Oh Boy! Here We Go - Our WEBSITE is online!!!

Good Evening Everyone,

We are very, very proud to announce that we now have our website up and going!  That's right - you can browse through our Internet store at your leisure in your home...so when we are not out selling Sapphire brand products at markets and shows you can still buy!

http://www.sapphire-art.com/

It is still a work in progress so we are making changes daily to get things looking better (for example - some photos need to be retaken) and to make sure all links are functioning.  At present we have just under half our inventory online, but we want your opinion about what we have created so far.  We would love to hear back from you!  Click your way through and let us know what you like and what is not working or not to your liking.

Sincerely,
Janet and Dick King
Kings Treasure Chest presenting Sapphire brand fiber arts products

Nuno Felting - Part 2

Good Evening...we're expecting our first serious winter storm here tonight.  Can't wait!!!  I love the snow...falling...the flakes swirling...ahhh.  Great weather to do some more felting too!  I'll show you what I've been up to the past couple of days.

And if you want to learn more about Nuno felting, which is how I made the pillow above, you can watch part two of this series.



Enjoy!

Janet

My super, fantastic excercise plan...I get excercise and have something at the end that people want to buy!  Now how cool is that , I ask you?!  How do I do that?  I am a felter...I think many people do not realize just what that means in the way of physical endurance. 

Once I have laid out the loose wool for my project - which in itself requires a bit of staying power and bending over - well once I finish that and wet out my wool, I have to roll it.  This usually means hours of rolling!  During weeks that I get a lot of felting done, I can usually expect to see a weight loss a few days later...it's wonderful.  And as I said, I have a super piece finished that I can sell!

You too can join my 'felter's excercise plan' and work out while creating.



There is a part TWO and part THREE to this series which you will find on http://www.youtube.com/

Have fun!
Janet

Oranges, Cranberries and Cinnamon...Yum!

I love this time of year...the smell of oranges, cranberries and cinnamon!  All my childhood memories come back...tonight I made a cranberry pecan bread that Emeril posted on Food Network.  It is so moist and yummy...won't last long around here.  Reminds me a bit in texture and moistness of Fruit Cake by the flavor is not the same!

Thinking about the holidays made me eager to get some of my holiday table runners done.  Look for them in a future post.  Tonight I have been felting pillows made of silk, merino, mohair and other exotic things, but alas it is time to head to bed and they are not done so you must wait for a photo of those too.

For Emeril's bread click this link:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/cranberry-pecan-bread-recipe/index.html
Try it and I am sure you will love it!

Janet