The show must go on...

Well, as some of you probably already know...  On Sunday, July 29 at 5PM, my dear Mamie took her last breath and joined 13 of the 14 Collins' siblings as well as my grand-father, Jean-Claude. 

Everyone is heartbroken...  she was a fine lady but she finally decided to let go.  Our family will be accepting condolences this coming weekend in St-Zotique

I will be fore ever grateful for all the good memories, the fact that she was there for all the important moments and for her wise advices...

I keep in mind her soft glance and her smile...  "Be good, honest and forgiven even when it hurts..."  I can hear her in my head for the last couple of day... 

"On ne choisi jamais de vieillir
On voudrai rever un peu plus
La vie n'est pas faite pour mourir
On meurt souvent bien entendu
Car la vie est si fragile..."

Merci Luc De La Rocheliere pour ces paroles appaisantes

Though times...

Nothing new but my biggest struggle in life is food.  I know for fact that emotions have a Lot to do with my food consumption and control.  Excuses or not… last 2 weeks have been extremely rough.  Bad news came as an unpleasant surprise.  My almost 95 years old grand-mother has been told she has a 3-4 years undiagnosed cancer.

I love my grand mother to pieces.  She is one extraordinary woman, the oldest of 14 kids of which she’s one of 2 still alive.  She’s seen a lot, travelled the world, loved dearly by all of us, her family.

I had to see her, talk to her, hold her and hug her… she still smiles like there was nothing.  She is serene but I can tell she’s tired.  It is painful but I know she’s had a good life surrounded by the people she loves and that love her very much.  When the time comes, I will be devastated but aren’t we all a little selfish when it is time to let go.  She made and is still making a major mark in our lives and I will be forever grateful for everything she thought me and all the good memories I have with her.

Made for Mamie with all my heart!

For Christmas, I had almost finished my nice February Lady Sweater but I was missing buttons.  The sweater had been sitting for a while buttonless until last week.  I brought the knit but forgot the buttons in Ottawa so I messaged my Facebook friend Becky Geoffrey desperate for matching buttons.  2 days later I got a message that the buttons were ready for pick up.  
She now has a little part of me and she did really appreciate it because she is always cold during the day.  


Hopefully, this is not the last time I see her but she told me 3 very important things: be good to others, be honest and be forgiving no matter how painful and hard it can be.  


Now, I need to be strong because there is no excuses not to get ready.  My rivals won't have anything to stop them.  I need to get myself together and work as hard as I can.  The competition will be fierce and I WANT to be up to part.  

My top 5...

My biggest battle in life is...  food.  I failed numerous time at getting in competition shape and failed because of fad diets but last year I discovered that there's ways to get good food in without it to be unappealing and gross.  Off season is even better.

I decided to share with you my top 5 recipes and the athletes and role models that made me discovered them

Sara is the gorgeous blond in the middle 

My coach, Sara Fennell just place 1st overall at the Toronto Pro Super Show last weekend.  I discovered 2 recipes from her before I even had her as a coach
Carb free bread
Great for the gluten sensitive people 

Taste and has the texture of a bran muffin or looks like pumpernickel bread 

Use a sandwich size tupper ware container but one that has a couple inches of depth because the mixture rises
1 scoop protein powder (vanilla or peanut butter protein work best)
3 tbsp ground flax seed
1 tbsp cinnamon
pinch of ginger
1 tsp baking powder
1 whole egg
3/4 cup water

Mix all dry ingredients, add water mix well, add egg, beat well. microwave for 8 mins, take out flip over microwave for another 3-4 mins. let cool, cut in half, then slice.
I LOVE natural almond butter or Skippy Natural peanut butter and honey...  TO DIE FOR!


Healthy Protein Frappucinno

In magic bullet or blender: (makes 1 shake)
Ice cubes
1/2 cup So Delicious Coconut Milk (unsweetened)
1 scoop protein powder
1 pack stevia
1 tsp coffee grains
1/4 - 1/2 cup water (to fill if using magic bullet)


No need for Starbucks...  you can make your own!

