tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50489922470705883662024-03-05T17:34:19.561-08:00Hooked on a FeelingHooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-28446078941909952222018-12-31T09:04:00.002-08:002018-12-31T09:06:08.813-08:00I failed. Or did I?<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You may not believe this, but I lost my blog!! Seriously, I couldn't remember the URL for the longest time and for some reason, the search engine didn't bring it forward when I tried searching for it! That's sad, and pathetic. Obviously I google too many things that involve "hooking" in the description.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, failure. Yes. I have failed at my planned project of #18in2018. Why? Well, I could make excuses. But first let me say that I finished another three projects for Christmas, cowls and a sewing piece, but neglected to take pics because I didn't want to post pics to social media and ruin the Christmas surprise. So I think I rounded out at a solid #12in2018. Excuses, well the biggest being that I didn't have a job when I set the goal but I did two weeks in (albeit, part-time). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sometimes in life, or most times actually, it's good to set a goal and fail. Sounds odd? We learn so much from it, and frankly if I hadn't set that goal at all I probably wouldn't have completed <i>any</i> of those projects. So I can't look at 12 finished pieces as a failure. Would you agree? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I feel lighter having these materials and half-made projects out of the way. Yes, there are a couple of glaringly unfinished, aging projects staring me in the face, which may <i>or may not</i> happen in 2019. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have an exciting rug project in mind as well. I've just completed my pre-dyeing for it yesterday. So I intend to jump into it today or tomorrow. I will share some pics as I go along. For now, there's nothing to see here. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wishing you all the best in 2019. Try something new. Set a goal. Fail. It's all good for us. </span></div>
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Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-77511655264062837912018-08-03T10:19:00.000-07:002018-08-03T10:19:31.066-07:00wee #9<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not every UFO completed can be a huge accomplishment. Sometimes it's the smallest project that just eats at you. Every time you walk by it, sitting there waiting to be completed...it's almost like they can speak to you! "Finish me!" "Why are you ignoring me?"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm the first to admit that it's ridiculous that it took months to get around to hemming these jeans. Guilty. As I say though, the smallest projects are sometimes the biggest hurdles. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, they're done. Since it's an item of clothing, they qualify as fibre. Which means finishing this hemming job qualifies as #9 of #18in2018. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many of you may be aware of the project undertaken in New Brunswick, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">L'église historique de Barachois which will be celebrated in 2019. They are looking for 200 hooked cushions to line the pews of the church. The timing is also tied in with the World Acadian Congress in 2019, with celebrations happening in summer 2019. </span><span style="background-color: white;">The 2019 WAC theme is « la Mer Rouge qui nous rassemble » ( "The Red Sea, which unites us").</span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love New Brunswick and have visited this unique, beautiful church in the past for a rug hooking exhibit. It will be an amazing display of hooked cushions from, literally, around the world. If you want more information or would like to see some of the completed pieces, visit the group's <a href="http://xn--l%27glise%20historique%20de%20barachois-epd/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There are specific dimensions provided for the cushions to fit the space, so it's important to register with the organizers and get the details. </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Across the top it says "la mer rouge" and across the bottom, "the red sea". The strait between NB and PEI is referred to as the red sea because the red dirt eroding into the waters sometimes lends it a reddish tinge. You'll see that I've exaggerated that! One of the wools i used was even named "PEI Dirt". Nice to find a use for those wools that never seem to get used. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was a lot of fun to work on, and I'm excited to deliver it in person this August! I'm really looking forward to seeing some of the other finished cushions. They still need more cushion donations, so if you're a hooker go to that Facebook page and sign up! You have until next April to complete and deliver a cushion, and to be a part of this amazing rug hooked endeavour!</span></div>
<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-89992732486197763982018-07-01T10:03:00.000-07:002018-07-01T10:03:45.592-07:00Happy Canada D'eh!!<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No finished projects to report. It's too dang hot to do anything in my "making" room. Of course, that's my excuse that really only covers the last couple of days (ahem) but I'm rolling with it. Actually there is a project almost finished, so maybe a report will be forthcoming soon.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the mean time.... I interrupt this dead silence with a brief hurrah for one of my greatest loves: Canada!