Family Style Family Workshop, Ithaca, NY

Wooly Abundance!

Family-Style Felting Workshop
For Children Aged 6 to 106!
Featuring Felted Valentine’s Bouquets

Saturday ~ Feb 4th ~ 12:30-4:00

With fiber artist Regina Mason
At the Ahimsa Yoga Center in the Dewitt Mall, next to the Moosewood

Working with natureʼs finest wool, warm soapy water, and felting needles, fellow felters will learn fun tricks of the trade and leave with the skills to create fine handmade gifts. The creative possibilities are endless!

$35 fee includes supplies
Family rates and limited scholarship available.
Children 6-11 must have an accompanying adult.
 2-2:30 gentle yoga stretch and snack break, bring a snack

Please pre-register: (607) 693-3210
or e-mail via the Contact Us form on the sidebar

About Regina Mason: Fiber artisan, shepherdess, educator and homeschooling mother, Regina holds residence at the Shepherdʼs Child handwork studio at BelleWeather Farm in Coventry, NY. With her M.Ed., Waldorf, and public education certifications, Regina offers homespun and historic fiber arts to colleges, schools, homeschool collectives, conferences, fiber festivals, and historical events throughout the US.

Twelve Days Open House at BelleWeather Farm

Twelve Days

2011-2012
Sunday, December 25^th through Thursday, January 5^th
5:00 – 8:00 pm

5:00 pm
Soup’s On the Cookstove

6:00 pm
Tree Candle-lighting
In this darkest time of year, come share in some of the richest traditions of the season, followed by the evening’s events.

…What can you bring?…
Pot luck desserts, gluten welcome ~ Veggies for next day’s soup ~ Cider, fruit & cheese ~ Instruments, Songs, Wintry Poetry ~ Dear friends ~ Slippers & Sweaters

The Twelve Days Schedule of Events 

Sun 25:  Schmooze by the fire… 

Mon 26: Song Circle

Tue 27: 8th Night Hanukah Celebration
Eight candles grace the Menorah on this last day of Hanukah. Join us for an evening of Martin Bidney‘s Klezmer fiddling, noshing on traditional Latkes, and playing dreidl.

Wed 28: Longer Tales for Taller Folk
Tuck your young’ns snug in bed and come on over while we share in a longer
literary piece that we rarely have time for. We’ll serve tea.

Thu 29: Schmooze by the fire… 

 Fri 30: Almost Epiphany Celebration 
BelleWeather Children’s Puppet Festival presents:The Story of Cordita and the Three Little Men
An adaptation of Isabel Wyatt’s tale of a kind heart…
&
Brother and sister musical duo:
Jayne & Bram Pomplas
On fiddle and bodhran playing Irish Traditional fare
&
The evening closes with the:
Annual Gingerbread Village Demolition 

 Sat 31: New Year’s Eve Starlight Bonfire
Popcorn and marshmallows at the fire circle, hot cider on the stove….

 Sun 1: New Year’s Day Song Circle 

Mon 2: Schmooze by the fire…

Tue 3: Woolly Winter’s Eve
Bring along your current knitting or spinning project and enjoy a warm woolly evening together.

Wed 4: Schmooze by the fire…

Thu 5: Schmooze by the fire…

A Joyous New Year to All
from the two-legged,  four-legged, and winged
at BelleWeather Farm!

Interviewed by BBC UK!!!

Life is full, often too full to tend to blogging. But this was so special we had to post!

The Shepherd’s Child Handwork Studio was found by Coventry & Warwickshire BBC UK’s radio host Vic Minett. She was doing a search of other Coventrys around the world and found us!  She called today to interview me, I was on live national radio in England!!!

Go to the following link to enjoy! The interview begins more or less around 2:20 on the playbar.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00lh6hs

 

 

2011 BelleWeather Farm Youth Puppeteers

THE GOLDFISH

Please join us for the
BelleWeather Farm Youth Puppeteers
Presentation of
an adaptation of Eleanor Farjeon’s classic tale:

THE GOLDFISH

Friday August 12th
at BelleWeather Farm 

6:30 pm ~promptly
Potluck Desserts Following

PLEASE RSVP (607) 693-3210 

May Day 2011

May Day 2011

May Day 2011

May 1st, Sunday
8:30 am sharp~ Gather at the Bonfire, Opening Verse and Song, Procession to the May Garden, Maypole dances begun!

Potluck Breakfast Following ~ all foods welcome!

RSVP if coming

Mason Family at BelleWeather Farm
1216 State Highway 235
Harpursville, NY 13787
(607) 693-3210

“Here’s a branch of frosty May, a branch the fairies gave me!
Would you like to dance today with the branch the fairies gave me?
Dance away! Dance away! Holding high the branch of May!”

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!