Spring in my craft room area.....New rug progress...and a new inspiration....

Been doing a whole lot of nuthin round here ! ... Not sure why, but it seems like I've just been either doodling or daydreaming... A little " break in the action "....lol
 I did up my little corner of my craft area for Spring....I don't have much and it isn't real primitive or early looking..... I needed a little Spring in my corner here... I just made a small vignette.......

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I started on my  " Wool A Plenty" Rug... I will try to make this short............

I thought I'd save a little money and so I bought Scottish BURLAP...The weave is nice and straight, and tight...almost too tight !! The wool doesn't like to pull through very easily...

The first drawing of this design was a little too "cramped" for hooking....I re-drew it to do the pattern, but I traced the original design first and then I didn't even enlarge it quite as much as I should have...After all the work of drawing it out, tracing..re-tracing onto backing... I just said heck with it...I dug my heels in and started hooking...I quickly realized for the cramped lettering, I would need to cut my #8 strips  down the middle...I only have one blade for my cutter...so, I just did it with my scissors...

I also am more of a directional hooker, but I wanted to make the inside areas of the sheep look more like natural wool, so I've been doing the loops side to side......

Also....I think the difference between the outline of the sheeps face and folds is a little stark...The white wool is a little too white...I'm going to try to dab the entire sheep with some walnut stain when I finish it....we'll see how that looks....

So here is my slight progress :

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I have an exciting "event" happening later on, in the Summer to be exact, so my inspiration is turning more towards Nautical, Americana , etc....

So I'm just doodling around trying to figure out exactly what I want to do...

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Well, I'm going to do a little more hooking ...I may move my frame and wool into the living room tonight, to watch some recorded shows..hubby and I have a list of favorites...I am usually all by my lonesome at the other end of the house , but soon, that will change. Youngest daughter is moving out soon...guess who will TAKE her bedroom.... :)

I told her how much I wish she was staying, and I'll miss her, but there is always that little bit of me thinking..."sooon...sooon ...you'll have you very own ROOM for a studio...." Am I a bad Mom ??? 

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OHHHH...ALMOST FORGOT !!

I'm going to a Rug Hooking Retreat in April !!

I saw where Lori Brechlin posted about it on her blog a few days ago... Talked to Teresa ( Teresa's Primitive Treasures ) .. she said she'd like to go....so we both made our reservations and yippeeeee..I'm going !

It is being sponsored by The Woolen Willow ...click on the name to check it out...There is only room for 50 folks, so if interested better skidaddle on over and read about it !

This is my very first experience of any kind going to a rug hooking ANYTHING !! I can't tell you how excited I am !!!

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Ok....now I'm going to go watch some TV with hubbs..

Goodnight !!

Robin