Neutral Hooking

a few hooked pieces

created for my friend Rebecca...

she was my secret santa recipient

it was great fun working

on all neutral pieces for her

even though she is the master

(she's goodwool on ebay)

I'm so glad she took

this photo

since I totally forgot...

*****

wish I had a photo

from the blueberry incident this morning

I was getting some water

out of the fridge...

Melrose does his usual attempt to climb in...

he knocks over a pint of blueberries

which falls to the floor

scattering berries in all directions...

he and Olivia had to chase and inspect

every berry...

knocking them away from my hand

as I try to pick them up...

finally I give up and start throwing the berries

gently across the room

the party was ON!

anything fun happening at your house today?

Another Birthday Gift

Don't you love

finding packages

on your doorstep?

Patijane

sent this one...

just to spoil me some more!

with:

woolens

ribbons

sweet lotion and bunny

socks

so cozy and soft

this most amazing

wool hanging

her stitches

and colors are prim perfection

I'm leaving it

up for a while

to enjoy

those goofy faces

~Thanks again Patijane

for

a wonderful surprise~

Life Goes On

Lonely Girl

she is spending

a lot of time

moping in her "nest"

on the bed...

~with every little noise she hopes~

~A great birthday package

from Ginger~

sweet little kitty pinkeep

floss

worms

wool

homespun

!!!

all the things I love

More & More

in no particular order

some of the

gifts I received

from my online friends

for my 50th birthday

***

how can I

ever

thank you

enough

for making it an

extra special day

Thank you Jonut!

lots of woolie worms

and chocolate candy
in that container

so many goodies

to spoil me

the hand cream is lavender scented

~sweet~

the ladies of AAPG

shocked and thrilled me

by hooking a rug

and stitching a quilt

for my birthday

(will share those photos tomorrow)

included in the package with the rug

were these bundles of wool

they are being set aside

for a special rug

~Thank you ladies~

nothing quite as wonderful

as adding to your wool stash

with textures

and hand dyed pieces

you've never seen before

a very yummy piece

from Pam

am going to love running this

through the Townsend

~Thank You Pam~

oh Chris

this photo sure

doesn't do justice

to your gorgeous work

a perfect needle punch

using one of my designs

on a drab olive pillow

~thank you ever so much~

Thanks Kathy!

fabric covered box and

little penny mat

plus 50 worms

and pins

delightful

Rebecca this is gorgeous!

a heavy pear pinkeep

much more prim in person

stuffed with walnut shells

plus some green wool

~Thank you ~

Maria!

the book has me enchanted

so many ideas running in my head

plus weavers cloth

floss

worms and more worms

thanks for so many goodies

and designing the cat rug

Mr Hempenstall

one of Maria's latest patterns
was also in the package

Debbie had won it

on Maria's blog

giveaway and had her send it to me!

she know I adore Maria's

patterns

thanks Debbie

Yes, I am one lucky

and completely spoiled

counting my blessing

for the great friendships

I've found with my online buddies

There is more...

the outstanding

hooked rug

and applique quilt

the ladies of

AAPG

also created for my birthday...

will share those tomorrow

~ Gifts Galore ~

Out of the blue

Jacque sent me this

perfect little quilt

I love words and letters

simple patchwork

and the colors!

Thank you again

Jacque

for making me this

wonderful little quilt

It is most treasured

~~~

This batch of goodies

is from Kimmie

she had my name in our

My Sweet Friend Swap

on AAPG

the rules were simple...

no purchasing anything

only make-do allowed

something homemade

and other goodies

you wanted to pass along

from your stash

well...JACKPOT!!!

the little punched piece is perfect

it will adorn one of my

favorite dolls

plus

her amazing wax stars

and pantry cake

the scent is wonderful

a box full of special treats...

A birthday box

talk about knocking

me over with a feather

Debbie had warned me the

packing box was large...

inside

were a few small gifts

a perfect x stitch pinkeep

some sweet towels

thread I've never tried...

A Noah's Ark Quilt

Debbie says it's a little

Janet Bolton

Jan Patek

and her

I say it's awesome!

the whale weather vane

and cats on the roof

perfect touches

on a very

special quilt

~WOW~

this cradle

made by her dh Bill

and Debbie

I saw one on eBay I loved

and it was out of my price range...

so they went to work

creating me an even better one

can you believe it???

I know

incredible!

lucky me

Olivia was very interested

in checking out

the pillow and cushion

completing her full

inspection of the cradle...

many thanks again Debbie

you know how I love these treasures

This & That

~Oh Lucky Me~

A huge thank you

to my friend Lori

for the wonderful birthday

package...

the little quilt of a house

so perfectly prim

I adore it!

plus the best

brown and blue Spring pinkeep

and a bundle of wool worms

for hooking

*****

I'll be 50 next week

watching Olivia
run around with her
little mouse

she's disturbing his nap time

worried about Chester
sneaking up to steal the mouse

finally got around

to stitching this

Stacy Nash design

changed the colors

from the original

going to attempt to frame it

not one of my many skills

at this point

A Peaceful Day

Another perfect piece

from Debbie...

ah, sunshine

this little one loves it

don't mind the dirty floor...

it's the sewing room

(cat yak stain and bits of wool)

~ carpet is coming up

as soon as the

room is painted ~

the carpet has been

loosened at all the walls

just keeping it in place

to protect the floor

while painting

was going to ride my bike

but she looked so comfy

that's my story

I always know where to find

this guy

I'm 49 ? #@%$#%&+@

A wonderful surprise from Merrie

Lavender filled heart

looks and smells divine

and a bit of wool

in a perfect prim shade

A birthday treat

from Kathy...

wool, floss, notebook

and a tiny stitch pinkeep

plus a thread catcher

(doubles as a kitty hat)

Chester is not a fan of hats...

and Olivia

just tries to run off with it

crow on a rope toy

if you're not playing

I won't play

psyche~

it's mine

all mine