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sure, we've had our bad times, we've had our screw ups. Many of them. And we won't forget about them. However, today is about embracing all of Canada, all of our people and saying "you're awesome, every last one of you". </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What I especially love, is every nook and corner of this country. Here's a few to share. Have a great day, everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I sat down at my frame to hook this afternoon, for the first time in a long time, and realized that the piece I'm working on is also a donation. But a very different one. This one will be one of many donated to an organization to mark a special anniversary. I have no ties to the organization, and it's not in my town or even my province. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That got me to thinking about why I like to donate my work, and reasons for doing so. I thought I'd share those thoughts. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. If 10, twenty or a hundred people donate an item that can be auctioned or raffled, just think of the potential! Yet for each individual, it's not too much to ask. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Sometimes you don't have the financial capacity to provide a cash donation, but you might have a finished piece in stock that you can offer, or the materials in-hand to make a custom item. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. It warms your heart to know that you've done something to help someone you don't even know. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. The recipient, whether it be the organization or person for whom the group has fundraised, or just the lucky winner of the auction or raffle, may be introduced to a new fibre art that they've not seen before. They may fall in love! <i>They may find themselves hooked! </i>Or at the very least, they will hopefully enjoy the piece for some time to come. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. It gives the fundraisers something to put on display, or use as an image for getting the word out about their project. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6. You might inspire other artists and makers to donate their work as well. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7. Custom making a piece gives you the joy of thinking about the cause with every stitch made or hoop pulled. You can put a bit of love into everything you do. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8. You give back to your community, no matter how large, and by doing so, encourage others to do so too. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We never know when we might be the ones to need help. Tragedy strikes every day, and it's heartbreaking to see and hear what some people have to endure. If I can take one tiny part of their grief away, then I've done my part. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the case of an organization marking a special occasion, well isn't it nice to give a nod to a great event even if it's not directly part of your own world? It's certainly an opportunity to get to know new people and expand your horizons. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No pics today as the rug on my frame is still in progress. I'll be sure to share it with you when it's done! </span>Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-43860402017852748832018-05-14T10:45:00.001-07:002018-05-14T10:45:11.800-07:00Mistakes, I've made a few<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You haven't heard from me in a while, my apologies. Life's been busy, but who's isn't? I have been slowly working away on a few fibre projects. Seemingly with no finish line in sight.... until today.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I knit a cowl. Twice. Still not right. Long painful story. It'll be done but not for this post, as planned. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Still, I persisted with another project. I'm counting this as part of my #18in2018 because the 50s replica fabrics were purchased in the 90s. I loved them at the time, but had no plan for how they'd be used. When I was looking through my stash for projects suitable for #18in2018, I recognized that these fabrics really needed to be used up and a nice summer quilt would be the perfect plan for them. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So I found a <a href="http://cluckclucksew.com/2013/06/finished-scrappy-summer-and-pattern.html" target="_blank">pattern online</a> that I could use as inspiration, and that would be flexible with the many fat quarters I had. I pressed, and I cut. Then I figured out how I could use those fat quarters in some semblance of order. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I think I started in January or February. Not bad for a quilt turnaround. Not bad for me, that is. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quilting finished today, and photographed on the deck. This quilt will be a snuggly addition to the cottage for cool summer nights. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By no means is it perfect, there are <i>a lot</i> of mistakes. I'm okay at piecing, but really sub-par at quilting on my machine. But I'm a lover of "done". That's what this is.... done! </span></div>
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<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-77332717111899633642018-04-12T06:12:00.002-07:002018-04-12T06:12:23.174-07:00Quick. Simple. Fun.<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a really fun craft to do for a homemade gift, or just to have fun with the kids in your life!! I always try to make gifts, or have a token homemade addition to a bought gift, so I'm always looking for new ideas. </span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />And maybe this isn't a new idea. But we certainly had fun doing it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All you need: craft paint, painter's tape, canvas of any size, scissors, sponge brush(es) or cotton balls.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decide whether you want to tape off a number (4 for the 4 year old!), a letter or several (initials) or a whole name. This is the painstaking part of the project. Take your time to get this looking right. Curves are difficult but do-able. