Sauder Rug Show ~ part one

I will start the rug show with rugs that will be in Celebrations.  What an honor for these hookers to be included with the best of the best!  (If I missed any, I apologize to the hookers!)

Next I will share the group of rugs that was my absolute favorite exhibit at the show.  It was a group exhibit by the Buckeye Rug Hooking Guild of Central Ohio.  I belong to the guild but did not participate in the challenge.  The mats had to be hooked in a much finer cut than I use.  I knew most of the hookers whose rugs were displayed.  I hope you can enlarge to see how wonderfully they were hooked.  What talent!!!  The small framed pictures were copies from the book.

My inner voice failed me, but not too badly.  I came home with three yards of wool.  Three pieces to replenish wool that I like to have in my stash.  Also two "poison" colors, jargon for a somewhat bright piece to make a rug pop.

It will take me several posts to show all the rugs.  If you are on Facebook, you have probably seen them already.  

I am making myself crazy trying to get ready for vending on Saturday.  I keep finding more stuff to price, but I doubt all the "treasures" I am taking will fit in my 10' x 10' space.  Plus it is going to be stinking hot.  What was I thinking???

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Lauren

Stuff ~ and Sauder Rugs

I am always busy (I have whined about it enough times on my blog), but sometimes I am crazier than the  normal crazy.  To say I am meeting myself coming and going is an understatement.  Since I had so many things already priced from when I vended with Sue a couple weeks ago (and I did not want to just put them back in the basement!), I had the bright idea of having a one day sale in my yard.  Friday.  In four days.  And I will be gone most of Wednesday and at least a half day Thursday.  Plus I want to haul more stuff up from the basement that is not priced.  I won't even think about going to the attic 😬  Wish me luck ☘.

In addition I need to get ready for upcoming hook ins where I am vending.  Two in September and two in October.  Plus get a rather large consignment order together for a rug camp.  ARGH!!!  I know.  I know.  I am my own worst enemy.

Maureen . . . here is a link to Saundra's blog where she explains how to not be a no-reply commenter.  I hope it will work for you.

Now for the first of my Sauder rugs.  The talent displayed is amazing.

Celebration Rugs ~

Lots more to come.
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Lauren

Sauder ~ Part Four

My morning walks around Sauder Village were very peaceful before the frenzy of the day began.

It is so hard for me to blog nowadays.  I blog from my desktop and it is NOT playing nice.  All too often I fight with technology.  My desktop is older but I don't want a new one . . . because there is always a learning curve and nothing is where it was before . . . at least that has been my experience.  I think this machine needs to go to the computer doctor before it get thrown from the second story!!!

Some of you hookers may be familiar with the name Mavis Butterfield.  I've often wondered if that is her real name.  Apparently so.  Her patterns/finished products can be found on Etsy.

Saundra has done a number of posts about Barbara E. Merry.  She was part of the Maine exhibit.

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Pug hugs 😊
Lauren