Shelly Atkinson's Blog

Welcome Back

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It has been a very long time since posting here....I was missing, and now I am found.

One of my designs being done by Patricia Newton

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Winter Photos

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My talented brother Kendall and his Metal Sculptures - check out his blog in my links

2015-03-19T13:34:00.000-03:00

Winter in Nova Scotia

2015-03-19T13:33:00.000-03:00

Inspiring

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I recently met a wonderful woman by the name of Patricia N. I haven't actually met her in person, but we have had some wonderful conversations over the telephone. She is a rug hooker and has been challenging me to create various patterns for her. Thanks Pat for getting me out of my funk and getting me back to drawing!

It's been a while

2015-02-17T12:20:00.001-04:00

It's been a while since my last post.....seems it has been a while for a lot of things....painting being one of them.....I guess the only way I can explain this is that I am "lost".....don't know where I am going with my artwork, don't know what I want to paint, don't know where I belong. I hope I find myself one of these days soon. I guess I have lost my pleasure for the time being in creating art. I have however, found great pleasure in creating rug hooking designs.

42 New Rug Hooking Christmas Stocking Designs

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/127778332@N06/sets/72157648561510472/

It's been way too long.....

2014-08-10T11:02:00.001-03:00

What have I been up to lately? Golfing, crocheting, rug hooking. I have been seeing a slight improvement in my golf game...so that's good. Our son graduates from Mount Saint Vincent University this month. Getting busy for job interviews...so he is about to start a new and exciting chapter in his life.

Update on my first Hooked Rug of one of my designs #shellyatkinson #rughooking

2014-02-04T10:01:00.000-04:00

Update on my first attempt to hook a rug

2014-01-31T08:51:00.001-04:00

Much Deserved Lunch After Snowshoeing

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2 Hour Snowshoe hike today

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Snow storm yesterday ...beautiful

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My favorite Morning Breakfast ~ Flapjack

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My little girl...Izzy....part yorkie~shih tzu mix

2014-01-21T11:09:00.000-04:00

Meet two lovely dogs that I took for a walk looking for a good home from our local SPCA

2014-01-21T11:05:00.000-04:00

Christmas 2013

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Rug Hooking

2014-01-21T10:46:00.000-04:00

My first attempt at rug hooking.....please be kind people....I know over time it will improve...or at least I hope....the backside of this looks horrific! lol

Happy New Year

2014-01-21T10:34:00.001-04:00

Hello everyone.......it has been quite some time since I last posted......I admire people who blog on a regular basis.....We had a wonderful Christmas....and SNOW!!! Let me see...what is new with me....late last fall I decided to get healthier and take better care of myself...it all started because my cholesterol was up and I was told that if I didn't get it under control in a few months I would have to go on medication....so I set some "realistic goals" for myself....#1. No eating after 7pm if at all possible #2. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water per day #3. Record my daily food intake using a wonderful program called MyFitnessPal #4. Exercise at least 3 times per week - anything over that would be a bonus #5. Be more "Gluten Free" aware and try to be gluten free as much as possible. #6 Lastly, try to be in bed before midnight. #7. Making better food choices - but NOT DIETING!! I am glad to say I am doing all of these for the most part and am now down 11 pounds.....so this is pretty exciting....I see so many people I know set unrealistic goals for themselves in losing weight....they exercise like crazy, diet, and do well for a while to get them started, but fizzle out and eventually are right back where they started from.....I have tried and failed before in getting healthier and put some thought into this....it isn't rocket science...it is very basic stuff.....I figured it took me 55 years to create this body....so it wasn't going to happen over night....baby steps...and with this attitude, I am slowly seeing results.....by making healthier choices, I hope to soon create HABITS that I will keep for life....I will keep you posted on my progress.....I would love to lose 5 to 6 more pounds which isn't much...but they always say the last few pounds are the hardest to lose.....but if not....oh well....I will try to maintain. On another note....I decided it was time I learned how to rug hook. I create patterns for rug hookers....so thought it was high time I knew how to do it....and I have to say.....there is a little bit to it...and so far my mat looks like a total mess on the backside....but I know with experience comes perfection.....so it will be interesting to see how I improve over time.

Rug Hooking Patterns

2013-10-05T10:16:00.002-03:00

To see more of my rug hooking patterns....go to links at the side of my blog and visit my Website and Rug Hooking Pattern sites! Thank You!

3 New Rug Hooking Patterns

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2013 Rug Hooking Patterns by Shelly Atkinson

2013-09-26T13:55:00.000-03:00

Just finished 29 new Rug Hooking Patterns

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Love these 2 boys!!!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMuorX2mgrw