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then have fun with the paint. You can use sponge brushes or cotton balls or something similar. The key is not to get too much paint on your instrument, as you don't want leakage. Don't use water with the paint either.<br /><br />In this case, we found out what the birthday boy's favourite colours were, and that gave us our palette. My daughter painted one, and I the other. They are a bit different, but still work together. We just smooshed with cotton balls, but you could do stripes or any kind of pattern as well. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What number am I at? Lots to do before completing #18in2018, that much I do know! Onwards....</span>Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-32142346554497788882018-03-01T07:23:00.000-08:002018-03-01T07:23:56.403-08:00So...<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or should I say, <i>sew</i>...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">March is upon us and I'm as surprised as anyone. I haven't completed anymore UFOs, but one is almost complete. More news on that later. Meanwhile, I've been sewing up a storm. Yes, I started a new project. But in my defense, it's using up fabric purchased in the 90s so it's not a bad thing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hopefully I'll soon have a finished project to report... of one type or another! Happy March everyone!</span>Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-20328143669711144532018-01-24T13:11:00.003-08:002018-01-24T13:11:55.352-08:00Time to Bloom<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">January isn't normally the time to bloom, at least in this area! Though considering it was above zero on the weekend, that's practically blooming weather compared to what it had been a week or so before. I've made progress on several projects lately. Yes, that means I have many on the go at once. Plus my daughter's science fair project is taking up half my space. Hopefully that will be finished soon!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do love cross-stitching but haven't done any for years. Though a small project, this took a while because even with reading glasses, I could not see the dang holes! So ya, I've been feeling pretty old trying to stitch this. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because of its size, I was thinking I had to hand quilt it, and had started. Barely. Almost two years later, I knew the possibility of it being hand quilted entirely and ever getting finished, was not good. So in the spirit of #18in2018, I decided to see if I could manhandle this sucker through my piddly little machine. So that's what I did. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's not great, but it's usable. Quilting is not my forte, by any stretch of the imagination. I wouldn't want anyone to look at it too closely. </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's a Trip Around the World pattern, with SITD (stitch in the ditch) quilting. </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But you know what? It's done, and it's already been used. And my daughter is happy!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And my daughter being happy that she finally has her new quilt on her bed, well that makes this journey of doing #18in2018 all the more worthwhile. #4 completed by January 16th, people!! That's what I'm talking about! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have before and after pics on my phone. But my phone is acting up.... don't get me started. So I have "after" pics here, taken with my camera. You'll just have to trust me. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You did see the pile of tshirts, so this one can't be argued. Here's the finished (sort of) crocheted rag rug. Before I go further, let me assure you that these tshirts were all past their prime: stains or small holes or otherwise unwearable. Couldn't be donated. I saved them for a while, cut them up (there are instructions available online) and crocheted away. I only say it's "sort of" finished because it wasn't really enough material to make a full rug. When I have more available, I can add to this though so I'm calling it finished for now. The pile of tshirts is gone, and that's what counts. Beautiful it is not. Fun and functional, it is. </span><br />
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<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-53524284119487613802017-12-21T07:46:00.000-08:002017-12-21T07:46:17.975-08:00#18in2018: A Twist<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I may hate myself for this...or at the very least, kick myself. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">#18in2018 is a thing. Officially. And I'm adding a twist. Not only will there be 18 fibre projects completed in 2018. That's do-able, that's only one more than this year, and frankly I did far more than 17 this year. So I figured I needed a challenge. Here's where the kick comes in, literally and figuratively. I will find, with no problem, 18 UFOs (unfinished objects/projects) to dig out, figure out, and finish. Yup, I'm making 2018 the year of extreme punishment. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What led to this insanity? I finished my Christmas projects early. I blame that. So I decided to clean my studio (fancy word for the extra bedroom where I make stuff). In doing so, I discovered quite a number of projects that I had forgotten about, ahem. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So this pile of old tshirts on the floor? A crocheted rug waiting to happen. I best get to that one soon, since it's literally a pile on the floor! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two rugs to be whipped, including a Christmas rug which was finished, um, 4 or 5 years ago (?) and hasn't ever been out for Christmas because it's not whipped. One queen size quilt to hand quilt. Pillows to be made. Oh ya, it's going to be a busy year. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And that's just what I left out in plain sight. