Emmitt's Buds from the Hood...

Hi everyone! Emmitt here!

So, my pawrents set up a little camera on the front porch that emails snapshots to their computer of visitors who come to the door.

We get lots of pictures of the mail person, UPS delivery and the milk man. :)

So to their surprise, they almost died laughing at the picture from 3:00 pm on Sunday afternoon...

I asked them what was so funny? I 've got friends too!


xoxoxox
Emmitt

Wool Market 2009 - Estes park, CO

Melanie and I had the best time at the Wool Market on Saturday!

We look forward to this day every year when we can go and be surrounded by mountains, sheep, wool, yarn and booths filled to the brim with things to touch and buy!

Yarn!

One of a kind creations!

Wool flowers!

I was so excited to meet the author of Crochet Bouquet, Suzann Thompson.

I love her flowers and her book is wonderful!

There were lots of animals to see...

and hear... (play video)

The shopping was wonderful!

Melanie treated me to this stuffed wool pug!

and I got her a wool Gnome and purse.

It was a fabulous day!

We cannot wait until next year!

Senior Black Pug - A73

I am so excited to introduce another senior pug into the Pug Notes Family!

There is so much wisdom, love and life written all over these distinguished faces.

To celebrate the seniors, I put together 2 note card sets in my ebay store for the senior pugs...

Set #1 has all fawn pugs...

Set #2 has both fawn and black senior pugs

We had a great time at the wool market on Saturday! I even found some pug art! I will show you all of my pictures tomorrow!

Life is Art... Art is Life!

Melanie's Crochet Bear!

I am so excited! Melanie just finished her very first crochet project!

A Teddy Bear!

He is so wonderful!

I thought it would be fun to teach Melanie crochet through a fun simple project so we made a Mother Bear Project bear.

Here she is working on him on the Mexican cruise we took in February.

I love how although it is the exact same pattern, everyone's turns out so unique!

Moe likes his new friend!

The timing is perfect to finish a project because this weekend is the Annual Wool Market in Estes Park, CO! I cannot wait to see all of the wonderful wool and yarn!

Melanie and I are headed up there first thing in the morning. I will take lots of pictures for you to see!

What fun things are you doing this weekend? :)

Bogart is Back!

Our friend Bogart is back!

We are just so excited to have him here!

He is going to be staying with us a few times in June and July so we will have more pictures and adventures to show you soon.

Emmitt and Bogart love hanging out in the office with us. They are so funny together.

Here is Emmitt surveying the available office space...

and here is Bogart putting in his two cents. :)

Two funny pugs!

Happy Thursday everyone!

Meet my Friend Paco!

Hi everyone! Meet my friend, Paco!

He belongs to our friend, Kelley MacDonald , and he now has his own blog!

His mom is an amazing artist and has invited Paco into her studio. Click here to see one of their adventures!

Please stop by and say hello. I know Paco will love to meet you!

More Crochet Squares and Rectangles ~

Acrylic Yarn

Crochet

8 x 8

Acrylic Yarn

Crochet

8 x 8

Acrylic Yarn
Crochet
8 x 8

Acrylic Yarn

Crochet

6 x9

I have been having lots of fun crocheting more squares and rectangles for Knit-A-Square in South Africa and HAP in Maryland.

Each piece will be joined with other peoples' beautiful squares and rectangles to make blankets for needy children and our brave veterans.

Organizations like Kiva.org, HAP, Knit-A-Square and the Mother Bear Project have really shown me that creating something as small as a woven square can make a difference in someone's life.

I really believe it is the small things we do everyday that matter the most.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Etsy ~ Artfire ~ 1000 Markets ~ Zibbet

I have been excited to see all of the new ways people are showcasing and marketing their artwork.

I just love that social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter as well as online handmade communities such as Etsy and Artfire have brought people together from all over the world.

