Sunday, December 31, 2017

Happy New Year ~



Many thanks to all who read my blog, leave comments, send emails and share your friendship with me.  It is why I continue to blog :)

Since I will have no more company this Christmas season, I started taking down the decorations today, a couple days earlier than normal  I am so thankful it comes down MUCH more quickly than it goes up.  Of course I could not get through the season without breaking an ornament and of course it had to be a really neat vintage one from my patriotic tree :(


A couple fun things I received this Christmas.  Eggplant ~ a gift from my brother and his DSO ...


. . . and from hooker friend Karin a salt glaze Santa to add to my growing family (tall one on the back right) . . . 


and this wonderful, vintage boot.  Now that I have two of the mache boots, I think it is the start of another collection :)


Tonight will be a quiet evening spent with DSO.  Just the kind of New Year's Eve I love.  I did not finish my hooked Santa mat, but did start on the urn.  So I will spend the evening pulling a few loops, sipping some wine and spending time with my sweetie and of course Ernestine.  Perfect.

Happy, happy new year, my friends.


Thanks so much for following along on my blogging journey.
Pug hugs :)
Lauren

12 comments:

Fran said...

Happy New Year Lauren!

marie said...

Happy New Year to you and yours. I love reading your adventures in hooking, I hope to get more done myself in 18.

Saundra said...

I love Eggplant!! Sometimes I wish my doll making mojo would come back BUT that hook is glued to my hand.

Enjoy pulling loops.

acorn hollow said...

Happy new years
cathy

WoolenSails said...

Fun gifts and wonderful collection of Santas.
Happy New Years!

Debbie

Judy in Missouri said...

Love your collections! I just joined your blog recently as I moved my creative focus from quilting to Rughooking and am really enjoying your posts. Keep up the good work.

NMK said...

Happy New Year !!! I always enjoy seeing your posts.....

Julie - My Primitive Heart said...

Hi Lauren,
Such fun gifts and so nice to add to your collections!! It is always such fun to visit and read your posts and I am always inspired! Thank you for your many visits and comments to my blog this past year and for your friendship!! Looking forward to what 2018 has in store!! Happy New Year!!
Heart Hugs~
Julie

Mugwump Woolies said...

Happy New Year! Great collection of Santas!
Robyn

Julia said...

Happy New Year Lauren. Wishing you all the best for 2018. I love your salt glaze Santas.
Hugs, Julia

Farm Girl said...

Happy New Year Lauren. I hope your 2018 is awesome!

Jennie in GA said...

Sounds like a lovely way to bring in the NY. Nice additions to your growing collections. I have a few salt glazed Santas and I love them.