My 3rd recipe is from another role model and inspiration Dominique Matthews.  She competed in Winnipeg for the IFBB qualifier in April.  Dominique is a personal trainer at GO Gym in Granby, Quebec and she is passionate about fitness and training.  She kept talking about her awesome chocolate protein bar.  They are awesome indeed.  I'm at my 3rd batch of the week.  :o)


Chocolate protein bars
2 cup of oatmeal
3 scoops of chocolate protein (whey or isolate)
*optional - 2 tbsp of cocoa 


Mix with 1/2 cup of water


Add 
2 tbsp of natural peanut or almond butter
1 hand full of dark chocolate (I use 70% cocoa)




Mix
If too dry add a little of water but not too much.  Should be a little dry and sticky


Mix
Spread it in a rectangle glass/plastic container lightly covered with oatmeal (so it doesn't stick), cover and put in fridge or freezer.


Cut in bars 
I wrap then in saran wrap, in individual serving
Follow her blog, on the road to the Nationals in August

My 4th recipe is from someone I discovered through Joan MacDonald from Daydreams.  Her name is Michelle MacDonald.  She is a fascinating woman.  She is an athlete, a yoga instructor and a chef...  Her website is filled with awesome recipes, workouts, etc.  She's part of Active Performance Team from the Montreal area.


My favorite recipe is her real mayonnaise... so easy it's almost ridiculous to buy already made...
1 egg
1 teaspoon dijon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 tsp white balsamic vinegar, (or any other "soft" white vinegar like champagne or rice)
1/2 cup cold-pressed, neutral tasting organic oil like grapeseed oil (you may end up using more or less)

Whiz the egg, dijon, juice, vinegar and salt in a blender, and then start to VERY SLOWLY drizzle in the oil. It should be pouring into the blender slowly like a thread of honey! This will allow the oil to be emulsified into the other ingredients. When a little over half the oil has been added the mixture should suddenly start to thicken. At this point you can taste the mayo and adjust the ingredients according to your taste.


I just love it!

The last but not the least is from one very well known fitness inspiration.  She's been published numerous time in Oxygen, Muscle and Fitness Hers...  Jamie Eason


She has a cookie recipe I really like :o)

Low Carb Coconut Macaroons (makes 10)

Preheat oven to 300 degrees

2 egg whites

2 packets Truvia (I replace Truvia by stevia)

1 tbsp Agave Nectar

1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder

2/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

Add egg whites, Truvia (stevia), and Agave to a medium sized bowl and whisk well.  Add protein powder and shredded coconut and stir until combined.  Use a tbsp to scoop batter onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.  Batter will spread out so keep them far apart.  Bake for 22 min.  Voila! 

I didn't put the Nutritional facts because it depends on what ingredients you're using BUT I discovered last week a fantastic tool.  Probably many of you are familiar with myfitnesspal, a very popular iPhone/iPod app.  There's also a website.  If you create a profile or already have one, under the Food tab, recipes...  put in your ingredients and the servings...

Carb free bread

Ingredients	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein
Quaker Oats - One Minute Oatmeal, 2 cup (uncooked)	721	120	12	0
Six Star (Walmart) - Elite Series Triple Chocolate Whey Protein , 3 Scoop (42g)	510	24	5	90
Water - Municipal, 0.5 cup (8 fl oz)	0	0	0	0
Tout Natural - Peanut Butter, 2 Tablespoon	200	6	16	8
Selection - Dark Chocolate Chips, 30 g	160	20	9	2
Add Ingredient

Total:	1591	170	42	100
Per Serving:	133	14	4	8

I love it!

Hope you'll enjoy it

My ying and my yang...

I mentionned it many time, to keep me balanced I need to workout AND I need to create...   but I'm not selfish.  I am far from saying that I'm perfect at one thing but I am good at a lot of things and I think young people these days spend too much time either in front of their computer or TV.

There is many benefits in creating handmade crafts soothe your senses and help fight stress.  A single piece of craft usually takes several hours to complete.  The teenagers will learn to follow a serie of steps which require them to memorize the process and concentrate on following through.  This is a good way to learn patience and to understand that sometimes, it takes a lot of work to get to a final product. 

Shawl and brooch made by Dolphina :o)

It's funny to see people's face when they see me pull out something I'm knitting...  I certainly don't fit the stereotype and that is what I'm trying to break..  There is also a good feeling of accomplishment when I complete a project.  It's beneficial for self confidence.

I will present about a dozen of workshops, of about 3-4 hours about all kinds of different crafts: hand sewing, machine sewing, knitting, crochet, felting, jewelry making etc. and I think I came up with project with new and recycled material.  I tried to find accessories that could be useful on a daily basis...  Hopefully, it will work and I will be able to pass on my passions.

