Happy Snowman Swap Rug

hooking and steaming done

this Happy Snowman

will soon be heading to his new home

this is not the free version

find that one on the previous post

this version is available on red dot

14" x 14"

just the pattern, no photo

for $10

PayPal only

shipping included to USA

proceeds from this project

will go to a few of my local charities

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kankerdoodle @ aol dot com

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Freebie Snowmen

this is the free version

looking through my old doodles the other day

for a rug swap design

I love to hook snowmen!

 I just don't want to own anymore snowman things

or mostly anymore things at all

still on my long journey

to minimalism

this is the free version

these are very rough doodles

nothing like they will look when I hook them

I encourage you to use them and adapt them

please 

as always

give credit to me for my designs

this is the free version

so this is the fellow I chose to hook

tomorrow I will share with you

the finished hooked rug

the "new improved" version

is available for $10 

on red dot

14" x 14"

shipping included to USA

proceeds to my local

two and four legged charities

Happy Sunday!

Rugs, Mom and Follow by Email

if you need a quick gift

or new holiday decoration 

check out 

Star Rug Company

Maria has some excellent patterns!

I hooked this pattern a while ago

then set it aside to bind

as time passed 

the cats decided it was perfect for napping on

just perfect

after cleaning the fur off I can bind it

but it's a lot of fur

it might take a while

with a lint brush and tweezers

oh the problems we procrastinators make for ourselves

***** 

yesterday I took a FMLA day off work

Mom is not feeling well

breathing issues, weak,no appetite, barely drinking

her color is off

I sat with her for about 8 hours

she mostly slept

waking occasionally to hold my hand

talk about how much better she felt with me there

she would eat and drink a little for me

could be so many things

hoping we can at least get her in the wheelchair today

to make swallowing easier

I'll be going over early

with chicken broth 

her favorite mug from home

sister from NC will be here Sunday for a few days

mom says she'll be better by then...

*****

I added a Follow by Email gadget 

right above my blog list

by request of a dear follower

Snowman Freebie

design by Kelley Belfast

please give credit when using this freebie pattern

for your personal use

 you may sell finished pieces from this design in small amounts

not to be sold as a pattern in any way

(on linen, weavers cloth, paper, etc)

*****

this is one of my older designs

not sure if I've given it as a freebie before...

over the past few years I've gotten tired of snowmen

I might hook another one or two

but I don't want them in my house

weird

Rebecca "Goodwool" Punches

look at what Rebecca punched !!!

she took my simple doodle

and made it her own

with some design tweaking and the colors...

WOW

my friends sure have some talent

this is up for auction now on ebay

Oh Pierre

ooh la la

what a handsome fellow

my friend Doris

punched up this latest doodle of mine

and he's looking sweet...

she has him for offer on ebay

right now

check out the link

in the right hand column...

Thanks Doris

for making my doodles

looks soooo good!

Frosty Boy Freebie Pattern

this punch needle piece will be listed

on ebay later today

size is 7 1/2" x 6 1/4"

this is how I sign in stitches

am glad my nickname is short

the freebie pattern for you...

it's my original rough draft

from a few years ago

given to my friends in our ebay group...

as you can see

I never follow a pattern exactly

Enjoy!

New Little Booklet

Winter Friend

this piece was

punched for my friend Lori

&

working on it

had me thinking of new designs

faster

than I could

sketch them out!

I've been madly punching

for weeks:

snowmen

cats

redware~

Am getting a big smile

out of working

on these pieces...

hope you will too

the little booklet

has 6 designs inside

plus the cover

~~~$11 shipped~~~

starting Jan 2

email if you'd like to

order one now

or

I'll be listing

in my etsy store

as soon as

I take a few more photos...

and decide on a name

this will be my last booklet

for a while

could be months

or years

I'll be concentrating

on making quilts

hooked rugs

&

samplers in 2010

~ projects for my home~

~ Welcome Snow ~

Rebecca is

making me look soooo good

or at least my designs

She's done a couple more

from the

Merrie Wynter booklet

and they are on

~~~eBay right now~~~

http://shop.ebay.com/goodwool/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

Thank you Rebecca

from bringing this

fella to life

Dreaming of A Snowman

I just adore this rug

~that face~

my dear friend Sherry has him for sale...

check him out here:

http://www.lemonpoppyseeds.com/shoppes/psfromsherrysheart/

A Merrie Wynter hooked design on eBay

If you like primitive you have to check out this listing by Wendy Miller (the red saltbox)...I love how she simplified this design even more...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Primitive-Early-Folk-Art-Snowman-Hooked-Rug-BLESTB-PRHG_W0QQitemZ250189615907QQihZ015QQcategoryZ1217QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I am just tickled seeing my design made up...and this one is too prim for words...

