Desert Rose and Cobwebs

Another week has flown by and it's Friday already!  And what a beautiful last few days it's been - Just have to laugh - after the frigid cold and snow of the past few weeks we are enjoying weather in the high 50's and 60's! Today I saw people driving about in convertibles and wearing shorts and flipflops (and the girl in the white see through  tights and short camisole type shirt and no undies - yes that see-thru! Oh my) - and it's only February - Yep I do believe some are pushing it - it wasn't that warm - but it sure was a heat wave compared to what it's been.

The other day I mentioned rearranging furniture so here are a few pics.  Oh the green walls - they've been green about 8 years or so (years ago I guess I watched too many episodes of Trading Spaces) Wasn't too keen on the green but my husband wanted it so I went with it - We had painted a few years after we moved in and the previous owner had stenciling all over the walls and even using "Killz" it came thru - so we painted again a few years after that - so I wanted something darker to cover the stenciling .... (silly me)

I really hate my living room - I would be happy without the fireplace - the areas beside the fireplace are so hard to do anything with - one the left side of the fireplace is the stairway going upstairs, the entrance to the living room, and then the wall area has a pass thru to the kitchen, on the right - the wall is a big double window and a small wall area and then the slider - it's so hard to set up furniture without putting it "at attention" against each wall - just hate it!  Anyway - on the inset area on the right of the fireplace I had 4 tubs of wool stacked up and covered with a quilt!   I repacked the wool and have it crammed in closets upstairs now.  So I moved that little desk and chair I found at a yard sale this summer back there.  Not sure if it's staying yet!  The mantel and shelf is full of treasures from friends (oh and my living is a mix of "styles" as you can see from these couple pics)  - that would be an Edyth O'Neill rug hooking pattern of the whale (not prim at all - I just liked the whale!)  I made that back in 2007. 

I moved the "tupperware" bench (its where I store all my plasticware - the seat lifts up) as we call it into the living room and moved out the deacon's bench - Jonesy is loving it - he lays on it now and never did when it was in the dining room - maximum sun I guess. 

This old wash stand was in the entranceway when you enter my front door - i moved that out and put it on the back wall near the slider - I had an old washtub holder thing there that is now in the basement - not sure what I will do with it.  Oh those hooked rugs are "folk art" style!  and the valance over the window is more country - a mix for sure!

I moved my round end table between the two couches - that tub is the one i'm starting for my niece and yes it's still there!  More folk art hooked rugs, and hey Sherri - there is the "Mouser" rug you were asking about - it's an adaptation of an antique rug.

Thursday Nettie and I took the trip to Grant Street.  For some reason as soon as I get somewhere my shoes fly off my feet - really don't know how that happens.  Anyway - it appears I still do not know how to dress myself - even at age 50!   What a knucklehead I am.

I spent the day whipping my rug and finished it (Yes Kathy, I know it needs to be labeled yet) - the evening I spent cutting wires for an upcoming feather tree class.

There were many people in and out during the day and I apologize again - I did remember my camera but didn't get pictures of everyone and their projects.

Here is Beth working on a punch needle project...

Here's Bonnie and her little chick mat she started...

Diane and her kitty and dog rug - she's doing this in a #4 or #5 cut I believe! - She was really working hard going to town on it all day!

Jackie was working on her rooster rug - the colors are gorgeous in this rug - she really has an "eye" for detail!

Jill was working on her stair riser...

Louis at one point was getting a rub down from Kathy - I couldn't stop laughing - you had to see him in "person" - it looked like his eyes "glazed" over from contentment!  He was really enjoying his butt rub.

Our leader Linda of the Grant Street Gigglers...

Bonnie and Jackie saying goodbye for the evening - you know it's always a good time when this pair show up with their smiles! 

Kathy got SOME work done on her rug - she was busy waiting on people and helping them with colors and shopping most of the day so she didn't even get to sit too much...

Sherri and one of her kitty rugs - she just needs to bind it...

Nancee and her finished house rug - love the ticking as the binding - it's really cool in person...

Okay the next two pictures - don't even know how to explain them.  Just know there was a story being told by Linda and some re-enactments, and Kathy - well at one part Kathy was laughing so hard she was crying and she had me and Barb in stitches. I actually couldn't breath at one point  but did manage to snap two pics...

 

Another wonderful and productive day at Grant Street.

Got home around 2:30 or so and slept in this morning!  Then when I got up I decided it was too nice out to stay in and felt the need to get out and move around so drove out to Ephrata and went to the Green Dragon Farmer's Market - wow it was crowded  - also did my normal and stopped at thrift stores and here and there.  No good finds today though!

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend.