LADY SPRIG

My LADY SPRING

This is one of my favorite paintings I created sometime ago, and when I cam across it though you all might enjoy seeing it.  It is painted on a piece of 1/8th birch paneling, sanded several times with fine sandpaper.  After it was smooth it was sealed with an interior flat white base paint and a final coat of  clear sealer.  This makes a wonderful art board for painting with oil or water base artist paints.
The design comes from a very old print I had  kept in a file of things to do.  While living in Oregon I was able to paint this print.  While it is simple it has a lot emotion to it, the rose boarder is an addition accent that was added and not a part of the original print.
Hope you enjoy My Lady Spring and as this Spring opens up I hope you find a special Rose in your garden.
Thank you dear friends and neighbors for visiting me once again.

Want to announce  a new web site and blog is forth coming, The name of the new site will be "Joys of Needlework", it will be about All different kinds of needlework, how to make, patterns from A to Z. 

I will still keep this blog up and will update it as always.
God Bless,
Hugs, LenZie

Punh Needl Rug Hooking

Punch Needle Rug Hoeing

An Apple A Day

This sweet little children’s Punch Needle Rug creation came from a drawing by my son Kenneth quite sometime ago.  When sorting through old papers I came across his drawing and decided to make it into a child rug.  It measure about 17 inches by 22 inches, drawn onto 100 percent cotton monks cloth, wool and acrylic blend yarn by Lyons brand. A number 10 Oxford punch needle was used to create the loops.  While this is a simple design it has been a delightful project. 

I have been working on a few new patterns and hopefully they should be ready for your enjoyment.  Don’t forget to watch for other creative idea’s I trying to post once a week to keep the blog interesting and pleasing for those of you who enjoy visiting it.  You will see other types of needlework project as the year progress, I hope you find something to make for a loved one or for yourself. 

Have a wonderful week and may the wind always be at your back.

Hugs, LenZie

Haven' A Ball Pin Keeper

Pin Keeper Cushion designed developed by LenZie, this very special and unique pn keeper cushion was created for a very special person and I hope that she has enjoyed the way it has turned out. Many thanks to Gail.
Haven' A Ball pin keeper cushion is turly round, made from wool felt fabric, trim, lace and vintage buttons, and filled with polyester fiber fill. A very easy pattern, simple and quite fast to make. This special pattern comes with a bonus embroidery design and easy to follow instructions for both designs.
Now availale: NO;HNB-005 / FREE S&H/ just $6.00, Available only to the lower U.S.A states. Make a PayPal payment to justalittleprim@comcast.net, Thank you for you purcahse.

 Watch for more needlework patterns as well as punch needle pattern designs.

Have n' A Ball

Until we meet again may the wind alwasy be at your back.

Thank you dear friends for visiting my blogspot, hope you

enjoyed the pin cushion keeper.

Blessings,
LenZie

P.S.  I have updated the photo so you can have a better idea how wonderful this uniqe pin cushion can be embroidered, use an assortment of colors to totally change the look. 

BOTTLE CAP Spring Flower Mug Rugs

Sorry for being away for a while but have been so busy getting ready for an Estate Sale, working on a long over due Rag Quilt for my sons passed BD gift and in between working on the Spring Flower mug rug set.  Also worked on a pattern for a round pin cushion keeper, it was and idea from a friend who needed to know how to make the pillow pin cushions and thus mine turned out to be a round ball, which I think is quite cute.  I am post a  picture for you to enjoy of the mug rug set and I wil soon be posting a picture of thepin cushion.

They are both very easy and fun to make. The bottle cap take a bit more time and it is a good idea to work on it in between projects.  To make the crocheted mug rugs, I used size ten crochet thred, and a size ten hook, (if you crochet tight use a larger hook)  old jar lids and bottle caps, a single crochet stitch and worked in rounds until it fit the lid or bottle cap, then sewed them together.  Really it is simple.  The round pin I developed as a pattern and it is almost ready.  Will post soon. I guess this says it all for now. Any question email me at justalittleprim@comcast.net  and I wil try to answer any question you may have.
Until moon comes over the mountain take care and have a happy day. Smiles, LenZie
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CROCHED HEART MUG RUG

HAPPY VALENTINE DAY

Crochet Heart Bottle Cap Mug Rug    
Hello Again:
How much fun to recycle something that
is often tossed away? I would love to take credit for this creative idea, but I am not to originator of using recycled bottle caps. As a small child and during wwll my Mother and Grandmother were really wonderful at recycling many items that today we take for garnet and toss them out. I can remember my Mother setting and crocheting over bottle caps to create hot place mats to protect the oak wood table from hot food dishes. For quite sometime now I have thought and thought about doing the same and I have developing many other wonderful crocheted bottle cap project an in the works writing an e-book on use bottle caps and other items. As my logo saying goes “Making old thing new, bright and beautiful" Lenzie
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Enjoy and I will return with more creative ideas using bottle caps.

