Sauder ~ Part Three

Today I will share some of the exhibits, starting with ~

The Special Exhibit ~ Island Life ~ Old & New

Main Exhibit ~ Fusion

Three Dimensional ~

~GROUP EXHIBITS ~

Frost Orientals ~

Farm Animals ~

Hooked Purse Challenge ~

The View from My Window ~

That's it for today, friends.  So much more to share if I can get me act together . . . sigh.

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Lauren

Sauder ~ Part Two

I had intended to already have a couple blog posts published about the Sauder rug show, but life gets in the way.  I am still trying to unpack my show merchandise and organize it for the next hook in.  Yesterday was hooking guild and today we went to the county fair.  Days just seem to disappear in to thin air . . . sigh.

If you subscribe to Rug Hooking Magazine, in the June-July-August 2022 issue of the magazine, there is an article about the Heart-Hooked Sisters.  They were a Featured Exhibit, titled Stories in Wool.  I hope you are able to enlarge the text to read about them.  Absolutely fascinating!!! 

Their collaborations are so unique.  Hooking and felting and how they captured their likeness.  Not my style . . . but some of the coolest, most fun rugs I have ever seen.  And can you believe they have not been hooking for too many years?  I believe they said just around 5 years.  They are true artists.

Snow ~ A 4 Letter Word ~ was one of the Group Exhibits.  The pattern is by Lisanne Miller who was also the curator.

 

Since vending, it was difficult to find time to peruse the rug show.  I took lots of pictures, but not sure there is much of a rhyme or reason to them.  Hopefully I can make some sense of them and share much more.

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Lauren

Sauder ~ Part One

I have so much to share but am still unpacking and trying to organize since I will be vending at another hook in in less than a month!

What an experience.  I am so humbled and honored having been asked to vend at Sauder Village during rug week.  It is the Holy Grail of vending!!!

It took us about 5 hours to set up the booth.  Usually we only have and hour or two, but we are thankful we had so much time.  Here we are mid-setup.

Voila!  (Or as some people say, wahla 😁)

Let me just say that it is very dangerous vending across the aisle from the Wool Studio.  They had so many older wools I love to have in my stash . . . and then some I just wanted.  It would be nice to know what I have already because I see some I purchased that I have.  Oh, well.  Oh, hell.  (Wool doesn't go bad 😘)  I have NEVER, EVER purchased so much wool at one time!!!

My wool purchases . . . all are from the Wool Studio except for that large orangey/brown check that came from Dorr.  There were many vendors with wonderful overdyed wool, but I didn't dare even look.

The purple is so NOT me, but I thought it would be good in a Halloween rug.

Will share much more in the subsequent posts!!!

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Lauren

Almost ~

    

The Rogue is packed with items that will hopefully be sold!  I think I will have just enough room on the passenger seat for some hooking stuff and my clothes.

I still have to water the plants, take Molly to the sitter, and do lots of other piddly stuff.  BUT . . . I am in better shape than I normally am.  I think that is because I gave up on so many little things I wanted to accomplish.  Oh well.  Oh, hell.  It is what it is.

Wish me luck and hopefully I will have lots to share next week.

Thanks for following along on my Sauder preparations.

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Lauren

Crunch Time ~

I have been working day and night . . . it seems like forever.  Everything takes so much time, or am I just slow?  I have given up on making paisley heart pinkeeps and cross stitch necklaces.  Oh well, oh hell.  It is what it is 😁

My dining room/living room has gone from one extra table to two.

Stuff EVERYWHERE!

I don't do chaos well, and I have been living with it for weeks and weeks.  I am so looking forward to having this behind me, with time to get my neglected yard back on track.  I am (almost) looking forward to cleaning my house.  It is beyond bad.  I am my own worst enemy . . . sigh.

Not sure if I will have time for one quick post before heading out Tuesday morning.  Please wish me and Melissa good luck and plenty of sales to make this all worthwhile.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs 😊

Lauren

Cricut ~

For Christmas, my son J and his girlfriend Crystal gifted me a Cricut Maker.  Initially, I tried to do a few things with it, but with Sauder looming, it just sat there.  I didn't even remember how to turn it on.  Technology and I don't play nice together.  Last night Crystal came and gave me a crash course on making ornaments.  When she was here, I muddled through one . . . but today I had to put on my big girl panties and figure it out.  Normally I write everything down, but this time did not.  Through trial and error, I did it!!!

The ornaments start out like this . . . 

And end up like this . . . 

A few little pinkeeps I made.

We have been so hot and humid.  As much as I dislike those 90* days, I would still take it over winter any day.  As a bonus, a thunderstorm is now passing through.  The rain is most welcome 😀

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Lauren

Damn Deer!

FKA hostas.  NOT deer food 😡

They are even eating the flowers off the top of the lilies 😡😡😡

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😢
Lauren