Alice's Sleep EZzzzzz

Alice's Sleep EZZzzz designer pillow covers are 100% cotton and hand made here in Maine. Alice Merry, a fellow Women Work and Community New Ventures grad, lives in Wiscasset, Maine. An avid quilter, Alice began sewing pillow covers as a way to reduce her fabric stash. Bright, vibrant fabrics combined with her superior tailoring techniques create pillow covers that invite the lucky recipient to rest and relax, maybe for a few minutes longer. Pillow covers can be personalized with monogramming for weddings, birthdays or any special occasion. She also creates covers for Body Pillows, a size difficult to find in retail stores. Celebrate your athlete with a sports print or commemorate your vacation with a lobster print.

WEGAS on Vinalhaven

From Our View From Vinalhaven  VOL. 6 - ISSUE NO. 35 - OCTOBER 24, 2010

NOVEMBER'S  "DOWN EAST" MAGAZINE - Just out now, runs a story we covered earlier, about the island "WEGAS" group ["We Give A S**t"]  from Vinalhaven. They are a core citizen group - vitally interested in bringing back the town color, feeling, excitement and spirit, that was once evident here, and that some feel is escaping today.  

Spearheaded by Angie Olson, proprietor of the  Island Home store on Main Street; the groups aims to bring back the old customs and ceremonies that make Vinalhaven different, as in many other places. With eight regulars and up to 20 volunteers, the group meets monthly at the Trickerville Sandwich Shop to plan events. Their first community venture put more than 65 American flags flying from every downstreet light pole this summer, making this island, 15 miles at sea; one of the most flag festooned Americana towns in the entire state.
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Looking ahead, the group has sights on Christmas; when Vinalhaven has always been been highly adorned with color, trees, Santa figures and lights. Holidays on the island are always observed  richer, deeper and closer than on the mainland. "It's all because we give a "concern" [we'll say here here]  because we care about the traditions we don't want to see slip away" said Angi Olson.

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Warm Hearts

In the WIND

Many Great Gift Ideas

Island Winter Mittens
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Long Cove Farm Merino Socks
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Warm Heart

Pictures on

Sneak Peak at Wind Ad

Vinalhaven Glass Coins

Sea Glass Note Cards

Glass Orb Bird Feeders

October Classes

Thinking ahead…..Priceless

Fall Cleaning

Fall is finally here! Definitely the best time to be on the island; the pace is slower, the weather is perfect and the color is spectacular. Of course our attention drifts to fall projects and inspiration for holiday projects.

My pledge: I will not start a new project until the UFO's are completed. Sounds good in theory, kind of like not eating sugar........

So the first step, inventory the UFO basket.  Guess what?  I have a complete ensemble  - socks, gloves, mittens, headband, hat, vest and a sweater.  Second step - prioritize; just what needs to be finished and what can I undo.  Socks - gone; mittens - finish thumbs. This is easy!  Sweater, yarn was expensive & colors great, but honestly who was I knitting this for? YIKES - I found the receipt in the pattern, did I really spend that much on this?  Now I have to finish it. Vest, finish the edge and put the damn buttons on already.  Headband has only two rows done, undo and recycle that yarn. Gloves for last Christmas, now this years present. Hat, I will never knit with mohair again, even if my life depends on it.

The total: 2 recycled, 2 quickly finished, 2 need more attention & time, and the last - well my life does not depend on a bunny hat...

Celebrate Mother's Day by honoring their gift to us all.

As a mother with her son at sea for the first time this Mother's Day, it occurs to me that many MOTHERS today are celebrating with their children in harms way. I am fortunate, Ladd is in school and not harms way. We may not all agree politically with war; but as a mother I honor all soldiers & their mothers who are sacrifing so much so that we can live an incredible life in America. In March, Carlene Michael put out the call for a service project knitting helmet liners for troops serving in Iraq & Afghanistan. Carlene is a life member of the Pioneers, a service organization made up of telephone workers. Our first shipment of 27 liners by 10 knitters has been sent to the Pioneers, who will coordinate with the Bangor Troop Greeters to deliver them to the troops departing overseas. Let’s make this an ongoing project. If you didn’t get a chance to start or finish - keep on knitting, we will be sending more at a later date. Yarn and needles are available at Island Home with a 50%discount.
Thank You knitters!