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WORLD NOMAD GAMES 2026 - what a cute snow leopard!

Issyk-Kul to host Nomad Tribe Festival 1 July 2026 The Nomad Tribe international traditional music festival, set for September 1–6 at the Rukh-Ordo cultural center on the Issyk-Kul coast, will be the cultural centerpiece of the VI World Nomad Games, Qazinform News Agency cites Kabar . Photo credit: Kabar The festival will be held as part of the global ethnocultural project Nomad World: Connection of Seasons. It will feature competitions in storytelling, instrumental art, and vocal-instrumental performance. Eight thematic zones will be built across the complex, including a pier shaped like a komuz and national yurts. The daily programs from 10:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. will include concerts, creative meetings, master classes, exhibitions, and cultural exchanges. Besides, the Chingiz Aitmatov Museum will host meetings with international scholars.  The outdoor theater stage and a podcast studio in a yurt will record visitors’ voices for the museum archive. An exhibiti...

Pom Pom Wall? Indeed!

Their Proudest DIY:  The Pom-Pom Wall.  "It started off as a seemingly simple idea that I (Ian) found on Pinterest on a much smaller scale (this is the original inspo, just for comical size comparison) and then Troy basically said “that’s cute but I want it to be… the whole wall.” We eventually compromised on a size (about a 5′ x 5′ square) and set to work. Every single pom-pom on that wall was hand made (mostly by us but we enlisted some additional friend hands on occasion) and it look three months (on and off) and about five trips to the yarn store. We nearly drove ourselves insane trying to get it done but it really ties the whole place together and we can’t help but smile every time we look at it."



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I made this beauty for my friend in Austria - I used 2 kinds of Hundertwassen yarn

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