As Halloween approaches, I'm reminded of the fun I've had hooking many a Halloween rug. Most of these were created in my early years of hooking. I've been hooking about 10 1/2 years now. Wo...
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I' ve restocked my Etsy shop with the Fun with Wool booklets. Available at www.briarwoodfolkart.etsy.com New finishes for the New Year! Enjoy!
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I finally have some of these fun critter dummy board kits listed in my Etsy shop. They hook up fast as the hooked size is roughly 9" x 6" and instructions on how to mount the hooked piece onto ...
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I've been missing for many months....why? Life was in the way. You know how that happens, right? Things such as a move to a new home last March, followed by house renovations, a month abr...
http://thegrinningsheep.blogspot.com/2016/01/making-hooking-comeback.html
Oh, so sad, so very sad to report the reality that the Yellow Rose Rug Camp held in Belton TX appears to be a total goner. This is a real loss for a camp that was a great success from 2008 until ...
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Hello to All, Yes, I am a poor blogger and for a long time now I've been quiet. I've had good reasons, if you read the post previous to this one. I am trying to get back into the world...
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This fun picture of Daisy on a rug in progress was sent to me by Lori in New York. It pretty much sums up my relationship with hooking lately: it's still close to my heart but I haven't felt...
http://thegrinningsheep.blogspot.com/2014/12/hooking-hooking-wherefore-art-thou.html
These pictures are from the rug show at Fredricksburg. Sorry about the pic's that are turned on their side. Great work!!! ...
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Here are pictures from the "throw down" of rugs in progress at Fredericksburg. Sorry some pic's are on their side or upside down. I cannot correct this in Blogger. Great rugs huh? ...
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A slice of heaven, yes that's what it was: Two Stars in TX Rug Camp Fredericksburg, 2014. Back in the great state of Texas, I was honored to teach my love of folk art style rugs this past w...
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Can a girl have too much fun (with something else) that she's "off" from rug hooking? Hard to believe, but yes I've been on a fun sabbatical that has made hooking suffer; but I'm working my way...
http://thegrinningsheep.blogspot.com/2014/08/too-much-fun.html
Or is that pondering by the pond? Now that our backyard is nearly complete in changes and additions and ready for summer, I'm spending the cool early mornings pondering in the yard, along with ...
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I'm trying to find a rhythm to hooking again. After going to camp in March I fell off the wagon. Household projects got in the way and then we transitioned into doing backyard projects so we ...
http://thegrinningsheep.blogspot.com/2014/05/still-playing-hookey.html
Hello There! Yes, I've been on a hiatus and missing in action..... again! Thanks to those of you who have emailed and asked if I'm OK. I appreciate your concern about my silence. We were a...
http://thegrinningsheep.blogspot.com/2014/04/looped-out.html
Except for binding, I have finished the E.S. Frost sheep with birds and flowers (antique adaption available through Saundra at Woodland Junction - click on her blog link over in the right column)...
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Linda Long of Texas sent me pictures of two rugs she hooked during our time together at Star of Texas Rug Camp in Tyler, June 2013. This pattern is an antique rug adaption. Linda brought lots...
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I have too many rugs I should be actively hooking, but instead I've been drawing out pattern ideas. This recent drawing flurry is based on going to Yellow Rose Rug Camp in Salado TX in a few we...
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I recently received emails from two wonderful hookers who participated in my class in Ontario Canada last September: Here are pic's from Elizabeth and Sandi. These patterns were developed in ...
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A little more progress on the E.S. FROST SHEEP WITH BIRDS AND FLOWERS, an original design by Edward Sands Frost and drawn by Saundra from Woodland Junction. You can order this pattern here: h...
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For all the NICE people out there, please don't mind me as I send a direct communication to "Anonymous" a mean spirited person who reads my blog. Don't you just hate chicken shit people? Peop...
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I've finished the main background area around Mr. Baaaa. That's the sheep's name so far. It may change, but for now it's Mr. Baaaa. I love the antique black background mix surrounding Mr. B...
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It's hard for me not to tinker with my hooking. By tinkering, I mean reworking parts of a rug as I hook the pattern. I do this quite a bit; more than I'd like to admit. I was loving my shee...
Baaa! I'm back. Back enjoying a rug that I'm working on. This little Baa guy is great fun. At least for now. I can't say I'm going to be singing the same praises once I get to all those...
Quiet, very quiet. Yes that's me for the past couple months. Somehow I haven't felt like "yakking" through my blog. So I'm trying to find my voice again, slowly but surely. Maybe it was t...
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Diversity.... isn't it the spice of life? Diversity in preferences, styles, techniques, approaches to planning, intuition, spontaneity, execution ...... all of these words describe rug hooking ...