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Seeing things
I have been thinking about my voice here in cyberspace. Many of you know me as a rug hooking designer through my business Primitive Spirit and that I specialize in vintage style hooked rugs. You may...
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Sunflower upside down cake
With Spring right around the corner I feel like I needed a large helping of warm sunflower sunshine. That is what I have decided is the precise dosage for my ills at the moment. I know that I mentioned...
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Coming in and going out
I enjoy packaging orders for my mail order business and I make it as fun as possible for me. To that end I put as much creativity into the packaging as I can. I think that receiving a beautifully...
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A shot in the arm
Here is your chance to make a difference to my creative work on Etsy. Please vote for me in Etsy Small Business contest. It is literally whoever gets the most votes wins, so if all my beloved fans...
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New in the blog and on Etsy
If you look above you will see that my blog menu bar has two new additions. I now have new pages for tutorials and free patterns. So now when you want to browse through my blog and find a pattern or a...
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Days of wool and roses
Click to view slideshow. Here are some new marbleized wools in my Etsy shop. Lately I like to reference my wools with my dye book colors. I have 2 swatch sets: The Dusty Dye Book set and The Vintage...
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Wool online
New wools have just gone online in my Etsy shop. These are hand-dyed marbleized colors that are all soft and muted, perfect for many applications such as sewing and doll making, penny rugs, rug...
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Lavender love
Here in Oregon the lavender is in full bloom. Lavender is one of my favorite herbs so I have lavender growing everywhere. And since I have many varieties of lavender in my gardens, I have been enjoying...
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In and around the garden
To celebrate lavender season in my garden, all my packaging for my Etsy shop will be a lavender theme. I enclose a hand-embellished lavender reproduction postcard in every mailed order. Remember to...
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Inspiration is the cure
The summer has come and gone and I am just taking stock of where the time has gone. One of my projects was reclaiming my grandma’s old cupboard. It had been out on the porch, waiting in the wings for...
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Wooly Santa warms me in a changing season
Now is the time to start thinking about holiday projects, so I wanted to repost this to inspire you. Choose a small project like this santa and have it ready to hang for the holidays! I have a large...
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Gift giving time
Small things are beautiful, and one of my favorite small things is a pillow. And when it comes to pillows, the more the better! So you may be wondering if you have time to give something hand-made...
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Cozy Holidays
For the holiday season, take time to smell the snowflakes! These vintage postcards are a few that I am reprinting and embellishing to enclose with my Etsy orders. I like every order be fun and to add...
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Just in for the holidays
Happy December! Just in time for your holiday shopping, here are a few finished pieces that I am listing today. They are all one of a kind pieces that I have hooked and finished, and are prototypes...
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the perfect stocking stuffer
This year give a gift that is perfect for the rug hooker on your shopping list, and will fit in a Christmas stocking. A collection of little books. All hand made by Karen from start to finish. The...
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Mailorders
Just a word from the powers that be, namely the US Postal Service. There is still time to make last-minute Christmas purchases and still have them delivered by Priority and First Class Mail. USPS says...
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August Words
Summertime is still in its glory here in Oregon. I know I have not posted in a long while. And I miss our connection here on my blog. Thank you for checking in on me. I have just posted a bunch of wool...
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Staying Neutral
This month I have a lot of great colors available on Etsy, and I wanted to talk a bit about the use of neutrals in a design. To see my Etsy wool click here. This is a close up of my rug design Jane...
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