Meant to post a link to Betty's pn piece last week and forgot...she did the 1816 kitty with snowman head...it's drawn up on linen for hooking and now I'm itching to get to it...

Thanks to everyone who enjoys these designs...it warms my heart to see them being used by all...

I would love to get pics of other finished pieces...either to share here or just to see! In case you haven't a booklet, I have them back on eBay too...but it's Wendy's piece I'm ga-ga over...

pre-order MERRIE WYNTER booklet

* Merrie Wynter *

not even a picture tonight...

just a note to say

I'm taking pre-orders

for

my 2nd booklet

of prim designs

for hooking, punchneedle and stitching

this one includes 10

designs

snowmen

a church

log cabin

cats

Santa

and more...

each design will include a little tip

*for color

or

*a dye recipe

or

*finishing ideas

and if you order from the blog

you receive a bonus pattern...

eBay listing will begin Sunday the 21st...

paid booklets

will go ship on Monday the 22nd...

check out previous posts for a picture of one of the designs...

more to follow later this week...

$14.00 including first class shipping

Paypal to kankerdoodle @ aol.com

or

email for check orders..

please remember checks make take a few days to clear...

Thanks so much for your support

and all the great feedback from my first booklet...

after this one it'll be a good long wait

for any more designs...

I need time to hook and punch and stitch

and of course, brush the cats and spoil them a bit more...

The Last Hint....

Close up of Merrie Wynter rug...

colors aren't true...much more gold looking in real life

as you can see

there are at least four different colors

in the outer background and border...

the tree is also assorted wool

adds visual interest...

letters from a green, red, gold plaid

Colors more true in this photo...

trying to make this piece

look very old and antique looking...

snowman will look different when hooked

I can't even hook my own designs as-is!

This link was given by Tana over at Primitive and Rustic group and is a;ways good to have on hand...especially since I get so much inspiration from antique quilts and rugs...

http://www.copylaw.com/new_articles/copy_myths.html

More Snowmen

I can never see too many images of snowmen...they are so inspiring to me...

and speaking of snowmen...

I've been making some ornies for the Merrie Wynter listing on eBay

and have to decide which I can live without...

and hooking on one of the designs, the smaller piece with words

anxious to start on the second one...

it also has trees, sliver of the moon

some fella with a scarf and carrot nose...

holding a...

What is it About Snowmen?

Snowmen just seem to make the world a better place...

because you can feel the joy that went into creating them...

Whether it's one or many snowmen...

Over the years I've made a lot of snowmen...

from fabric...

hooked them on rugs

stitched into quilts

and the dolls and ornies are uncountable...

This year it seems that drawing patterns is my pastime...

so if you'd like to have a

MERRIE WYNTER

think snowmen...

And know that I seem to like the number three a lot...

three snowmen look the best to me...

and three packages if you like second chance offers!

Snowmen

It's almost a tie between the number of cats and snowmen I have hooked...snowmen are such a happy subject for me to hook...this design is from The Woolen Willow...it was that tiny top hat that was so irresistible...

Since then I've drawn up many of my own smiling fellas and hooked away...one reason to always have a big stash of light wool...it's best if you overdye it in a mottled way using gray and drab browns for some muddy and dirty looks...will be posting recipes and suggestions in the future for dyeing snowman wool...

My First Hooked Rug

This is the first rug I actually finished...had started a different one and then was lucky enough to have a workshop with Emma Lou Lais...this is her design and hooked in a six cut...the border doesn't show up well in the photo but is a great plaid with lots of interest...

Snow People Quilt

This one is coming down from the living room wall today...another prized item hand appliqued and stitched by my mom...patterns by Curtis Boerhinger (sp??)...each block has so many little details...

Up close of the May block...grandma's name was Pansy and this is my favorite block...