

here’s Jack looking over his kingdom this morning.
And the window box that is finally getting some PEI sunshine.
here’s Jack looking over his kingdom this morning.
And the window box that is finally getting some PEI sunshine.
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Jack’s Picks – greens |
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what would lupins be without green behind them? |
It would be safe to say that today Jack and I could have picked any color of the rainbow in the wools in the shop today but we chose greens. that’s because Heather has just finished a pretty little sampler that could hang on the wall or be the front of a cushion. So it’s greens for today. Greens set the mood of your hooking… bright for a springy feeling or more to the orangy side for the fall. I’ve set out some to show you with the hooked piece in the background. It contains lots and lots of greens so don’t be afraid to dig out your scrap bag to invent your own kind of landscape…..or leaves or whatever needs to be green….As for the lupins I found down the road, what would blues and purples be with a gorgeous green background? Pretty dull. Colors need each other….. You’ll find lots of wools in our shop today as I have been filling up the ‘hit and miss’ baskets and all the other baskets of small treasures for rug hookers. We have restocked – I mean, Heather has hand drawn lots of our most popular summer patterns. We have photo cards of our hooked work here too. Cheers, Shirlee and Jack
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Easy to see creative genus…here.. Laverne |
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Laverne’s on the left has been embellished beautifully… |
Many times we see delightful versions of our patterns as hookers use their own creative minds to make over a simple pattern of ours into a piece their own. It’s easy to do with a hooking project because there is no right or wrong way to hook a project. Today was delight for me to see how she had done. Laverne’s version of our crow had a spider trapsing down her web in the moonlight. She recreated her own version as you can see with beautiful blues of all shades for whimsical bird. That’s what makes rug hooking such a fun way to express yourself. A hook, some rags, frame and backing is all it takes. No need to buy expensive equipment until you find it’s for you. We have created many simple patterns – in fact, that’s all we do create, so that everyone can hook successfully with a little patience and a whole lot of pleasure.
Today our rag bins are overflowing as I ‘made’ packages of bits and pieces that you can purchase for a ‘song’. Nothing goes to waste here. Lots of patterns, dyed wool, wool yarns from PEI and New Brunswick, too.
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not you average hummer… |
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not your average baby… |
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Sweet Rocket in the back yard… |
Our pets are not always like anyone else’s. The duck has two ducklings and one white chicken; the hummingbird feeder attracted some yellow birds this am. The dog is allowing mice in the porch but after they are in the trap dead, he goes after them. He’s supposed to be a terrier, a Jack Russell. I thought we would never see mice again but no, we still have to get out the old traps and do the job ourselves while Jack helps. He helps herd the ducks. In the wrong direction. He eats Gunter’s food from the cat dish even if I trick him and put his own food in there.
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not your usual rooster, I guess… |
I hooked this rooster in the winter and used a grey tweed wool yarn from MacAusland’s Woollen Mills on PEI for the background. The other wool is cut strips.
have to keep myself alert for sudden attacks from birds overhead…. |
Today is the day that this guys gets out of Jack’s hair and goes to the finishing stage….final touches, steaming, finishing edges, and pocket for rod to hang.
see you at the Hillsboroufg Eagle Festival on the weekend.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hillsborough-River-Eagle-Festival/126380804042251?sk=wall#!/topic.php?uid=126380804042251&topic=379
Have joined the Link up Party at Funky Junk..visit to see the wonderful creations or to show everyone your own project…click on the link below
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boring….wool… |
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keeping track is worth the trouble…you’ll see… |
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she’s flying over Mount Stewart PEI…. |
I never get anything done around here. Too many projects and not enough time for them all. so I do what I feel like doing and works for me. Housework is not on my radar, not even close so when you visit, you’ll notice but I have good intentions, just not great intentions to waste my time slaving over dust.
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I don’t know why she plants more flowers… |
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I can hook but she won’t let me… |
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Dar..n baby; they think she’s cute and cuddly… |
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And Barry is no Better…old things… |
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And the birds are just plain weird around here… |
These pics tell you why…. i never get anything done in the line of a day….
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Jack Running through the Forget Me Nots |
Yesterday Jack and I borrowed some of the neighbor’s rhubarb again and stole a few pictures of their hug patch of Forget-Me-Nots. Ours are not out yet and we tilled most of them rather than deal with the weeds in the front garden. Anyway, Jack made sure the house was safe and soundas they were away for the week.
On the rughooking side of things, I am creating an eagle for the Mt. Stewart Eagle Festival in June. love starting a new project….jack tho is not always happy as I get focused on something other than him.