Right on Schedule ~

 ~ to leave in the morning for a quick hooking get-away in Millersburg.    Meaning . . . I have not yet packed.  The hooking is good to go, but not other "necessities".  The day has vanished in to thin air.  I was hoping I would not need to go water outside, but our thunderstorms never materialized.  Our rain consisted of the concrete not even getting wet.  ARGH!

So . . . I leave you with this and hopefully will have some hooking to show upon my return.

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Lauren

Leaves of Three ~

 

Once again a few poison ivy plants were creeping under the fence from the neighbor's yard.  I finally decided they must go!  I donned disposable gloves, tore it out and headed in the house to thoroughly wash my arms with dish soap.  I thought I was good.  NOT!!!  Thankfully I found the prescription cream leftover from last year so hopefully I can get some relief.  And to think when I moved here 20+ years ago I tore so much out without issue.  Our bodies sure do change as we age 😩

I am still just spinning my wheels.  Have not had hook in hand.  A  few more things are made for Sauder but not nearly what I hope to accomplish.  I guess I just need to accept that it is what it is and to stop stressing over it.  BUT . . . I will get a three day break this week when I head off to hook in Millersburg.

Here is a sampling of pumpkins on old coverlet pieces.  I have ten done but hope to make more.  They are so simple but take more time than I care to admit.

I bought a little birdbath the other day.  A fun addition to the yard.  There is a local guy who does stone carving.  I hadn't stopped in a few years and his skills have gotten better and better.    

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Lauren

Nary a Loop . . .

 . . . has been pulled in forever.  As usual, I am having a hard time keeping up with life and yard and trying to make things for rug week vending at Sauder Village in August.  This is what my dining room table . . . aka craft room table . . . has looked like for weeks.  Ack!  Good thing I live alone because even I can't stand the chaos.

I had to add a card table at the end to hold it all.

So . . . with no hooking happening, I will share a few more flowers blooming in the yard.

I wish I was like Julia and knew the names of the daylilies.

I am simply amazed how quickly a stray hair can emerge 😛

Happy Saturday.
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Lauren

God Bless America ~ Land that I LOVE!

 

~ GOD BLESS AMERICA ~

XOXO

Lauren

Love Birds ~

I have made a (very) little progress on Love Birds.  I am trying to hook a half hour a day and I even have a hard time finding that much time to spare 😖

Saundra recently posted about using "ugly" wool and how wonderfully it can hook up.  Sally chose this wool and my first reaction was butt ugly.  But I love the way it hooked up!  It is in the triangle area to the right of the wool.  (Someday . . . sigh . . . I would love to learn to take better photos to capture the true colors of the wool.  The wool is darker than it is showing.)

A little more about the fragment rugs.  Several of you commented that you could not see anything special/different about the rugs.  When you actually view the rugs, you can see that they look O.L.D. and the feel is something you would not believe.  They are so soft and supple.  They just have an old look/feel to them.

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Lauren

Sally's Rugs ~

Here are some of Sally's rugs she had on display.  They are so much better in person 😉

The first three pictures are of a technique called fragments which is a way of hooking that makes the rugs look a hundred years old.  Sally teaches this . . . she purchased the rights from Carole Weatherman who developed the style.  You can only buy a kit if you have taken the class.  **It is top secret** and the technique is not to be shared.  One day I hope to take a class.

This is Lulu Reindeer.  Every loop has been clipped.  If Sally told us why it is called that, I sadly don't remember.

I am working on Love Birds, but mine is the smaller version.  I hope to have a picture to share soon.

Sorry the pictures are so washed out.  The colors are wonderful in person.

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Lauren

For Saundra ~

I have deleted any mention of this teacher because the teacher is still having a meltdown (4 years later) over me having posted her picture.

Here are projects that were being worked on in class.

I bought this pattern at Cedar lakes rug camp.  This makes me want to hook it!

Two people were hooking the sheep rug . . . one with dark sheep and one with light.

These were the widest hand torn strips I had ever seen.  She said it did not bother her to pull them.  It would have just about killed me!  A proddy border was added.

Saundra . . . this is the Kris star technique you shared on your blog.  It worked out well on the rug.

If my memory serves me correctly, this was being hooked in a 6 cut.  She is a fast hooker!

Two others had to leave early so I did not get pictures of their projects . . . and they were hooking the same pattern.

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Lauren