Patriotic Teddy Bear punch needle

"Patriotic Bear" copyright 2017 Michelle L. Palmer

This was my first chance to design a punch needle project on

coffee toned weavers cloth.

It did help me to choose a more folk/primitive palette!

I frame most of my punch needle pieces.

The darker weavers cloth will look so pretty as the border~

Memorial Day~ Remembering with a grateful heart.

Wishing you a relaxing weekend and safe travels.

Punched Needle Teddy Bear

I keep talking to this little guy in hopes that he will answer me~

'What color for your background, Little Friend?'

Our pup sits tilting his head...

(Confident that he is more deserving of my conversation & attention!)

I will toss some tennis balls with our main furry pal for now.

My little bear friend will have to think on his perfect background~

Hope your week is off to a wonderful start, Friends!

Thank you for stopping by~

Lilacs & Bee

I would love to send my friend in Nevada a bouquet of lilacs

from our trees for her birthday~

I included all of our lilac colors into one punch needle sprig.

Not as fragrant...

Still from the heart~

We both love to garden and treasure our bee friends.

Saw a few fluffy bumble bees while we enjoyed warmer days!

I think they had a picnic basket & tiny jar of honey...

Our white spirea (bridal veil) is in full bloom.

I bet they patted down the grass underneath  a low hanging

branch and had a nice lunch together~

Hope you have a relaxing weekend, Friends!

Wool swatches and samples

~My wool reference guide~

Through the years I have gathered a lot of wool stripes, plaids, patterns etc.

I thought I would eventually use them for wool applique projects.

Then I fell head-over-heels for wool hooking.

I first saw this idea on Pinterest.

Cutting a small swatch of your wool textures and hooking

alongside of it for future reference.

I LOVE the textures!

Some of the hooked areas look just like the swatch~

Others are a great surprise.

One of my favorites...

The black and white diamond-like pattern.

I really like the black & white variegated texture once it is hooked.

I didn't purchase much of it... and now I wish I had more.

I will keep adding patterns and plaids~

This has helped me recognize the possibilities!

The textures will be fun to add to hooked pieces.

Wishing you a wonderful & creative weekend, Friends!

Thank you for stopping by~

Beauty in the rain~

Praying all stay safe through these flooding rains~

Our Winnie Wren has arrived home for the season~

Perched high in the flowering crabapple tree & calling to a suitor!

Both of these Springtime blues are blooming at the same time~

Beautiful and so very similar!

Above, Brunnera

Below, Forget me not

Our sweet Winnie~

Same house every Spring through the summer months...

Keeping us in song.

  

When you see them up close you can see the subtle differences~

Brunnera, a deeper blue

Forget me not, sky blue with a kiss of sunshine yellow in the center!

Hope Spring showers are waking up your gardens, too~