Final Piece!

The last piece!  Our wrens and their house.  I know it is hard to see, but there are three wrens here--one is on top of the bird house. I will change/add/delete a few details as I hook, I always do!  But this is now ready to transfer to the backing.

Sunday 9/18/2016

OK, still have one section left to design--leaves to hook and add--and I am still designing the ceiling section. 

For scale, Wade is 5' 11" tall.

I feel kind of lost without a hooking piece to go work on!  But to have accomplished this in 4 1/2 months makes me very happy!

 

And that's all I have to say about that.

New Doll Arrives

I have always loved the dolls made by Izannah Walker.  Of course, even the repros were out of my price range.  I always hoped an Izannah would find her way home to me, but imagine combining an Izannah with my most loved doll medium, hand carved wood--and then imagine her coming to live with me.  Well, I no longer have to imagine, she is now a reality!!

 This pensive, precious little girl may be silent, but she speaks volumes to me.

12 days, just over half done

The cooler, more fall like temps and humidity are really helping me along!

Progress, Week One!

I started hooking this last Friday--

VERY pleased with how much I got done!

 The cooler weather has helped immensely, I have more energy and don't have to sweat holding all this wool in my hands.
I have added myself to this, can you find me?  LOL, not exactly, but I have added a butterfly, who will be purple. Purple butterflies are the symbol of Fibromyalgia, and as much as I hate to let a disease define me, it IS my life. However, you will note she is flying AWAY, not towards the tree, like the other critters.  This is to symbolize that she cannot stay, the day will come when she flies off to Heaven.

Rug Mural Progress!

Phase 3 has been added!  The white leaves are my paper patterns.  I plan to hook separate leaves and tack them to the front. making a more dimensional piece.

It took a solid week to do the drawing, tracing, and transferring of Phase 2, which is the large piece that will hang at the top. But tomorrow I can start hooking it!

  This is the center.......

This is the left side.......

  And this is the right side.

 This is the whole piece, it is 22 1/2" wide at the widest point, and the length is 89". I'm not TOO crazy...............