~*Friday Finishes*~

Hello Dear Friends! TGIF! It seems like it has been so long since I last was able to share some ~*Friday Finishes*~ with you... and for that I apologize. However, today I do have some wonderful creations to share!

Enjoy!

Stitched by Theresa... ~*Young Girl Sampler*~ freebie pattern

She used 28 count linen with variegated DMC threads... then gave it a nice coffee wash. She made this as a gift for a friend... and used her friend's name. She also added the heart. Lovely!

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Stitched by Lori... ~*Friend Freebie*~

Lori has updated her picture trail this past week with many delightfully prim goodies offered for sale. This sampler is one of her latest offerings. CLICK HERE to go see all her beautiful offerings.

Lori added a little to the design... which is always great with me. I just love it!

Both pieces are beauties and I am so happy to be able to share them with you. Friends, please send me your finishes too so I may post them up on ~*Friday Finishes*~ for all to see!

Thesesa & Lori, thank you for stitching and sharing!

Wishing you all warm smiles... and a great weekend...

Betty

~*More Fun News... and dolly progress...*~

Hello Dear Friends! Today is my final day off before beginning my work week (if three days of work is considered a week). I have been crafting like a mad woman during my days off... and so happy to be doing it!

Before I share my dolly progress... I have more fun news for you! I will be an artist at Primitive Handmades Mercantile! I'm so excited about all the recent crafty news/changes/opportunities... and this is no exception! I'm thrilled to be offered a spot with the artists on this site. Each and every one of them is top~notch!

The updates for this site are held on the 3rd Friday of each month. I haven't had a chance to set~up my page just yet, but will be personalizing it soon. I will be updating with the rest of the girls on Febrary 17th... swing by now though and take a look around. You will be delighted with the works up for offering.

A special thank you to Robin for asking me! <3

Early Work Mercanitle updates next week... February 1st to be exact. These dollies are still works in progress... but will be available when finished for my update... along with a few other things I hope to get finished...

Please meet Eliza Doyle... she may be putting some earrings on before she visits the Mercantile...

and please also have the pleasure of meeting Mabel Ann Suffolk. She may have to rethink her exceptionally large broach. It seems a little much... don't ya think?

Here is Eliza's purse. It and Mabel Ann are currently sitting out by the wood stove to dry.

Mabel Ann may also have her purse with her when she goes to the Mercantile. After all, how can a girl shop without her purse to carry her coins?

Wishing you warm smiles...

Betty

~*Following My Muse... and something exciting!*~

Hello My Dear Friends! I'm still in the middle of my four days off... and have been finding lots to enjoy... and have been following my muse...

still hooking... and using up (or trying to anyway) all those scrappy worms...

There are two patterns drawn on one piece of linen. I hook on these in the evenings when I'm not able to work next door in the studio... comfortably plopped on the sofa.

I haven't bound the two rugs from the previous post yet. I get sidetracked easily with my crafting. The other night I was suffering from insomnia AGAIN... and could not get this doll idea crafted up quickly enough! The body of the doll is a recycled soda pop bottle. I've been working on her more since I snapped the photograph... and she is almost complete now... and will probably be an offering on Early Work Mercantile for the February 1st update...

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Now for the EXCITING new!

I wasn't sure I could share this yet... but I see it has already been announce... so I wanna tell ya
here too!

There is a new Girl's Club... “PRIM SISTERS“!

I am so honored to be a part of this along with Notforgotten Farm and Pineberry Lane! We will be offering up six designs over the next year exclusive for the club. Each designer will have 2 patterns for the club... and they will be released to the Girl's Club members only. This is all being put together by Jeanne of Country Sampler. I can barely contain my excitement over this new opportunity!!!

Thank you , Jeanne, for including me! I am so looking forward to working with you. <3

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Well... I better get back to 'work'... so much crafting to be done!

Wishing you all warm smiles...

Betty

~*Hooking*~

Hello Dear Friends! I know... I have been so quiet & not posting as often as I should (or as often as I would like to anyway). I'm so sorry for that.

This past week I did manage to do some hooking though... wanna see?

