Betty's Suggestions for fillers

 Betty always has great articles here is another one. 

This one suggests things to fill your 

 Your pinkeeps, your pillows, your dolls... your crafty goodies?

Thanks Betty

Fillers

Colorado

It looks like we may get our wish to be in Colorado for the summer months. We love to be on our property for the summer months. Watching all the wildlife and just soaking up the quiet. Plus the added bonus of seeing family!!!! Our new job here in Texas should allow us to take the summer off of working. Time for creating over the last year has been very limited due to all of our fun adventures working. Last summer we were working outside of Yellowstone park not far from West Yellowstone. So we played in the park on our two days off a week. Working in distribution for Christmas Trees in Arizona is how we spent the fall and Christmas seasons. This is a very busy season as it starts with the selling of pumpkins for Halloween.

The job we are at now might provide some time for creating once we get all settled in. It is a 24/7 job and we are trying to work out our schedule to cover the hours. We are gate keepers for one of the drill sights in Texas. I have mixed feelings about this but alas we need to work. I also have mixed feeling about selling Christmas trees. But again I need the work and I am glad for it.  

If you are in Colorado and would like to touch bases with me this summer contact me. 

I would be happy to teach dimensional rug hooking.

 Also would like to hook up with fellow rug hookers never Pueblo or Canyon City. Our property is not far from the little town of Westcliffe.

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Witch's Boot Designs

The photos above are of several of my witch's boot needle punch designs. 

I am working to get these into pattern form. 

I also have several other designs in the works for this series.

Lizzy Beth Bunny

 

Many people have asked that this be made into a pattern.

I hope to make this happen next month.

Bunny Lizzy Beth is a 14 ½” tall hand rug hooked free standing doll.

Here is a needle punch version of this sweet doll. She was a lot smaller. 

SOLD

Rug Hooked Cat Purse Pattern

Rug Hooked Cat Purse

Been working to get this pattern written so I can share with all the cat lovers who have a 

passion for rug hooking. This cat purse is approximately 9" wide by 7" high. These measurements do not include the cat tail handle. This is a paper pattern with lots of pertinent photos to help you create your own cat purse. Hints for how to create your own unique cat purse based on a cat of your choice. Detailed instructions are included for how to assemble your cat purse. 

Note this is a rug hooking project not latch hook. You need to know how to rug hook to create this.

 

Cost $14.95 free shipping USA

contact me for out of USA purchases.

If you would like me to make you a purse from a photo of your cat email me.

Rug Hooked Cat Purse Pattern

Today finds me finally working on the instructions for my Rug Hooked Cat Purse. 

I am including a lot of directions in how to make this purse your own. If you have never purchased one of my rug hooking patterns then you need to know that I include a lot of photos in my patterns. My motto is photos speak far louder then the written word. I am a visual person. Thus the photos. I am adding directions on planning your own personal cat purse. My cat is a black and grey tabby. Maybe yours is a Siamese. I am explaining how to achieve your own cat purse. Isn't that part of the fun of rug hooking taking something and making your own personal hooked piece from it. 

Not sure when the pattern will be on the market but I hope real soon. 

Look for it to be out soon.

 

How to Enlarge your Pattern

I like to use my own blog as a place for me to file how to things so I can find them. In doing this I also can share the wonderful things I find along the way. 

I often go to Cyndi Gays Rug Hooking site for help.

Today I learned how to use the paint program on my computer to enlarge patterns so they will print on my computer. Yes I will have to tape several pages together but I am thrilled that I can do this right here at home.

Here is the link to 

How to enlarge your pattern