Introducing my "Beach Walk" knitted wrap -- in my ETSY shop now

Walks along the shore...
Music made by the waves as they crash against the sand....

 your heart is light,

your thoughts are quiet...

 the latest in my

"Seraphina" collection...

~

introducing my beautiful

"Beach Walk"

knitted wrap...

 hundreds of tiny shells--

(maybe hundreds of hundreds)

glisten in the sun...

 ~ but your eyes 

are drawn to one.. 

or two.. 

or three...

handmade flowers

adorn both ends of this exquisite wrap~

each single flower accented

with tiny shells,

and a combination of

 glass, crystal, and

seed beads...

my own combination 

of special yarns...

the colors of

sand, and shells, and beach stones

  making this wrap even more special

are the added accents of a

truly lovely vintage

"Parisian" scarf...

knitted in my own

"mistake" stitch...

(yes, there is a story there...)

 delightfully soft,

and the most perfect weight

to wrap around your shoulders

when the breezes are cool...

just like that one special shell

that glistens in the sun

and captures your

heart...

 ~there is only 

this one

special beach wrap...

and...

it has been months in the

making~

truly,

a one of a kind design...

 the most perfect accessory

for your every beach vacation..

and...

a comforting touch

for those times when you

are "dreaming" of a

walk on the 

beach... 

~

you can find my

"Beach Walk"

knitted wrap in my ETSY shop

here...

Callie

decided to "photobomb"

the photo shoot...

Just keeping it real...

 I finished this wrap, 

literally... the night before

 my friend Marsha and I took off

 for our annual girl trip 

to Michigan...

 I couldn't wait to photograph

this gorgeous wrap

in an actual beach setting...

 these photos were taken

in South Haven,

on the beautiful shores of

Lake Michigan...

 this wrap traveled with me

on my own beach vacations

and cruise vacations

for almost a year...
knitting all the while on the
design...

 a lovely patterned stitch...

I "accidentally" created this stitch

when I was working on another project...

~

this stitch is used

exclusively in all of my

"Seraphina" collection

knitted wraps...

~

to read the story of how

my "Seraphina" collection was

created --

visit here

xoxoxo

Vicki

"Harvest Colors" knitted wrap... (an Autumn surprise in my ETSY shop)

As the days of summer gradually fade away, daylight hours of Autumn becoming shorter and shorter.  Temperatures drop with the setting of the Harvest sun,... before the winter freeze arrives, the hills come alive for a few weeks in their glorious painted display....

  the colors of the Autumn season...

  deep red, bright yellow, burnt orange, 

with pinks, and amber adding to the beautiful

 fall foliage palette...

 Introducing my beautiful

"Harvest Colors"

knitted wrap..

as the sun sets on our

season of summer...

Nature explodes in an amazing

display of beautiful

and vibrant

colors...

a final burst of glorious beauty,

as though Nature 

has been saving up all year

for this grand finale

 of color~ 

Autumn seems to be

suddenly upon us..

the mornings are foggy

and crisp...

"It was a beautiful bright autumn day,

with air like cider 

and a sky so blue you could

drown in it."

Diana Gabaldon, (Outlander #1)

the blooms

in Autumn gardens 

blossom in vibrant colors

 before the cold 

wretched frost arrives...

 Autumn...

the year's last,

and loveliest smile...

 this is a truly exquisite

knitted wrap..

a one of a kind 

accessory for your fall

wardrobe..

sumptuous and exquisite...

the wrap measures

80 inches long x 20 inches wide

embellished with over 60

handmade flowers...

~

each flower is delicately

accented with beautiful

seedbeads, glass and 

crystal beads

there is only one...

I made it so beautiful

that I can hardly bear to

part with it...

 you can find it

here... 

Love,love..

Vicki

Island Memories --(Introducing my "Seraphina" knitted wrap)

She ordered a latte
            and a raspberry peach pastry~

I thought she was beautiful~

 ~not just the beauty

that came from her dark hair

and "tanned from the sun"

features--

her true beauty was in the way

she walked into the 

pastry shop--

~

~head held high,

she was elegant.

perfect posture,

a genuine smile--

~

(I loved her sunglasses)~

sigh~

  for just a brief moment in time--

I wanted to be

 her~

sitting in the sun,

at my own little table~

I found myself staring at her.

(I just couldn't help it)

lightly draped around her shoulders,

she was wearing the most

beautiful wrap~

colorful flowers~

they appeared to be dancing

across the fabric

~when she moved,

they seemed to sway~

 finding an excuse to walk

beside her table,

gave me a closer

look~

~that summer memory was almost 

2 years ago--

a moment, a vision, from the beautiful island of

St. Martin

the impression

 still lingers

~

(I came straight home and put it in my sketchbook)

 I never knew her name~

but to this day,

I still remember that moment in time,

that beautiful wrap~

~

a memory from "Seraphina's"

a most wonderful bakery 

on the island of 

St. Martin.

"Seraphina's" bakery

Marigot, St. Martin
 

  this~

is my beautiful

"Seraphina" knitted wrap

~
a most exquisite knitted design,
an intricate stitch
 accented with colorful flowers
~
each handmade flower is
embellished with tiny seed beads, crystal beads,
and glass beads
~there are hundreds and hundreds
of beads used  to embellish
this stunning design.
 

you can find it here

in my ETSY shop

~

I made it just for you
I only made one-
this is THE only one~

xoxo

Introducing the first of my new

knitted wrap designs
for this 
fall and winter

~

this is the first in my

"Seraphina" series.

~

(there are more lovely wraps

in this series to come a bit later~)

A note from me~

I hope you have been having a wonderful summer. The days of sun and lovely warm days are passing much too quickly for me. Fall is just around the corner, and although I love our beautiful autumn weather here, I am just not ready to let summer go yet! 

I have been working ever so hard on some new and unique designs to share with you this fall and winter. On my needles right now is another beautiful design in this "Seraphina" series.  

I've been taking time to read and enjoy some wonderful books.  Most recently I finished City of Women, and also The Keeper of Secrets -- I truly loved them both. While knitting,knitting, knitting~ I've been watching  some great series on Netflix and Amazon Prime as well~ Selfridges, The Paradise, and now I am watching the Cedar Cove Series. In two lifetimes, I won't ever have the time to watch all the great stuff I have on my lists! (or to knit up my yarn stash -- but I'm sure trying!)

~So many of you have written to me over the past months to ask if I would be hosting another charitable event. Last year's Pink Scarf Project was amazing -- it exceeded anything that I could have ever imagined --, I loved every moment spent on that project and I am so proud of you all for the support that  you gave-- 
(but after it was all said and done --I must admit that it wore me out.) 
 All those photos, all the miles traveled to take the photos, honestly  -- my plan was to take this year off as a much needed break.

But~

God had other plans~~

across the miles, across the waters, across the winds that blow from places so very far away~~

a letter came~

My newest charitable project is coming up next. With the slightest  effort on your part, you can touch a life, change a life, make your heart feel good. (and maybe-- win some incredible gifts!)
I hope you will join me in this very special charity project coming up very soon~

Love,love,love

Vicki