Friday, August 7, 2009
My Prize Arrived!
I was one of the lucky winners in a giveaway that Sandy had on her blog, The Olde Country Cupboard. My prize package arrived today and I was so tickled to pull everything out of the box! She does amazing work with beeswax - something I've never attempted myself - so that makes it even more special to me - knowing that these things are outside the realm of my creativity. Thanks so much Sandy - it was fun to win these!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Kay's Prim Home Tour
Okay - Here are the pictures of Kay's historic home that I promised yesterday. It's old (by Utah standards) and small and packed to the gills with primitive goodness. Here is the front of the house - I love the colors, and the roof line, and the curved door.
Here is the doorway to the building behind the house that is Lorin's art studio. Lorin does oil paintings, watercolors, and he also does some wood carving. It's kinda cool that he uses this building for a studio, because a previous owner did also - LeConte Stewart was a famous area artist.
This is the barn covered in climbing morning glories - unfortunately most of the flowers had closed by the time our meeting started, but I know they're gorgeous when all the blooms are open first thing in the morning.
OK - let's go inside. We'll start in the living room.
This is a needlepoint picture that Kay did after she asked Lorin to design it. It depicts the historic neighborhood that they live in - the small yellow house in the top middle is their home.
The kitchen.
Dining room - Kay used to insist on buying ONLY antiques, but has relented a bit in recent years when she finds really good reproductions - like this cupboard.
The Americana/Guest Room/Schoolhouse
And I think her laundry room is my favorite room in the whole house.
As you can see, Kay loves old childhood toys - she collects toy sewing machines, toy washing machines, toy ironing boards, toy irons, and vintage textiles - OH - and I didn't take any pictures of her china head dolls - she has several - the smallest is about 3" tall.
Hope you enjoyed the tour. I've visited Kay & her home dozens of times, and never get tired of seeing it! She's very talented and has a real eye for putting things in 'just the right place'!
Here is the doorway to the building behind the house that is Lorin's art studio. Lorin does oil paintings, watercolors, and he also does some wood carving. It's kinda cool that he uses this building for a studio, because a previous owner did also - LeConte Stewart was a famous area artist.
This is the barn covered in climbing morning glories - unfortunately most of the flowers had closed by the time our meeting started, but I know they're gorgeous when all the blooms are open first thing in the morning.
OK - let's go inside. We'll start in the living room.
This is a needlepoint picture that Kay did after she asked Lorin to design it. It depicts the historic neighborhood that they live in - the small yellow house in the top middle is their home.
The kitchen.
Dining room - Kay used to insist on buying ONLY antiques, but has relented a bit in recent years when she finds really good reproductions - like this cupboard.
The Americana/Guest Room/Schoolhouse
And I think her laundry room is my favorite room in the whole house.
As you can see, Kay loves old childhood toys - she collects toy sewing machines, toy washing machines, toy ironing boards, toy irons, and vintage textiles - OH - and I didn't take any pictures of her china head dolls - she has several - the smallest is about 3" tall.
Hope you enjoyed the tour. I've visited Kay & her home dozens of times, and never get tired of seeing it! She's very talented and has a real eye for putting things in 'just the right place'!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Lovely Day of Rug Hooking
Today was our monthly rug hooking meeting. We met at my friend Kay's wonderful primitive home where I took lots of pictures to share, but today I'm just going to share rug pictures, so get ready for a treat!
This first rug is one that Sharon has just begun. We met at her house last month and you can see pictures of that day in a previous post. Sharon's husband is a watercolor artist and she decided to turn one of his paintings into a rug. So far it looks fantastic. She's hooking in a #6 for the first time and says it took some getting used to. Those trees look so real!
Marliss is new to hooking, and is working on this cute kit that is her first project. I love the colors that she's using! The center of the star will be filled in with dark wools so it will really pop against the brights.
Victoria is making progress on her log cabin rug. I love the way you can see the chinking between the logs. After she had hooked for awhile, she switched to knitting and worked on a sweater for her little grandson - sigh - such talent! I can't understand how a person can keep track of 4 needles at the same time!
