projects done and starting new ones. The Wisconsin Spin In at West Bend was a lot of fun and met many new people and lots of friends. The guild did a fantastic job putting on the event.

This week Thursday thru Saturday is our open house! We will have lots of demonstrations on needle felting, spinning, weaving, knitting, triagular loom weaving..........and of course SNACKS!! You will be able to get a few ideas for Christmas projects and gift ideas for your favorite knitter, spinner, weaver, and felter. Hope to see many of you here. It will be a fun. Hope to get some pictures posted soon.

Have a great day!!

whirlwind fall!! BEAUTIFULL!

2008-10-16T11:00:00.003-05:00

This has been such a busy fall. We have had company for 2 weeks-my folks were here for a little over a week then my son and family (with grandkids :-) ) and Nick from Boston. It WAS a lot of fun having everyone here. I actually got a lot of things done outside when having the grandkids here and watching them. Even got some windows washed and flowers and bulbs planted!

now with everyone back at home, I can get back to knitting and catching up in the shop. BUT it was so nice having everyone here. I hope the pictures load on this blog (my computer is so slow!) Living on the farm of course things break down more than you would like but it was so cute to see Lucas and Matthew try to help grandpa fix the chopper :-) they are big helpers and they love being on the farm. At one point I was looking around for them and they were on the barn floor jumping down a stack of hay and having fun doing it!! It makes me miss the time when my kids were little. Have to smile. I do like them the ages they are now, tho.

The top photo is our early morning coffee time on the porch. I am going to miss this when the weather gets colder. It is such a beautiful, quiet spot. Well, back to work. Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful fall day.

busy fall

2008-09-30T22:29:00.002-05:00

It has been a long time since I entered anything on my blog. It has been a crazy month-but fun. A lot of changes-my oldest son and family (my 2 little grandsons :-( ) moved 1hour 45 minutes north of here. we will really miss seeing them as often!! But at least it wasn't across the country like some grandparents' kids move.

I finally finished my newsletter with new class schedule. www.bahrcreek.com then click on newsletter link. In addition to the classes listed there will be a new class, which isn't listed in the newsletter - toe up socks -watch for the time and date of the class. There are still openings for the classes listed.

I hope everyone is enjoying the crisp fall weather. I LOVE this season!! We are going to visit our son in Door County this Sunday and will enjoy seeing the colorful leaves!

check out my newsletter and new classes for fall

2008-09-12T18:24:00.004-05:00

Wow, it has been a very busy September! The Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival was awesome -as usual! I taught 2 classes there and they were so much fun and every one's project turned out so cool!!! This year the weather was PERFECT!

I have my new newsletter posted on my website: http://www.bahrcreek.com/newsletter/bahrcreekfall%2008.pdf -if you have time take a look and if you are interested in taking a class or just "hanging out" and knitting in the shop -would love to have you.

This weekend we will be at Rivers'Edge Nature center in Saukville. I will be demonstrating spinning and Amy will make some felted soaps with any children who would like to make them. The weather doesn't sound like it will cooperate but........will be fun. This is a really great day in the park! come and join us if you can!
Have a great weekend!!

Beautiful Creation!!!

2008-08-28T13:49:00.003-05:00

As I was at the kitchen table, I saw this beautiful butterfly on my cone flower! I also noticed a hummingbird at them also, but couldn't get a picture of him :-( . I absolutely LOVE this time of year (spring, also!!-actually I LOVE all the seasons-guess that is a good thing I live in Wisconsin :-)). God is so good to us to allow us to view all his creations!

Feels like Christmas in the studio!!

2008-08-28T08:08:00.002-05:00

I have seen most of my yarn reps for the fall and winter yarns and supplies!! Now the beautiful yarns start arriving and I must find room on the shelves for all the BEAUTIFUL yarns. And of course I want to use it all and make something from every yarn!!! :-(

Some of the new yarns are Rowan Kaffe Fassett colourscape chunky and the ever popular Regia design line sock yarn by Kaffe Fassett in more new colorways.

From Knit One Crochet Too I received new merino/bamboo blends-this would make beautiful sweaters or shawls and the ever popular Alpaca yarn -fingering weight for shawls and scarves. These yarns makes me want to spend all my time knitting!!! And I don't even consider myself THE knitter!!

