Our Little Jasper is growing up

I couldn't help myself...had to have some fun in the photo editing department. Jasper, our Brussels Griffon pup is indeed growing up. He is five months old now and is a joy as well as a Holy Terror extraordinaire!!! Is it any wonder I don't get any work done...

Have a sunshiny day!

Susan

Mice Are Nice

 Mice 

I think mice
are rather nice.
Their tails are long,
Their faces small,
They haven't any
Chins at all.

Their ears are pink,
Their teeth are white.
They run around
The house at night.

They nibble things
They shouldn't touch
And no one seems
To like them much.

But I think mice
are nice.

by Rose Fyleman

 maDe yOu sMiLe

Cheerio, Susan

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends South of the Canadian border.

Hugs Susan

New Critters up for Adoption

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A Merry little Christmas Sheep pin-keep.

 This little critter has been lovingly needle felted with sheep's fleece...I then added two tiny glass bead eyes, an embroidery floss nose and distressed fabric ears. To add a touch of color a sweet little seam binding bow was tied around his neck. He sits on his wool felt pin cushion which is embellished with a large Holly Berry, leaves and tiny rusty bells. Last but not least, an aged Merry Christmas tag is pinned to the side. This piece is 4.5 inches tall and the cushion is 6 inches long by 4.5 inches wide. This is not a toy and is intended for the adult collector only.

Price ___ US plus $15.00 for shipping and insurance to anywhere in the US or Canada. Payment by PayPal only please.  
Email me to purchase, I will then send you a PayPal money request. Email me button on upper right of screen.

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A hand-painted wool felt bat with black glass bead eyes, an embroidered nose and chenille stem feet. A seam binding bow sits around his neck. This unique little guy loves striking a pose while he sits on his wool felt pumpkin with hand curled wire vines. This piece is 6 inches tall. This is not a toy and is intended for the adult collector only.

Price is ___ US plus 15.00 US for shipping and insurance to anywhere in the US or Canada. Payment by PayPal only please. Email me to purchase and I will then send you a PayPal money request. Email me button on upper right of screen.

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Have a warm cozy day!

Susan

BLOG SALE CORRECTION TO DATE AND TIME

I MADE A MISTAKE ON MY PREVIOUS POST REGARDING THE DATE AND TIME OF MY BLOG SALE. 
Note - items will be priced at time of sale.

 BLOG SALE (SHEEP, BAT...MAYBE A MOUSE)

NOVEMBER 18TH BETWEEN 3 AND 3:20PM PACIFIC TIME.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE

CHEERIO, SUSAN

TIME ZONE MAP 

New wee fuzzies to share

 

Hello my friends...just wanted to introduce you to my latest creations. These two have been in the works for a while and a third is sitting on my work bench waiting to be finished. I have had a few requests for a sheep so I have tried my best to give you one...hopefully more will be in the works later in the winter season. I just finished ordering a big bag of curly sheep's fleece to needle-felt with so I am patiently waiting for it to arrive. The little sheep above is a Christmas pin-keep with lots of little details such as a red wool holly berry and green holly leaves. A little tag with Merry Christmas is pinned to the side. The cushion is sewn from wool felt and has little rusty bells going all the way around it. Its been a while since I have needle felted...it was fun to watch this little guys character come out as more wool was added on.

And then there is this wee bat...a bat you say...kinda late in the season for bats...I think not. He was a little offended when I told him that folks sometimes put bats out only for Halloween...he said, "That's not very nice to us bats...we actually don't like to be kept in closets and dusty boxes till Halloween comes around...its dark and spooky and just a little stuffy. We like to be out all year...not just on Halloween." So I told him I would make sure he goes to a home that will look after him and treat him like the perfect gentleman he is...with respect and not to put him in a dark stuffy box with no air holes so he can't breath. Well he got all puffed up and spread his wings out wide and flapped with glee....."oh thank you, oh thank you for looking after me!"

A wool felt hand painted bat sits on a white wool harvest pumpkin...and yes...perfectly suitable for keeping out all year!

 Your invited

THESE PIECES AND PERHAPS A THIRD WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18TH BETWEEN 3 AND 3:20 PM (PACIFIC TIME) HERE ON MY BLOG. PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT BY PAYPAL. YOU WILL HAVE TO EMAIL ME TO PURCHASE A PIECE...EMAIL ME BUTTON IS ON UPPER RIGHT OF THIS PAGE.

 PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...thanks for stopping by!

 Susan

Adaption of French Canadian Hooked Rug

I have wanted to recreate this French Canadian rug for quite some time and I am happy to say it is finally finished. This last week I whip stitched the edges, steamed it and gave it a good going over with the lint brush. It is a smallish rug at 17" inches tall x 31" inches wide. I whipped stitched the edges with a variegated colored wool which I think matches the rug quite nicely. I thought this pattern to be rather strange...with those psychedelic colored muchrooms and little daiseys here and there...its almost reminds me of those 1960's black velvet posters you could color in with felt pens...I loved those posters and remember coloring quite a few of them during my summer holidays spent at the cabin.

 This Squirrel hooked rug was featured in this Craft Journal which was published by the Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec quite a few years ago. You can no longer order this particular booklet much to my disappointment...as it seems I have lost my one and only copy. Just a note that I did email the museum to get permission to adapt these rug patterns for my own use.

In May of 2011 I did a blog post on another rug which was featured in this booklet, you can click the link below to see it.

 http://spmousedroppings.blogspot.ca/2011/05/adaptation-of-french-canadian-hooked.html

You can also click here to go directly the Craft journal website.

 Craft Journal

Thats all for now folks but stay tuned as I want to show you all the goodies I received from Paula of Kelmscot Designs...Paula your swap goodies arrived and you were so generous...Thank-you Thank-you! 

Cheerio, Susan