So June 12, I am meeting with the art and cultural coordinator of the City of Rockland, I keep my fingers crossed...

Eventfull 48 hrs...

Monday morning I left Ottawa for Prevost, Quebec to meet with my friend Melanie Tremblay, owner of Ora Cosmetiques to discuss the possibilities of a sponsorship and try her facial and body care line.  Getting ready for comp, as you know plays with you water intake, dehydration of the skin.  Speaking for myself, I have very dry skin naturally so it gets worst the closer I get to a show.  Mel made me try the "Traitement minéral" or mineral treatment which is a body scrub made of 27 sea salts and was able to witness instant improvement in my skin texture and applied "Beurre Açaï" which is a moisturizer made of Acai extract and other minerals...  I use to have to put on a ridiculous amount of cream, butter to really hydrate, with this rich butter, a little nut is enough to cover my entire body! And face...  Lait prélift and the Acai de jour...  a skin cleanse + moisturizer are AWESOME not too greasy and I don't feel my face stretch because it's too dry...  I love it!  So I'm glad to be an "Ora" girl!

Then as many of you know, I lost my dear baby puppy Scooby in the street of the South-West part of Montreal for about 4-5 hrs and thank God for social network, because of Facebook I found my dog and made new friend with the nicest lady who looked after Scoob, Nicole Marier.  She told me the nicest thing ever...  "I don't have children but if I have had I would have loved a daughter like you!".  We hit it off right away and I have a new creative friend and a dog angel out there in Montreal...

To top it off, I treated myself with my dear and very talented friend Tamara DiLullo, artist, nail tech and owner of Candy Nail Bar located on St-Hubert corner Bellechasse in Montreal.  Candy Nail has been featured in a number of Canadian Magazines, TV shows  and won many prizes for creativity.  I gave her complete freedom of creativity and she knows I love pink so...  YES I love strawberries...  I was born in the heart of strawberry season and my mom was stirring strawberry jam when she had her 1st contractions ;o)  Isn't that cute?!  I posted the ones she had done for me in December...  it is simply Art on nails!




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Every morning...

Well, 1st HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the mom out there!

I'm not a "real" mom and will probably never be but a little bit then a year ago, I picked up a little fury creature that would change my life for ever.  I'd say I'm the mother of a fury little shy ball of affection.  He use to go to doggie day care, no he goes and run with bigger guys.  He's got slack more then he's got rules, he's a "velcro" dog, a sucker for attention and he's healthy, fit and full of energy!

I'll be honest...  I've been waking up at 4:30AM for over 5 months.  At first, like anything else, it wasn't easy.  But now if I wake up later then 5, I feel lazy so it's part of my weekly routine.  Not always easy but...  motivated or not, disciplined or not, cold or not, Scooby doesn't care.  He needs to go outside...  and he keeps mommy going, rain or shine, 35 or -35!

Looking for motivation and hardcore stuff...

I love food (can't hide it!) and it's a love-hate relationship since I was born...  So sticking to a diet and training is hard everyday but Oh! so worth it.  Since show, I've been indulging...  indulging a lot!  Today is the day the muscle building plan start for the fall.  I need it, I need that structure and those goals to keep me going...  That's the way it is...

Besides my local inspirations Sara (my dear coach), Emily Stirling,
Jenny Beland...  On the national level, DLB is the one!

Hopefully, by the time I get ready for show, I'll be able to do this:
5 for 5 for 25!

Double personality? Me??

Long wait at the Finals in Cobourg :o)

Ok...  as much as I LOVE working out, my alter-ego LOVE craft.  As far as I can remember I've been playing with fabric, yarn...  anything I could create with.  Later it was sterling silver, gold, stones...  I've always been torn between creating for a living or do it as a passion.  Living from art in Canada is quite hard so I decide to use my passion as a way to relax and keep myself busy.  If you know me, you know I always carry a project or 2 around IN CASE I'm bored.

For the 4 last years, I've been on a pretty serious dry spell, inspiration wise I mean. Well the good new is...  IT'S BACK!  And I have a space, well 2 I should say.  My head is bursting with inspiration and now I have an happy place to put into action. I'm happy.