Have a magical day. LenZie

Crazy Quilted Heart Pillow

Hello Dear Friends and Neighbors, Just popping in to share another quick Crazy Quilted project with you.  This sweet little scatter pillow measures 12 inches by 12 inches, with a muslin backing, a heart cut from a crazy quilted block that I use for my Father Christmas projects.  I think it turned out really nice.  For accent I added some old antique MOP buttons a dear friend sent to me and on each corner I added antique lace  two corners for the final finishing touch.  The heart is lightly stuffed with polyester fiber fill and the pillow has also be filled using the same product. 
I am working on one more heart project and that will be the last for Valentine Hearts..  Hope to see you all soon with the new heart project. 
Come on back and see whats new.
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Signing off for now " making memories for the sole"  ehugs, LenZie

My Crazy Quilt Pin Keeper

Hello Everyone,  With Valentines just around the corner I thought it was time to create something a little different to share with all of you. For the last few weeks Valentines Day and Eater time has taken hold of me and I have found myself moving from one to the other. I did finally manage to finishe a sweet little pin keeper Crazy Quilted Heart, It is so cute and feel it would make a wonderful project to create as gift.

I used odds and end pieces of fabric left over from other project created though out the year. Most often Valentine hearts are made using reds, pinks and white colors in fabric and trims. This project I wanted to be a little different and still show it was a Valentine an expression of love and friendship.
I sorted out all the blue fabric pieces and started sewing them at random. It was quite intresting as it took shape so easiely and quickly. The qoal was to sew a 10 inche square and sew lace over each seam then cut a primitive heart for a pin keeper.

As always and for some unknow reason thing do not often turn out just the way we plan them in our minds eye. Ah you got the idea of which I speek. The 10 inche square was only large enough for one side of the heart with a small pocket on the front and it was back to the sewing machine and the bag of blue fabric scraps and another square was sewn for the back of the heart. However, no lace was sewn to this square.
Now it was time to cut out the heart and stuff it, wow! it turned quite nice. But as it sat there I though it needs something but what? Several days passed and then I remembered the old small bedsprings my son had cut out of a old childs matters for me and thus I used the small bed spring for the base.
How much did this project cost me? Zero, other then a little of my time, and recycled items.
I was going to add and old key and some antique buttons but as most of you know in moving from the house in the mountains and to a much smaller living quarters most of my treasured trinkets are now in storage and in box somewhere.
You can just imagine how much more you can do with this little creation. MY CRAZY QUITED HEART PIN-KEEPER.

Please feel welcome to use my idea to create one for someone you want to express your love and friendship to.

Please return for another Valentine Day idea, posting in the next day or two.
" Making old things new, bright and shinney" LenZie
Until next sealing this best wishes and a magical day.
LenZie

HOOKED WOOL PIN KEEPER HEART

Hello Dear Friends and Neighbors,

I created this sweet little hooked wool, pin keeper heart, it measure about 7" by 5" using one of my own original pattern designs. Cotton monks cloth was used for the backing, wool stripes cut 1/4 inche wide ( no.8 cutter), the wool was hand dyed using Rite dyes, lightly pressed using a wool setting and steam, The heart is filled with wool scraps and lightly scented with cinnamon and clove, a small vintage lace piece and heart were added as an accent. 
This is a very easy design and it hooks up fast.  Hope you enjoy this sweetheart project and that it inspired you to make one too.

CHECK OUT THE NEW CRAFT SECTION in the right coloum.
Have a Magical Day, LenZie

PUNCH NEEDLE RUG HOOKING

Hello Dear Friends and Neighbors,  Finishing up a few projects and thought you would enjoy this punch needle rug.  The most challenging part was to make the checked pattern square, after a few yarn pullings I finally got the hang of it.  Really not hard if you start punching on the design line keep doing it, don't change the way you started punching. 
You would think after all my years of doing punch needle I would have known better, will looks like this ole sole has more to learn and remember.  Other then that this project went very fast and I love the way it turned out.
I used cotton monks cloth for the backing, and Lions brand heavy wool yarn, this creation turned out so nice I will be using more of there wool yarn.  I call this an Americana Welcome it measure 18" by 22".   It is a design from a rather older style of craft book that was bought sometime ago. 
Last week I started a section for other kinds of Craft projects and will be adding a new project soon.  Trying my had at making a Rag Quilt and will share that with you when it is finished no promise when it will be finished.  In the meantime I am finishing up a pillow that I made and I think you will enjoy it mistakes and all. 
Keep on keeping on and have a magical weekend.
LenZie

"BLOG UPDATE NEW CRAFT SECTION"

Hello Dear Friends and Neighbors,
 Announcing our new section located in the far right hand column.  From time to time I will be adding new creations (other then punch needle and rug hooking) ideas, free patterns now and then for you to enjoy. 
Today I opened that section and added a pin keeper made from a very large antique mill bobbin, with many wonderful keepsake treasure. 
Also in the works is a section titled "My-Rag_Bag" for  patterns by Rags-2- Riche's.  These patterns are most often made from old, worn and out of fashion items that no-one wants. " Old thing made new, bright and shinney" LenZie   
Signing off for now  and Remember you too can create something new for old discarded items. 
LenZie