I am working on my newsletter for the fall/winter schedule so check back often for available classes.

Flat Feet sock of the month

2008-08-17T12:40:00.005-05:00

This week fall seemed to be in the air but summer is not giving up yet :-) but is still is not to early to start thinking about making socks!!

Flat Feet by Conjoined Creations sock of the month club has arrived. Each shop that has signed up to do the "sock of the month" receives 8 pair of socks for that month. This month the sock yarn is in fall colorways and each sock is unique & different and no two colors/pairs will be exactly the same. It is recommended you use a size 2 or 3 needle for knitting the socks. This makes a very portable/fun project for taking along to bring kids back to school.

I can't believe it is almost time for school to begin! I take my son, Daniel back on Saturday. WOW, time just goes way toooooooo fast!!

In my last post we were headed to Wisconsin State Fair! Daniel did really GREAT!! He was even interviewed by Gus Gonorski from channel 6 TV. He did a great job on the interview and even got quite a compliment from his older brother who is an announcer on the radio. Daniel won Grand plus Reserve Grand for 2 of his llamas. He showed 5 llamas at the fair. He was VERY busy!!

well, enough updates for now.

hope you have a very good Sunday and enjoy the beautiful weather!

summer, company, state fair

2008-07-31T17:54:00.004-05:00

I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer! I had all the kids home last weekend -Nick from Boston- Kari from Grand Rapids and Daniel who is home for the summer and Jonathan and family who live in Oostburg, and my mom and dad have been here a week -they live up in Iron Mountain, Mi. It was an awesome weekend -somewhat hectic but sooooo much fun to have everyone home.

I didn't get to do a lot of knitting but all of my yarn reps were here this week -except for one! i can't wait for all my new yarns to come--YIKES!!! now to find a home for it all!! It does feel like Christmas, tho!

Well just thought Iwould make an entry in my blog to let you know I have not forgotten how to
write :-)

Now off to Thursday night knitting group-one of the best days of the week.

hope everyone is having a great summer!

Crystal Lake Fiber and Folk art Fair

2008-07-18T08:39:00.004-05:00

I found this quote on the Kettle Lakes Coop website and HOW TRUE!!!!!

"Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no more complicated than building a nuclear reactor from wristwatch parts in a darkened room using only your teeth."
~
Dave Barry, American Journalist and Comedian

this Saturday a few of us are going down to the Crystal Lake Arts Fair www.fiberandfolk.com/artmarket.htm ~ it sounds like a great event-hope you will get to go or take a look at the website to see what it all has to offer.

have a great weekend and hope you stay dry~ looks like we are in for another round of bad weather RAIN!! YUCK. a good time to be inside knitting ;-)

I AM DONE :-) WITH ONE PROJECT!!

2008-07-15T22:22:00.004-05:00

We had our last class today with Nancy (www.nancyalison.com) making our beautiful amulet bags. they were so much fun, thank you, Nancy!!! you are a terrific teacher!! Anyone interested in taking a class for the bags/necklaces there is another class August 12. You WILL be hooked!! Take a look at Nancy's website to see all the different purses she has made and the kits she has. I do have some in stock also.

After working on size 0000 needle, I went back to knitting my socks on size 1 Addi's and tho't they felt huge.

thanks again, Nancy for a really fun project

YAY!!!!!!!!!! Finally got pictures to load!

2008-07-13T08:20:00.003-05:00

finally got pictures to load! Computers! sigh.........maybe it is the operator :-( have to say I don't have a lot of patience for computers-maybe that is why I don't post as often as I would like. It takes too much time. Anyway, if you would like to read about the yarn by Conjoined Creations, to this website: http://www.conjoinedcreations.com/Flat_Feet.html it is soooooo much fun!! the colors are totally awesome and no 2 alike. I have joined the "sock of the month club" so let me know if you are interested and I will save you a pair when they come in. It won't be starting until September. :-)

again, have a great Sunday!

YES!!! DENISE IS HOOKED ON SOCKS! FLAT FEET

2008-07-13T07:52:00.004-05:00

Yes, Denise's first pair of socks and she can't put them down! Denise and her mom came all the way from Oconomowoc to open night knitting on Thursday! when listening to the news from Jefferson county fair about the severe weather, she just couldn't put her socks down and stood by the TV to watch while knitting!! Denise owns draft horses and they were to be shown at the fair by her kids. Some of the tents blew down because of the wind. No one was hurt!

