Happy May Day ~

~ Laurie

Ah, Spring...fresh wools...

just add to the Etsy Shop...
my naturally ~ plant hand-dyed wool...
marigold...goldenrod...fustic...saxon blue...brazilwood...lac...madder...

...and looking forward to a new gardening season...
this past weekend I planted seeds for this year's dye garden, still to early here for getting in the beds... but soon little sprouts will appear under the grown lights:)

Until next time, Laurie

For the love of tulips...

Happy Sunday ~ Laurie

April...

Hello Friends,
The days do seem to get away from me...
Has it really nearly 2 months since I last posted here?
We are on the cold side of the weather roller coaster today...windy, but bright sunshine! A great day for computer work and hopefully some stitching in my chair tonight!

Bolts and bolts of LOVELY WOOLs have arrived in the studio/shop

AND...much more will be here soon!

All are available on the website and some are also in the Etsy shop

Lavender and Honey, my NEW Cross Stitch Pattern will be released SOON!

It's the newest addition to the Hilda Thornbroom Series;)

Registration is now open for Spring II Classes at Minnetonka Center for The Arts...

If you are in the area, I'd love to welcome into my rug hooking class!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend! ~ Laurie

Tonight on...

Early Work Mercantile...

Looking for Spring...
♥ ~L

May Day Update...

...at Early Work Mercantile Tonight!!!


Spring is slow to arrive this year...rain and yes, snow are in the forecast...

I've been hunkered down in the studio
playing with wool and threads
creating my own Springtime blooms


Needle punched pins for Shepherd's Harvest Festival


And here is a peek at one of the commission mats I've been working on...


Hope the sun is shining in your backyard! ~L

Inside Blooms...

Spring MAYBE on it's way...somewhere...someday?!?!
We've had lots of sun...but still a lot of dirty white remains. I've been hooking wee little flower mats

Getting ready for Shepherd's Harvest Festival and other Spring-time events.

It's hard to be patient for warm breezes, the sweet smell of lilacs and time to dig in the dirt. It seems like winter is dragging on...but I remember other years so much worse than this...1985...I was moving in a blizzard on April 1st...NO Fooling!

The signs are all around...tho' they may not be tiny sprouts peeking out yet...they are there. The angle of the sun...and the lingering evening light. The other night I stood in the yard mesmerized by the TWILIGHT...it was way past 8 o'clock...it was above freezing...and the beauty and stillness were beyond belief.

Back in the studio...full of treasures...

To embellish my signature heart pins...
and dream of blossoms to come...
Have a Happy Day ~L

Icy...

the wind, ice, sub-zero temps linger and more snow is on the way

I AM READY FOR SPRING
Tho' inside the studio today it was warm and cozy...a couple hooker friends
who always bring a smile...
one close to finishing a BIG rug...one starting something new

...shoppers gathering wool for a variety of projects...some Springy...some to while away the snowy days ahead!

In between orders and finishing goods for the March 1st Early Work Mercantile update...
I've been working on the 2nd part of Pines to Prairie

the Part One kits are almost ready to ship out...just waiting for a wool order to arrive so I can finish dyeing up some of the background! It's one of my favorite colors...I call it Garden Shed...kind of a dingy greyish green...wonderful over all sorts of light textures!

I'm loving how the random border...which is Part Two of this year's annual project...is working out...
very old looking...just as I wanted it to be!

I'm glad to have a cozy rug to work on these cold and icy days...
Be safe and warm ~ L

Lazy Sunday Afternoon...

Good Afternoon...I hope you are having a lovely day! It is just delightful here...75 degrees...hazy sunshine...warm breeze! A very strange March day in Minnesota...I'm not complaining...but I'm not planting yet either!

I picked up some favorite gardening magazines at the grocery store...drove by my favorite garden shop...Uncommon Gardens but they aren't open for the season until tomorrow...so I'll dream and plan.

Tomorrow I'll be washing windows...spring cleaning and finishing pattern orders! I spent some time earlier today sprucing up the PictureTrail site and the Website...feels good!

Now off to switch the laundry...then curling up with the some good reads!
Spring~tyme blessings to you ~L

Happy Easter...

...still looking for Spring ~L