Thursday, April 12, 2012

a few more new wool colors...

some very spring like colors... flowers maybe...
When we were at the April rug hooking meeting, I asked Kay for a lesson in making the jelly roll thingys I had seen on some of the rugs at last years rug school exhibit. She assured me they were not hard and proceeded to show me how. She was so right... not hard and fun too!! The absolute perfect thing for sheeps wool..

This one is hung from an old wool card (it got estranged from it's partner)... and backed with a piece of  brown wool. I think I'm going to give ebay another try and see how my luck goes. So if anyone is interested it will soon be listed..


...and last is progress on my winter horse. I have some lighter gray thick thin handspun yarn about done to finish off the edge. Already the other three seasons are drawn up and waiting for color choices.


Saturday, April 7, 2012

Endings & Beginnings...


"Eggs" finished and mounted on an old hoosier door
 I have been having the most fun making up some new patterns using the new wool in the shop!!


Combining a love for wool, horses and color... does it get any better??
 
a new rug started.. hopefully this one will be a series
of four season antique horse weather vanes


two abandoned horses we took care of this winter have found new homes!!

Beau has lost almost all his winter coat already!!

Reba was not feeling like a photo today
Our summer project
I can just imagine this as a wonderful warm spot for the horses this winter...
we'll see how it plays out


Monday, April 2, 2012

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.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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

Sunday, March 18, 2012

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


Friday, March 2, 2012

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!!