Rug hooking...

a needle felted chicken attached to an old salvaged hoosier
cabinet door

an old teacup, several old silver plated spoons hung from an old board sign
in colors I very seldom use, very springy

an old bench Kris and I found is the perfect spot cushioned
by a tombstone angel

a chicken in progress, destined for an old cabinet door

a fish pattern from Kay, turned into a fanciful trout as a gift
for my husband

some of the new Heaven to Betsy wools we got in the shop
they are just awesome, I already have several projects in mind

On the first Monday of the month Kris and I head down to Duluth for our rug hooking club meeting. I remembered to bring everyone's wool that they ordered, some of my projects and something to work on but I forgot my camera!!!

 Everyone brought their projects, very short meeting, much gabbing, a little hooking, a wonderful lunch... it was great!!


Seeing as how I had no camera, here are some of my latest projects...


The new wools we have been getting in at the shop are just beautiful! I already have several ideas in mind and I am working on paying closer attention to putting things down on paper and taking pictures so they can be made into patterns!! Hoooo rah!! that really is a big achievement for me. Kris always asks me if I remembered to do a pattern and I hate to tell her that I never even think of it.

A Trip to Kay's house...

 The House...

Our friend Kay's house is so incredible... words don't do it justice. Even so, keep in mind that this is a house that is lived in and it truly is what it is... and the kids... Longfellow and Izzy

the formal dining room

the guest room

candlemolds

the wool stash.... 

the blue room

another of Kay's rugs

the everyday dining room

can you just imagine it with a fire going

the livingroom

more livingroom

sweet little child's chair

another little chair

crocks in the kitchen

matchbox and lantern

Longfellow

Izzy sweet or what

Kay, Longfellow, Kris and Me

Longfellow

 I have had the most wonderful day!! Kris and I took a day trip to Wisconsin to visit with Kay (a fellow hooker) and had an awesome time. Kris is always telling me that Kay has an awesome husband, awesome cats and an awesome house. Yup, yup I agree!! I have so many pictures to share...


Most of them will have to be turned and it has been a long day...

Thank you Kris, Kay and Dale

Izzy

Hooking with the Fiber Art Guild

 Last night was the most fun ever!! We went to the Fiber Art Guild meeting to teach a class on hooking wooly flower pins. Once I had agreed to do the class I was in a panic, as I have never taught a class before. I quickly recruited Kris and Barb to help me!! Thankfully they were good sports and agreed. There were about 15 participants and everyone was so quick to catch on! You would never know that no one had hooked before.

We had a great time and met so many wonderful people with similar interests!!

Thank you to everyone from the Guild...

You were all so gracious and made us feel most welcome.

So many talented artists!!

Hooking Workshop

Tomorrow night will be our first rug hooking workshop. The first one I am thinking will be kind of experimental to see how everything goes. I am so excited to be getting started with a kind of new venture (new for me, Kris is very good at this sort of thing!!). When ever you can incorporate something you love into your "work", how much better does it get!?? I am going to make the heart and it will look so cool on the knob of my little corner hutch.
The next one will be offered on Tuesday, February 21st and again on Thursday, March 15th.

Anyone have ideas on primitive prairie?? Am looking to do some re-vamping the shop's victorian type area and would appreciate any ideas. 

Today will be busy setting up Easter displays in the shop and making plans for Eveleth's Puck Days - March 16 & 17. Not sure what we are doing yet, something with Bonsai Tea and Cottage Goods, will be fun...

Last weekend we decided at the last minute to vend the Laskanian "Finnish Sliding Festival". It was in Palo at the Loon Lake Community Center and we had just a great time! Seeing many new faces and many familiar ones we had much visiting to do!

Our new line of regular floss at the shop.
I asked my son to make something
that looks like it fits in and this is
what he came up with!! I am thrilled,
it will hold 80 boxes when all filled.

One of several wall make-do gathers
based on a pattern by Kindred Spirits
So fun to make... I'll have to tell you
about the turkey later...

Kris and I both did a lady liberty rug, seemed like it took
forever to finish!! and they both turned out so different...

Cat based on a pattern by Nettie Lacroix
sitting on a brown wool penny mat