Wool - more wool and Fun!

Last Thursday I went to the CREAM CITY RUG HOOK-IN in Milwaukee and enjoyed it so much - I know I will go to next years for sure.

My self, Kathleen Woodbury, Betty Pearce and her sister Karen Duncklee

were at the same table so it made the event even more special and

fun sitting with people you know.

I took several trips through  all the rooms with the vendors and just couldn't get

enough of all that wool and patterns!  It did overtake me and I bought way more

than I probably should have but it was so much fun!!!

We had treats throughout the

day, there were drawings all day long
and a wonderful box lunch was catered in.

The pictures were taken early on just after I arrived so it looks like there aren't many there but there were approx. 200 and it was spread out in 5 different rooms.

Betty Pearce, Me, Kathleen Woodbury, Karen Duncklee

I did purchase some wool - well, lots of wool and a very large pattern to hook from Red Barn Rugs.  If I ever do get to it and 'finish it', it will hopefully go above the fireplace.

 The colors are so rich.

It was nearing the end of the event and my number was drawn for a door prize!!!

The basket had 1/4 yard of wool, hooked heart pillow and a wool flower pin.

There were several ladies that brought their finished work to be voted on...this was one of the winners.  It was incredible up close...looked just like a painting. The detail was awesome.

We have a mama Robin that built her nest in the corner of our pickets right at the driveway - we have to disturb her every now and then if we get out of the car in the driveway instead of the garage. Silly thing has no protection from the rain (which it did for 4 days!)

I have a few new punch needle designs punched - still need to tweak the sheep one - I think I am taking out the blue in the flowers and punch them white like dandelions gone to seed.

They will go to the show as well.

The patterns will go on my sites soon.

Today I am working on cutting pennies for more penny rugs for the show - I guess that's what will keep me busy for the next few month getting things made up.

That's it for this week - hope to have more next week!

Thanks for visiting!

Karen

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Details for the show

IN THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDS

Folk Art/Antique/Primitives show

Saturday, September 23, 2017

10 - 4

Malabar Farm

Lucas, Ohio

This is held along with 'Heritage Days'

Many Colonial demonstrations as well as

modern day exhibits at the farm.

Ohio Shows

A little late getting this posted but I'm here now!

The last couple weeks have been so much fun!

We took a drive to Ohio to go to the Gathered Treasures show,
Earlier Times show and Simple Goods show.
Such wonderful primitive and antique shows ever!!!

We had all day on Friday before the Earlier Times show started (it opened at 4:00)
The drive to Curry's was so beautiful!

At Ginny Curry's antiques I found these adorable orange cups we're going to put on our kitchen tree and fill them with whole cloves - along with strung cranberries.

I bought 4 the first time and then after thinking about them a lot
we drove back and bought 6 more.

I know I could make them but they were $2 each and just the work to make them
it seemed a no brainer to buy them, so I got 6 more!

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We left there and went to Miller House Antiques and the only things we found there were some candles and a wonderful pine tree scented candle - I only burn it for a couple hours

each day so it won't be gone by holiday time.

The candles are a primitive blue - and hand dipped.

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We had time in between the shops to have something to eat so we stopped at Max & Erma's and across from us was a lady with a little girl...she looked over and then a bit later asked me if I was Karen...when I said yes she was shocked! lol  She said she reads my blog all the time and was so happy to meet me - we talked back and forth a bit and before they left we got a picture.

This is Crystal with her granddaughter Ava

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We got to the Earlier Times show to stand in line around 3:00 - stood for an hour.

Saw Teresa Miller there and had a nice visit with her.

Aren't we silly people to stand in line for these things! ☺

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The next day we were in line early for the

GATHERED TREASURES show

Again...about an hour in line....

A lady came up to me in line and asked if I was Karen, and did I have a blog...

All during the show I saw so many FB and Blog friends.

Me and Sandy

These are the other ladies I met during the show

This lovely lady is Carolyn Thornton

who put the Gathered Treasures show on

Me and Charleen Perry

On Friday when we were at Ginny Curry's she was the first to come up to me and ask if I was Karen....

and we saw her at all 3 shows and had such a nice talk.

With Alice Fraizer

She has some awesome rug hooking patterns and wool, so of course I had to buy wool!!!

 http://folkartprimitives-alice.com/

With Beth Pulsipher

https://www.rubylane.com/shop/redmoonantiques

With Julie Butler

http://plumruncreek.blogspot.com/

With Teresa Miller

Teresa has 2 blogs plus her Etsy

https://www.etsy.com/shop/teresasprimtreasures

With Earlene Landis

With Janet McClure

With Diane Ward

There's a little story here - several years ago I posted on my blog how to make 'Pantry Cakes', well Diane made them and emailed me with a picture of how hers turned out...we chatted and talked about our home in Country Sampler and she asked how one went about that, I told her to send me photos of her home

and I then sent them to Country Sampler and they put her home in as well!!!

It was such a surprise when she came up to me at the show and introduced herself...

I was so happy to finally meet her.

I also met a lady I didn't get a photo of because I didn't have my camera

and Doug was on the other side of the building relaxing by this time!!!

So I want to give a big hello to

Michele Mellert Howman

I hope you don't mind that I'm using your FB photo!

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We finally got over to the Simple Goods show before we left for home,

Found a couple things there

This candle box is our favorite piece from Simple Goods

We're going to switch out the glass front for an old screen

Hope to find a nice spot to hang it in the den

A few photos from Simple Goods.

It was so busy with shoppers we didn't get but these 3 

And the rest of the things we bought - not much

And NO, this ginger boy isn't going to ride the reindeer!!!

I just couldn't get a good picture of it 😊

And another bonnet to add to the collection

I hope you enjoyed our road and shopping trip to Ohio!

See you next week when I'll post about our couple days up at my brothers place up north.

Karen