HORSING AROUND!

I STARTED HOOKING ON THIS HORSE RUG

FOR OUR BEDROOM ON MONDAY. I CAN'T SEEM

TO PUT IT DOWN SO WILL GET IT DONE THIS WEEK.

IT'S A GOOD SIZED ONE BUT I'M USING 9 CUTS

SO IT'S GOING PRETTY FAST.

I USED AND ANTIQUE COOKIE CUTTER FOR

THE HORSE SHAPE.

THE BIRD WAS INSPIRED BY AN ANTIQUE PIECE

OF NEEDLEWORK. SORRY THE PICS ARE SO DARK

WE GOT 18" OF SNOW YESTERDAY WHEN I TOOK

THEM SO THE LIGHTING WASN'T SO GOOD.

HERE'S THE PICNIC TABLE ON THE BACK DECK

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. WE HAVEN'T SEEN A SNOWSTORM

LIKE THIS ONE FOR YEARS. I HAD TO SHOVEL THE DECK

OFF TWICE YESTERDAY TO KEEP UP WITH IT. AND IT

WAS THAT WET HEAVY KIND OF SNOW SO THIS

ALMOST 55 YEAR OLD WAS PLUM TUCKERED OUT!

HOPING EVERYONE HAS A MOST WONDERFUL DAY.

I'M HOPING TO FINISH MY RUG THIS WEEKEND SO

LOOK FOR A COMPLETE PICTURE THEN.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

RUGS FOR BED STEPS

WELL FINALLY I HAVE FINISHED THE

RUGS FOR ZOE'S BED STEPS!!

IT TOOK ME A WHILE IN BETWEEN

OTHER THINGS TO GET THEM DONE. I

JUST HAD THE TOP ONE TO DO AND

WAS DETERMINED TO GET IT DONE THIS WEEKEND

SO I DREW IT UP ON SATURDAY AND STEAMED

IT BEFORE BED LAST NIGHT!

THE ZOE RUG ON THE TOP WAS ADAPTED FROM

A PATTERN BY PAT CROSS IN HER BOOK

SIMPLY PRIMITIVE. I WAS THINKING I WOULD

DO A HOUSE TO KEEP THE THEME IN OUR BEDROOM

GOING BUT JUST COULDN'T QUITE FIGURE OUT

WHAT ALL TO PUT ON IT. THEN I LOOKED THRU

MY RUG HOOKING BOOKS FOR SOME INSPIRATION

AND PAT'S PATTERN JUST SEEMED THE PERFECT FIT

FOR WHAT I WANTED TO DO.

AND HERE IS MISS ZOE, QUEEN OF HER

BED STEPS! NOW I'D LIKE TO HOOK THE

HORSE RUG FOR THE FLOOR NEXT

TO THE BED STEPS. I SHOWED A GLIMPSE

OF IT DRAWN ON LINEN IN A PREVIOUS POST.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE HAD SPRING LIKE

DAYS ALREADY BUT WE ARE STILL HAVING WINTER.

ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN A MILD ONE THIS YEAR.

WE ARE GETTING SNOW TODAY AND TOMORROW

OFF AND ON. IT'S SO PRETTY COMING DOWN

GENTLY. I LOVE TO TAKE A WALK WHEN IT'S LIKE THAT.

WISHING EVERYONE A MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

SOME FINISHES FOR OUR HOME

FOR SOME TIME I'VE BEEN WANTING TO STITCH

A LITTLE SAMPLER FOR UNDER A SHELF/CUBBY IN

OUR BATHROOM. IT HAD TO BE SMALL AS

THE SWITCH PLATE IS VERY CLOSE.

I WANTED IT TO GO WITH THE REDWARE AND

LITTLE OLD BROWN CROCKERY JUGS I

HAVE ON THE SHELF.

I THINK IT ADDS A NICE TOUCH, DON'T YOU?

LAST MONDAY MY FRIEND KATHY AND I GOT

TOGETHER TO START HOOKING ON OUR SILLY CAT

RUGS BY THE WOOLEN WILLOW.

