Archie Meets Bogart!

Hi everyone!

It is me...

Archie!

Here I am waiting for the door bell to ring!

Momma invited an old family friend to come and meet me!

His name is Bogart , and he and Angel Emmitt were great friends!

Bogie Wogie would come and stay with us at "Camp Emmitt" when his family went on trips.Today, he is coming over for a play date with me! I cannot wait to meet him!

* Ding Dong *

Ooooo! Bogart is here!

Hi Archie!

My name is Bogart!

It is so nice to meet you!

My mom, Sara has told me all about you!

Let's play Follow the Leader... I am bigger, so I will be the Leader. :)

Let's go this way... to the park where there are puddles to drink from and lots of trees and shade to relax in on this hot Summer day!

Here we are Archie!

Tell me all about your favorite things to do and what you have learned at puppy kindergarten school so far!

I cannot wait to hear all about your adventures!

Wow Archie!

You have been having lots of FUN!

I will sing you a tune that Emmitt and I used to sing together all of the time!

That's a good puppy... rest up and then we will...

Play!

That was FUN!

Looks like we both need a rest!

This looks like a nice comfy place!

You are right Bogie Wogie!

I think it is time for a nap!

ZZZZZZzzzzzz

Thank you for coming to spend the day with me Bogart!

I cannot wait until next time!

Have a super duper day everyone!

xoxoxoxo

Archie Barchie

Over and Out

Friday Funnies ~ Love is in the Air!

Happy Friday everyone!

It is me ... Archie!

After meeting my very first Mother Bear, Bella, I have been blowing kisses to everyone I see!

Here I am kissing my mom!

I learned so much from Bella while she was here!

Now I see hearts everywhere!

Look at this magical strawberry our friend Lynne in England picked from her garden this morning!

I think Bella sent her a kiss in a magic bubble!



Now... Close your eyes

and touch your cheek.

Did you feel that?

That was me and Bella sending you a big kiss too!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

xoxoxoxo

Archie Poo

Archie's 1st Mother Bear Donation!

Happy Thursday everone!

It is me... Archie!

I am sooooo excited to introduce you to my very first bear for The Mother Bear Project!

My Angel Emmitt was the Unofficial Official Mother Bear Ambassador, and now I get to follow in his footsteps!

Momma and I smiled when she was done as she is very girly and blowing kisses to everyone!

Each one comes in with such a different personality!

Meet Bella the beautiful bear!

Blowing *Kiss * Kiss* Kiss * kisses to all of you!

I am ready to make someone very happy 1/2 way around the world!

I am so excited for her to give hugs & kisses to all the wonderful children in Africa and make them smile!

Here I am singing her a song!

After singing her songs, I baked her some heart shaped cookies and put them in her box with her for her long journey to Africa.

Please visit the MBP website if you would like to learn more about The Mother Bear Project and the lives they touch everyday.

xoxoxox

Archie

~ The Unofficial, Official Mother Bear Ambassador in Training ~

Needle Felting Class ~ Whimsical Veggies!

Hi everyone!

Melanie and I had so much fun making our needle felted Magical Creatures, that we signed up for another needle felting class to learn how to make Whimsical Veggies!

I made a turnip and Melanie made a family of fingerling potatoes!

Here is the wool roving before we started!

I started with white wool and made the general shape of the turnip.

After several minutes of needle felting, I had the general shape and firmness of the piece and then added a layer of purple on top allowing some of the white base to show through.

The next step was to sew on the felt leaves and then make the legs from wire wrapped in floral tape.

Here are Melanie's fingerling potato bodies!

Aren't they cute?

The faces she created are so perfect!

Ta Da!

I can here them singing a tune and giggling and snickering!

Come closer... Can you hear them too? :)

What a fun class!

Heide Murray is the most wonderful teacher!

She is so generous to share her time and talents with us!

Please check out her website and blog to see all of the magic she is constantly creating!

Melanie and I will definitely be taking her Fall and Winter classes this year too!

What fun classes are you taking this summer?

We would love to hear about all the cooking, swimming, playing and learning you and your families are enjoying together!

Thank you for always sharing your fun activities with us!

Have a super day everyone!

