Valentine Love Birds

With Valentine's Day coming up soon, I decided it was time to make a new Valentine Card Print.  There's something about birds and tree branches that I've always loved, so I came up with this design.  If you would like more information or to see more views, you can visit my etsy shop at: RebasPrints.etsy.com
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!
 

Woven Pillow

This pillow cover was woven on the Kromski, rigid heddle loom. The back side is solid black. The pillow was an old, faded one that now has been reborn. The yarn was a mark down at Webb's store in Northampton, MA and is a bulky, fun yarn with occassional bows of matching roving. Yarns like these are fun to use, the final look is very whimsical I think.

Huggable Horsey Well Appreciated

Opening the box..

Throw it on the floor

Ride the horse, take off the bridle...

Is this really my own horsey?

Love the horsey....

Huggable Horsey

When I heard that a 2 year old in the family loves Nay Nays.., I knew I had to make this horsey. The pattern came from the book Huggable Crochet by Christine Lucas. You can see the other wonderful patterns at her website,  Scare Crow Originals. She sells on Etsy, too. The saddle, halter and reins were added separately. It was one of the hardest pieces I have done, mostly due to assembling all the components to make it actually look like a horse. I think it will work for the 2 year old, and she will probably try to ride it as well. Merry Christmas, little Lyddy.

Seasons Greetings from Dobby Road

Here is the motley crew of four house elves that have been created by 3 women in our crafts group, Kyla, Carolyn and Kristy. We were amazed and delighted to see how the faces all came out differently when we left the pattern behind and went into "freeform". Our other craft group member, Anne, became the group photographer which we now realize is a perfect role for her. She knows her way around the digital camera for sure. No doubt we will capture these creatures of delight in various poses and situations as time goes by. After all... THEY ARE FREE!  They have made one friend already in Carolyn's house, or maybe they stole Deets the cat's favorite napping spot.

Punchneedle Ornaments

Thinking about Christmas theses days and since I was working on a punchneedle project, I decided to design and make some punchneedle ornaments.  Here's a few that I've worked on so far.  Now I need some backing fabric and ribbon for a tie.  Most of all, I enjoy coming up with the designs.  The actual punching takes a while, so my plan of having a lot by a December 1st Craft Fair is probably not going to happen, but at least I'll have a few to add to the other things on my table!

House Elf Gets a Friend

The first house elf, Dobby from the Harry Potter stories, inspired others in our craft group to try their hand at crocheting in 3 D. This is not easy when it comes to making a face, ears, eyes, mouth, etc. The fact that these two elves came out looking quite different shows that working without a pattern can be pretty challenging. There were many rip-outs and re-designs, and there will be more to come. The reactions from friends and family has been mixed. We in the group think they are adorable and others do, too. But we have also heard...."creepy". To know the Harry Potter story is to know Dobby. Dobby is free! .... and will keep inspiring some of us for a long time.

Rustic Tables

Three tables from one board. The table tops were cut from one slab and the legs were added by Josselyn's in Jeffersonville, NH in Sept.Then we stained and urethaned them. Not only does Josselyn's stain and caulk log houses, they build rustic furniture, and rent out cute rustic cabins. Our house will finally be stained and caulked after 8 years! Not bad. 

Dobby Redux

Better photos of Dobby from the internet revealed that he does in fact have...some hair on top of his head.

Printing cards...

With the garden slowing down, I've squeezed in a little time for printing and I'm thinking it's time to make some new Christmas cards.  This design idea came to me while I was out picking tomatoes and couldn't wait to come back inside to try it out!  I'm experimenting with different papers and colors and welcome any suggestions!