People often ask me if I think it is worthwhile opening shops on sites like Etsy, Artfire, 1000 Markets and Zibbet. I say... why not? It is an easy, cost effective way to meet people who may not find your website or blog except through these great venues.

I know whenever I find a new site, I search on 'Pug' to see what appears. I am always excited to collect new pug art!

I also find it exciting to be a part of a growing community and company as it builds and creates its success.

Here are the 4 sites where I have shops...

My Etsy Shop

My Artfire Shop


My 1000 Markets Shop

My Zibbet Shop

Although Etsy is my most successful auxillary shop, I find all of the shops to be valuable and easy to set up and operate.

Do you have a Etsy or other type of shop or website? Please post a comment with your Urls so that I can come and see!

Pug and Corgi Art on Etsy!

Happy Friday everyone! I am so excited to show you two wonderful pieces I just got on Etsy.

The first one is a pug painting on wood from my very talented friend Angie. Check out her Etsy shop is Pet Art by Angie. I cannot tell you how this little piece just lit up my sewing studio with a huge pug smile.

The second piece is a collage made by my friend Jann of Inabit. She created this amazing collage of Melanie's Corgi, Moe. I just love it and so did Melanie!

Life is art...Art is Life!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

What fun things do you have planned? I would love to hear all about it!

More Crochet Squares in their new homes!

I was so excited to receive the May 31st newsletter from the Knit-A-Square charity.

It is always lovingly packed with updates, stories and wonderful squares from around the world coming together into these beautiful blankets for needy children. Sandy does a wonderful job documenting all the love and care from each person who is involved all over the world! Here are all of the back issues for you to enjoy.

I sent off a new batch of squares a few weeks ago and was thrilled to see two of them in blankets being given to families in South Africa!

What a wonderful reminder that even the smallest things we do can make a difference in the lives of others.

Happy Thursday Everyone!

Life is Art... Art is Life!

Through the eye of Emmitt ~

Hi everyone! Emmit here!

I have some exciting news to share with you!

I can see much better now that I had a procedure done on my right eye last week.

My mom and dad found out last Monday that I had two Iris Cysts in my only working eye that were impairing my sight more than any of us thought. One of them was located right in my field of vision, so it turns out that for sometime, I have only been able to see about a crescent shape of the world around me. We all noticed that curbs and stairs would sometimes surprise me, and that I would snuffle on the floor more for food rather than go right to it, but we had no idea they were there.

My routine doctors appt. shed light on the whole situation and it turns out we have a doggie opthomolgist right here in Denver that is one of the best in the country!

Dr. Chavkin drew these great pictures to explain to my mom and dad what was going on inside my eye.

It seems that one of the cysts was right in front of my iris and blocked about 20% of my vision in my only working eye. After my consultation, which I was starving at because I was not allowed to have breakfast that morning, it was decided that the procedure would really help me. So they knocked me out and shaved a little patch on my arm for my IV.

Then Dr. Chavkin put a small needle in the cyst and drained it. I was only supposed to have the one big one relieved but the little one at the bottom of my eye then floated up and he got 2 for the price of one. How great is that? :)

The nurses were so nice. They stayed with me all day while I told them how hungry I was... over and over again... for hours and hours.

When mom and dad picked me up, I was still talking and asking for lunch ... all the way home.

As soon as I got through the door I ATE and then slept!

Here I am waking up from my well deserved nap.

and here is my cute square patch on my arm.



I am so happy because now I can see!

The other great news is that my checkup was stellar and both of my doctors say that my bloodwork is perfect!

What a great way to start my summer vacation!

So now I am asking for extra food... lots of food since I missed my breakfast the morning of my surgery. Just label them Care Package for Emmitt - Rush Delivery. :)

Side Note from Melissa:

Fred and I both laughed at Emmitt as the most tramatic event of that day was his missed breakfast instead of having a needle poked in his eye!

ps... Thank you to our friend Tweedles for the idea for the title for this post. :)