Here is one of the Brand New designs my husband has for the show ! These are small houses ...they are about 3 and 1/2 inches tall by about 3 inches wide . They are battery operated . The little lights are underneath the snow . A tiny Snowman and small pine trees surround the houses . They are fun to decorate with .
I finished hooking Saundra's fun antique design and now it is perfect on a bench my husband makes ! I just Love it !!!!
Here is another view of the bench.....
And here is the top . This was so much fun to hook , I may hook it again bigger !!!
We are doing a craft fair in a few weeks . I just made this bench cover to hopefully sell at the show .
Happy Halloween to my Blogger Friends !!!
Well with this Nor Eater we have been dealing with yesterday and today, it has been perfect to stay inside and hook away !!! It has been cloudy and very windy . We got a lot rain last night , but today the winds have been whipping ! I Finished hooking Saundra's design . It is steamed and waiting to be backed to sit on top of a bench my husband makes. This is a small piece , so hooked up pretty fast . It is 23 & 1/4" long by 11&1'4" tall.
I met a fellow Blogger yesterday ! I have been following Rugs And Pugs Blog for years . Lauren does beautiful rug hooking and makes wonderful things she sells at a few Hook Ins . She contacted me a few days ago . She was coming to Western Massachusetts for a few days and wondered if we could meet . I told her I would Love to meet her and take her to see Woolen Memories rug hooking shop and meet Sandy Miarecki . We had such a good time at Sandy's wonderful shop. We looked at all her great patterns , and checked out all her beautiful wools . We spent two hours there chatting away . It was such a good time .
Her is a picture of Sandy and Lauren in Sandy's Great shop , Woolen Memories
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I have really enjoyed hooking this pattern ....I did make a few changes though . The first picture shows the colors I originally used . Then I decided to make the outlines of the houses a darker mustard color. I didn't like how bright the basket of the flowers looked , so used a bit of walnut stain to tone that down . My next change was the rug under the basket ....I made it look like a braided rug . I put the rug aside for a week and think I am happy with the changes . Will steam it again and get it ready to bind ! I am kind of sad to have it finished . It was fun to hook .
Here is the finish !!!!
I started out really good hooking this and then showed it to friends and they had some great recommendations . So began the reverse hooking .....I probably should have shown you all the before pictures ,,,,,I'm pretty sure I will be doing some more .....I was really trying to keep it as similar to the way Lucille Festa hooked hers. My colors just aren't as nice and old looking .
Trying to hook blotches can be frustrating . I find using a bunch of different plaids makes that so much easier. Then I think the basket is too bright ...I don't want to pull that all out , so maybe walnut crystals sprayed on will do the trick ???? I will wait until it is all hooked to make a decision.
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I am so ready for this Heat Wave to come to an end . Tomorrow should be a big change ...cooler , no humidity and chance of showers. I hope to get out for a nice walk in the morning again.
Here is what I have accomplished on Lucille Festa's rug , Ossining..... I am using lots of old worms , and trying to use the same colors as Lucille used.
I also hooked this Scrappy Cmas Tree . It was fun to do and have two more started.
I look forward to cleaning the house and opening all the windows to air out the house ! I actually need a day off from pulling loops ! LOL
I purchased this wonderful pattern from Lucille Festa when I was at The Quiet Corner Hook In a few weeks ago . It is called "Ossining" , it is where she grew up . Lucille's colors are just gorgeous . I started this last week . It is already 93 degrees here today and will remain Hot, Humid until Wednesday . I will stay in the air conditioning hooking away !
Hope my friends who hook have fun projects to keep busy thru this heat wave !
I haven't posted in a while , but want to show what I just finished hooking . Last year I bought this pattern , it was printed on burlap . I transferred it onto linen. Then I gave the burlap pattern to Sandy , from Woolen Memories to draw and sell . It is a beautiful antique design , so it was okay to copy . I have seen this pattern long ago and just loved it .
These are pictures of it as I was hooking .
Saturday I went to The Quiet Corner Hook In, which took place in Woodstock , CT . Woolen Memories was set up and finally saw my piece completed . Sandy just said the nicest things about it , she Loved it . She will use the picture she took of it when she sells the pattern . This morning Sandy had posted this on Face Book . Her picture came out great . Her photo is the last one . It is such a wonderful compliment for her use a picture of my work . I really enjoyed hooking this !
I pulled the last loop yesterday and steamed it .....it is ready to bind ! This was so much fun to hook ! My 6 year old twins will be happy to see all these Hearts !!!! This is Baskets Of Wool pattern , by Cammie Bruce . Her patterns are just so much fun to hook !
I Love Basket Of Wool's patterns . Cammie Bruce has such cute designs , her patterns just make me smile . My sweet daughter in law gave me a great gift certificate for her patterns . I just finished this ,called Mittens . It is perfect for the neat shelf that my husband makes. I can attach my hooked pieces to it with velcro. I can switch pieces for the seasons.
I have another pattern of Cammie's , called St. Valentines to hook ... I have to sort thru my wools to choose my colors . Hope to post that soon !
This is all ready to bind ....unless my boy won't get off his rug !!! LOL
He just Loves this rug !!!!
I have a bad case of Cabin Fever , so will get out of the house for a little bit today and think about what to hook next !
I have been hooking like crazy on this pattern. I need to take time off , my hands are tired ..LOL
I have been trying to make blotches of colors to make this look older ....let me know what you think ....it has been challenging.
