Switching mediums!

I have been playing around with paint and paper and this is my latest project. This little canvas is a Christmas gift for a friend. Don't worry friend, it is going to look a lot different when completed and hopefully better. I'll show the different steps along the way in my next post. That is of course if it looks good! Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Maria

Excuse the Cheerios in the picture!

The Finished Tree Skirt

Julie sent me a picture of the completed tree skirt. All she needs to do is bind it. Isn't it great! Thanks to Julie for sharing this awesome finished rug. Maria

Whale rug

This is an antique rug that I have been wanting to hook for a while and never seemed to find the time to hook it. As I've been spending a lot of time in the car lately traveling to hockey games I managed to hook it this past month.
I have an affinity for whales and just loved this antique rug depicting whaling. Somehow, I think those guys in that little boat with the small harpoon didn't stand a chance of catching this massive creature. That's my story anyways.
I still need to tweak the rug a bit and I'm thinking I may add a braided border to the edge. The second picture is of the antique rug. Thanks for stopping by, Maria
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An Almost Finished Rug

I just had to share this "almost finished rug" by Julie from Texas.  Julie had asked to me to design a tree skirt pattern for her for the Star of Texas Camp at Tyler, Texas.  Isn't her tree skirt fantastic? I can't wait to see it finished.  

Keep sending me pictures of those finished or "almost finished rugs" as we all love to see them.  Enjoy the day.  Maria

CYBER SALE!!!!!

If tomorrow is the Monday after Thanksgiving, it must be Star Rug Company's annual Cyber Sale.  All star rug company patterns are 25% off Monday. If you are interested in Kits, I do have a few ready to go and they will be 20% off the prices listed. In stock, I have Garden Rabbit ($175), Atha Pumpkin ($65), Snowguy ($50) and Elfboy ($80).  You can email your order to starrugcompany@sbcglobal.net and put Cyber Sale in the subject line.
Have a great Holiday season.  Maria

What I've been up to.......

Hooking..... Creating new pieces for the creative workshop that Ali Strebel and I are teaching the first weekend of November in Ohio (http://www.alistrebeldesigns.com/pages/CreativeWorkshop.html)  I designed 3 motifs and we will show students different ways to finish the rugs. Both Ali and I have hooked the motifs and don't you know, we each did something different for the finishes for each motif.  Students will certainly get a variety of finishes to choose.  I just love what I've come up with for finishes and Ali's finished projects are wonderful as well. For all you that have signed up, get ready to have some fun with the creative ways to turn ordinary motifs to extraordinary creations. I'll be sure to post pictures after class to inspire you all.   The picture below is an extra pattern for the students to hook.  We'll show them how to turn this into a needle/hook bag to store all their rug hooking supplies.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.  Maria