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, who thinks I can do it? Anyone up to the challenge? If not, you can follow along with my angst right here. Before and after pics will hopefully be shared throughout this joyous journey. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Is it a leap year? Dang, it's not. </span>Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-2510078030651740092017-12-19T06:56:00.003-08:002017-12-20T06:48:22.073-08:00Making Merry<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Well after months of making for shows and Christmas gifts.... I'm done. Now I have time available for all those other things that seem to come up when you're already at your busiest. Have you noticed that? In the last two weeks, every member of our family has had to go to the dentist, two needed haircuts, we ran out of cat food, library books needed to be dropped off and picked up multiple times, two of us had other medical appointments to make and attend. No worries, we have it handled. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Speaking of making merry, I've started some new traditions in the last number of years. I find that giving is the most rewarding aspect of the season, so I try to come up with new ideas each year. My daughter will be taking gifts for not only teachers this year, and the school secretary, but also the oft-forgotten janitor. We've delivered several bags of food to our local food bank, contributed to the local toy drive, and delivered four boxes of stuff to the thrift store. I also reached out to some old friends that I haven't seen or spoken to in some time. Sent a small something to someone battling illness, and to someone in a new home. We've enjoyed a Christmas concert and some festive TV watching. Baking many treats has been great fun, and now we get to share the fruits of our labour. And now that we've had some snow melt (grrrrrr), I can head outdoors and do some clean-up in the schoolyard or park.</span><br />
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<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-69493246453495388212017-12-11T09:32:00.000-08:002017-12-11T09:32:04.059-08:00For that hard-to-buy-for kid!<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I usually try to make a fair number of gifts each year, if I can think of something appropriate for each recipient. In the past, I used to knit for kids, and to this day every newborn gets an I Spy quilt for their first Christmas. It's a tradition, that I hope people enjoy. Sometimes though you just don't know what to get someone.... but this year I had what I like to think of as a brilliant idea, for two toddlers in our family. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This isn't my usual "making" of a gift, because it was more assembly than construction, but nevertheless it was oodles of fun and easy. I hope that these gifts will be well received. I thought I'd share this here in case you're looking for ideas for kids - this one will work for any young child. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to make as much as I could, so I found a fleece fabric with a penguin print and made scarves and hats. I looked for what I could use for noses, and bought styrofoam cones, which I turned orange using a crayon, and also got alternative noses, otherwise known as orange plastic gourds. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For buttons, I found small clear plastic containers and hot glued the black buttons on them. This way the buttons won't be as likely to be lost, and you can push them into the front of the snowman to make them stay. I did a set of six for each kit.</span><br />
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<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-49392703365484506392017-11-15T06:58:00.000-08:002017-11-15T06:58:26.522-08:00Having sooooo much fun<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Well, I can assure you with all certainty that I have finished #17in2017. In fact, I've probably finished <i>#117in2017</i> !! In other words, much more than 17 fibre projects in 2017. </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">For sure! </span><br />
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<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-381007772254712872017-10-09T16:42:00.000-07:002017-10-09T16:42:18.211-07:00Canada 150<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought this year deserved a patriotic piece to recognize Canada 150. The piece I completed was sold during the summertime. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As it turned out, the lady that bought it wanted some mug rugs to accompany it, for a relative that lives in the U.S. but is proud of their Canadian heritage. So a set of six mug rugs was completed in September. I was glad to have the work, and surprisingly enjoyed the sixth as much as the first! </span></div>
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Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-29293601933989251702017-08-28T11:18:00.000-07:002017-08-28T11:18:02.081-07:00soooo much fun!!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I stumbled on a site with a project using old t-shirts and since I have a lot of them, I decided to make a new kind of rug!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are several places online where you can learn how to cut up t-shirts to get one continuous 'strand' of 'yarn'. You single crochet like crazy and then start with a new one when you run out of 'yarn'. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was only dyeing one colour, so we mixed up my super secret (no one has asked!) recipe for my fave dark red. My rule-following daughter was very concerned about the hazards of working with the dyes and kept her gloves and mask on long after she needed to. So sweet. </span></div>