As of this coming Thursday, it's a new start in a lot of aspect of my life.  A lot has came out of my 1st figure contest. I know I've said it many times but I'm thankful for all the blessings in my life...  my man, my friends, my support system.  The more I realize helping is a huge part of what content me.  Big decisions are in the future but all for the best.  I'm looking forward to new challenges, I love my life for the 1st time in a long time...

Stay tune for new creations on my Facebook page Dolphina Creations

Nothing happens for nothing they say...

2 weeks ago...  I was still on cloud, after 15 months of hard work and closet to 60 lbs off my body, after 14 weeks of preparation, discipline, commitment, sweat, blood and tears, after a week from HELL!  Yeah because I had been warn and told that pre-contest mode was hard I never really understood the extend of the physique but especially the mental effect of carbo-hydrate depletion.

Finals in Cobourg, April 21 2012

But I survived and I succeed and now I've been stung by the stage rush, that powerful feeling of accomplishment and to able to say "I did it!  I realized a 15 years old dream and I can keep doing it because despite the fact that I am 36 years old I might be successful in something.  I can be a role model for ladies that struggle with weight and food addiction all their life.

This Thursday is a new beginning in a lot of ways...  New diet, workout, goals...  maybe even a completely different career who knows...

In the mean time...  My coach Sara Fennell's website

Competition is VERY fast approaching and the diet will become harder and harder so I'm looking for ways to ease off the process.  I just noticed on Tanis Fiber Art blog that she has a give away where Tanis (the mastermind behind the most delightful yarn on earth and BONUS! it's made in Quebec!!!) ask to pick a color package for a baby blanket...  WOW!  I can't pick!  They're all in shades of blues or pinks!  I'm debating between the Blues, Original and the Reds...  Winning, I'd made her pick for me and surprise me!
What would I do with it?...  Convert it to a scarf, a shawl...  I'm exploring designing so...

Check it out yourself!

http://tanisfiberarts.blogspot.ca/2012/03/giveaway.html

Who knows!
I might have enough to keep me same the week prior to April 21...

P.S...  On the picture, my 1st real lace shawl made in TFA Yellow Label... I love it!  IT'S PINK!

Getting my body back!

Temptation, lack of self-control, bad influence...

Everything I've worked so hard for since January 3 was jeopardized.  Up until June 8, 2011 at 10:45.  Even on the day of my surgery, I woke up at 5:30 in the morning, got my car washed, did a workout and went for a 45 min run around the neighborhood.  I ate as clean as a possibly could and i was ready, sporting my semi "6 pack" and my new shape, on route for the 2nd part of my overhaul. 

For the first 4 months, I quit drinking except the once a month ultimate gin or vodka & diet tonic!  The results were absolutely amazing.  Then Spring came and the time when the skirts are shorten and the legs are "growing"...  well people came out of hibernation and start going out a little bit.  I remember texting my friend Karen a Sunday early afternoon from the gym telling her I was sweating GIN!!!  But like a trooper I was there. 

The post-surgery arrived.  I was obsessed with gaining weight and loosing the definition I was so proud of.  up until this day, I am still not 100% use to my image in a mirror but temptations are back and influence...  I can be so commited for a while and then oupss...  Debauchery, drinking, partying...  That's what happen! 

I love Nikki to death.  She reminds me a lot of me when I was her age but much smarter!  So we are able to handle each other very very well in the bar scene.  In fact , we have a blast...  ANYWHERE! Anyways, to make a long story short, I had to get back on track, I'm spending a LOT of money on this competition so i have to be committed, disciplined and dedicated!  For a while, I have to stay away from temptation...  no partying, no boat (since boat and booze are hand in hand) but the good thing is I can refocus on my "stuff", work on jewelry and knit, felt etc...  Already only 6 days and I already see changes in my body back to what it was post surgery and i would say I'm about 88% back on track so it great!

Well, the countdown has officially started...

Yup...  after a couple of attempts at being a good girl AGAIN, I received my meal plan from my super trainer Jenna Yvonne McNamara.  2 weeks in a row where I had all the best intentions in the world to be good, disciplined, as i was for the first 3-4 months of my weight loss but lately, a lot is going on and I got a little side tracked!  BAD INFLUENCE!

