Alba Ranch has moved to Michigan. This has been a very long and tiring journey over the last 4 months. We are in Michigan and unpacking. We will most likely be unpacking for the next 6 months or more!!! I, Melisa, am just back online tonight for the first time and the connection is slower […]
Fiber Art
Dr. Bj Ferrell
Monday, December 3, 2012, Dr. Bj Ferrell passed away unexpectedly. Words do not express how broken my heart is. I have never experienced a loss so profound or difficult as this as I have been fortunate in my life to almost never experience death. I am at a loss to know what to do or […]
Ranch Life Marches On…..
After almost thirteen years of marriage, Charlie and I hit a milestone that we have been working towards all this time. We are officially Debt Free!!! Charlie had the steady decent pay job to give us the money to be sensible with and I had some mortgage/loan background and understanding of interest loans. I started […]
Parvana Creations
I have been watching a fellow fiber artist now for a while. Nicole does amazing felt shawls and scarves. The other day she put up a shawl that she had “felted on a whim” the night before and my heart about stopped. OMG this was beyond stunning. I have been chatting back and forth with […]
Artful Women’s Exhibition with Zonta in Canon City, CO
The international organization, Zonta, has an annual fund raiser. This fundraiser is for their scholarship fun and local and international service projects. It is called the Artful Women’s Exhibition. An Art Show that has 3 categories. Drawing/Painting, Photography, 3D and Fiber. I have 3 pieces that will be in the Fiber category. We will be […]
Hand Painted and Dyed Yarns for the Store
I have over 60 new skeins of yarn for the online store. I did a massive dye project and hand painted 57 200 yd skeins in less than 24 hours. They were at the Salida Fiber Festival and are now going into the Alba Shop to get ready for the Holiday Shopping. Here is […]
First Ever Salida Fiber Art Festival
The first ever Salida Fiber Art Festival is next weekend. September 8 and 9, 2012. I have to have all my things ready to put in the booth on Friday, September 7. My sister is coming in to Colorado Springs tomorrow night and it will be her first time in Colorado. She is also bringing […]
Pastel Dreams
Pastel Dreams is finally done. It is an 8 ft triangle shawl handwoven on a triangle loom. The fiber is hand painted Boucle yarn. 35% baby alpaca, 30% merino, 30% bamboo and 5% nylon binder to get those lovely loops. It has taken me many months to weave this as I would leave it for […]