Archie & Melissa

Colorful Crochet Socks!

Hi everyone!

Happy Tuesday!

I was so excited when my friend Lynne in England invited me to try and crochet a pair of socks with her at the same time so that if we got stuck in a part of the pattern, we could help each other through it!

What a brilliant plan! :)

Lynne found the Colorful Crochet Sock Pattern on www.RedHeart.com .

They were so fun and fast to make!

I actually used two types of yarns for my socks:

The top cuff is Lion Brand Amazing Yarn: Aurora

and The foot is Red Heart Heart & Sole: Tequila Sunrise

The fun thing is that I had both yarns in my stash waiting for the perfect projects and they matched each other perfectly!

I had no idea what I would make with them when I bought them. When Lynne sent me the sock pattern, I went into my yarn basket and pulled these out.

I just could not wait to get started!

From the photo above, you can see that the cuff is worked flat and then turns into rounds when you get to the ankle & foot.

Here is the cuff, ankle and heel flap

... now I have turned the heel and started the foot.

The rest was a breeze.

I finished the foot and started the narrowing of the toe.

Ta Da!

A perfect, comfy fit!

I LOVE how the colors and textures of the two yarns work so perfectly together.

This inspired project proved my theory to be true...

You do not always need to have a project or plan in place to begin a project.

The project will find you so always just go with the flow and buy the yarns and colors you love and you will love what you create!

... and here are Lynne's gorgeous socks!

I just love the yarn she used!

A perfect fit!

We had so much fun that we decided to make this fun doll at the same time and embellish it any way we are inspired to.

We agreed not to show our creations to each other and then send them off across each end of the pond to each other as a surpise swap!

How fun is that?

Please feel free to join in on the fun and create a doll too!

Here is the free pattern from Lion Brand which can be knitted or crocheted to be the launching point of your inspiration.

Please email me the photos whenever you are done, and I will create a blog post about them!

Yay! I cannot wait to see what you create!

xoxoxo

Melissa & Archie

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Today will be filled with food, fun, family, and fireworks!

Yippeeeee!

I asked my momma if I was "Made in America" like the tags on my stuffies say. :)

She smiled and said I was by the wonderful breeders, Kim and Kris at Tug at Yur Hart in Austin, CO. :)

Then I asked her how I can be a Patriotic Puggy today, and she said that I could wear the colors of our American Flag if I wanted to!

I said YES!

...and so the crocheting began!

and The Patriotic Pooch Sweater Vest was born!

The Patriotic Pooch Sweater Vest

Navy Blue body/ Red Tweed & White bobbles / Red Tweed collar

How fun!

I helped to inspire a new sweater vest for us all to enjoy!

We can all celebrate everyday like it is the 4th of July in this Star Spangled Banner Vest!

You can custom order one in your size any day of the year in our Etsy Shop!

We would love to make one for you too!

Please leave us a note and tell us what you are doing today!

We cannot wait to hear all about it!

xoxoxoxo

Archie the Patriotic Puggy

Friday Funnies ~ Rise & Shine Archie!

Good Morning Everyone!

It is time to rise and shine for the beginning of a loooong Holiday Weekend!

Yippeee!

That means more time for us to go exploring!

Let's go!

We can romp in the mountain meadows of Colorado together!


.. and drink cool water out of this neat foldable travel bowl!

It is so deep, I can stick my whole head in it!

Ha!


Sluuuuurp!

That was good!

Would you like a sip of water too?

It is warm today!

Luckily, dad picks me up when I am tired!

I love being a Mountain Puggy!

Even though it is July 1st today, we still have snow in the high country that we can see from our hike in Boulder.

My dad, Fred, snapped these amazing shots in late May of Longs Peak with his new zooooooom lens!

Much of this snow has melted already, but the run off is making white water rafting very fast this year!

The high country got tons of snow this year after a 7 year drought, and we are enjoying every drop of it this Summer!

My dad's snowy photos + Independance Day have inspired my Momma to make something new!

She is busy working on a special sweater vest that we will show you on Monday!

What fun things are you doing this 4th of July weekend?

Please leave us a note and tell us all about it!

We cannot wait to hear!

xoxoxoxo

Archie the Mountain Puggy