Make beautiful artwork with punch needles!

Hi ya! Hope you had a wonderful weekend and all you moms out there got to celebrate your day in a way that brought you big smiles! Today I wanted to share something fun I have been working on. It all started back in January when I got the notion that I would like to create a "series" of work for myself. Yes, my passion is teaching and creating designs to share, but sometimes one just needs to create for the sake of creating. It was cold, dreary and there was lots of snow when I started. This…

This method of sewing the seams is the easiest ever! I will always be grateful to Kim Nixon for showing me this technique years ago. It made me fearless about sewing seams for any three dimensional hooking such as footstools, purses or dolls. To sew the first side seam, choose a corner and fold the […]

Today's rug of the day is Goat Hill, a design adapted from Lori Brechlin Folk Art by Spruce Ridge Studios (c) 2009 Even though this rug is not completed, I could not resist showing it. This rug was being hooked by Maureen Lowrey. She was my student at the Star of Texas rug camp in Fredericksburg this past September. Maureen has a good color sense and brought some fabulous wool to work with. First of all, I love the turquoise house! And I especially love the soft coral pomegranates at the…

How can this many months have gone by without my venturing back to blogland to visit? August was a good month, we had a long 10 day vacation to the No Ga. and Smokey Mountains in Tenn with my folks. Mom had a birthday we celebrated on the trip. **edited to say that my photos are all at the bottom of the post. The photo of my dear husband was taken on his birthday in November. It was a terribly hot summer in the deep south. September was pretty normal, nothing too exciting with me. I just…

We're back from our annual trek to the North Woods... A wonderful time of peace and quiet... Hiking and sights... Fishing and quality family time... In a cozy little cabin on the water. ***Priceless*** "Botanical Wool Runner" design by Maggie Bonanomi I found time for stitching and a few finishes including this class kit from 2004, recently unearthed. (I thought I might finish it as a bell pull, but think I like it as a dining room table runner for now...) And we did a bit of antiquing and…

Penny Rugs: When making penny rugs, draw patterns on freezer paper and iron, shiny side down, on top of wool. The freezer paper pattern is then reusable many times. EVERYDAY TIPS This is a good...

I am down to the wire---my final day before I fly to Baltimore. Chilly here this morning---went for my 3.1 mile run---two weeks until my next race---the KC Marathon---no long run for me this year---do plan to do the 5K and am hoping for my best time ever. This was my very first race 5 years ago---my time was somewhere between 35 and 36 minutes...last year my time was 30:07---my goal this year is around 28 minutes because my neighbor Kelly is running with me again---she makes me a faster…

Hi there ! Remember me ??? Well I tried to make a post before rug camp but for some reason the option to load JPG photos was just not there. very frustrating to have my post all complete and not be able to upload my photos. Oh well - that somewhat explains my absence from blogland for almost a month. January is almost over and what a busy month it was for me. I had two business trips this month then it was off to Off the Ocean rug camp for 5 days of rug hooking bliss with my mom and friends…

Rug hooking

Sharon Decooman: A fun project from Maggie Bonanomi, "Botanical". I improvised it, adding some more elements to fit the size runner I needed. Still need to add some embellishments for more interest.

A Black Forest Decor Exclusive - Designed by Vermont folk artist Laura Megroz and featuring a hand-hooked wool seat with hickory legs, the Hooked Wool Pinecone Bench gives your space unique rustic flair. Measures 32"W x 15"D x 17"H. ~ Ships from the manufacturer. Allow 2 to 3 weeks. Cannot express ship. Share35