KATHY BOUGHT ME MINE FOR CHRISTMAS AND

GOT HERSELF ONE TOO SO WE COULD DO THEM

TOGETHER, OR AT LEAST START THEM TOGETHER.

I COULDN'T STOP HOOKING ON MINE LAST

WEEK AND GOT IT DONE! IT WAS FUN AND AN EASY

ONE TO HOOK. I DID IT IN 9 CUTS EXCEPT FOR THE

ONE ROW BORDER WHICH I DID IN 9.5 CUTS.

I'M THRILLED TO HAVE A FALL QUILT DONE WAY

AHEAD OF TIME! EACH YEAR I INTEND TO GET SOME

RUGS HOOKED FOR FALL AND BEFORE I KNOW IT FALL

IS HERE AND IT'S TOO LATE SO MY PLAN THIS YEAR

IS TO KEEP HOOKING FALL RUGS IN BETWEEN OTHER

THINGS SO THAT WHEN THE SEASON ARRIVES I'LL

HAVE SOME NEW RUGS READY TO DISPLAY.

I HOPE I CAN STICK TO THAT!

HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

PHM UPDATE TODAY!

GOOD DAY EVERYONE! TODAY IS THE UPDATE ON

THE GROUP BLOG I'VE JOINED,

PRIMITIVE HANDMADES MERCANTILE!

ABOVE ARE MY OFFERINGS.

TO FIND OUT MORE PLEASE VISIT AND

CHECK OUT THE GOODS BY ALL

OF THE WONDERFUL ARTISANS. I'M SURE

THERE IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD JUST

LOVE TO HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

HEARTS FOR YOU!

WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

SOME PICS OF HEARTS AROUND OUR HOME.

TWO RUSTY HEART COOKIE CUTTERS. LOVE THEM!

MORE COOKIE CUTTERS

FROM A LARGE SAMPLER.

FOR MY FRIEND HEART BY MY FRIEND TINA WOLTMAN.

BLACK WAX HEART....A GIFT FROM MY FRIEND JUDY

LITTLE PINKEEP AND BLACK DOLL BY JACKIE SCHMIDT.

BOTH GIFTS FROM MY FRIEND KELLEY.

LITTLE FRAMED STITCHERY MADE BY MY FRIEND

JUDY.

AND HAPPY 36TH ANNIVERSARY TO MY BELOVED.

I PRAY WE HAVE MANY MORE YEARS TOGETHER.

MY HEART TO YOU THIS DAY.....

LORI

TO BE OFFERED SOON....

ABOVE ARE TWO ITEMS I'VE BEEN WORKING

ON FOR THE

PRIMITIVE HANDMADES MERCANTILE

UPDATE WHICH WILL BE NEXT FRIDAY,

FEBRUARY 17TH. THE SHEEP PN IS INSPIRED BY

AN ANTIQUE HOOKED RUG. THE CROSS STITCH IS

AN ORIGINAL DESIGN AND WILL BE MADE INTO

A SLEEVE TO SLIP OVER THE FRONT COVER

OF THE OLD SCHOOL BOOK PICTURED WITH IT.

I'M HOPING TO GET AT LEAST ONE MORE ITEM

DONE FOR THIS UPDATE SO PLEASE CHECK BACK

THE END OF NEXT WEEK TO SEE WHAT I'LL BE OFFERING.

WE HAVE MANY WONDERFUL ARTISAN'S THAT

WILL BE OFFERING PRIMITIVE GOODS OF EVERY KIND.

OUR THEME FOR FEBRUARY IS SHEEP, PRESIDENT'S AND SPRING.

I HOPE YOU CAN VISIT US TO SEE ALL THE NEW

ITEMS OFFERED. THE LINK IS IN THE UPPER LEFT OF

MY SIDE BAR.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

COTTON STASH

I KEEP MOST OF MY COTTON FABRICS

IN THE PIE SAFE IN THE HALLWAY

BUT I DO HAVE TONS MORE BROWNS AND

ALL OF MY HOMESPUNS IN THE GUEST BEDROOM

CLOSET. AND IN CASE YOU WERE THINKING THIS

CUPBOARD IS ALWAYS THIS TIDY.....NO, IT IS NOT!

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI