A few weeks ago, I worked on my newest latch hook rug project. This canvas was originally sold as part of a 1977 kit by Bernat; yarn skeins and tools for trimming the yarn were all sold separately. And rather than source the original colors from 1977, I went with modern colors and skeins. At…
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A latch hook rug 50 years in the making
This is a bit of a project. But understand where I’m coming from on this one. I wanted to craft another latch hook rug, so that I could enter two different rugs in two different competitions this year, and then flip the rugs to enter them in the other respective competitions. I already had my…
Read MoreThe Adventures of Ganef the Squirrel
Ganef the squirrel lived in a tree. The tree was situated near an office park. One day, Ganef scurried along the frozen ground, as he looked for snacks and treats. He already packed plenty of provisions to help him through the winter, now it was time to find whatever morsels some employee left behind. And…
Read More“Attend the church of your choice.”
I’m having a bit of fun with these advertising photo thermometers. So far, I’ve successfully extracted one kitschy photo from an advertising thermometer, and replaced that photo with one of my own. So let’s see if I can do this again. This time … I found this little doozy. Aw, look at this little treasure.…
Read MoreA reclaimed thermometer art project
During the post-Thanksgiving shopping weekend, one of my friends alerted everyone on Facebook to his warehouse sale. It’s the kind of pop-up where you go through a warehouse, maybe you find furniture or shelving or antiques or some other bric-a-brac. He’s a good guy, I figured there might be something worth checking out. I eventually…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 28, 2025 – NOW IT’S DONE!
Remember that covered bridge latch hook project i worked on for the better part of a year? You know … this one?? Technically, all the stitching and hooking and yarning that took all year is complete. But I still had to take care of one small feature. I had to reinforce the sides. And that…
Read MoreA master print of A CO Railfan’s Dream
I really like this digital-meets-film collage from earlier this year, A CO Railfan’s Dream. This one, to be precise. But I want to do something extra to it. And by “extra” – I have an idea. I purchased some laser printer transparency sheets, which will allow me to use a photocopier or a laser printer…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 28, 2025 – it’s DONE!
Thirteen months of hard work. 44 inches in height. 80 inches in length. 53 different distinct colors used. God knows how many episodes of AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision pro wrestling I watched in the background while doing this. This is a slideshow featuring, step by step, my progress on this rug as chronicled in…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 23, 2025
So two weeks ago, my original plan for getting this large latched hook rug complete ran into a tangle. I had originally purchased all the necessary colors, and enough bags of those colors, to supposedly complete this rug without complications. However … the best laid schemes of mice and men, you know … And sure…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 10, 2025
I don’t know about you … but I feel like I’m moving faster and faster on this project. I sit down after dinner, grab the canvas, and start hooking. I take a Saturday morning, go run my morning errands, come back home, and start hooking. I mean, this was where I was last week at…
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