Sheepy Day

Rushing to get these two sheep done,  tomorrow night I will learn how to sew the pattern together,  they must be on the burlap nose to nose to get the right fold over 'I'm assuming?'

Learned a lesson quickly after the first side, don't do all the swirly circles all at once if you are using larger wool because you have to go back pick and find the missing holes and with this pattern being stuffed /  wool packing would be the key. Minimal Holidays are allowed on this one as with a purse pattern. 

My little sheep will have legs very soon and ears.

Nancy's Rug Display at the Fibre Arts Festival 2010

Nancy's Rug Display at the 2010 Fibre Arts Festival,  if you are wondering about the layout of the display the biggest difficultly was the fact that this was a Church Building with 'very' low lighting and alter chairs and religious area layout. So we moved the chairs around and tied strings to the rugs to show her larger patterns, with smaller rugs on the alter, laying on longer tables and along the floor of the main area.

Festival This Week, Fibre all the Way

This is the week of the Annual Fibre Arts Festival here in Amherst Nova Scotia,  my mother Nancy Burke is displaying her rugs today so it was a busy few days this week as she never finishes whipping most rugs -- not that I never finish anything either.

The WebSite of Events is http://www.creda.net/fibre/ 

I didn't get to attend any of the workshops this week as it's too busy at work and I was out of the office most of last week so that would be double inappropriate. Little pic. from last year's festival at my purse workshop with Jennifer Manuell   :-(

P.S. the purse still has no handles  LOL

Hit or Miss Day

Hit or Miss Rug is starting to come together, as most hookers know this is the perfect pattern for extra worms. 

Supper twice this week was a large pan of scallops, I split the package and cooked them two different ways.  ummm  I wish fresh scallops were on the weekly meal plan more often. 

My little lucky bamboo plants is just growing like crazy, I have to re-pot him this week, I think he likes the new dining room finally got the curtains hemmed and hung. And the mirror to open the space up more.

Mommy's Little Helper does WallPaper Removal too

Libby and I did more wallpaper striping last weekend,  I think there was a sale on wallpaper paste that year.  Libby patiently watched as I slowly striped layers and layers of wallpaper. She flopped in the wet sticky wallpaper with Mr. "Dirty Piggy" her favorite toy. 

Open Sesame - The New Door

I picked up this door back in the spring for an excellent price marked down.  And the combination lock was purchase for my Birthday.  So finally the new door is in, the patio is on and I started to cosy up the Side Entrance with some raised Flower Beds.

Sail Boat rug updated this week

Momz Wool help design this SailBoat pattern for a client, the hooker of this rug was in to pickup some additional shades of white and beige for the sails, with the ocean water being done in a very unique aqua blue shade being complimented by an extremely light sky with a few soft clouds. I've heard this rug has been completed and I will update if this lady comes back to the shop for a visit.

Come play in My SandBox

Want something fun for your family and friends to do at your house. Or, do you have a business where clients are sitting and waiting for a few minutes,  build a Zen Garden, just use a small flat tray with some type of artificial sand , in it place shells and stones from the beach, or anything that you can find.  I slipped in an old penny, and a few pieces of shiny custom jewelery for mystery digging.  Quote: The philosophy of Zen Gardens is to bring health to people, to harmonize our life, and to return balance in nature. In addition, our philosophy strives to perpetuate the co-existence of human beings and creatures as part of the universe.

The kids in the house love to play in it, as different people come and go in the house you will find different patterns and people's collections in the sand with the stones piled into unique settings.First thing you have to do is set the rules for the kids, NO HAND in the sand or it will be all over the floor.