THE WOOL GARDEN SELLING BLOG

The Wool Garden Sunday Sale

2012-01-15T14:01:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon everyone, its a bit chilly here in New-Brunswick today but my guy has the wood stove burning nicely downstairs so its nice and cozy by the computer as I post my blog to you. Today I have some rug hooking patterns up for sale by Deanne Fitzpatrick, whom we just adore around here. If you have never been to her blog, you have to check it out here: http://blog.hookingrugs.com. Sorry for the bad pictures, I can't seem to make them look any better. You might be able to see them better on Deanne's website to give you a better idea of the design.

BATHING BEAUTIES
On linen
24" x 31"
SOLD THANK YOU
PLUS SHIPPING

MARITIME LOVE
On Scottish Burlap
28.5" X 30"
SALE $31
PLUS SHIPPING

COASTAL GIRLS
On Linen
32" X 21"
SALE $21
PLUS SHIPPING

THE WASH
On Scottish Burlap
SALE $21
PLUS SHIPPING

OLD WOMAN HEADING OUT?(There was no name on this pattern)
On Linen
20" X 34"
SALE $21
PLUS SHIPPING

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

THE WOOL GARDEN SUNDAY SALE

2012-01-08T12:39:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, I'd like to show you a few things that I have for sale today in my little shop. But first I would like to tell you what I have been doing today. My little craft shop/working studio has been so messy since the summer that I could barely move around in there and I think that's why I haven't been very creative as of late. So I wanted to start the new year on a clean slate by getting my work area back in order and hopefully get some creative juices flowing. So I spent most of the day cleaning and throwing out and putting things back where they belong. I was to embarrassed to show you the before pics of the mess, but did take some after pics. When I look at these pictures, it still looks a bit messy but really it isn't. I even vacuumed and dusted. I bought tubs and sorted out my wool by color, even the leftover snippets are all in their little bins by color. So here are the studio pictures.

Now getting back to my Sunday Sale. I'm hoping to be able to sell out of most of the things you can and cannot see in these pictures, so I can have more space to do more crafts(sewing, hooking, felting and prim painting). I thought I would do a sale on Sundays and post it on the blog. I say Sunday because its the only day that I have time to do this and hopefully there will be things that interest you.

WOOL GARDEN SUNDAY SALE

MENO TRIGGER GRIP

$24 PLUS SHIPPING

I have one hook left for sale in its package. This is a hook that can be held in different ways for people that have wrist problems due to arthritis or other problems. The length of the hook itself is 1 3/4" long and is a primitive hook. Here is a link for more information on the Meno Trigger Grip:
http://www.menotriggergrip.com/

WOOL FELT
$3 PLUS SHIPPING
13 1/2" X 19 1/2"

This wool has a nice primitive antique gold color to it. The wool is felted and a bit hard on the wrist to hook with since its a bit thick to hook with but would be great for wool appliques.

SPOT DYED WOOL(OPAL)
$11 PLUS SHIPPING
1/4 yard before dying
28 1/2" x 16"

This was spot dyed using Magic carpet dyes and Antique Colours & Spots dye book. This is a lovely soft piece of wool. The next two pictures show you the whole piece.

Please contact me via email at cleosavoie@hotmail.com for orders.

OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT

2012-01-01T18:26:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year folks. I wish everyone health and happiness in this new year. I thought I would show you the little gifts that entered our lives, thanks to the Miramichi SPCA on Christmas Eve. We adopted 2 great looking cats from they're barn buddy program. So our thanks go out to the SPCA manager and also a big thank you to Cara and her husband Matt, who were kind enough to drive down with Blackie and Marbles and to drop them off to us. We are also thankful to hear that Cara has found her dog Jazz after 34 days of being lost. This is a very sad story that has a happy ending and Jazz's story was also in our local newspaper. To read more about it click here http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/front/article/1467926
So I would now like to introduce Marbles and Blackie:

Marbles is about 2years old we think and has been at the SPCA for a year now according to the manager.
He was very shy with us for the first 4 days and kept away from us but since then, he has come out of his shell and is starting to be more affectionate with us.

Now Blackie is 8 years old so I'm told and has been at the SPCA for a few months now. He's been very affectionate since day one and he's also a little bully and likes to have all the attention and doesn't like it when we give it to Marbles at the same time because Blackie walks over and hits Marbles on the head. There's lots of love to go around boys. Marbles and Blackie seem to be settling in well this week and by next week or so we will let them go outside with us but they will mainly stay in the garage to hunt the mice and hang around with us outside. We already have 2 indoor kitties who are way to pampered already since they wouldn't know what to do with a mouse if they saw it. Believe me I know.........cause I saw it.lol.

