MORE SHOW AND TELL…

Louise sent me a picture of her Karla Gerard rug she is making for a wedding gift. Love love the green background and bright gold…

a few more mini punch needles by Diana…

Another fabulous use for those mini punch needle projects – Wendy attached hers to the back of a denim jacket for her granddaughter and stitched some memories of PEI onto the jacket as well…

Kelly sent me a picture of her beautifully framed mini punch needle…(pattern Pumpkin Pickin’ by Jan Speed – available through me for rughooking or mini punch needle)

I just finished punching (still being mounted) a commission for Jackie of her Bull Mastiff Isaac. I wanted to get the colours as close as possible while still keeping the piece primitive and folky…

Tonight Diane arrives for a week – a week of crafting, junking and generally having fun fun fun. There should be a lot of creative productivity going on…

SHOW AND TELL…

Today I finished mounting my Notforgotten Farm horse to an antique shredder…first picture is inside, second is outside in daylight. This one was punched, for a change, with a mix of valdani and DMC threads…

I also finished punching Otter on the rocks (one of my Lisa Ferguson rughooking and miniature punch needle patterns). This is part of a threesome of pieces punched for my friend, Nancy. I have to admit, they were challenging – lots of shading to get them right, but in the end I love the way they turned out…

Design by Christine Little-Iconic Trio-Peggy’s Cove lighthouse, Mahone Bay Churches and Lunenberg water front. Hooked by Beth Dubeau…

Diane’s 2 Punch needle pieces ready to be mounted…

AMAZING WEEKEND…

Despite the rain and cold and grey days we had a fabulous weekend. Fourteen creative, inspiring ladies with a variety of finer arts – hooking, punching, quilling, appliquéing etc. We were joined in the other conference room, by 20 quilters and so got to see not only our own show and tell but theirs as well (although I did not take pix of their work as I was not sure who to ask for permission). But I hope you enjoy the beauty and creativity of our work…

Sheila’s beautiful pieces…

Karen always comes with a ton of finished pieces that just are breathtaking. The Santas I believe are all Tish Murphy patterns – not sure about the fun fun weathervane or lovely landscapes…

Laura was working on an Old Tattered Flag pattern and brought along her quillie egg, carrots, and punch needle pieces…

Helen was working on 2 lovely punch needle pieces for her brand new grand babies and also brought along some mini hooked and Oxford punched landscapes …

Louise was working on a huge rug based on a saying of her hmmm aunt or mother – I dare you to figure out what it says haha…Her three children (who are now grown up with kids of their own) playing hide and seek…

Donna was working on her beautiful rug…which I am sure will find a perfect spot in her new home…

Edies wonderful trash can (although I would NEVER put trash in this beautiful piece) done in a class with Winnie Glavine…

and a few more of her pieces being finished off… The Tom Thomson on the left was being worked on by Chris – I think the final piece in her 4 seasons of Tom…

Diane almost finished these two cute punch needle pieces…

Andrea brought along her completed Magdalena farm yard rug as well as a few other pieces – a lovely appliqué and a realllllly creative under the sea piece with appliqué and punch needle trapunto appliqué and beading…

Susan’s wonderful hit and miss use up your scraps geometrics and a really lovely primitive crow which almost found its way into my bag…

Betty was finishing the last rabbit in a Simone Vojvodin  but she was not showing it until it is finished – it will be amazing…

and I finished off two punch needle pieces – a piece called Spring Flowers which I adapted from one of my rughooking patterns and am in the process of mounting on a vintage tin file box. The loon and crows are adaptations of 2 of my LISA FERGUSON patterns…

RETREAT WEEKEND…

Well we have been counting down the months, days and hours and finally tomorrow we head out to our semi annual retreat weekend armed with punching, hooking, felting and stitching projects. So, so looking forward to seeing and catching up with old friends and immersing myself in my projects. Will I have enough to keep me busy the entire 3 days? This is always the big question so I have packed a half completed punching project (well 2 actually) and a brand new one. So I should!!!!! be fine for the weekend – may have to spend some time wandering the room and checking out everyone else’s projects…

In the meantime, I have finished a few new ones (see them on my finished items for sale page too)…

This horse piece (pattern by Notforgotten Farm) is still to be mounted – I am still debating which piece to put it on – a small hanging breadboard, a wall mounted candle box made by Gord or an antique shredder).

