Kinship in Color and Wool

Hooked Flower Pins in Progress

With the Holidays coming I am hooking something cheerful and bright! These hooked pins in progress will soon have the burlap backing around them "painted" with glue to keep it from fraying. Then, I sew on a round piece of wool and a pin back. Most of these are hooked with t-shirt material and some cotton fabric yardage. I find myself whistling "sleigh ride" while hooking these! 

What are you doing to get ready for the Holidays?

shows the Beerhorst family will be participating in:

UICA Holiday Artists' Market: Friday, December 2 | 5–9 PM
Saturday, December 3 | 10 AM–9 PM - more info here

Beerhorst Family Art Show: Fri., Sat., & Sun., Dec. 9, 10 & 11 more info here

Rugs of a different Era

'The history of hooking' by brendabeerhorstshop

rug hooking from the past...

vintage hooked wool... allthebestvint... $49.00	Vintage Hooked Rug.... rubisco $40.00	Fabulous Antique Sh... HILLCOUNTRYHOU... $295.00	American Hooked Rug joeaziz $250.00
early 1900s black r... asundrynotion $95.00	Fabulous Antique Ab... yesterdaysrema... $149.00	Libby Prison Bloodh... RECVintage $19000.00	Handmade rug, floor... cristinasroom $21.50
Vintage Floral Hook... shoptheyellowb... $48.00	Vintage Handmade Br... SavvyFlair $42.00	Vintage Hooked Wool... ralphswarehous... $78.00	soft Vintage Hooked... ralphswarehous... $68.00
100 Years Old Geome... yesterdaysrema... $199.00	Handmade Wool Rug R... LadyRoseTreasu... $450.00	Antique 1930 Large ... violet64 $150.00	Antique HOOKED RUG ... hensnest10 $1250.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Snowmen faces awaiting pin-backs...

Here is one of the snowmen faces I have been working on. It is a wooden disks painted white with glitter. Eyes are paper-punch circles from black paper and the eyebrows and mouth are cut up black rubber bands! The nose is snipped off some little red floral accents. I have the pin-backs ready, I just need to get the right kind of glue. There is something about these retro snowman faces that just gets me....

Got Snowmen on my mind

'Vintage Snowman Love' by brendabeerhorstshop

I have been working on some snowmen pins with a vintage style, here is some of my inspiration. Pictures coming!

Give me an old-school snowman....

Vintage Inspired Sp... OtherSuchNonse... $10.00	CARD "Let it S... PhotographyByA... $6.50	Vintage Flocked Sno... teresatudor $8.95	Custom Listing Snow... triesteprusso $40.00
Snowman Christmas O... saintNICHOLASt... $9.75	Vintage Snowmen Fig... NeatoKeen $24.00	Vintage Christmas O... efinegifts $6.95	Vintage Snowmen Red... VintageTinsel $8.00
Vintage Wood Snowma... yellowfeathr $4.75	Antique Spun Cotton... papertales $7.95	Vintage Snowman , S... GardenBarn $11.99	Happy Little Holida... Carynbay $24.99
Frosty VintageInBloom $14.00	Vintage Snowmen, Fo... BettyAndDot $7.50	These Snowmen are T... Carynbay $16.99	Vintage Miniature W... TinselandTrink... $6.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.