These rugs are both on one piece of linen... and I am sticking to my goal of using ONLY the worms from my shoe boxes (see earlier post). These worms are all different cut sizes... and all different kinds of wool (the good, the bad, and the ugly!)... but I am using them and them only. I figure the rugs are scrappy ~ so why not use it up!?! Plus... the more olde, primitive, and grungy... the better!

I hooked the "Wool" rug keeping the loops all pretty close to the same height & direction... but the "Two Hearts" rug is hickety~pickety... all different heights & directions. Why, you may be asking? Well... simply 'cause I wanted to. I like hickety~pickety! I like that it is not the 'norm'... and I love the olde, unskilled look of it.

Tomorrow I hope to press both rugs and bind the edges. I'm thinking of trying a crochet edging on them. I've never attempted it before... but am looking forward my attempt. Have any of you done it?

My next rug project... or one of my next... is this challenge rug...

This challenge rug is from the online group An American Primitive Gathering (AAPG)... lead by Kelley. It is a quarterly challenge ~ so I have 3 months to get it done. Here is the antique version of the rug...

So far I have only gotten the pattern drawn on linen... and gathered up a pile of wools. I have more darks, but am thinking the others could be used for the design elements.

Work has been slowing down... and my boss decided to only have me come in three days a week for now until things pick back up. I have so many crafty things I want to get done ~ I am looking at the cut back as a positive. Now I have more time to create!

And right now... I'm going to go do just that!

Wishing you warm smiles...

Betty

~*A Little Bit of Everything*~

Hello Dear Friends! Yup... this post is a little bit of everything... and I'm going to start by sharing my new FAVORITE song with you...
"A Little Bit of Everything" by Dawes

Oh my goodness... I love this song so much I had to buy the CD! And... if you know me very well, you know that I'm not one to buy music for myself. My husband on the other hand... has what seems like millions of CDs & albums. Well... I guess I will admit, I did buy myself a couple of Peter Frampton CDs after seeing him in concert last summer (I love him!)... so now my music collection consists of those 3 CDs. ha ha ha... I have come a long way from my Madonna years... back in high school! And... because my husband has so much music, I have figured out how to put it on my MP3 player... and I do have a large collection stored there for my walking. So, I guess I am getting more musical! Anyway... listen to the song if you get a chance... it is truly a goodie!

Today is Day 3 of my weekend... tomorrow is back to work. I wish I could tell you or show you more crafty goodies... but I don't have too many to share. Although I have been stitching and hooking...

using up some of my red worms...

and have plans to get more hooked...

my latest freebie is almost stitched up... just the center of the flowers left... then some finishing...

Tomorrow is my dear husband's 50th birthday. We had a semi~surprise (because it is tough to pull one over on him... he kind of knew what was going on) birthday party on Saturday night. Much of our family met up at our local FAVORITE burger joint...Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers... for supper & cake. Afterwards, many of us went to the bowling alley to knock down a few pins... or try to anyway. It was a fun night! Doesn't he look like one handsome, happy fella?

The manager at Freddy's hung black balloons and wrote 'Happy Birthday' on his cake. There was a large crowd of us there... and we got lots of looks from the other diners. Too cute! Oh, and before we left Freddy's, we gathered up all the balloons, trimmed the ribbons short, and had a balloon launch in the parking lot! This was my MILs idea... and it was so memorable!

Happy Birthday to you Tony! I love you!

For his birthday present, I bought him an rc car and another CD for his huge collection. :-)

Well... the day is passing by... I better get back to that needle & hook before it is too late.

Wishing you all warm smiles...

Betty

~*Friday... no finishes, but...*~

How about a new freebie?

Hello Dear Friends! I don't have any finishes to share today... mine or from others... but I did chart up a simple freebie to give...

~*Friend Freebie*~

©primitivebettys 2012

70 by 38 stitches

This one is a simple & quick one! Don't you think it would be charming to work this one up for a dear friend? Say for maybe a Valentine's treat?

Enjoy! And remember... I love to see & share finishes! Email them to me... won't ya please?

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend full of warm smiles...

Betty