I'm so obsessed with it, in fact, that it is making it difficult to work. I've promised myself that I can hook from 4-4:30, because, "Hey, it's my JOB, right?" I have it set up in my cubicle, but I can SEE it all day, and it whispers to me, "Julie....Julie....put those marketing figures aside and let's play!"
This picture is taken from my chair...
that's the arm of the chair in the bottom of the photo.
So. Hard. To. Resist.
The other day I was hooking trees with The Perfect Wool, that I happened to have in my bag. Today, I am hooking a barn with The Perfect Wool, which I happened to have in my bag! How lucky am I! It must mean I'm supposed to hook more during the day! This perfect barn red wool is a piece I was lucky enough to snag from LeAnn Hodgson at Camp Wool (http://www.campwool.com/). I believe she used it for some pomegranates, but I loved the color so much I had to have some.
Here is the wool:
Isn't it pretty!? Of course, the picture doesn't do it justice,
but you can see a little variation in the lights and darks.
For an Iowa barn, you need to have the look of weathered barn boards,
and this wool does just the trick.
Love it!
It's 2:43 p.m. here. Still one hour and 17 minutes until I can give myself permission to hook! I don't take it home with me at night because I have it all nice and tight on the frame here, and I have the Magdelena Animal Purse to finish at home. I've steamed it and I'm making the liner right now, so hopefully after this weekend, in between two orchestra concerts for my kids and a basketball game, I'll have it done. Then I can REALLY go to town on this Iowa rug. Plus? The Oscars are coming! Prime hooking time!
I love discovering the right colors of wool to use in my work. I'd really love to take a color planning class at some point, there are people who just "get it" and I'd like to pick their brains. So far I've been lucky - I'd like it to turn into "skill"!
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