I am having the best summer of my life (well, after the one of 1991 when my friend Fred spent the summer with me...  before I had all kinds of responsibilities!)  I have a brand new body, I am single and espacially and most importantly, I feel so happy!  But still I had a few bumps as usual.  I am lucky, I DO have great friends that I love dearly but most of them are still in Montreal.  My partner in crime, in Kingston is getting ready to move away to Waterloo for school. Well, Nikki + Sophie + lots of booze = Very bad combination!  We are as crazy so it's kindda out of control when we are together.  Bitter sweet..  i love her to death but I think it's best for the 2 of us to be apart; her for school, me for competition.

Last night, I went grocery shopping with Jenna's list...  Popeye's for Vegge green supplements, costco for the bulk stuff and I have the odd things to pick up tonight and some serious food pre to do because bye bye premade shakes and proteins bars, Jenna is all for homemade stuff.  I'm still in a peanut butter withdrawl but I should be fine.  

January 3, 2011 was the date I decided to change my life!

I've been on the weight rollercoaster as far as I can remember. As a kid, I was on the "chubby" side and thank God for the swimming team coaching staff that recruited my sister and my Dad for almost forcing me to join the team too because I would probably be obese by now.

I struggle with my weight for the longest time, trying all kinds of stupid diets (you know when you're young and willing to try anything like the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet...). I've always been fairly active. At 20, I signed up for a lifeguard course thta was going to be taking place in Florida in December of 1996. I signed up to a gym and tried to get ready for the event... that was my 1st encounter with a real gym!

I've tried everything, expensive supplements, cleanses, personal trainers even illegal substances. I remember one of my personal trainer told me one day "Sophie, the secret to a great shape is 80% your diet..." I should've listen to you sooner Larry! He was dead on. There is no easy way but discipline, commitment, consistancy and dedication.

The first few months I moved to Kingston, I lived the good life. I got an on-call job for the Government so rarely worked and i was living on my ex's boat so come with this beer, junk food and... did I say beer?! ot too good for the weight not too healthy either. Then I decided that my 2011 resolution was to loose some weight and get in the best shape of my life... never thought I would end up like that!

January 3, I started to go to the gym on a regular basis which is 5-7 times a week and my Ex wanted to start working out as well. Tried my gym, tried a few others and found one... THE perfect one... new, clean, not busy, no juiced heads and here I am!

The Joy of Summer!

What I like the most of my new job is this whole
on call thing. I have 1 or 2 penciled shift but I may get a call here and there to pick up the shift of my colleagues so I manage to collect about 20-25 hours/week which makes my living sufficient. Wouldn't do that for ever but for now I just LOVE it!

The other thing I love the most about my summer is what you see. Getting together with bunch of friends, sun, suncreen, beer and... knitting.

What I like the most about that statement is that, for some reason, people are always surprise to see a 35 years old young lady knitting at unusual places. As far as I can remember, I couldn't be empty handed. It drives Eric NUTS that I carry all kinds of shit everywhere I go (yarn, needles, crochets, polymer clay etc.) but IF I have an urge of doing something, it's there, THe good thing about knitting, unless you make a very large afghan, it doesn't take much place and I can get my stuff out anytime, anywhere!

Just a little anecdote... when I was about 23-24, I use to commute in the Montreal Subway and I use to carry knitting with me. Once, I was shopping at the Gap and I got to the cashier. She started to litterally STARE at me and said in that loud and admirative voice "OMG you're the girl who knits in the Subway! That's F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!"... I liked being the Knitting girl from the subway...

What laziness can make me do...

Oh well... my fUnKy socks are on hold since I couldn't make it to knitting class on Tuesday (forgive me, it was my birthday! hihi) and since it was a Holiday yesterday, the Knit'n'Bitch session was cancelled Wednesday night (and I got called in to work) and yesterday was closed. I'm at the crucial point and I don't want to mess things up so I should be able to make it to Tom's Place tomorrow night and take up on Alana's offer of a girlie cocktail for my belated birthday! Hihihi... yeah for me!

So the semi-organized person that I am and especially because I'm always afraid not having any projects to keep my hands busy, I bought 2 balls of Patons stretch sock yarn + a free pattern for Spiral "TUBE" socks... JEEZ I'm going from tube to REAL socks then back to tube... REGRESSION!!! But the yarn is fun and the pattern too! But I have a new project in mind... Thanks to Kathy AKA TechQuilter for bringing her Mystery socks to last Thursday class. They're beautiful and I would love to have a p!nk pair!