Diane sent me a picture of a wonderful santa she just finished for her daughter-in-law mounted on one of the stockings Gord and Bill made for us…

and Alana sent me pix of her finished chicken along with the story which I love…

iIjust hung my chicken a couple of days ago.  I got inspired to revise it to AWAKE CHICKEN since it earlier was dubbed DREAMING CHICKEN.  It has a story: I had recently bought a moonstone ring which got lost too soon after purchase cuz i have lost weight and was wearing gloves and I guess it whipped off with the gloves.  I gave it up for gone forever when a friend sent out a group email saying had anyone lost this necklace.  Well, the ring had been run over in her driveway.  So it has ended up as the EYE in my awake chicken.  I also had the perfectly sized little frame previously bought at VV to fit my baby photo.  the inspiration came from a fable about a man who dreamt he was a butterfly and then when awake he wondered if maybe he was a butterfly dreaming he was a man???? Hanging from a branch was challenging and ended up asymmetrical and I had a chicken puppet who made it known it would love to perch there, so voila!…

HOPPY EASTER…

wishing everyone a wonderful day with friends and/or family. We had the most delicious cranberry orange hot cross buns from Cob’s bakery this morning – lovely way to start a beautiful, sunny day.

And a little show and share…

I mounted this piece punched by Christine onto this lovely board – one of my Briarwood Folkart patterns…

Diane punched this beauty and mounted it to a primitive bench…

I decided to remount this piece on a box I painted and distressed and lined with wool (available for purchase in my Finished items for sale page)…

Nancy has asked me to punch a few pieces for her – crows, otters and loons = all based on Lisa Ferguson patterns – crows are done…

And I punched and mounted this Primitive Floral in a wonderful handcrafted (by Vince) frame I have been hoarding for a while (also available for purchase on my Finished Items for Sale page)…

and another piece I have put on the Finished Items for sale – Spotted Chicken…

and another piece finished by Diane and mounted on an old box…

SHOW AND TELL…

Well our chipmunk – Alvin – is back and pounding on the door looking for peanuts which we have been putting out for Little Red (our red squirrel) but she does not want to share!!! Have found a few tunnels in the strangest places – in a snow pile a few weeks ago, in the leaf pile in the woods and under biggg rocks. The tunnels are empty now so time to stock up on peanuts! or so we have been told..

I have received so many pix of finished items to share…

Karen finished her rug which she has entitled Buffy playing in the snow with Muffett…

Diane finished a few mini punch needle pieces…

Nancy finished another chairpad = the last in the series..

Kelly’s bound Farm piece…

Laura finished a few fun, primitive pieces for easter…

I finished another of the Horse punch needle pieces…

and my Woodsman…

SPRING HAS SPRUNG…

for sure – the snow is melting so quickly that we have actually been outside working in gardens and blowing away thousands (literally) of pinecones that fell over the fall and winter. It is so wonderful to be outside again that I am not even thinking about what such a warm and early spring might predict for our summer. My little plants are starting to sprout so deer be warned – I am going to buy a ton of Irish spring soap!!! Apparently, it is one of the few things that keeps the choppers from the garden. I have tried everything short of 10 foot fences so am willing to try anything.

Saw my first wooly bear caterpillar a few days ago while Diane and I were taking our daily walk. I picked him up and moved him into the longer grasses – not sure Diane was as keen on him as I was 🙂 . But another sign of spring!

Jill just sent me her finished punch needle Book Worm bookmark…

and I just finished mounting a piece I punched last week on a primitive boot jack Gord made for me – looks like a little painting on an easel and have listed it and a few other pieces on my Finished Items for Sale page.

WHAT A WEEK!!!!

My friend, Diane, who is my punching, junkin and walking buddy, was here for the past week and we punched up a storm. Here are pictures of some of the pieces Diane did and I did…

My adaptation of a Margaret Shaw pattern mounted on a Silent Butler from the 1940/50’s…

A KARLA GERARD pattern mounted on a vintage bread slicer…

this one is a punch needle pattern by Karen Kahle…yet to be mounted …

Diane’s version of a pattern from Old Tattered Flag…

and her version of my 4 Seasons rug but in miniature punch needle and mounted on a vintage ruler…

and her adaptation of my Twin Horses pattern… this will be mounted in the top of a tea box made from sewing machine drawer parts…

and a Margaret Shaw pattern…

CUTTER FOR SALE – KINGSTON AREA

My friend Teresa has a Fraser Cutter for sale – and a selection of wheels  #1,3,4,5,6. Price is 350 and pickup in Kingston area preferred. Please contact her directly at

Theresa Lawrence

613-387-2094

theresa.lawrence.1309@gmail.com

MORE LOVELY SHOW AND TELL AND A FEW ITEMS FOR SALE…

I Just finished these pieces which I have listed on my Finished Items for Sale page – email me if you are interested…

Kathleen sent a picture of Lisa Ferguson’s Winter Rabbit (one of my kits) and it is stunning…

Jane sent a picture of her completed penny rug runner…

Edie’s lovely stained glass Blueberries (pattern by Iris Simpson started in a class with Jayne Nevins)…

Karen’s completed fun and sunny Karla Gerard flowers…