Warm Hearted Wednesday ~ Thankful for ALL of You!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

R-Chee & I are so Thankful for all of you & all the joy you share with us everyday!

We LOVE playing, laughing and sharing our days with you and wanted to say THANK YOU for making our world a very special place to be!

We just got your latest batch of photos all ready to share with you today!

Meet some of our friends who are all dressed up and ready for their Thanksgiving Feast!

Meet Miss Celie

Lola, Cricket and Miss Tootie

Lola

Mancha

and our new friend, Sherman!

 You have all warmed our day and hearts!

Thank you so much for sharing your joy with us!

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

I have lots of 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 badges and 3" sweater extensions in my Etsy Shop that you can add to any Custom Sweater Vest, Hat or Neck Warmer!

How Fun!

xoxoxox

Melissa & R-Chee

Weave your own FUN ~ Make a Loom out of Everyday Objects!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

I have a FUN project to share with you!

Last year I found a fabulous tutorial on making a weaving loom on a CD!

It is so easy and relaxing to do!

I made two and glued magnets on the back to display them on my refrigerator.

I made another one this weekend and crocheted a stem and leaves on it to make it into a sunflower!

I hung it on a nail on the wall in my upstairs hallway so I can see it whenever I go upstairs!

Now I have another FUN story to tell you...

Just at the moment when I finished this new weaving the doorbell rang!

It was Sheila, my mail lady, and she had a special package from the UK for me!

It it is a giftie from my dear friend Lynne!

She recently went on a day trip to Whitby and bought me a surprise!

It is a Giraffe!

It was perfect timing since I just crocheted one!

She must have read my mind that I wanted a giraffe because I had not told her about the pattern!

So ... my other CD weaving now has a friend hanging above it!

I just adore him!

Look!

He even has a very happy, puggy eye like the just like my sunflower weaving!

What a wonderful way to start the month of May!

It is sunny and bright here today!

R-Chee is starring at me to take him on a walk through our park at the end of the neighborhood.

I think he wants to hop around the grass like our crocheted bunny and talk to the animals that live there.

There is a pond there where tadpoles are turning into froggies that croak at us when we walk by!

What do you have planned to enjoy today?

Please leave us a note and let us know!

We cannot wait to hear all about it!

xoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee

Pug Hand Puppet!

Surprise!

Meet Emmitt the hand puppet!

I made him on my mitten loom this weekend and he was so fun to make!

I first knit him on the mitten loom just like I would make a mitten, but I made two thumbs for his arms.

Then I crocheted his tail, ears, eyes, nose and muzzle and collar to make this funny character.

oooo! Now that I have a face I can see the storm blow in!

Wow! Look at that lightening!

I had better get inside and just hang out in the office!

What a fun project!

The new hand puppet is a big version of my finger puppets that I love to make for my Etsy Store.

Speaking of fun dog art and etsy stores, my good friend Linda O'Neill just opened a new etsy store for her dog art!

Introducing... Abby Creek Dogs!

Linda and her studio assistant shepherd, Miss Maisie also have a wonderful blog, website and etsy shop for her abstract and still life paintings.

Please stop by and say hello! They would love to meet you!

Now I have to go and keep my eye on Emmitt.

He is baking up a storm... mini meat-loaves, pup-cakes and cookies for his birthday party on Saturday. I have to make sure that most of what he is making ends up on the trays and not in his tummy.

He cannot wait to see all of you!

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Hats from the Circular Loom

Hi Everyone!

I just finished the 2 hats to go with the blankets for the Knit-A-Square Charity in South Africa.

I made them on my circular loom and they knitted up in no time flat!

Emmitt is always right there to help me!

This project was so fun to complete. I have them all wrapped up and ready to take to the post office this morning.

My next project I have planned to begin this weekend will be made on my new mitten loom. I will have something to show you soon!

My friend Rachel has a delicious series running on her blog every friday called Foodie Fridays. We submitted Fred's favorite Rhubarb Cake Recipe. Follow us over there to see!

Fiber Arts for Summer and Winter

Good Morning Everyone!

Rise and Shine!

Here are some new Sun Squares I have been crocheting for the Knit-A-Square project.

I found this wonderful free pattern online and I am having so much fun making one every evening while watching tv with Fred and the Pug. :)

I also wanted to show you some of the hats I have made on my circular loom that I made in 2007. I received so many sweet comments from people wanting to see them that I wanted to make a separate post about them. Here are just a few. Most of these have been sent with my squares to South Africa to keep the children warm.

Acrylic yarn - double strand worsted

Circular Loom

2007

Wool yarn - double strand worsted
Circular Loom
2007



Wool yarn - double strand worsted
Circular Loom
2007

Wool yarn - double strand worsted
Circular Loom
2007

Acrylic yarn - double strand worsted
Circular Loom
2007

I love making hats and mittens on these looms. It is so fun and easy! No knitting or crocheting knowledge needed!

You can never have too many hats or mittens and they make great gifts too!

Please let me know if you make any. I would love to see!