SOME HANDE MADE XMAS GIFTS

2011-12-29T16:52:00.000-08:00

Well I would like to start by saying hello to all of my blogging friends out there. It feels a bit weird to be blogging again since we're having such a hard time with our Satellite internet service, it takes time trying to post things now. I almost forgot how to post a blog and I haven't posted since September I think. If our internet service doesn't frustrate me to much, hopefully I will be posting back regularly now. I thought I would start tonight's posting by showing you some little hand made gifts that I made for Christmas presents this year.

This one I made for my BFF. I primed up a little wooden frame and inserted a punch needle heart that I did on a piece of wool blanket. She said she was going to put it down in her woman cave with all her favorite things.

This is a prim sheep I made from my wool material. He's very primitive with a low back. This was also for BFF.

This next one is for a good friend of mine at work. I primed up a little box and also did a punch needle heart.

This last one was for my boss to put in her office. Its a small heart that I also needle punched and glued it to a small wooden frame that had a hanger on top of it. I was in a heart mood and did a few as you can see.

Well that's it for tonight folks and I will see you back here again soon.

LI'L WOODEN PRIM SHELF FOR SALE

2011-09-11T05:48:00.000-07:00

Hi folks, here is the shelf that I was talking about in yesterdays post. This is a cute little shelf that I undercoated with black paint and top coated with white then scuffed it up to show the black underneath and finished it off with a nice stain to tone down the white and give its Prim look.
Mesurements are: 11 1/4" X 4 1/2"
There are also 2 brackets in the back all ready to hang in your country home.

WOODEN PRIM SHELF
$11 PLUS SHIPPING
Please email me if you have any questions regarding this item
at cleosavoie@hotmail.com

PRIM BOX FOR SALE

2011-09-10T14:46:00.000-07:00

I just finished this wooden box and a shelf today but I will leave the shelf for tomorow. This great prim box would look great with a hooked mat on the cover or looks great as is. I painted the base color with a chocolate brown and the top coat with a country blue. Primed it up a bit to show the brown underneath and finished it off with a walnut stain to tone down the blue. As you can see I left the original color inside the box since it had a neat checker board insert on the inside cover. This box would be great to hold your craft projects and collectables. There are also little clasps on each side of the cover on the front. It also has 4 little wooden knobs underneath the box.
Mesurements are: 14 1/4" long X 9 1/2" wide X 5 3/4" high from the back and 3 1/4" deep.

PRIM WOODEN BOX
$20 PLUS SHIPPING
For any questions on this item, please email me
at cleosavoie@hotmail.com

BLOG PARTY SUNDAY AT BY YOUR HANDS

2011-08-28T05:08:00.000-07:00

Check out Blog party Sunday today at By Your Hands
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NEW HOOKED PIECE FOR SALE

2011-08-25T17:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a small mat I just recently hooked up with yarn on Verel. I found this freebie pattern on a great little pattern site called
hudsonsholidays.blogspot.com
I also had a small wood cutting board that I had repainted to look more primitive. It actually is antique blue but in the photo it looks more antique black. So I glued the mat on to the board so you can hang it up on the wall.
Mesurements are:14" X 7"(cutting board)and 8" X 6"(hooked mat)

HOOKED SUNFLOWERS ON CUTTING BOARD
$39 PLUS SHIPPING

Please email me for orders

Small Hooked Mat

2011-08-22T10:57:00.000-07:00

Here is a little prim mat that I rug hooked on Scottish Burlap awhile back and have decided to sell. The design is of a little salt box with a kitty and trees. I hand dyed the backround and hooked the rest with as is wool. The mat is whipped all around with cording and finished off with black binding on the back. Finished mesurements are: 13 1/2" X 9"

PRIM HOOKED SALT BOX MAT
$37 PLUS SHIPPING

PRIM WOODEN BOX

2011-08-12T07:51:00.000-07:00

Here is a great little country box to put anything in from kitchen utensils to craft paints or whatever your heart desires. I painted the box with a brown color then overpainted with black paint. Scruffed it up a bit then applied a light coat of walnut stain to give it that worn look. It also has a wire handle with a wooden knob. I don't find the photo shows the primitive look to well though. Mesurements are: 9 1/2"L X 5"W X 5 1/2"H.

