Saundra of Woodland Junction

I love replicating antique adaptation rugs but also design my own. Looking at old rugs in Early American Life magazine was my inspiration to learn to hook.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Big Dog now and Thinking Spring

Last night and today I was able to pull a few loops and add a little more background color around the stars to see which color(s) look best...

Monday, January 28, 2013

Now What?

I've got to make a decision on the stars and moon colors so I can move on. So picked a couple wool options for those motifs and thought...

Sunday, January 27, 2013

A View from Afar

I removed the design from my Snapdragon frame (jut love that frame because it keeps the backing drum tight)....anyway, wanted to see what it...

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Big Dog Hollow

It is so much fun having a new project to work on AND knowing the other rugs have been finished, bound and no longer a UFO (for you newbies ...

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

True Friends

I have been fortunate to sell numerous Domestic Zoo patterns but one of the sales was a wee bit different than all the others. A lovely wom...

Sunday, January 20, 2013

The Secret Swap

Okay, now I'm going to reveal the secret swap partner and pattern I've been teasing about. But first, the story ~ there are a few h...

Friday, January 18, 2013

The Adventurous Experiences of Wee Folk

Okay, Okay, here is my Wee Folk. And yes, it is a wool covered cord. But I am TOTALLY happy now. Yes, I took one step forward and two ste...

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Rub a Dub Dub....

....Wee Folk near a tub. Okay, I wasn't quite ready to 'cry uncle' this morning so decided to use up the length of wool yarn to...

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

To Be or Not to Be.....

....that is the question. Just when I thought binding the Wee Folk rug was well thought out and on it's way am now have doubts on wheth...

Monday, January 14, 2013

About Ready To Bind

I've been teeter tottering on the fence about how to bind Wee Folk by Vermont Folk Art . My thoughts were either wool covered cord or b...

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Sometimes It Doesn't Work Out

And thus is the case of my marrying wool. Well, my real marriage didn't work out either come to think of it ;~). I pulled some black w...

Saturday, January 12, 2013

One Down and One to Go

Now that the Lions in the Woods rug is bound it is time for me to start binding Wee Folk. Here it is all done, and in previous posts neglec...

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Binding the Lions Rug Tutorial

There are numerous ways to bind a rug and I have done several of them but not all. So far I have whipped with wool yarn, whipped with wool ...

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

VOILA, LIONS AWAIT BINDING

Yippee, I pulled my final loops today while watching General Hospital. Yes, am guilty of being obsessed with that show since 1968 when I wa...

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

OH SO CLOSE ! ! ! !

It is really close to being completed now.... I mean just loops away. The only part left to hook is the left side bottom part of the border...

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Believe it or not, the Lions have Returned

To say I've been frustrated trying to post a picture of my lion rug is an understatement. I was even considering starting another blog ...

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Blogger an AH HA Moment

Now the picture is becoming more clear. I can recall other people with Google Blogger who had to pay extra for pictures. So now it is clea...

The Lions Rug Mayhem once again

I'm back with a vengeance to post a current picture of the Lions in the Woods antique adaptation. Since Robin told me what she did when...

Friday, January 4, 2013

Lions in the Woods (Detour)

As previously mentioned this rug was adapted from two similar antique rugs and I chose elements from each that I liked. It is getting close...

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Day One of a New Year

Where did this past year go? I can remember my mother telling me 'that the older you get the faster time goes by'. Naturally I t...

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