Happy 4th Birthday R-Chee!

Hooray!

Today is a very special Day!

It is my sweet Archie's 4th Birthday!

Happy Birthday to the sweetest puggy in the whole world!

R-Chee is having a huge birthday bash and you are all invited!

It will be a day filled with fun and lots and lots of treats!

Come on over!

We cannot wait to celebrate with you!

oxoxoxo

Melissa and Archie

Pug Notes Newsletter ~ Winter 2015

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Yay!

Make yourself a cup of tea, relax and enjoy our latest edition of the Pug Notes Newsletter!

R-Chee & I are so excited to let you know that 

The Pug Notes Newsletter ~ Winter 2015 is now online for your reading pleasure!

It is jam packed with fun news, photos, events, recipes, customer photos and more!

Lots of FUN new things are here & ready for you to enjoy!

My new set of 10 Valentine's Day ~ Pug Love Cards ~ are the perfect way to say...

I LOVE YOU!

Each Pack includes 2 of my 5 Pug LOVE Yarn Painting images.  Each card is hand signed by me and created for you with love.

New Pug Badges!

Add a Black or Fawn Pug Badge to any handmade Dog Sweater Vest, Woofie Warmer or Barkclava Dog Hat!

I love to crochet Dog Sweater Vests, Woofie Warmer neck warmers, and Barkclava Dog Hats for you to enjoy!

I have lots of sizes and colors available & Ready to ship in my Etsy Shop or you may Custom Order your favorite color combinations to be made for you.

You are also welcome to add 3" to any Custom Dog Sweater Vest to make them longer.  Just add this option to any custom made vest and I will be happy to make it for you!

or you can Add a Heart Badge to any Dog Sweater Vest, Woofie Warmer or Barkclava Dog Hat  my Etsy Shop!

Show your pup you LOVE them with all of your heart!

Wilbur and Polly have added Teddy Bear Badges on their sweater vests that keep them company all day long! :)

R-Chee has been busy reviewing new toys... 

and tasting new recipes for you to enjoy!

He is convinced he has found the perfect recipe to share!

Come and make a big batch of Pug Tail Pumpkin Rolls with him!

This is only a preview of what you will find. :)

The complete Winter 2015 Newsletter is available here for you to enjoy so please click through when you have time.

If you would like a copy of the Newsletter to be emailed to you every quarter, please just email me anytime or sign up in the green outlined box at the top left corner of the blog. :)

I would also love to feature your pugs and recipes in the upcoming newsletters so please send them anytime you want to!

xoxoxox

Melissa & Archie

Create Your Own Coloring Book ~ Find Art in Everything You See!

Happy Monday Everyone!

I had so much FUN with my wonderful friend Linda O'Neill the other day!

She invited me over for the afternoon to play in her studio and have some tea together. :)

It was so much FUN!

When I arrived, I found an amazing art table set up with paints, brushes, pens, colored pencils, crayons & two pieces of white paper sitting across from each other waiting for us to fill them with color!

How exciting!

Making art can sometimes be a bit intimidating especially when you do not have a set idea in your head of what you want to do.

A blank piece of paper can make you want to stop even before you start so the best way to cure that feeling is to make a line, glue on a torn piece of paper or splash some ink or paint on it! :)

All of a sudden a place to begin has sprung and another mark and then another just flows one after the other.

I thought finger painting sounded like a good place to start so I smeared some mustard colored paint on the paper and blotted it a bit to make a bit more texture on the surface.

After I left it to dry for a couple of minutes while we made our tea, I came back with a pencil and started finding little creatures in the blobs in front of me.

I traced the outlines of them and then pulled out some crayons and markers and colored them in!

Ta da!

All of these little creatures began to pop of the page in just a matter of minutes!

I greeted each one with a smile and a big Hello!

You can see the pencil outlines of the ones I still get to work on at home!

I just received my delivery from Dick Blick of new art supplies that Linda was kind enough to introduce me to!

I cannot wait to use them!

As a kid I always loved to do word searches and color and I still do!

I find them both to be super relaxing and rewarding and basically just make me feel good.

There is no pressure to create... 

The hidden words & pictures to color are all there to find and color in.

There are no rules and you do not even have to stay within the lines. :)

Try creating your own coloring book page by smearing paint on some paper, blotting some of it away to create more texture and then searching for shapes that make you smile.

What a wonderful way to spend the afternoon with a special friend! :)

Thank you Linda for a wonderful day!

Please let me know if you make a coloring book page for yourself.

I would LOVE to see what you create!

xoxoxoox

Melissa & R-Chee

Friday Funnies ~ Jimmie Sings R-Chee a Tune!

Happy Friday everyone!

It is me... Jimmie!

I am here with my brother R-Chee, and I have been practicing a new tune for him!

I can now say lots of things, but every time my mom tries to capture a video of it for you, I clam right up. :)

So she took these photos of us and I thought I would tell you instead of show you today what I said. :)

OK!

Here we go!

and a one, and a two and a three...

"Here I am,

Here I am, 

Here I am Archie, 

Here I am!"

"Come & Play with me!!!!"

"You are so Cute!"

"Jimmie is a pretty, pretty, pretty bird!"

"Jimmie is a goooood bird!"

TA DA!

Yay!

I think Archie liked it!

How 'bout you?

What do yo think?