PRIM WOODEN BOX
$12 PLUS SHIPPING

Hand Made Blog Party Sunday and Bor,de,lo Rug Exhibit

2011-07-31T04:15:00.000-07:00

Here are the last photos of the Bor,de,lo Rug Exhibit

PRIM CROSS STITCH AND WOOD FRAME

2011-07-30T05:58:00.000-07:00

Here is another frame I primed up by painting it first with a brown color and covered with an antique black, then sanded to give that prim look. I also stained the cross stitch. But I don't think the camera brought out that antique look to it enough. I also covered the back with a nice brown wool material. It mesures 15" long X 6 1/2" wide in the center.

PRIM CROSS STITCH WITH FRAME
$15 PLUS SHIPPING

EMAIL cleosavoie@hotmail.com for orders

More pics from Bor,de,lo rug hooking exhibit

2011-07-30T05:40:00.000-07:00

Sorry I didn't get to post more of the rugs earlier this week. The days go by so quickly.

PRIM WOOD CANDLE HOLDER AND MORE RUGS FROM EXHIBIT

2011-07-25T16:58:00.000-07:00

I've been doing a little playing around with wood crafts and trying to make them look more primitive. Here is a wood candle holder that I painted with and old rose color and repainted it over with black paint then sanded down to make it more primitive looking, then finished it off with a walnut stain. I also stained the little cross stitch pattern to make it look more rustic(looks lighter in the picture then it really is). The pattern is of a little country angel holding a heart with tulips on each side of her and little hearts down below. The candle holder mesures 14 1/4"long X 6 1/4" at its widest part.

PRIM WOODEN CANDLE HOLDER
$15 PLUS SHIPPING

Email cleosavoie@hotmail.com when ordering

And here are a few more rugs tonight from the Bor,de,lo rug exhibit at the Capitol Theatre in Moncton, N.B. until the end of August. I apologize again for some of the bad quality photos I took.

Podcast of the rug exhibit and gallery show today

2011-07-24T05:11:00.000-07:00

I found some interesting podcasts from CBC radio talking with the artists to both exhibits that I just posted below on this mornings blog. Very interesting.

This one is from the Hookeuse Bor,de,lo Just copy and paste it to your search engine. I still haven't figured out how to use the link just yet.

http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/nbmoncinfomorn_20110721_79316.mp3

This one is from the Salon de refusé

http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/nbmoncinfomorn_20110720_14984.mp3

ARTISANS VILLAGE ART EXPO AND BOR,DE,LO RUG HOOKING EXHIBIT

2011-07-24T04:46:00.000-07:00

Hello my dear followers and lookers. I"m sorry I haven't posted in awhile but with the flower and veggie garden to tend to and summer visitors, I had to put things on hold in Blog land. I have been lurking now and then, but not creating so I thought I would start today with an Art exhibit that may be to late to post since its today but at least the word will get out there that there is a new Art Gallery in Moncton,NB. So for the locals or tourist that might be around Moncton this summer I have two Exhibits that I want to post.

First up is the Artisans Village Art Expo thats going on today and a very good friend of mine will be there also to show her art. I"m hoping to get there sometime today and will take pictures to show you for those who won't be able to make it. Here is the info.

The New Artisan Village is holding an Art Expo and an introduction to the Artisan Village space this Sunday. Details are below.

The “Salon des Refuses” a famous moment in modern art, to be mirrored in Moncton on July24, at a new downtown art and craft complex

What we know today as “modern art” first burst into public awareness at the famous "Salon des Refusés," exhibition in Paris in 1863.

The artists who exhibited at this legendary show had all been refused entry into the official “Salon,” among them some of the great names in the development of impressionism.

With that background in mind, and with the City of Moncton's annual juried show just now opened at the City Hall Gallery, The Artisan Village, Moncton’s new, downtown open workshop, gallery, and cafe complex is presenting a “Salon Des Refuses” on a local scale for artists not accepted into the City show.

“Given there were far more submissions than the City could accept,” says Artisan Village initiator Shane Myers, “we thought it might be fun (as well as instructive and worthwhile) to mirror that great art event by hosting our own ‘Salon Des Refuses,’ together with an open house day to introduce the Artisan Village itself. It’s a new facility, a new concept, people are talking about it, so the “Salon” is a fine way to give people a first look at the space while the individual studios/workshops and other amenities are still in the process of being set up.”

The “Salon des Refuses” and the Artisan Village open house will be held on Sunday, July 24th, from 10 am to 5 pm at the Artisan Village, 465 Main Street.

An 8,000 square foot studio space complex, the new Artisan Village on East Main Street is housed in the big industrial building behind the skateboard shop immediately opposite Bore Park. When fully occupied, sculptors, potters, stonecutters, ornamental ironworkers, ceramic artists and others will practice their craft or art in fourteen or more separate alcove-studios, all in public view and complemented by a café and gallery combination. There is nothing like it in all Atlantic Canada.

