Saturday, August 20, 2011

Hello dear friends…

I think Fall is finally looking to come around soon!
The morning and evening air is wonderful with 50+ temps
so nice for sleep and then getting the day started.
Hope you are having great weather too – it was certainly
a hot and stormy Spring and Summer that’s for sure.

I’ve been trying to stitch orders and design
some new Fall designs but it’s slow going.

I did make a Whimsical Mr. Jack Penny Mat
And to my surprise they are selling fast…I put them on my
site on Friday and I can’t keep up!!!
You can click on the sidebar picture to the left
and it will take you to the page.
Jack Mat 1

And then there’s one of my favorites…
Roly Poly Snowman…again you can
find this on my website

Snowman runner website
Better look of design
Snowman runner closeup website

Last week I saw the most incredible Dragon Fly – never seen one like this before have you…I’ve seen them with plain or solid wings but never ones like this.

I took the first one and the wings didn’t show up enough so Doug held up a piece of paper on the inside of the screen – anyone seen one like this???
- view from his underside-

 dragonfly 2

dragonfly 1
Front
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I meant to say a huge Thank You back in July to a good friend from PA,
Linda and I met a few years back…long story but we have
been friends since even though we only see each other probably
once  a year – well she had sent me some beautiful gifts for
Christmas and for my birthday in July…

This is a darling casserole dish and when I first met her
she brought along a beautiful set of chafing dishes.
All of these are the Temp-Tations line from QVC.

I love the cheerful Sunflower designCasserole dish 2

Casserole dish 1

At Christmas she sent these darling snack sets – which I use often.

Snack Set

We used them on Christmas morning with our
‘traditional’ Cinnamon Rolls and milk
Plate closeup

I have been remiss in posting these pictures so I just want to again say
Thank You Linda…you are the best.

 

Last week I ordered some raw wool from a ‘forum’ friend, Pam from http://www.shadetreeprimitives.blogspot.com/ and http://www.picturetrail.com/shadetreeprimitives – it’s just beautiful,
the nicest color a mixture of dark Brown and Black.

Bag of wool

New Wool 
I would like to wash it and then try ‘felting’ it into a sheep design,
not sure if I know how but it’s worth a try otherwise
I’ll display it in a bowl to just be pretty!

So that is my post for this week – seems when
not much is happening it’s difficult to find things to post about.

 

Goodness I almost forgot – today we went
to my husbands ‘All Class Reunion’.

It was held at a historic restaurant
Lake House Inn
This place dates back to 1835
Lake house Inn 1 
Lake house Inn 5

This is behind the Inn – part of the house
the owners live in
Lake house Inn 4

Lake house Inn 3 
 
Doug came from a small school/town so a few years back
some of the older classes got this going – this is our first year
to attend and I just had to giggle when we got there,
I do think we were just a few of the ‘youngest ones there’.
The gentleman sitting next to me graduated in the class
of 1944 – I WAS BORN IN 1944!!!!
Lake house Inn 6
So that tells you the ages of the guests – the earliest graduates
started in 1934 on up to my husbands class of 1960 but
there were only 6 of us for that class….but a very enjoyable
time regardless – in a small class they all seemed to
know or know of each other to some point.

Enjoy,
Karen

21 comments:

  1. Karen ~
    Looks like you've been busy! Great penny mats.
    Yesterday and today were the 50th reunion celebrations of my DSO. It's a hoot because my high school French teacher graduated with him. She sure did look terrific! I can only hope to look half that good at my 50th!
    Pug hugs :)
    Lauren

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  2. LOVE your Mr. Jack penny!! No wonder it's a hit - he's adorable! But as amazing as he is...I gotta say - I am completely taken aback by your saying you were born in 1944...Oh my HECK!! There is no way, no how, you're that old!! I mean...You look absolutely AMAZING and no way, no how 67!!! Yikes woman!! You have me speechless!! Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin

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  3. Karen, As always, your stitching is beautiful. I bet you will be making those snowmen rugs just as fast as the jack - o- lantern ones! At the moment Carrie is still talking about UWW - as I said in my post Kevin and I were very impressed with the school. We'll see where she ends up....~Ann

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  4. Hi Karen~

    Love your Mr. Jack penny mat!! I can see why you can't keep up on your orders for him. Enjoy your Sunday. It's going to be a nice one.

