This 'n That ~

Last evening was hooking at the Farm.  I was hoping to see Andi’s new rug she is working on from a class she took with Katie of Kid'l de Divey woolens, but instead she was working on the cutest little knitted baby hat with bunny ears.  A new to the Farm hooker, Valerie, was working on a footstool cover, using the most wonderful colors.  I was working on Henny Penny but  I only put maybe 6 worms in my hooking bag so I quickly ran out of wool.  Do you think I remembered to take out my camera?  If I didn't remember to pack my wool, why would I remember to take pictures?  Not much progress has been made.

I was the lucky winner of a give-away from Ginger of  Primitives by the Light of the Moon.  No special reason for the give-away ~ just because it was time, she said.  She was giving away a sweet little hooked mug mat and a journal she made with a hand  watercolored cover.   In addition she gave me two of the sweetest  pin cushions, a beautiful piece of hand dyed wool, a heart pin made from a quilt scrap, and a hand crocheted dish cloth & scrubber. 

Now I've never seen one of these before.  It is a sheep "needle nanny".  It is just adorable and what a great idea!  

Even the outside of the box was doodled upon.  I wish I had half her talent!

Ginger, thank you so much for your generosity!  I will treasure my items always. 

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Three years ago yesterday, I took the plunge into blogging.  I had only been reading blogs for a few months and figured I’d give it a try.  I must say I’ve enjoyed blogging more than I ever imagined I would.  I have learned so much and made so many new friends.  I’m amazed how much I’ve rambled on and that so many read what I have to say.  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!  In honor of three years, the first of my give-aways will be for one of my vintage spoon necklaces.  You can choose what you’d like it to say, but I have a limited number of charms (dog related, sheep, sun, cat, sewing machine, knitting needles, eagle)  and the maximum number of letters in a word is about seven.  Monday evening I will pick three winners.  Entering is simple.  Leave a comment on this post only and if you don’t have a blog, be sure to leave me an email address.  You can also send me an email with "give-away" in the subject line.  You don’t even need to be a follower but of course I’d love it if you were :)  {{Please don’t post this on your blog.  It’s just for people reading my blog ~ but of course if you are a new reader you are most welcome to enter.}}  Here are a few examples.  You can enlarge the pic to see them more clearly.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Pug hugs :)
Lauren