Since my birthday was last Tuesday (yeah, I'm an old fart of 35), my mom place an Amazon order and got me "Joy of Sox" where I fell in love with "takeout for two" from Cathy Caron, I'm so excited to start them. I would like to find cool color (yes, p!nk again and other fUnKy colors). I was lucky enough to had her on Ravelry and we've been exchanging messages for the last few days. She's really fun.

And to stay on a business mode, I started to move my workshop down to my In-laws. I dropped off my form to get a spot on the "Princess promenade" in Kingston taking place July 310 2010. I SERIOUSLY NEED TO IN PRODUCTION MODE!!!

My fUnKy socks

I moved to Kingston, Ontario about 2 weeks ago. Got a new “on call” job so I have a lot of time on my hands. I make jewelry but living on the boat doesn’t make it easy for storage and everything so I thought the most space efficient project would be… KNITTING!

I decided to go with a nice pair of socks that would match my nice P!nk Ugg directly coming from Australia. Since I hadn’t knit in a while I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on the yarn so here’s the result! Only problem, I could never really get how to make a heel so I signed up for a knitting class at Wooltyme!

I’m really happy, I just almost finish my 1st sock (will be done tomorrow night at my 2nd lesson) and started the other one.

A special thanks to Anne and Alana for all the help and good support.

Nothing happens for nothing...

... I really like that sentence. I think all the puzzle pieces are finally falling into place.

I have been with my mate for a little more then 4 years now. It's been a bumpy road and I've been living right Downtown Montreal for 4 years but I'm due to move on. Ideal location for a young adult but now, I'm ready to move on. Trade my back alley for a backyard, trade my large double studio for a house, a home. Have more room for my bunnies and a big dog.

After many discussions, reflexions, we came to the decision that Kingston would be my adopting city. It's beautiful, close to the water, next to our boat slip, family, friends. The art scene is incredible. Over time, I had the chance to meet many great people. I think that in smaller environment, people have to come together... Lindsey, Jane, Andrea, Hillary...

Now, I think a very nice path is getting together in front of me. I have a possible job coming soon, I hope to find a studio and someone to share it with. My head is full of inspiration I just need the time and room to burst!

I promise I will be more consistent with my blog... in the process. Summer is knocking at our door... boating season has officially started. It's time to bloom. I can feel it :)

Getting better...

When I first got my best friend Elaine to try wet felting. I was a pretty rusty. I felted probably about 2-3 times last December and I put it aside for almost exactly 1 year! My 1st 2 attempts were complete disaster; too thin, with holes and stuff.

So I kept trying and yesterday, I tried to make a short scarf. I thought if the result is OK, I would like to offer it to my mom as a gift.

Here's the result, far from perfect but I think I'm gonna add some seed beads... stay tune for the final result...

OMG! DECEMBER!! Oh mon Dieu! C'est déjà Décembre!

Moins de 25 jours avant Noël... hummm... HEIN?! QUOI!!! Encore du temps mais quand même il ne faut quand même pas exagérer! Vous cherchez le cadeau parfait pour l'être cher, unique et hors de l'ordinaire? Je vous invite a visiter ma boutique Etsy et jusqu'au 17 décembre, la livraison est gratuite partout. Les pièces sont emballées, parfaits pour les cadeaux de dernière minute.

Visitez la Boutique Etsy Dolphina
or pour des idées de cadeaux sur mesure
Visitez la Page Dolphina Creations

Merci de votre support et j'aimerais profiter de l'occasion pour vous souhaitez, un très Joyeux temps des Fêtes!




25 days before Christmas... hummm... WHAT?! Still time left but still! Looking for the perfect present for the loved Ones, original and unique? Please visit my Etsy store for some gift ideas and until December 17, it's free shipping anywhere! The creation are coming already wrap, perfect for last minute shoppers!

Please visit ... Dolphina's Etsy store
or for ideas on Custom made orders
Please visit... Dolphina Fans' page

For custom orders, please allow 2 weeks for confection.

Thank for your support and I would like to take a few minutes to wish you a very Happy Holiday Seasons

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Transmitting the passion of felting...

A few weeks ago, I told my very good friend Elaine that I wanted to get her to try wool felting... I started to ask around for supply and I found Acorns Journey base out of Kingston. They have a large selection of blend of wool or merino wool.

WWW.ACORNSJOURNEY.COM


Here was the content of the supply bag...