Bits of goodness

Last night I was FINALLY able to get up to and hook with some of the girls.

For all of you who have been e-mailing me about "where is Dulcy".....well, she's been hooking and knitting up a storm! She's been having computer troubles so that's why she hasn't updated her blog recently.....she said a new computer is coming soon, so I'm sure she'll have lots to talk about once she's up and running again.

Here are some of the things she's been making....

A darling hooked purse.....

This wonderful hit and miss pumpkin rug.....(I just love that shot of turquoise in with the fall colors.....in the rug hooking world that is what we call "spark" or "poison"!!).....AND she's also started on this sweet rug of pennies from Anita White....

Rita was starting a new project last night.....she started hooking on Maria's "Little Drummer Boy".....I love the colors she's using and maybe next week I'll have some pictures of it to share with you.

Kelly was sewing binding onto this wonderful turkey rug that she has hooked as well as color planning for her next rug....."Magdelina's Crows" from Maria.

Patti had to leave early, but here is a picture of one of Maria's patterns that she has hooked and turned into a pillow....

And this is the rug that she started with teacher Pat Cross when she was at Searsport Rug Hooking in Maine. It's based on the painting that you see above the rug....a painting by her grandfather that was painted on a slate tile......so cool!!!

And what was I doing.....yes, actually hooking! I'm working on this rug called "Gentle Friends" from Briarwood Folk Art. I generally hook in the faces first, but I'm saving his face for last I think.

By the way, Kelly brought me the beautiful flowers that you see at the top and we all shared pet stories and a few tears were shed....what a great bunch of women that I am blessed to be surrounded by.

Go forth and be creative,

Tammy

The simple things

Hint....this is better read with today's music from Madonna on the left...click on it and you can hear music while you read.

I've realized that it's the simple things in life that make me happy.......

...an early morning game of ball with Cleopatra.....sometimes she brings the ball back to be thrown again and sometimes she just likes to be chased.....this morning she wanted to play chase!!!

Finishing up an experimental knitting project that I started months ago....

Just tooling around town with a friend and running across Halloween sights such as this....

So now I started thinking....these are not THINGS....these are moments.....

Go forth and cherish simple moments,

Tammy

Works in progress

I've been keeping busy....a few things in the works that will be on eBay in the upcoming weeks.

Of course these are just the teaser photos :)

I've been knitting.....

...prodding.....

....and hooking.....

Go forth and be creative,

Tammy

Retail therapy

I truly know that buying "stuff" is not a good way to cope with grief, but while shopping for my niece's birthday gift at Target I just couldn't resist these shirts....and at just $5-7....it is totally in my budget.

I'm going to wear this crow shirt to my niece's birthday party today....probably with a long sleeved t-shirt underneath...yes, it's finally starting to cool off here in the Midwest.....thank goodness!

Add some low rise jeans and kickin' pointy boots and it's a hip/casual ensemble.

Then I also got these to wear closer to Christmas....I know, it will be here before we know it and I haven't started shopping yet.

yes....these were just $5 each and chock full of bling!!!

Here is the bag of goodies that I'm taking to Madison today.....so girly and frou-frou!!! Don't forget....it's all about the presentation!

Go forth and be creative,

Tammy

A heavy heart

I don't even know where to start........

my best-est buddy,

my foot warmer,

giver of endless amounts of love,

running after squirrels and rabbits

and my goofiest dog ever is no longer here.

I'm just so angry and sad.

I know we did the right thing, but doing the right thing doesn't make it hurt any less.

I was told it was tonsilitis and an upper respiratory infection.......

but she just was NOT getting any better.....

.....she's such a young dog....just 2.

Then we went for a second opinion and her x-rays had gotten soooo much worse in just a weeks time......

....cancer....

spread all through her lungs.

Tumors the size of her heart.

Poor baby....moaning, uncomfortable, not eating...

it was time to send her to a better place.

I will never forget you Truvy.

Harvest pillow

Another pillow!

This one is prodded with all of the colors of the harvest. I just love prodding! The ripping of the wool, working this out on my lap rather than a frame...seeing it progress so quickly and use up so much of the odd pieces of wools from old projects and lots of my recycled stash!

My husband loves this pillow so I will be making more. This one is headed to eBay!

Click here to go to the auction.

SOLD!

THANK YOU!

Now it's on to the next creation!

Garland!

Go forth and be creative,

Tammy

Oops! I did it AGAIN!

I fell in love with yet another pattern by Maria of Star Rug Company!!!
This is Miss Matilda and I just love the way she turned out!

Yes, the fascination with making pillows continues!
I tried to hook her in colors that my niece, Madison, who just turned 9, will love. Her favorite colors used to be pink and purple, but recently she informed me that now her favorite colors are orange and black. No pink in this but I hit all of the other colors!
I think from the back you can appreciate how BRIGHT that orange really is....almost neon!!

Go forth and be creative,

Tammy

Autumn in the Ozarks

Autumn here in the Ozarks can be quite spectacular......crisp air, fall leaves swirling about your feet as you walk...the first smells of smoke coming from the chimney.

I love autumn and wanted to commemorate those feelings with this pillow.

Yes, it's a bit outside the box....definitely nothing boxy here.

I love it's organic free form shape.

It is now available on eBay here.

Go forth and be creative,

Tammy