Poppity Pop Pop Pop

 

Just about every day I do some sort of crafting.....It is my therapy and brings me lots of pleasure making something with my hands.  I finished these needle punches into little memo book covers.  Some have wool yarn around the edge and some have a heavy jute sewn around the edge. 

Needle punch pins overflowing finished with wool on the back and a pin sewn securely on.  Snowmen, Gingerbread men, Pumpkins, Birds, Christmas Trees, and more!

 

 

I wanted to try dyeing some wool yarn purple and came up with this color.  A quick oxford punch for Halloween!

 

It has been such a different July with several different days of rain and more on the way this week.  We are certainly counting our blessing!

 

We have a little surprise to share soon :)

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger

Woolly Welcome and A Milestone!

I just love how this punched "Welcome" turned out.  Wool threads got to love them.  We will be offering hand dyed wool threads for needle punch coming soon!

 

 

Mmmmm....strawberries!!!  More punches :)

 

 

Now it is so hard to believe but this little bundle of joy is turning 1 today!

My heart is swelled beyond measure for  this sweet lil' gal!

 

She has been such a good natured baby....lots of smiles and so full of happiness!

 

 

Sloan's very first day to meet his new cousin!  He tells everyone that he sees that Eva Mae is his little sister.  She calls him Bubba so I'm betting they will grow up  being  as close as a brother and sister!

 

 

 

 

We are planning to take a trip to the zoo today and a birthday celebration on Saturday!

MoMo does love her grandkiddo's :)

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger

Punching Along...

This last weekend we spent a few hours in the truck going to Possum Kingdom a big lake located near Graham, Texas.  Along the way and I like to keep my hands busy so on the ride home I worked on punching some needle cases.

 

I spent some time on the porch of the cabin punching, too.  It is a very nice relaxing lake just wish the rains would fall in Texas and fill it back up. 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a view from the cabin we stayed in. 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a great time visiting with Aunts, Uncles, and cousins.  This is my Dad's side of the family.  He had two other brothers but they have already passed away.

 

Still looking good after all these years!

 

I hope each of you will take some time out of your busy days and visit or call someone you love!

 

Happy Trails....Ginger

 

Poppity Pop Pop

 

 

I've been making a lot of noise with the punch needle the last two days.  I have a bit more punching to do on this as I don't like to waste any weavers cloth.  I have a trowel picked out for the Saltbox house scene.  Little scissor fobs will do nicely for the flowers.

 

The warm spring days have turned once again to the cold north winds of winter....I don't mind so much because I know before long the HOT days of summer will be here.

 

 

 

The winds no matter hot or cold dry a newly dyed batch of wool green yarns.  It is a bit of leaf green and avocado just perfect for grass, Christmas trees, and wintery scarfs for snowmen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I added a little tutorial on our Prairie Moon Primitives Blog  for this simple scrappy chair pad.  Hope you come over for a visit!

 

Well it's back to working around the farmhouse and a bit more punching!

 

Happy Trails....Ginger

 

 

It's A KOOL Giveaway!

 

Last week Sloan helped me dye up a batch of wool yarn with some kool~aid.  He is not allowed to use any of my other dyes but when it comes to mixing up a batch of kool~aid might as well let him join in the fun!

 

Well as promised Pati Jane and I are having a giveaway that you will not want to miss.  We will be picking two lucky winners!

So pop over to our shared blog and enter :)

Prairie Moon Primitives

 

 

 

I've been busy creating some new projects along with some tutorials and hope to share those with you soon. 

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger

My Snowman has a first name....

 

My snowman has a first name it's "OSCAR" ....sometimes a jingle just gets stuck in your head!

I've been busy with the punchneedle.

Flower pinkeeps soon and maybe a little mat for the bigger piece.

 

More pinkeeps!

 

 

 

Little Blue Eyes watches me punch some then she wants me to come play so off I go to play with her until we pick up Sloan from school.    I'm thinking by Christmas the lil' toot just might be crawling then I'll sure enough be busy!

 

Am I ready for Thanksgiving well I bought the hams and I'm thinking about dessert :)  My sisters and mom all  bring a few dishes so we usually have a feast!

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger

 

 

A Woolie Week

Just wanted to first say my heart, thoughts, and prayers are with all those affected by Sandy.  Such a sad and hard thing to go through. 

I've been trying to stay off the computer and see what I can accomplish.  I made this goofy bunch of pumpkins some were Frank's patterns and a few I drew up.  They will be put back for next fall.  I can work on fall items all year long and never grow tired of them

 

Then I punched up some needle cases and lined them with wool and made wool pages.

Then some heart ones with wool pages, too and added some  wonderful ribbon I found at a scrapbook store for the ties.