(my computer is doing weird things this morning so couldn't post the picture :-( ) as soon as it behaves I will post it!

hope you all have a great Sunday!! the weather is absolutely perfect!

YES!!!! Denise is hooked on socks!!!!

2008-07-13T07:42:00.000-05:00

KNITTING ON SIZE #0000 NEEDLES!! Not kidding!

2008-07-08T20:07:00.006-05:00

I never thought I would EVER knit -let alone on a size #0000! Nancy, www.nancyalison.com taught us how to make the amulet bags this morning in class. They were/are a lot of fun but WOW it is hard to see the stitches and the beads. We use size 8 seed beads and 10/2 mercerized cotton thread. Nancy made the 5 bags shown on the right as sample for us to follow -it would take me the whole year to get that many done! Homework for the class this week is to get the entire bag done and when we get back to class next week we will work on stringing the beads for the necklace and the fringe. REALLY have to keep knitting!!! thanks, Nancy for a fun project!

Manos Sedona sweater

2008-06-24T20:17:00.001-05:00

well, I am getting closer to completing my Sedona sweater!!!! It only has taken me 1 1/2 years to get this far! I only have 3/4 of a sleeve and piece it together then i will be able to wear it--YAY!!!! (I hope) It really was an easy pattern-it was done in shadow stitch using Manos color #119 (adobe) and #64 blue solid color. The pattern was taken from the book MANOS SIMPLE STYLE # 7. The body of the sweater has the vertical strips and sleeves are vertical. I will take a picture of it completed-hopefully within the next month :-).

computer fix :-) hope it makes you smile!

2008-06-23T09:56:00.000-05:00

this is what i feel like today with the computer!@!!!!!! It does NOT want to do anything i want it to do!

I received this from a friend:

I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Eric, the
11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission
Control and asked him to come over. Eric clicked a couple
of buttons and solved the problem.
As he was walking away, I called after him, 'So, what
was wrong?

He replied, 'It was an 'ID ten T' error.'
I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless
inquired,

'An, 'ID ten T' error? What's that? In
case I need to fix it again.'
Eric grinned .... 'Haven't you ever heard of an
'ID ten T' error before?'
'No,' I replied.

'Write it down,' he said, 'and I think
you'll figure it out.'

So I wrote down: 'I D 1 0 T'

I used to like Eric ............

Have a great Monday! the weather is PERFECT today

2008-06-23T09:12:00.000-05:00

Kucas Making Lady into engineer!

2008-06-15T21:46:00.000-05:00

Lady & Kelly are getting a little more at home here, although this week I had to take them into the vet to get them spayed! Talk about feeling terrible. they finally got to the point of trusting us, then had to drag them to the vet and make them feel terrible. I know it will get better but........ they will be really great pets! They really are mellow and it is fun to watch them together. When they see a cat, it is almost like they are planning on a mode of action to "get it" they look at each other and say "what do you think? shall we chase her?" then they both take off after the cat just to see it run! It will be almost a week since the trek to the vet and they are feeling a little better! Now a return trip to remove stitches! YUCK! don't know how I will get them there
:-(

Llamas & Ernie welcome Kelly & Lady into family

2008-06-01T14:03:00.001-05:00

Llamas are very curious about the new arrivals! several even made their alarm calls to warn others of the new family members :-). they will adjust. Kelly and Lady the most mellow animals we have ever had!! We hadn't intended on getting 2 but they were sisters and looked like they couldn't be separated. so far we have had to coax them off the porch, into the house, and just about everything we wanted them to do. Guess it will take time for them to play like dogs. Ernie, even tho he is very old, LOVES to play fetch with the tennis ball and these girls I don't think have ever played :-(. It is really sad-they are so beautiful! It will take time to get adjusted.

well, so much has happened since I last blogged. Daniel came home from school and Kari came home to help for shearing days and open house then went back to Grand Rapids to work for the summer. Shearing days went really good and a good time was had by all who attended. I will post some pictures later of some of the new llama dews :-) and the cute angora goats brought by Kris of Colorfield Farms in Fredonia.

Well, I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful Sunday!

Llamas welcome Kelly & Lady into family

2008-06-01T13:39:00.000-05:00

Meet Kelly & Lady!

