Fabulously FUN Fall Flower Pillow ~ New Crochet Fiber Art for R-Chee's Pug Cave

Happy Monday everyone!

R-Chee & I love this time of year!

All of the leaves are orange, yellow and pretty shades of brown as they dry up and blow away off of the trees.

When the wind blows, it looks like a shower of color blowing around with light catching leaves falling all around!

Everyone has their potted mums out that R-Chee loves to sniff and sneeze from every time we walk to the park.

These wonderful sights and smells inspired us to make a Fall Pillow for R-Chee's Pug Cave!

Ta Da!

I finished it while crocheting the afternoon away at Melanie's house.

Her gorgeous African Flower Hexagon afghan is the perfect back drop for my photos!

Thank you Melly for a wonderful day! :)

She just finished another afghan that has like 1 million little granny square centers all crocheted and sewen together!

It took about 10 months to make and I cannot wait to show it too you soon!

My pillow was less of an undertaking as it only took 3 flower squares with some fun borders to connect them all together.

I used my favorite Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick to create this rich effect of vibrant color and texture!

R-Chee and I are so pleased with how it turned out and matches the decor in his Pug Cave. :)

I love to work there in the afternoons crocheting Sweater Vests with a cup of my favorite green tea, a pair of my favorite wool socks warming my toes and R-Chee napping in my lap! :)

Who says a work day cannot be FUN too? :)

What FUN things did you do today?

Did you make a special dinner or go for a walk in the park?

Please leave us a note and let us know!

We cannot wait to hear about all the wonderful things you like to do!

xoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee

New Camouflage Sweater Vests! Meet our Models ~ Walter and Beluah

Happy Wednesday everyone!

R-Chee and I are so excited to show you our newest collection of Sweater Vests!

The Camouflage Collection:

Meet Beluah and Walter from Ohio!

They are modeling the Pink & Green Camouflage Sweater Vests for you today!

Big Earl, The Bernese Mountain Dog, is very impressed and a little jealous that he does not get cold during the winter months to get a Woofie Warmer made in the new camouflage design that their mom, Meloni M. custom designed!

She requested these wonderful colors and we were thrilled to make them come to life for her!

Pink Camouflage:  

Pink, Hot Pink, Brown Variegated body / Pink bobbles/ Pink collar

Green Camouflage:  

Olive Green, Brown, Black, Cream Variegated body / Olive Green bobbles/ Olive Green collar

We always love hearing from you and helping you design any color combinations you would like.

Meloni's gorgeous design is a big hit at her house and now at houses around the world as our friend Pip in the UK just ordered his Green Camouflage Sweater Vest and should be getting it anyday!

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

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 set up a special listing for you in my Etsy Shop.

xoxoxox

Melissa & R-Chee

The Farm Stand Collection ~ Dog Sweater Vests ~ Fall 2013

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Archie and I are so excited to show you the NEW Dog Sweater Vests we have created for you to enjoy!

This is our favorite time of year as the local farms & vegetable gardens are abundant with all of the hard work of the Spring and Summer love that was put into making yummy vegetables to harvest and enjoy!

This is also the time of year that the new colors of yarn created for 2013 start hitting the shelves for me to Oooooo, Ahhhhh and purchase to make into dog vests, hats and neck warmers!

I was jumping for joy when I saw the empty bins fill in with these delicious colors!

I was immediately inspired to create The Farm Stand Collection!

Tee Hee!

Moe is so excited to see them that he is balancing his raspberry crop on his nose and toes for you! :)

So

Without further adieu...

The Farm Stand Collection:

The Raspberry Patch

Raspberry, Green, Brown, Lavender body / Raspberry bobbles/ Raspberry collar

The Blueberry Patch

Aqua, Purple, Rust, Lavender body / Aqua bobbles/ Aqua collar

The Garden Patch

Yellow, Green, Lime, Mustard body / Red bobbles/ Lime Green collar

Archie cannot wait to eat all of his fruits and veggies that I have picked for him today!

All of these sweater vests can be seen and also then purchased in my Sweater Vest Gallery and Etsy Shop!