We are all ready for Christmas , but will celebrate in a few weeks . We will have a nice quiet Christmas day . All the kiddos are beyond excited ! Tomorrow my son and his wife's family gather to celebrate . Then we will wait for my daughter and her family to come and be all together .
I have been busy hooking . I recently did two patterns from Baskets Of Wool . This one i hooked to look like my son's puppy . I just hope the girls will like it , the 5 year olds can be critical !!! LOL
Then I hooked the pattern called Merry Merry ....so many ways you could hook it , but I decided on a white Cmas tree . This was a really fun piece to hook . It is even hanging up and 3 of my Grand daughters Loved it !
I hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy ,Healthy New Year !!! Enjoy pulling some loops !!!!
A friend of mine just received a post card about the upcoming craft fair . We were so surprised to see a picture of our Lighted Winter Scene on the backside ! We had no idea they were going to use our photo . What an honor !!! We hope to see some of you at the fair !!! John has been working on these little scenes for months and I will have a few hooked items .
I hope to be able to reply to your nice comments , if you don't hear from me , I am very sorry and love hearing from you . I will get this figured out !!! Fingers crossed !
It has been a while since I have posted anything . I wanted to hook some smaller pieces and these Snowmen fit the bill perfectly !
This first Snowman is called "Snowman With A Shovel " He is a brand new pattern from Woolen Memories. I hooked it up quickly for Sandy to use it as her sample for the Salem Crofts Hook In , in West Brookfield, Mass next Wednesday . I had so much fun hooking this , I worked on it all day long last week ! Sandy has a lot of really great new patterns to take to the show .
The second Snowman I hooked was a pattern by Payton Primitives , which Heavens To Betsy was selling . This was another fun one to hook .
I have to start thinking of Christmas presents !!!
Good Morning ! Finally nice cool refreshing air !!! Wearing long pants and a sweatshirt ! Even though it is still August , it feels cozy .
I finished my Antique Rooster Weather Vane ....and am so happy with it , a very cute pattern ! It is by Wool'n Gardner.
I received a special order for a Fall scene to put on a bench a woman purchased from us . She asked for Pumpkins , I included a Sun Flower and Bittersweet . I am excited to have her see it in person . This is my own design .
Will take a little break from hooking this week to attack my gardens . Lots of weeds need to be pulled and trimming needs to be take care of . Thank you for visiting !!!
I needed a small project to hook and this cute Rooster is perfect ! It is by Wool'n Gardener , Therese Shick is the designer. It is called Antique Weathervane 2.
I am having lots of fun hooking this ! When we first started to make wooden folk art , we made a Rooster very similar to this and had it on pedestal with a wooden base . That was about 39 years ago !!! Yikes !!!
It is still very Hot and Humid here .....I am really done with this weather pattern . I can't wait to wear a sweater !!!
I finished pulling loops on "This And That " pattern by Woolen Memories ! Now I have it all steamed and ready to bind . I stopped to see Sandy recently and saw her version . I Love the colors she used for her background . They are beautiful old mustard colors. To see hers , you have to visit her on Face Book .
Will be another Hot & Humid week , so will have to stay inside & hook something new !!!!
I hooked this Sheep and my plan was to make it into a pillow . My husband had another idea for it !
In the meantime I have been busy hooking this new pattern from Woolen Memories called "This And That " It has been so Hot and Humid lately , I am staying in the house to hook .
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Here are a few hooked pieces that I have hooked for the 4th of July ......
I made this hooked design about 20 years ago for a nice old picnic basket . It was my own design .
This is a pattern by Woolen Memories that I put on a bench that my husband makes .
This is a pattern I designed for the small stools my husband makes .
Hope everyone was a Fun and Safe 4th Of July !!!!!!
My husband has made this great shelf to hang my hooked projects !
I glued on Velcro to the lower section of the shelf ....then I sewed the opposite piece of Velcro to the back of my hooked Hydrangeas.
It will be nice and easy to change my hooked pieces for the seasons !
Here is a side view of the shelf ....
My husband makes these tiny houses and creates this cute little scene ....he makes a winter scene too with snow on the houses & trees & has a tiny snowman next to a house . Perfect for this nifty shelf !!!
If anyone is interested in a shelf , my husband would be Happy to make them for you , we use nice authentic colors of paint and can make them the length you would like . We also sell the house rows he makes !
I have been busy hooking away .... I found a great " Big Girl " rug to hook a few weeks ago . It was at Heavens To Betsy's April Hook In . It is By Red Barn Rugs , the name of it is called "Colleen" . It is the largest rug I have hooked in years , it is 40 inches wide by 28 and one and a half inches tall. Friends offered me some great worms to use, because I didn't have enough ...this was really fun hooking the background . .My dog and Grand Kids have all laid down on it , was so funny , they love how it feels .
I also was given this cute little Sheep pattern by Heavens To Betsy . It was a nice break while doing the "Big" rug ..... It is only 16 inches wide by 13 inches tall. I pulled the loops up a little higher for his body. I will make this into a pillow.
Then a friend gave me this pattern of a Pitcher with Flowers paper pattern to hook . It was in an issue of Rug Hooking magazine . She knew I love yellow ware and thought it was something I would have fun hooking . Then after visiting Rug And Pugs recent blog where Lauren took a class from Ali Strebel ....my mind kept me awake for a few nights with an idea for flowers to hook. Our hydrangeas have so many flowers on them this year , we have never had so many wonderful flowers ....so this is what I
It has been so Hot and Humid all week , so I am glad I had lots fun things to hook ! Hopefully our weather pattern changes and will be more comfortable . I miss being outside ! And will hundreds of weeds growing all over !
