Thursday, December 29, 2011

SOME HANDE MADE XMAS GIFTS

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.


Sunday, September 11, 2011

LI'L WOODEN PRIM SHELF FOR SALE

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

Saturday, September 10, 2011

PRIM BOX FOR SALE

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






Thursday, August 25, 2011

NEW HOOKED PIECE FOR SALE

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




Monday, August 22, 2011

Small Hooked Mat

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

Friday, August 12, 2011

PRIM WOODEN BOX

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




Sunday, July 31, 2011

Saturday, July 30, 2011

PRIM CROSS STITCH AND WOOD FRAME

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

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

Monday, July 25, 2011

PRIM WOOD CANDLE HOLDER AND MORE RUGS FROM EXHIBIT

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.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Podcast of the rug exhibit and gallery show today

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

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.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

PINCUSHION TUESDAY

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

Monday, June 6, 2011

HOOKED CANDLE MATS

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
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