Marilyn is working on a Deanne Fitzpatrick design she got when she was in Nova Scotia a few years ago and got to visit her studio. The water is done so well - you can really see movement in the waves.
Angela brought this finished rug to show, because Michelle is working on the exact same one and wanted to see where the colors were placed.
Here is Kay's current rug - a spinning wheel that she wanted to do after reading a recent article about them in Early American Homes. As usual, her husband drew the design for her and it's going to be marvelous!
Here are pictures of Kay's other rugs that she has in her home. Most were designed by her husband and have a personal significance to the couple of either a place they have visited, or an event that they want to remember. She loves to add words to her rugs to add meaning too.
Tomorrow I'll share pictures of Kay's home - it's a small historic home, and she has squeezed SO much primitive goodness into every nook and cranny - you'll love it!
This first rug is one that Sharon has just begun. We met at her house last month and you can see pictures of that day in a previous post. Sharon's husband is a watercolor artist and she decided to turn one of his paintings into a rug. So far it looks fantastic. She's hooking in a #6 for the first time and says it took some getting used to. Those trees look so real!
Marliss is new to hooking, and is working on this cute kit that is her first project. I love the colors that she's using! The center of the star will be filled in with dark wools so it will really pop against the brights.
Victoria is making progress on her log cabin rug. I love the way you can see the chinking between the logs. After she had hooked for awhile, she switched to knitting and worked on a sweater for her little grandson - sigh - such talent! I can't understand how a person can keep track of 4 needles at the same time!
Marilyn is working on a Deanne Fitzpatrick design she got when she was in Nova Scotia a few years ago and got to visit her studio. The water is done so well - you can really see movement in the waves.
Angela brought this finished rug to show, because Michelle is working on the exact same one and wanted to see where the colors were placed.
Here is Kay's current rug - a spinning wheel that she wanted to do after reading a recent article about them in Early American Homes. As usual, her husband drew the design for her and it's going to be marvelous!
Here are pictures of Kay's other rugs that she has in her home. Most were designed by her husband and have a personal significance to the couple of either a place they have visited, or an event that they want to remember. She loves to add words to her rugs to add meaning too.
Tomorrow I'll share pictures of Kay's home - it's a small historic home, and she has squeezed SO much primitive goodness into every nook and cranny - you'll love it!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
A Few Rug Pictures
Thought I'd share pictures of a few of my rugs. They are in no particular order - some were made recently, and some awhile ago.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Blog Alert!
I'm so excited! I found out today that one of my favorite quilt designers has started blogging! Go check her out! Lynda Hall, of Primitive Pieces by Lynda
If you've never visited her website before, you're in for a treat! Click on the link for Telegraph Office and you will find a list of several items. Click on them and you'll find pictures of her home decorated for different seasons - wonderful eye candy!
If you've never visited her website before, you're in for a treat! Click on the link for Telegraph Office and you will find a list of several items. Click on them and you'll find pictures of her home decorated for different seasons - wonderful eye candy!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Hubby's 'Video' Clip
Just before we left for Portugal, hubby was involved in producing (for the 16th year), the annual Antelope by Moonlight Bike Ride, which takes place every July on the Friday closest the full moon. Antelope Island is in the middle of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It's quite an event, with over 1,200 people participating. I usually help with last minute registrations, and then get to go home about 10:30 pm, so I miss out on all the fun stuff you can see in the video stills. You can check it out here. People dress in costume to go along with each year's theme - they have prizes, and refreshments, and entertainment. Hubby is the one narrating......
Friday, July 24, 2009
My New Necklace
While in Portugal, I didn't really see anything exceptional that I wanted to bring home for a souvenir. Most of the items in the stores were things that are readily available here at home, so I wasn't even tempted by buy anything. BUT, when we got to Boston, I saw a booth full of beautiful, unique jewelry for sale made by an amazing artist and I just couldn't resist! The colors of the beach stones that she uses for her work include nearly every color of the rainbow - and the way she combines them, alters them (a tiny bit), and presents them were so perfect for a natural presentation. The necklace I chose has mostly pale green stones and I just love it.
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