Full information on the Artisan Village here:
www.virtualfundy.com/artisanvillage.html

The second one is a Rug Hooking Exhibit that is going on now at the Capitol Theatre until the end of August. I was sorry that I couldn't make it to the opening night to hear the girls talk about their rugs and listen to the music that inspired them to make these contemporary pieces of art. I didn't mesure the rugs but they look like they would be 36"X36". I also apologize for some of the low light colors in these pieces because of my camera. They really have to be seen to be appreciated better than looking at the pictures from my camera. Here is some info on the exhibit and I will post some pictures today and in the following days. I must say they are all beautiful rugs with each their own talent in expressing their music.

the latest creations of contemporary hooked rugs by LES HOOKEUSES DU BOR,DE,LO. Executed with passion and a very contemporary approach, 19 artworks are presented, each one colorful and largely inspired by music.

This first rug is from my good friend P.W. who will also be at todays Artisans Village Art Expo showing other creations.

PINCUSHION TUESDAY

2011-06-07T16:22:00.000-07:00

tonights feature is a pretty mint green lustre sugar bowl from Sadler England in great condition. I needle felted it with a teal green wool roving. It mesures 4" in diameter at its widest part and about 3 1/4"high.

Mint Green Sadler Pincushion
$14 PLUS SHIPPING

HOOKED CANDLE MATS

2011-06-06T16:35:00.000-07:00

Here are three of the little hooked candle mats or whatever else you could use these mats for that I just finished. There are 3 different sizes and I sewed wool material to the bottom for a nicer finish.

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8"diameter
$15 PLUS SHIPPING

61/2"diameter
$13 PLUS SHIPPING

5 1/2"diameter
$11 PLUS SHIPPING

BLOG PARTY SUNDAY

2011-06-05T05:00:00.000-07:00

Check out their site for other hand made crafts and interviews.
http://www.byyourhands.com

Miniature hooked rug and frame

2011-06-05T04:38:00.000-07:00

I made this little hooked rug on linen to put into a small frame for display and its so cute. The rug itself is only 2 3/4" X 2" and the little wooden tilting frame is only 5 1/4 long X4" wide X 4" high. Its a great little piece to put inside a doll house or it would make a great little gift for the rug hooker that has everything. I also took a picture with a regular hook on the rug to give you some perspective on how small it is.

Miniature rug and frame
$12 PLUS SHIPPING

PINCUSHION TUESDAY ON WEDNESDAY

2011-06-01T17:52:00.000-07:00

Sorry I"m late again, but I was cutting grass last night while fighting off the black flies and didn't get to post last night. Very very windy here this evening so great for working outside and now there's some thunder and lightening rolling in. Tonights pincushion was made from a vintage Pareek Johnson Bros. creamer made in England. I needled felted it with a gorgeous blue Corriedale roving

PAREEK PINCUSHION
$15 PLUS SHIPPING

WHAT I'M WORKING ON THIS WEEKEND

2011-05-29T16:28:00.000-07:00

Here's an idea what I"ve been up to this weekend, between gardening and getting bitten by the black flies. I think I have enough room on my linen for maybee 2 more circles. When I have a few finished I'll post them to sell here on my selling blog.

BLOG PARTY SUNDAY

2011-05-29T06:54:00.000-07:00

Here is their website:
www.byyourhands.com

PINCUSHION TUESDAY

2011-05-24T16:24:00.000-07:00

This delightful pincushion was made from a miniature brown vase wich is about 4 1/4" high and about 2" in diameter at the thickest part. Its a little cutie with hand painted flowers on the front. The bottom says made in occupied Japan and looks double stamped. I needle felted this one with yellow wool roving.

Mini vase pincushion
$11 PLUS SHIPPING

Just looking around the backyard

2011-05-22T14:54:00.000-07:00

After weeks of rain here in the Atlantic province, the sun was out again today and by the afternoon you could walk around the yard without a jacket on. As I was walking about checking the flower beds in the back that are just finally showing that they survived, I spotted three gorgeous giant tulips that my hubby planted last fall by the little shed. I had to take pictures and thought I would show you since the sun was so bright against the shed. They almost look plastic, can you see the little knome hiding within the flowers? I envy all the southern American gals that have been blogging about their gardens and flower beds, since we are so behind in the season this year. Now we can finally see the light here in the Maritimes. So here are my giant short tulips.