the lush mommy love fest :)

like sweet nothings whispered into your ear… :)

i'll be popping up lush yummies in the shop all month long :) as time permits and the mood is right, i'll be dyeing, carding, spinning, and crafting for ya :) so check the shop as often as you like for some fibery hugs and kisses :) there's no telling what will be there! :)

and mark your calenders, the next BIG update will be my 35th birthday bash in mid-march!! now THAT will be a party you don't want to miss! :) heehee! :)

that's it for now, love :) i hope you enjoy the weeks to come :) xoxoxoxo sara :)

the totally 80's update!! :)

hee! i'm so excited for this next update!! :) :) like, for sure, for sure! :) :) its going to be totally rad and packed full with deLUSHous fiber yummies :) :)

listings will include Lush Stuffed art batts, Lush Velvet smooth batts, Martini and Moonshine Mixes, hand dyed Lush Rovings, Bamboo "Brat Packs" and Locks, and maybe a yarn or two! :) want to see a sneaky peek of the goodies and plan your shopping strategy? keep an eye on my Flickr Photostream on FRIDAY for a full preview :)

i had such blast dyeing and carding and gathering yummies for this update! all the while listening (and singing and dancing!) to a totally awesome collection of 80's songs :) my faves span everything from metal hair bands to pop hits, new wave, glam rock, punk, hip hop and rock ballads :) have fun listening along to these great tunes below! :)

the Slumber Party update :)

YAY!!! i’m sooooo excited to host a super fun slumber party and YOU are invited!! :) remember how fun it was to giggle and gossip and play games and have silly girl time fun?? get your cozy pj’s on, fuzzy slippers, make a fruity martini or hot cocoa and have fun with us at the next shop update :)

i will be hosting a live meet-n-greet chat room, opened at 6:30pm, so we can be together and get settled in and then the update will hit at 7pm pst :)

there will be sweet little “thank-yous” tucked into every purchase… and super fun prizes too! :) i really hope you can make it :) :) its going to be lots of fun remembering the silly times we've all had :)

please let me know if you plan to attend!!! :) i will be sending a follow-up email with specific links and details for the meet-n-greet chat to those who RSVP :)

Lush Mommy goes Renegade... :)

i am finally coming up for air after preparing for my first ever craft show the past 3 months... it feels good to know it's only a few days away :) and i just realized that all my life i've LOVED playing "store," i loved setting up shop and pretending to ring up merchandise, and now i get to do it for real! :)

my debut will be at the Renegade Craft Fair in Los Angeles, July 24th & 25th :) check their website for directions and to check out all the artists who will be attending :)

with over 50 handspun yarns, and 40+ carded batts and hand dyed martini mixes, plus lots more fun goodies for sale, i think i am ready to hit the road! :)

stop by the booth and join us for some fibery fun, etsy giveaways, and be smack-dab in the middle of L.A.'s hand crafted wares of every kind :)

i hope to see you there :) xoxo

Clubbing...

...and so it's here! Club Lush, my first monthly offering to fiberistas and fans :) and what a grand opening it was! 7 members so far, all getting their monthly dose of Lush fiber in their diet... good girls!!

Club Lush is like friends, with benefits! as a member, you will receive 2.5 ounces of fiber, a bundle of Lush Stuff novelties to add into your creative project, special monthly coupon deals and 10% off your Club Lush renewals :)

wanna see the goods? alright, but don't say i didn't offer you some! :)

wanna be in the big girl's club? if you send me a sweet-talkin' email, i'll add you to the list and see what i can do... :) you did bring your sparkly pants and platform shoes, right? let's dance! :)

and then there were 4...

...so its time we added to our humble little family, and once again we get to hear the pitter-patter of little feet around the house...

well, its more like a rolling sound, since those little feet, 4 to be exact, belong to our new hamster, Harriette, who loves to scoot around in her little green ball :)

and she is quite a husky thing! over 6 inches long, she barely fits through the little tube adjoining her double cage condo... but she rolls like a champ around the house and only bumps into things she wants to sniff out...

she's my new spinning buddy, i usually bring her and her ball out at night and she gingerly bumps my wheel now and again as she cruises the floor, as if to say "looks great! maybe a little more fluff or bling and its golden!" :) i love pets that just listen and love and make me laugh :) xoxo

ETSY SHOP UPDATE: Saturday Nov. 14, 11am pst :) coffee and cookie dough this time... why chance it by baking? xoxo

a rrrrroaring good time :)

...so, it was my son's 4th birthday last week and between his party and halloween weekend, we are officially partied out! :)

we had all of his "best" friends, a.k.a. the neighborhood kids, over for a super fun time in the double-slide bouncy and i think the parents (and grand-parents) had just as much fun sliding as the kids! :)

and there were so many fun toys and gifts that we'll get to play with, over and over and over... :)

and THEN there was the fur... TONS of fur snippets EVERYWHERE in the house!! he wanted to be a red furry dragon with yellow trim :) so, of course, i obliged... :)

...and just fyi, NEVER cut any sort of faux fur type fabric with scissors, ALWAYS use a razor to cut only the backing and then you don't have fur bits all over... UNLESS you are making it the day before halloween, then you'll need to just hack at it!! :)

...so now we rest :) until i just get so stir crazy that i have to dye, card, and spin :) next UPDATE is on its way!! :)

Big Purge... Mini Splurge :)

...so this week, i finally decided that i have HAD it! i mean, i am REALLY sick of it! sick of all the sh-tuff that i had collected and had been storing and carting around and "organizing" and living with for the past 7 years... so the dudes and i had a treasure hunt all thru the house gathering up anything that held us back from the freedom of a clutter-free living space, and everything that was used in the past but is not useful in my current endeavors–

all my old sewing supplies, fabrics, trims, etc. from my previous career as a fashion designer... saving up anything spinnable or giftable of course...

all my old jewelry making supplies and metal-smithing equipment and wax that was left behind...

all my rolls of plastic and patterns i had used to create my revolutionary "pick-a-pack" storage systems for organizing your kid's wardrobe... i'll trade ya my copyright for fiber!!

and thus, we have cleared out my home and garage, leaving only the essentials... and most importantly, space to store my bins full of raw fleece ready to be washed, dyed, carded and spun into my latest wildest dreams! :)

...so this week its just a mini update :) a mini splurge for you! :) UPDATE in the shop on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 12noon pst :) hope to see you there! coffee and cookies as usual :)

Updating an Obsession :)

so, YAY!! i finally have found a way to make one big obsession obscenely BIGGER! i started a new fiber frenzy in my own studio and now can't find my way out :) i've been up to my knees in raw fibers, dyepots and carded fluff trying out my new toy (i'll give you one guess!)

and my neighbor's little daughter has been my biggest help of all! she helped me pick out colors and textures and we carded up a sweet little dream batt that i can spin just for her :)

so here's the good stuff!! sneak peeks at the BIGGEST update i've had, and probably the funnest one, too!! :)

and after arm-wrestling for a spot in line at the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival Fleece Sale (say that 3 times fast!) and scoring the HUGEST haul of fleece, i will officially be up to my neck in it! who won the wrestle? probably miss AtomicBlue herself, but it's such a fun way to go down! :)