Kinship in Color and Wool

Hook me up

'Hook me up' by brendabeerhorstshop

Rug Hooking and Vintage and Handmade

Earrring studs ear ... agatechristina $12.00	Hand hooked Wool Ru... ThePumpkinHous... $365.00	PATTERN - Honey Bee... notforgottenfa... $12.00	Gold Lucite Bracele... GoldTentacle $25.00
Rug Hooking Pattern... DesignsInWool $30.00	Tall milk glass hob... thisvintagethi... $19.99	Vintage Extra Large... PurplePincushi... $14.00	Primitive Hooked Ru... N2Hookin $325.00
vintage woven yello... dirtybirdiesvi... $34.00	Hooked Rug Pattern ... Briarwoodfolka... $85.00	Mounted Hanging Pri... wooltown $32.00	Billy Button (Crasp... stoastn $35.00
Hand Hooked Rug Roo... HappyHookersRu... $450.00	Hatching chicks sal... kitschcafe $16.00	Felt hand embroider... myRainbowWorld $19.00	Spring Summer Sunfl... thesimplequiet $130.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

"Have a go -- and experience Color"

I found this great video on one of my favorite blogs --my daughter Rose's Blog! (If you haven't visited her blog, here is a link and just so you know there is always a link at the top of my blog page just under my banner!) 

I actually (briefly) met Kaffe Fassett in 2003 at the International Quilt Festival in Houston Texas. My friend had a book for him to sign, which he did graciously. What a talent -- so creative. I love getting a peek of his studio - it is full of eye candy and a bit messy! Such a way with color and pattern. My secret desire and hope is to do fabric design again, and Mr. Fassett's work is so amazing and inspiring... Who inspires you?

Enthusiasm

I recently stumbled across this lovely blog. Caroline's rugs are beautiful! her colors and hand-dyed wools are exuberant. Her enthusiam for rug-hooking reminds me of my early days at the craft. I was so consumed with rug hooking my daughter Rose used to tease me -- she would do the old-school hypnotist's wiggly fingers at me and say "rug-hooking - rug-hooking - rug hooking".... If you, - like me, need to infuse a little more enthusiasm into your rug hooking -- this may be just the blog to do it - caroline d.h. 

What is your Heart Aching for?

Sweet little Bumble Bee! Many of us do not realize what a gift it is to have a yard to sit in quietly and watch the bees... When we lived in Brooklyn for a year, we lived on the 5th floor of an apartment building. All grass around the building was off-limits. To sit in a quiet place to watch bees meant traveling to a city park. It still feels so luxurious to have a yard. Sometimes being deprived of something we take for granted makes us realize how precious it is to us. This has been true in my life - and my joy in the garden is the perfect example.

Attain Something Beautiful

Butterfly Garden

The garden is getting a lot of attention -- it's that time of year... I put some petunias in the window box and added Lupines to my Butterfly garden... Transplanted tomatoes and planted some beans... The peas are just about to have blossoms and we have already harvested rhubarb and leaf lettuce and kale and swiss chard that over-wintered... I added a little pond this year too, I want to provide water for bees and butterflies. What an honor to provide nectar plants for our sweet little pollinators -- makes me happy!

Time Lapse

I know I already posted about Rose's art piece "Stationary Transformation" but I have to share this New Time Lapse little film that Rose, Pearl and John Hanson made...

     Rose had cut all the fabric "yarn" beforehand and used a wooden crochet hook carved by her Father... There is at one point a dance going on where one of the dancers lays on the floor beside her... The rug making is a very physical process! Not very stationary at all -- movement limited by the circumference of the rug... which gets larger... there must be a metaphor in there somewhere! The Art Show is called //STAY// - "a show about why we stay where we stay
leave where we leave, pause when we pause."  This Rag Rug is available for purchase HERE!

My Little Pony

This is a photo from around 6 years ago... A my little pony Birthday party is happening... I believe Pearl and Dove set this up. Pearl was 11 and Dove was 6--- Fast forward 6 years------- This is Rain's 8th Birthday Party-- a new My Little Pony era has begun....

Stationary Transformation

Rick and I and Rose all participated in an Art Show called //STAY// last Saturday. Rose did a performance piece called "Stationary Transformation". Rose began a crocheted rug at 5pm and sat in the same spot and crocheted during the whole artist reception -- over 3 hours! Here is a clip and the finished rug is available in her etsy shop -- see the rug in the treasury I made "Sleeping at Grandma's" below!

'Sleeping at Grandma's' by brendabeerhorstshop

cozy, happy, full of good memories, granny chic!

Granny Pillow - Han... olula $25.00	STAY// Blue & Orang... sockmonster $75.00	Home Sweet Home gic... onelittlebirds... $18.50	embroidery hoop wal... SparrowMercant... $50.00
1960s Floral Dress ... SmallEarthVint... $48.00	Vintage Trio of Owl... AtomicAttic $15.00	Vintage Paint by Nu... KikiVintage $32.00	Floral Daisy Mural ... WallStarGraphi... $190.00
Ceramic 60s Mini De... fruitflypie $29.99	Light blue men'... APRILLOOKshop $28.00	Mid Century Lamps P... VintageModernD... $395.00	Indoor/Outdoor Recl... EcologicaMalib... $180.00
Little Heart Pie Bi... OldTimeFavorit... $24.00	Nautical Fish Brooc... paleorama $18.00	Vintage Cat eye Eye... Vintage50sEyew... $89.00	Cute Basket Purse -... StarBags $43.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio

Real Birthday

Today is Rain's Real Birthday! She had her party on Friday night, but today she turns 8 years old. I started rughooking in February 2000, Dove (by the stainless steel bowl) was 5 monthes old. Grace and Rain had not yet been born. A lot of my rughooking friends remember my pregnancies for Grace and Rain. Both of whom made appearances at hook-ins. It is easy to see how time passes as you watch a child grow up....
Now my youngest is 8! Happy Birthday Rain Song!