I promise I will let mom take a video of me soon.

She sure does keep trying!!! :)

What are you up to this weekend?

Please leave us note and let me know!

We cannot wait to hear all about it!

xoxoxo

Jimmie & R-Chee

Warm Hearted Wednesday ~ New Fabulous Dog Sweater Vest Models!

Happy Warm Hearted Wednesday everyone!

R-Chee & I are so excited to show you new friends that are modeling our dog sweater vests for you today!

Meet Sandbox (above)

Photo courtesy of Nancy R., VA

Meet Comrade Pug

Photo courtesy of Kaitlyn F., WA

Meet Meowmar

Photo courtesy of Kaitlyn F., WA

Meet Ozzy

Photo courtesy of  Karolyn G., TX

Meet Miss Tootie

Photo courtesy of  Karolyn G., TX

Meet Walter

Photo courtesy of  Meloni M., OH

Meet Cleo

Photo courtesy of  Mary R., SC

Meet Sir Winston Wilbur

Photos from his 13th birthday party courtesy of  Lise A., Canada

Meet Kitty

Photo courtesy of  Irene W., CO

We love you and love making your Sweater Vests for you!

I have these and other sweater vests available as Ready to Ship Sweater Vests in my Etsy Shop today!

If they are sold out or you do not find the colors and sizes you would like, No Problem!

I am thrilled to make you any color combination that you choose!

Please let me know if you would like me to make you a custom Woofie Warmer, Barkclava Dog Hat or Sweater Vest.

You can make up your own color combos or...

You can see all the possibilities anytime in :

The Sweater Vest Gallery at

http://www.dogsweatervests.com/

The Woofie Warmer Gallery at

http://www.woofiewarmer.com/

and

The Barkclava Gallery at

http://www.barkclava.com/

I am happy to make any color combos you would like and now also make Black or Fawn Pugs,  Smile, Monogram, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Love & Teddy Bear Badges in my Etsy Shop that you can add to any Sweater Vest, Hat or Neck Warmer!

How Fun!

xoxoxox

Melissa & R-Chee

Marvelous Monday Smiles!

Happy Monday everyone!

I LOVE Monday Mornings!

... because I get to come to work and see all of you!

R-Chee & I are jumping for joy that we have lots of new photos and smiles to share with you today!

Meet Emma (above) modeling her new Philadelphia Eagles Barkclava Dog Hat!

Photo courtesy of Kathleen, M., PA

Meet Lenny & Squiggy

Photo courtesy of Deb., R., MA

Meet Peggy & Willie

Photo courtesy of Lucinda T., IA

Meet Paddy Cake & Daisy Mae

Photo courtesy of Janey M., NC

Say I LOVE YOU this Valentine's Day!

Add a Heart Badge to any Woofie Warmer, Barkclava Dog Hat or Dog Sweater Vest!

Cleo LOVES her new Valentine's Heart Woofie Warmer!

Photo courtesy of Mary R., SC

Please let me know if you would like me to make you a custom Woofie Warmer, Barkclava Dog Hat or Sweater Vest.

I sell them in my Etsy Shop!

I am thrilled to make you any color combination that you choose!

You can make up your own color combos or...

You can see all the possibilities anytime in :

The Sweater Vest Gallery at

http://www.dogsweatervests.com/

The Woofie Warmer Gallery at

http://www.woofiewarmer.com/

and

The Barkclava Gallery at

http://www.barkclava.com/

I am happy to make any color combos you would like and now also make Black or Fawn Pugs,  Smile, Monogram, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Love & Teddy Bear Badges in my Etsy Shop that you can add to any Sweater Vest, Hat or Neck Warmer!

How Fun!

xoxoxox

Melissa & R-Chee

Friday Funnies ~ Off to the Races ~ Pug vs Corgi

Hi everyone!

Happy Friday!

It is me... R-Chee!

Today Cousin Teddy & I are playing at his house in the foothills of Boulder!

We are playing "Catch Me If You Can!"

I hope I can keep up with Teddy!

My delicate pug feeties are not used to rugged terrain like my wonderful Cousin Teddy is!

He is a true Mountain Corgi... soft and huggable on the inside and tough and durable on the outside!

My auntie Melly calls him her Teddy Bear Cub! :)

"Come on R-Chee!"

"Come and play with me!"

"Here I come Teddy!"

Weeeeeee!

HUHUHU HUHUH HUHU!

I need to catch my breath through this flat pug nose of mine! :)

Lucky I have a long tongue to stick out in the fresh air and sunshine!

It will help to recharge me so i can wind up my pug tail again! :)

Boy!

This playing is hard work! :)

I think I will keep momma company for a few minutes!

ummm... she looks lonely... 

yeah... that's why I stopped running Teddy.

Really it is!

Right momma?

That's why I stopped running. :)

LOL R-Chee!

Don't pull me into this one.

Maybe you need to play this game more often...

You will get stronger and faster. :)

Yes R-Chee!

I will be your coach!

We will get you into corgi like shape instead of soft pug shape in no time!

Now let's go inside now and get some milk and cookies!

Our moms have them all ready for us on our blankies so we can have our afternoon naps surrounded by crumbs! :)

Yayayay! 

That's my favorite part of the day!

Won't you all come and join us?

We have plenty of cookies for you too!

xoxoxo

R-Chee and Teddy