Emmitt's New Hat!

Hi Everyone!

Emmitt here!

Look what my momma got me from Etsy! A pom pom hat to match my sweater!

She custom ordered from Jessica Lynne Art with colors to match my pug sweater!

I am tough I tell ya! No one will make fun of me in this outfit!

Listen to me roar!


Oooo! I think it is going to snow!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

I am ready for a blizzard!

Momma made two short videos of me...

I have no idea why, but both mom and dad are laughing...

Here I am ready to go outside!

and here I am braving the elements! What is so funny?

xoxoxoxo

Emmitt

Over and out!

Knitting Update ~ A fun transformation!

Hi Everyone!

Here is a funny story...

So, I finished knitting the wristlet I was making last week and quickly realized that the tube was too narrow to comfortably be worn as a wristlet. Note to self... I need to add more stitches on the next one. :)

So what I am I to do with the knitted tube?

Why make a teddy bear ornament of course! :)

Ta da!

How fun! I learned that seeing things in a new way is even more rewarding than sitting down and creating it from the start. There are no mistakes, just happy endings. It is how we choose to look at a situation that makes all the difference in how we feel. Unexpected things are not mistakes... just opportunities for creativity!

I like him even better than the wristlet idea! I think I will make a whole pile of them.

Speaking of knitting and fun... Please tune in tomorrow to see the gift I bought for Emmitt on Etsy. * Warning * You should not be taking a sip of anything while reading the post. Emmitt cannot be held responsible for any coffee or tea shooting out your nose from laughing. :)

xoxoxox

m & e

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Emmitt loves his 24 x 30 - Pug Design A14 bed!

Knox loves his 24 x 30 - Pug Design A69 bed!


Otis loves his Boston Terrier 24 x 30 bed

and Midge loves her Pied French Bulldog 30 x 36 bed!

Please feel free to contact me anytime with any questions about the dog beds or any of my other products.

Emmitt and I are always here and would love to hear from you!

xoxoxo

m & e

Knitting on Double Pointed Needles

Happy Friday everyone!

I have a new project to show you. :)

After going to the wonderful fiber art show and admiring all of the beautifully knitted socks, dolls, and mittens, I was inspired to dig out my double pointed needles and give it a whirl!

About 20 years ago (oh my gosh, where does the time fly?) I learned how to knit socks and even started a beautiful mitten! I found it right next to my needles in the attic.

Ta Da....

Isn't it neat? I bet I stopped because it was right around the time I packed up and moved to Colorado from Michigan.

I met Fred the first week I was here and I think this little mitten got packed away because of the new and exciting things that just happily rushed into my life!

Wouldn't it be fun to finish it now after all of these years? I will have to see if I can try to match the yarn at my favorite yarn store. :)

In the meantime, I started this colorful wristlet. It will provide extra warmth under those new mittens Melanie and I just got at the thrift store.

I will keep you posted on my progress. It was both challenging and fun to relearn how knit on these little needles. Thank goodness for YouTube! I think the hardest part for me was to knit the first row without getting all of the stitches twisted. :)

I am so excited! There are so many beautiful sock yarns that I want to buy! Maybe I can knit Emmitt some pug socks! Oh my!

I think I know what I will be doing this weekend! What fun things do you have planned? Please leave a comment and let us know!

xoxoxo

m & e

Wonderful Surprises!

Happy Thursday!

I am so excited to share so many wonderful surprises I have received in the mail from friends.

The first one is this amazing painting from Manon that I won on her blog giveaway! I got goosebumps when I opened the package. It is so amazing. I hung it in my kitchen so I can enjoy it everyday!

and for my birthday, my friend Briggs just gave me this wonderful puggy lamp! It is perfect for my sewing room!

and Linda gave me this wonderful owl! He is so magical! I love how he stands all by himself. He is made of spun cotton!

and look at this amazing Pay It Forward package Jess and Lilo made for Emmitt and me!

Each gift is amazingly generous and thoughtful. I teared up with joy when I opened each one.

I am so lucky to have such wonderful friends like you. :)

I really appreciate every comment and post that you create and share. I love visiting all of your blogs everyday and learning about what you are doing and thinking.

Emmitt and I are very lucky to have you in our lives!

Have a super day!

xoxoxoxo

m & e

Fiber Art Finds!

Happy Wednesday!

I am so excited to show you the fun finds Melanie and I got at the Fiber Art Show in Longmont, CO last week. :)

The Handweavers Guild of Boulder has a show every year and it is one of our favorites!

Melanie and I found the cutest things! :)

Here are Mel's purchases...

A hand knit Santa doll

A felted snowman

and a felted gnome ornament!