    Hugs~Becky

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  5. Karen:
    AS ALWAYS AN ENJOYABLE POST !!
    YOU SEEM TO HAVE SOMETHING OF ENTEREST GOING ON MOST OF THE TIME.
    ENJOYED DOUG'S SCHOOL GRADUATION
    REUNION.. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
    I WOULD HAVE FIT RIGHT IN.. SO YOU SEE, I GRADUATED IN 1945 IN A SMALL TOWN..OUR GRADUATING CLASS HAD ALL OF 26 GRADUATES... LONGGGGGG TIME AGO. SO DOUG IS JUST A YOUNG CHICK.
    LOVE YOUR TEMP-TATIONS DISHES. I WATCH THHOSE ON QVC ALL THE TIME.

    BLESSINGS,
    MAURINE
    P.S.
    AM ENJOYING THE AMISH BOOKS. HAVE FINISHED THE FIRST SERIES AND STARTED ON THE SECOND SERIES..
    LOVE THEM !!

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  6. Your Mr Jack Penny is adorable!
    Love the reunion story -- wow, soem of those high schoolers go back a long way, don't they? what fun!
    Cass

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  7. You do have such interesting posts, loved the penny rugs, the hotel pictures, and seeing you sweet smile at the top. Hope you have a great week!

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  8. Love your stitching as always Karen.. I would love to learn to felt, too.. And I saw a sheep that was sweet..
    Have a great week, dear...

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  9. Hi Karen, Love all your beautiful designs, you are so gifted. I can see you enjoy your craft.
    The dragonfly is amazing, I've never seen one like this.
    Happy (belated) birthday. I'll have to remember for next year. 1944...no way! Maa

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  10. Hello Karen
    love your jack penny rug I want to try my hand at them so much off to look at you patterns.

    Great pictures
    hugs
    Brenda

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  11. Hi Karen,

    I LOVE your new designs. You have been one busy lady :)

    The weather here is also cooler in the evenings which feels rather good from the hot days. But we had one very wet summer in my neck of the woods. They are forcasting for a beautiful September. I hope their predictions are true. I haven't taken any outdoor pictures because my flowers look pitifull with all the rain.

    Here's to a wonderful week :)

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  12. Oh your rugs are gorgeous! You are a busy woman! I am ready for fall weather! And I have never seen a dragon fly like that!

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  13. Hi Karen

    I think your Mr Jack Penny is so lovely!

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  14. Karen, I LOVE your jack-o-lantern penny rug!! I made one for Easter a year ago. So much fun to do. I really should get out my felt and try one for autumn!

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  15. Hi Karen,
    You do such beautiful work!
    What a neat spot for a class reunion too!
    We have had some beautiful weather haven't we? I just wish it could stay this way for a long time!
    Hugs,
    Cindy

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  16. Hi Karen, Your pennys are just adorable! Love them! THe cassorole is so cheery and the snack set is beautiful!

    Love your header too! Wish I had photo editing skills!

    Have a beautiful day!

    Carmen and the Primcats

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  17. I had never seen the Dragon Fly like that one either until this year. I was working in my flower garden and one came up around me. I quickly got out my IPhone and took a picture of it. I think they are so beautiful.
    Alice from Arkansas

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  18. Hi Karen: I just found your blog via another blogging friend, although at this point I can't recall which one that was. Love your new penny rug designs. You do wonderful work. Interesting dragon fly. I've never seen one like that either. ~Roberta

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  19. Great penny mats. Love the idea of all class reunions, but it was also the time that I realized how old we are that they start happening like that. The inn looks like a really neat place. Your snack set is so nice!

    Cathy

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  20. I wanted to tell you that I love the new look on your blog, the type is nice & easy to read and everything looks just so great!!!

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  21. Adorable pumpkin and snowman! No wonder the orders are flying in.

    Beautiful dishes from a beautiful friend. How very sweet of her! The sunflowers are perfect for right now. =]

    Oh my that wool is so pretty! I can definitely see it setting in an old wooden bowl with a sheep nearby.

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So glad you came to visit - feel free to leave a comment.
I will try and answer as many as I can - maybe not immediately but I will get to you!

Karen