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<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-41734682236914361662017-06-08T11:10:00.003-07:002017-06-08T11:10:45.706-07:00Ahem<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whoops!!! Time she is a-flyin'!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been busy, needless to say. With what? A million and one little things and one big reno project. All those time-consuming things that you never quite know how they suck up your time. I have been productive but haven't much to show for it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finished a beach bag for my daughter's friend in May. It was done in her fave colours of red and yellow. Do I have a pic? No, no I do not. Why? Ya got me!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just made another one in what we refer to around here as "Gracie blue". And yes, it's for Gracie's upcoming birthday. Shhhhh! Interestingly, my daughter has several close friends that either share her birthday exactly, or are a day or two off. Bizarre! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here's Gracie's bag. It will have a matching beach towel with it, and perhaps a gift card to pick up her beach reading material. Ah Gracie, I do so hope you like it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fibre finish #?? I've lost count. But this is actually two pieces, as Emily's red and yellow one is not available for a photo session. I did actually like how it turned out though, despite the challenge of making red and yellow work. </span><br />
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<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-57816250984259405802017-04-27T10:57:00.001-07:002017-04-27T10:57:14.083-07:00Egads, it's almost May!<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorry folks, I truly didn't forget you! I've been in mass production mode... ha ha. As if one can actually do that. But I have been hooking my little heart out in preparation for vending at a show in early May. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So in fact, I'm confident without even counting that I can claim 17 finishes in 2017, completing my #17in2017 challenge. </span><br />
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<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-78702944900828948962017-03-02T11:24:00.004-08:002017-03-02T11:24:39.337-08:00Marching On<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we march on through winter with glimpses of spring weather here and there, the days seem less gloomy and more hopeful. It was with a warm day at hand, and sun streaming in the window, that I made this over-the-shoulder bag for my daughter's friend. A summer beach bag, perhaps, for a March birthday party. A sign of hope and anticipation. </span><br />
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Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-58298208527350245172017-02-16T10:20:00.000-08:002017-02-16T10:28:53.749-08:00Mea Culpa<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hi all. So sorry for my lengthy absence. I've thought of posting often, but alas haven't gotten around to it. On a happy note, I have been happily hooking and hooking more than usual. It's certainly a tonic for these cold, snowy days. A two week or more stint of fog in January was difficult, but made more enjoyable with hook in hand. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Will you join me this year to complete #17in2017? As I did last year, I will endeavour to complete that many fibre projects in the calendar. I dare say I've already got a few to report. Let's see what I can share. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ah yes, first I must admit to thinking that I didn't have any blue wool in my stash. I decided that one of my storage spots was beyond embarrassing in its messiness, so I pulled everything out two days ago and re-organized. As you can see, I have some blue to use (gulp). Especially considering one of the drawers beneath this space is also full of blue. </span><br />
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<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048992247070588366.post-30927265385291306792017-01-15T08:14:00.003-08:002017-02-16T10:37:44.180-08:00Perspective<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I stepped into the shower at 10:39 a.m. this Sunday morning, my main thought was that I hadn't gotten anything done yet today. Imagine not getting into the shower until that time - ridiculous! No housework or other work done... so frustrating.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then, as always happens in the shower, my brain went somewhere it doesn't go outside of that "box". The word "perspective" flashed through my mind. I realized that I had helped my 10-year-old with her Science Fair project and her homework this morning; fed, cuddled and scratched the feline; hugged and smooched the kid and hubby.. How could I say I hadn't gotten anything done? I had in fact done that which is most important.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In past years, I have sometimes taken part in the One Little Word movement. This year, nothing came to me and it felt forced so I hadn't embraced a word to guide and steer me through 2017. I think that my word found me today. Perspective. Something I desperately need. I'm always about the "getting things done".</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always happens in the depth of winter, we have had news of deaths from those in our lives. Thankfully for us this year it hasn't been anyone in our immediate family, but the heartbreak that others are suffering is no less significant. From 45 to 99, people we know have slipped the bonds of earthly life and headed to a new perspective that we know nothing of. These deaths remind me of more poignant (for me) losses from years past, renewing the pain and sorrow that accompanies each. I wonder if I'll still be counting how many chores I've completed on the day I die? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, perspective is what I need. A goal for 2017. We'll see how I do.</span><br />
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<br />Hooked on a Feelinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06366516523876978107noreply@blogger.com0