 

Then the dye and the wool yarn was calling to me so.....

 

 

 

I dyed some and some more!

 

I haven't tried much dyeing in the past so a lot of experiments going on.

Couldn't wait to try a little of that freshly dyed yarn.....

 

Of course I spent some time with the grandkiddo's....Miss Eva Mae is setting up and chattering up a storm.  She is the sweetest little girl always smiling. 

 

Sloan comes over after school each day and waits on his Dad or Mom to pick him up.  They keep me hopping but I wouldn't trade it for anything. 

 

Hope you found some time this week to share some time with the ones you love! 

 

Happy Trails.......Ginger

Wool Yarn and A Lil' of This and That!

Hand dyed wool yarn works so nice when it comes to needle punch!
It runs smoothly through my punch needle and I just love how it looks. Looks like the tinest hooking but it is punched!



Isn't Miss Eva Mae growing! She is an absolute doll and is full of smiles. I kept her this afternoon while her momma worked. We spent the afternoon walking around the house and talking of going to the zoo one day. It was just me and her this afternoon as Sloan is with his Mom this week. (Missing my lil' grandboy already) She took a week of vacation days and is spending the whole week with him...bet his Dad wishes he was off work, too!





Slowly loops are being pulled on the Bittersweet. Enjoying every minute of the progress. Do you see my "wool tree" in the background?



Isn't it a handy wool holder? I was talking to a lady at rug camp last month and she said she had one stored away and would like to sell it. Didn't take me long to say that I would like to have one.



It looks very simple to make.


Well I do believe I have a little bit of ADD going on in my life. I just can't seem to concentrate on one thing. I pull loops and punch...then can't wait to paint on something....wish I could channel it all into downsizing my stash of crafty stuff but then again I might NEED it!
More needle punches just about done :)



And then.....I started some more! Next on the list is learning how to dye yarn! Any suggestions are gladly appreciated :)

Happy Trails....Ginger

Friends, Fun, and Treasures!

Lenexa Hook-In(left to right) Chelle, Sher, Me, Sandra, Betty, Pati, and Robin)

We had a wonderful time while visiting in Kansas and Missouri. Our first stop was at Betty's home and you couldn't have asked for a more warm welcome from such a dear friend and her family. Warm glazed pear muffins and pumpkin spice bread was served with iced tea. It was delicious.

Betty gave each of us a book she had covered with wool and each one was different.





It's an absolute treasure that is just priceless in my book! Love every detail of it. Thanks so much Betty!


On the backside of the cover.



Then Robin (Betty's sil) gave each of us a needle punched lil' box. She does such beautiful work. Another treasure that had me grinning from ear to ear. Thank you Robin.

Robin also gave me a beaded needle threader for my punch needle, a veggie dip mix, earrings, and a awesome smelling candle.




Betty also had a package for Sloan to open that she sent with me. He just loved the scooby doo shirt and coloring book.



Inside the package was also a new plate, cup, and bowl with How to Train a Dragon and of course he had to use them for breakfast and lunch today. Thank you Betty and Trinity....Sloan just loved it all.

Okay, I have tons of treasures to share. We not only went to the hook in but hit a couple of antique shops and an awesome shop called American Whatever.

First though I must say I just loved visiting with all the gals in the top picture. It was so good to finally meet Chelle. She has recently joined the eBay group I'm on AAPG and we had such fun getting to know one another.



Betty took time to show Pati how to cross stitch on linen and gave her some helpful hints.




Here is some of the treasures I came home with. Lots of wool, patterns, wool yarn, and a cookbook.

I'll share some of the great rugs that were at the hook-in tomorrow. It was such a fun trip and I enjoyed every minute of it with some really wonderful friends.

Happy Trails....Ginger

Preparations for A Winter Blast!

Amazingly today we had temperatures of 75 degrees....I enjoyed rolling down the car windows and letting the breeze come right on in. It's not without it's consequences though we have had way too many fires. I am really hoping that the winter blast that they are expecting for Monday and Tuesday does bring some much need precipitation...just not in ice form!

Well to prepare for the winter blast I picked up some beautiful wool yarns so my oxford punch needle doesn't get cold! I also got enough fixins for some homemade chicken noodle soup and if the power goes out why we will just have some sandwiches.

I've been counting down the days to the Rock Creek Hook~In held in Lenexa, Kansas. It's always the last Saturday in February and this year we plan on leaving to make our way up a few days early to check out lots of shops and stop by our very dear friend Betty's. It's going to be so much fun I can hardly wait!

I need to clear off the old work desk it's piled up with wool, fabric, and patterns so I can get started on something new!

Happy Trails.....Ginger