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 Monogram, Smile, Love & Peace Squad Badges in my Etsy Shop that you can add to any Sweater Vest, Hat or Neck Warmer!

xoxoxoxo

Melissa & Archie

Friday Funnies ~ Archie goes to The Market!

Happy Friday everyone!

It is me...

R-Chee!

I am so excited to visit the Louisville Farmer's Market with my pawrents this weekend!

It is a FUN place to explore & enjoy the last few weekends of Summer together as Fall quickly approaches.

Local farmers set up their booths that line the streets of downtown.

Each one is packed with food, activities & people!

And guess what?

The market is right across the street from our Hobby Lobby which is my momma's favorite store in the whole world!

That is where she gets to shop for art supplies and yarn!

Look what she just found!

New colors of yarn that have inspired her brand new Fall collection of Dog Sweater Vests, Barkclava Hats and Woofie Warmer, neck warmers that we sell in our Etsy Shop!

We are busy working on them now and will unveil them to you soon, just in time to warm us as the cool breezes blow in. :)

I am so inspired by the New Collection of colors that I decided to make myself into a collection for you too!

Tee Hee!

The many faces of me!

Here I am watching my momma crochet with all of the new yarn she just bought!

I cannot wait to show them to you in the coming days and eat all the food at the Market this weekend too!

What are you up to this weekend?

Please leave us a note and let us know!

I cannot wait to hear all about it!

xoxoxoxo

R-Chee

Crochet Cowl ~ Inspired by Archie & his Woofie Warmer

Happy Monday everyone!

It is me...

R-Chee!

Guess what my momma is doing on some of our warmest days of the year?

She is happily making her favorite Fall & Winter items for herself!

She loves to make them this time of year because this is the time of year she can squeeze in making projects for herself to enjoy!

She has been wanting to make herself a neck gator scarf to match my Woofie Warmer so that we both can be toasty warm on our walks together in the colder months!

..

I love the colors she chose in her favorite yarn ... 

Lion Brand's Amazing Yarn!

She chose the Cactus Flower colorway for this project.

Ta Da!

Now she is working on a project we actually made last year!

She has been wanting to revisit a couple of pairs of slippers she made as prototypes last Fall.

They were the first two pairs...

http://pugnotes.blogspot.com/2012/09/fall-in-foothills-art-for-my-feet.html

http://pugnotes.blogspot.com/2012/08/crochet-slippers-gone-rogue.html

she made after finally working out the design she developed for her favorite slippers in the whole world.

She updated them to be warmer, more comfy and indoor/outdoor ready so that she can get the mail in them and follow me out to the backyard to play!

We will show them to you on Wednesday!

... again she is finding inspiration for making gifities for herself after making them for me!

What FUN things do you inspire your pawrents to do?

Please leave me a note and let me know!

I cannot wait to hear all about it!

xoxoxo

R-Chee

Tunisian Crochet ~ New Lion Doll

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I am so excited to show you my new lion doll I just finished!

It is the newest free-form Tunisian Crochet doll in my collection.

I just love how he turned out!

I never know what will appear when I start. :)

I think he is adorable from the top of his head down to his little toes!

Ta Da!

His expression just cracks me up.

It has so much personality!

He looks like he is trying to look tough on the outside, but is really a softie on the inside.

He is just like the Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of OZ! :)

To create it, I hand embroidered his face and his unique glass eyes are from Germany.

They are the same ones I have been using for all of my other dolls I have made recently. :)

The head and body are made in Tunisian Simple Crochet Stitch and are like one long scarf that I folded in half and stuffed.

To form the ears, I pinched and sewed the corners of his head.

... and to form the mane, I wove in some pom pom Pomp-a-Doodle yarn from Red Heart.

His arms, feet and tail were made free-hand with single crochet and bobble stitches. 

How FUN!

Now he is spending his days enjoying the sunshine with his new friends!

What FUN things are you creating?

Please leave me a note and let me know!

I would love to see and hear all about it!

xoxoxoox

Melissa & R-Chee