Janice sent me a picture of her fun stocking (Shelly Atkinson design)…
and Martine’s first hooked piece with wonderful texture (my Winter Wonderland kit)…
Faith hooked Lisa Ferguson’s Loon in a class with Sarah Guilliana…
Edie finished her Celtic Tree (one of Ingrid Hieronymus’ patterns of the month)…
Sue sent me many pictures of projects she has finished – first is a Karla Gerard hooked pattern and second is a Karla Gerard mini punch needle…
the next is a kit (Molly Made) she picked up on her trip to Newfoundland and a couple of lovely hooked (with yarn) ornaments…
This weekend we had company – friends Bill and Diane. No building or crafting by the boys as the garage was just way tooooooo darned cold this weekend but Di and I hooked and punched… I finished hooking (just have to show bind) my rug which I started hmmm I think 2 weeks ago. This was a pattern I purchased from Wild Cranberry Hooked rugs (paper pattern) which once again I had to adapt to fit the spot in the living room where I want to hang it. It was so much fun – the orange cat represents my two orange cats Chicky and Lucky who have both moved to mouse hunter heaven and the grey cat represents my remaining two tabbies Peanut and Pitou who are no longer interested in mice!!!… The house is our house in the woods surrounded by roses – not that we have any roses however, last year one of my neighbours gifted me with two almost dead rose bushes. She had planted them in front of her house and despite thorns the deer had come in and grazed on the bushes and they were all dead or almost there. So I planted them right up against our back porch where they got lots of heat and sun and watered them every day with wonderful nutritious lake water and wow didn’t they come back beautifully. Never got any blooms as by the time they had actually sprouted leaves it was too late but they got green and beautiful until!!!!! the darned deer discovered them. Well, then we had to start spraying them with stinky stuff to keep the deer away. I am hoping this year we will actually get greenery and blooms…
This was the wonderful pattern…
and this is my adaptation…excuse the fuzziness – either photographer or the camera on my iPad has bad focus!…
Di started her owl punch needle piece and is almost done!!! she punches like a demon…
In the next day or so I will be posting about my show binding finishing class which I will be holding here in the studio on April 1. A great easy fun finish to replace whipping and which leads to many other finishes… If you are interested let me know as it will be limited to no more than 6 people…
Hooked On The Lake 