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Tuesday, March 17

Hen's Special Delivery rug hooking patterns

These sweet gals are sharing a hug and a daisy!

I hope your Saint Patrick's Day is filled with love and blessings~

Praying for all to stay strong and have peace in your hearts~

Monday, October 1

Wool hooked Donkey~

Jasper & I would like to wish you beautiful October days!

This big fella is a wonderfully cozy wool blanket

while I'm working on him~

He's gaining weight with every strip!

...I think I am, too! (giggle)

All the best to you, Friends!

Monday, September 24

Donkeys Hooked Rug~

These furry loves have been very patient!

A beautiful summer... a very hot summer, I started this rug in early July.

Too much wool to have covering my lap until the cooler days arrived.

In a blink our evenings are chilly and the donkeys are perfect

to relax with after work~

I was a little nervous to begin Jasper...

He is the sweetest fella and I hope to capture a likeness.

From a distance animals have a general similarity~

Up close, they're unique.

Up close, they're endearing.

Sweet.

Tender.

They touch and come close~

I'll share pictures as Jasper and Snickers fill in more~

Working with #4, #6 and #7 strips on primitive linen.

Wishing you joy-filled Autumn days, Friends!

Wednesday, August 29

Punch needle Holsteins & Chickadees~

'Pumpkin Tea Collection' & 'The Girls in August'

Punching projects!

I added new patterns to my shop this week~

The chickadees are five separate patterns, a collection.

I punched my model of them as one long piece... something different.

Punching is relaxing... but I don't know when to stop.

Hands and fingers grow weary~

Nexcare by 3M makes a wonderful tape~

has a little cushion to it!

Found in most drug stores.

Apply the amount that works best for your comfort.

It stays put and stays clean...

No sticky residue.

Wrapped around tiny needle felting tools~

Good to go for hours!

Did you say laundry? Dishes to wash? I'll get to them...

I had to get my August girls finished before September arrived!

A very painterly piece~

Now that they are finished I wish I would have punched them

twice this size so that I could add even more detail.

The perfect excuse to design a hooked rug of them!

I think miss matched tea cups are charming~

Antique shops are filled with single beauties just waiting to held again.

Always fun to see which cup friends choose. I gravitate toward the blue ones.

Chickadees love to perch on stems & tendrils when we decorate for Harvest.

I think they would enjoy some pumpkin spice tea on frosty mornings!

I have added a paper pattern of the entire Pumpkin Tea collection to my Etsy shop.

Punched in a row just as I made the models.

They're also available individually~

I thought this would be fun to offer!

Hope you have a wonderfully creative Labor Day weekend, Friends!

Thank you for stopping by~

Wednesday, August 1

August Girls~

The Girls in August pastures~

Hills and meadows have become dry and golden from our warm summer days.

It's milking time for the ladies and they're gathering a quick

snack before crossing.

A slow August breeze passes over the grasses just out of their reach~

I hope August takes it time and stays awhile.

The Girls have been very patient...

Work & projects keep popping up in front of them.

Sometimes that is the perfect pace for some pieces!

I get to look at them and ponder...

Look at them and get fresh perspective!

My punch needle design will be different from the original watercolor...

Propped up in my little studio~ they're telling a different story!

Hope your August days are filled with creative projects!

Thank you for stopping by, Friends~

Thursday, July 19

Punch needle Holstein cows~

Punch needle project currently in my hoop~

These grazing Holsteins are interpreted from one of my very early watercolor paintings.

Summer on a farm~

The Girls would talk to each other as they crossed over the hill and

headed out to pasture for the day~

They were still carrying on conversation at milking time

as they slowly made their way back to the barn.

I loved to hear our neighbor calling them home and

the sound of their hoofs clopping across the paved road.

The cows knew exactly which stanchion was theirs...

Each with their own name~

They're just perfect.

Hope your summer has been going great, Friends!