I got this wonderful handwoven orange and black pillow for my desk chair.

I like how it looks infront of the purple woven scarf I got last year.




and I also got a smaller one for my sewing chair!

and last but not least, a crazy woven doll that matches the one I got last year!

We had so much fun that we picked up 2 applications to join the guild this year. It will be so exciting to have Melanie's felted teddy bears in the 2010 show!

What fun things are you planning for 2010? I cannot beileve it is almost here! :)

Craft Weekend Fun!

Hi Everyone!

Melanie and I had so much fun on our craft weekend retreat. We spent 2 1/2 days at her cabin in the mountains crocheting, sewing and shopping!

On our way to her house, we stopped at a local thrift store and found treasures that we are so excited about!

Look at all of these sweaters we found for $4 each that Mel felted and cut up to make her bears.

The purple one on top is cashmere which is an extra special bonus!




We also found these fun and very warm vintage ski mittens for shoveling snow. They were only $2 per pair!

After our success at the thrift store, we arrived at her house and started crafting.

Here is Melanie cutting up sweaters to make bear parts.

and here are a bunch of wool bears ready to be stuffed!

While Melanie was working on her bears, I started working on the Mother Bear Project bears I started last week. Here they are with their newly crocheted arms waiting to be sewn and stuffed.

After Melanie was done sewing her bears, I showed her how to join the squares she has been creating for her afghan. Now it is all joined and just needs a border. It is almost done!

Boy, that was alot of crafting! Now it was time to go shopping again!

On Saturday, we went to Granby and visited the quilt store where I got the Pomp-A-Doodle yarn I showed you yesterday. :)

Then we headed up the block to ACE Hardware. They were having a 20% off sale of anything you could fit into their paper bags.

Melanie and I love a challenge so we picked the two largest things we could find, a rug and a snow shovel!

Guess what... we made them fit and got our discount!

The new rug!

and the shovel!

Hahahaha... How fun! We did not even rip the bags!

So as soon as we got back, we started crafting again. I could not wait to use my new pom pom yarn for my bears.

Here they are ready for some smiles to be embroidered on. :)

I will show you how they turned out as soon as they are done!

What a great weekend!

Tomorrow I will show you what Melanie and I got at the annual Boulder Weaver's Guild Fiber Art Sale we went to last Thursday. I just love this time of year! There is always an art show or sale to be found!

What shows have you been to in your part of the world? I would love to hear all about them and what you found!

Pomp-A-Doodle Yarn!

Happy Monday everyone!

Melanie and I had the best time at our Craft Weekend!

Not only did we crochet and sew all weekend, but we also shopped in Granby, a small mountain town up the road from Melanie's house.

I have lots of pictures to show this week you of what we worked on. :)

But today, I want to share the fun new yarn I found at the little quilt store we always stop in.

It was the first thing I saw when I walked in the door. My eyes got really big while I grabbed it saying "Ooooo, pom pom yarn... I must have this!" :)

It is brand new from Red Heart called Pomp-A-Doodle. It is so much fun to work with and comes in 7 colors! All you do is knit or crochet the yarn between the pom poms to pull them close together.

Here are 2 videos on how to both knit and crochet with this cool yarn.

It is the perfect thing to make cute, fluffy collars for my new Mother Bear bears I am working on.

Here is my pink bear so far. I was so excited to show you the collar I just made, that I did not even embroider her little face on yet! :)

I love finding new fibers to experiment with. It is so exciting!

The timing was perfect because I was just thinking to myself before we left the house to go to Granby that I wanted to make new kinds of collars for the bears, but I did not know what to make.

I am so excited about this yarn that I am going to buy it in every color!

I will have to make something for Emmitt with it. He was such a good boy while I was away with Melanie. He was sound asleep and snoring when I got home.

He must have been busy because I found the whole house spic and span clean with the aroma of meatloaf in the air.

I wonder where all those mini meatloaves went! Could he have eaten them all?

Please let me know if he told you what he was up to while I was away. :)

Have a super day everyone!

Weekend Party!

Hi Everyone!

It is me, Emmitt!

Guess what? Mom and Auntie Melanie are on their way up to another Craft Weekend Retreat!

Moe and I cannot believe they are leaving the door unlocked for us to have a Partyeee!

Dad has lit the grill and shoved me in my costume.

I am ready for fun!

and so is Moe!



So grab your costume from last weekend and come on over!

Moe and I are busy planning!

We have a full menu of goodies grilling, baking and chillin' for you.

Good News!

The menu includes my world famous mini-meatloaves with extra ketchup!

We cannot wait to see you!

xoxoxox

Emmitt and Moe

Two wild and crazy guys!