2008-05-31T21:40:00.001-05:00

sure sign of spring!!

2008-05-01T22:44:00.001-05:00

These socks are made by Mary D. The socks are a kit by Skacel for Knit for the cure - Booby sock kit. it sells for $19.95 and each band on the sock deals with an aspect of mammogram. Mary says they were lots of fun to knit up and she is on her third pair! Mary is the speediest sock knitter I have ever known!

One of the neatest sign of spring is the arrival of the grosbeaks, Orioles, cardinals, gold finches, indigo buntings, and the many sparrows! I love feeding the birds and seeing them migrate through our yard! There is so much color under the feeder and on it! Yea... guess spring is finally here in spite of the weather. :-)

Now I wish it would just stop raining so the fields and pastures could dry out for planting and cleaning. There is just so much to do before open house and llama shearing day May 22-24.

take a look at http://www.bahrcreek.com/newsletter/BahrCreekSpring08.pdf for a schedule of shearing days. It will be fun days with lots of demonstrations.

Beautiful spring day!!

2008-04-23T16:25:00.000-05:00

Wow, I Can't believe it has been over a week since I last posted on here. My parents were here for a visit last week then my daughter, Kari and her friend , and son Daniel came for the weekend. It was VERY busy but fun!

Today was a fun day with some euwww moments! My grandson was playing outside and I realized i hadn't seen him in a while so went out to look and found Ernie (our dog) just standing there . i tho't that weird so wnet to investigate and found lucas had walked into the runoff from the heifer barn! He was totally stuck in poop and mud!!! Poor kid!! he was stuck up to the knees! I couldn't pull him out w/o getting stuck myself so had to call his dad. Good thing for hoses outside!! Anyway, he loves telling everyone this story -only wish i had my camera! the adventures of farm life :-)!

On the cleaner side, i have been working on finishing up a Manos throw for one of my chix with stix. It turned out so awesome! I will post a picture of it as soon as it is off my camera.

The picture above are of some socks I have been working on using Regia-Kaffe Fassett Designer Line sock yarn! It is totally awesome and fun to work with! I just ordered and received a whole new shipment of it with scrumtious colorways for the shop. You will have to come check out the yarns!

2008-04-11T08:15:00.000-05:00

These pictures show what I want things to look like outside. :-) instant summer or winter not the mud and slop between seasons~sort of like life at times. It is fun watching the birds pull out llama fiber from fences to make their nests.
It's Friday and very rainy and dreary AND super wet!! It is NO fun being here in the mud!

Well, it is a good day to knit, clean or put things away in the shop :-) ! OR make the house smell good by roasting a chicken -yummmmmmmmmmm!

2008-04-10T15:12:00.000-05:00

YAAAAAYYYYYYY it is Thursday-the best day of the week. Our knitting group meets every Thursday night from 6:30 - 9 or 10. We have anywhere from 10 - 25 gals that come. It is a time of refreshment, laughter, conversation..........and of course knitting! :-)

I had been trying to upload some pictures of projects i have been doing but because of weather or internet connections not able to. i will have to wait and do it when time permits.

This weekend we get to babysit for both grandkids while my son and daughter-in-law celebrate their anniversary.and go out of town. I sure hope it is nice for playing outside as
I went and bought the kids some rubber boots for playing outside! We have had soooo much rain and it is so muddy! but they will have a good time. Even if it was dry and there were no puddles for miles around - they would manage to find a puddle :-) but they do wash and it so much fun listening to them squeal with laughter. I will try to post some pictures of the weekend and some of my projects next time.

I'M HERE, FINALLY!! THANKS SUZANNE

2008-03-30T19:43:00.000-05:00

After much urging from many people, Amy, Jessica, Suzanne, i am finally blogging.

I don't like writing much-that is putting it very nicely!! so there won't be much to read
:-( however, I will try my very best to let you know about new books, new fibers, new yarns, events happening around BahrCreek Llamas & Fiber Studio

I will also try to include photos of my beautiful llamas, incredible grandchildren, and beautiful Wisconsin cheese curds!!! the super squeaky kind!!

Please feel free to contact me at the studio about spinning wheels, fibers, yarns, books, knitting, weaving, needle felting, and classes..........anything about fiber or llamas