Enchanted Yarn and *Giveaway*

Upon entering the arboretum, I made my way up the usual dirt path that winded around the familiar algae filled pond. As I approached the edge of the water, a turtle plopped under the green duck weed surface.Almost by accident, I notice a silken cord winding it's way around the pond in the forest. Without a second thought, I follow the trail of gleaming yarn coiling and twisting through the undergrowth, making my way by stepping over and bending under as if weaving myself through the trees and branches. Where was this leading me? Suddenly, a clearing in the thicket opens and to my delight- a small, painted cottage is only a few yards away. There on the grass, in front of the porch, sits a smiling woman. As the creak and whirr of her spinning wheel echoes softly from the trees behind me, she beckons me closer. Next to her, a painted wooden stool stands with two worn wooden carders and silken tufts resting on top. As I start to card the gossamer strands, my inner dialogue begins questioning this happy encounter. Before I could speak, the woman turns to me and utters a simple "you're dreaming".

And, here I am, sitting at my desk with ice cubes for toes, wishing it wasn't a
dream. The woman I "met" in the summery green forest is Margie from Enchanted Yarns! She sent in the most amazing samples for the box! I have a small bag of painted
cotswold locks in "Pomegranate Martini". These soft, curly locks would be perfect for spinning, felting, doll hair, free form crochet or knitting- so fun! I'll be giving this one away, but let's discuss the yarn!

As you might have noticed in the youtube video, the handspun samples she sent in were so generous! Each one seems to have it's own personality and each are so different from the next. This is one of those shops where you could just hand your money over, and be delighted with whatever came back! I really wanted to keep the spiderman yarn (yes, I said spiderman yarn), my son would have flipped if he got a hand-knit spidy hat! Enchanted Yarn has pages of yarn and fiber for you to gawk at! If you can't find anything that suits your fancy, ask Margie to create something custom for you! How much better can it get?
Please visit Enchanted Yarns, post a comment about the shop below and you'll be entered to win the painted locks. I'll be drawing all of the launch week giveaways on Friday so enter while you're here! Be sure to leave an identifying mark and tweets, plurks, forum posts get you more entries! Have fun, and good luck!
A big warm fuzzy thank you goes out to Enchanted Yarn. Stay tuned to find out what Margie will cook up for February's box!! I can't wait!