May News!

Wow! May already.........where does the time go??

The BMH May 2012 Newsletter is posted on the website so check it out when you get a chance! I hidden 6 new Goofy Benefits coupons in the shop too. Don't forget, each coupon is only good for ONE use by a single person so grab one before they're gone!


I'm hoping to have the Hand Combs Tutorial posted this week so stay tuned for that and if you haven't checked out our new video showing the Ellis Technique in action and want to learn how to diz off large quantities of roving from your hackle it's worth a look.


More bags and hand combed top just listed in the shop along with a super cute Art Roving Hackle cover. 


And last but not least, the Fiber Indie eXperience May Prize Box Drawing has started! This month we're giving away 3 prize boxes with a total value of $417!!! Any orders placed with Blue Mountain Handcrafts or any participating shop is eligible for an entry in to the drawing in our Ravelry group.
Check out the prizes this month!!

February 2012 Newsletter

Yay it's February!! That means winter is almost over, chocolate is in my future because of Valentine's Day, AND my birthday is the month....I get to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of my 9th birthday and eat cake!!! Lots of stuff going on here this month with our February Drawing and I will be starting the Comb and Hackle tutorials this month. If you haven't seen the Art Roving Hackle Part 3 tutorial yet check it out. I discovered a new technique for dizzing off the Art Roving Hackle in quantity. You'll wonder why no one though of it before, really. I'm sure you're wondering by now what the heart is. This is my favorite Valentine from Eric........years ago when I did alot of gardening he gave me a small load of good dirt that he patted into a heart shape and wrote on with sand. Isn't he sweet!


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BMH February Drawing!

Feb.1st --Feb.29th

Every order placed with a $25 subtotal after discounts, etc will get their order # put into our drawing. Two winners will be chosen on March 1st using the Random Number Generator and will be announced in our March Newsletter. There will also be 2 mini events during the month you won't want to miss that will be posted in the banner on our home page, in our Ravelry group, and on our Face Book page so check back often! Yes, I'm keeping them a secret for now.....I'm just evil that way. Here are the prize packages we will be giving away.

1st Place Prize total value $170

~Lime In the Coconut batt 3.6 oz
~skein of hand spun yarn
~3 KBC All Occasion Cards
~SOAK Sampler ~Caddy Sax project bag ~ Notions bag ~Yarndemon Designs Pig orifice hook and matching stitch marker set ~ Roll Up needle case ~ hand dyed tonal tweed yarn skein ~ Fender Washer Diz set

2nd Place Prize total value $116

 ~Peacock batt 2.4 oz ~SOAK Sampler ~3 KBC All Occasion Cards

~Notions bag ~Spinning Buddy bag (also makes a great small project bag)

~skein of hand spun yarn ~ hand dyed tonal tweed yarn skein

 ~Roll Up needle case ~Yarndemon Designs set of stitch markers

~Fender Washer diz set

New Products

 DAZZLE!a blend of sparkly fibers great for adding to batts and combing in with wool or alpaca. DAZZLE comes in solid colors that I will be keeping in stock and varigated colors that will not be repeated so once they're gone that's it. DAZZLE can be found on our Fiber Add In's page of the shop.

ART ROVING is back in the shop in smooth, semi (has some texture), and textured. The roving is very fun to spin and makes a fabulous corespun yarn! The Art Roving is made on our Art Roving Hackle and can be found on the Combed Top/Roving page of the shop.

January 2012 Newsletter

We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday! There was no snow on the mountain for Christmas but my boys found other things to entertain themselves with. Eric and Alex took all the burnable broken Christmas ornaments and lined them up like an army. Then they proceeded to soak cotton balls with flammable liquid, light said cotton balls and launch them at the Christmas Ornament army with a homemade launcher. There was a big enough fire in our driveway to roast marshmallows. Never a dull moment here. Katie and I had a debate going on as to whether or not this was a "guy" thing or a "fire bug" thing. We decided there probably wasn't any difference so we went inside and ate cookies. We hope everyone has a healthy and prosperous New Year!!~~Beth

January Special: use coupon code 10TOP for 10% off all dyed top & roving

We launched our Wool Combs and Hackles Tutorials this month! There was a slight change in plans and we started with the Art Roving Hackle instead of the Comb and Hackle sets. Dizzing instructions will also be included with each tool tutorial as well as other tips and tricks. We will be going over each tool as in depth as we can and each tool may require more than one post so don't forget to get the RSS feed available or sign up on the Contact Us form on the Home page of our website to get our "heads up" emails so you don't miss any! Please feel free to ask questions and leave comments on the Tutorials! I will be answering questions concerning the tools and techniques in using them.

~~New in the shop!~~

Smooth WHATEVER batts are back! The batts are made with a variety of mill combed top, sparkle, faux cashmere, and firestar. Colors are grabbed at random and run through the drum carder creating a colorful crazy batt that will spin into a one of a kind yarn.



BMH Store Gift Certificates are now available!

We now offer a 4 Pitch English style Wool Comb and Hackle for $195.00! The set comes with the 4 pitch non-recessed stationary hackle and a 4 pitch comb of your choice (heavy, hybrid, or light).

~~January's Events~~

Fiber Indie eXperience Co-op's F.I.X. Chix January Prize Box Drawing
Starts: retroactive Dec 30
Ends: Jan 29th
Prize: 4 boxes filled with fiber and yarn goodies with a total value of approx. $400!! For more information see the F.I.X. Co-op Ravelry group or the Co-op page here on the website.

Merry Christmas & New BMH Newsletter

First the whole family would like to wish everyone a belated Christmas and  a Happy New Year!! We had a fabulous day with the paper and bows flying in the morning and a somewhat relaxed rest of the day though Eric and I did get some work in. Not a big deal, after all it is what we do........besides, I love what I do! I also managed to finish Eric's Birthday presents on the sly which is on the 30th and I wrote the BMH newsletter for January. Yep! I'll be cranking out a newsletter about every month that will have a little bit of general news, new products, events and drawings, secret codes for monthly discounts and other ramblings. You can subscribe to the newsletter on our website on the BMH Newsletter page and you will get it in your email every month.

We are expecting 5-6" of snow today (joy, NOT!) and I have 6 million things to do. I think I'll concentrate on making cookies (the one thing I can cook and not burn them, mostly) knitting my long johns that I'm a little over halfway done with and maybe wash or comb some fleece. I don't have any wool in my hair at the moment and it's really freaking me out.......I always have wool in my hair, on my clothes, or both;)