Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

I am very proud of the tree skirt in my big tree photo. My mom made it. It is piece quilted & has yo-yos & buttons on it. Just my type of thing.  My mom is sooooooo great!
HHFN
Amy

Thanks.... I love Christmas. I got a little behind this year & my husband insisted that we NOT put up my village. I'll post a picture aof a former village if I get a chance.

Sandy...If you want a skinny tree, I'll buy one & send it to you. Trees are already 1/2 off here. 75% off after New Year.

HHFN,
Amy

I finally got to take pictures of my trees.  I have 2, one big one in my living room & one smaller own that is decked out only in teds in my sunroom. I also am including on of my fireplace.
Amy

Hi All,
I finally got my ornament on the way today. I hope it arrives before Christmas! I won't say where it is going but it is going out of the country!
TTFN
Amy

Hi tami,
It is adorable. You can send him to Wisconsin!
Amy

Hi Daphne,
I belong to a Yahoo Group for punchneedle: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Primitive_Punch_Needle/
It is a great bunch of really talented PN artists. It is worth it to join the group just to browse the photo albums.
Linda, who runs the group has a great website: www.woolenwhimsies. com. She is always very helpful!

A good needle to start out with is a Cameo.  It isn't as expensive as a Super Luxo (what I use) so if you decide PN isn't for you, you won't have too much invested.
TTFN
Amy

Oh, oh, oh! Me too!
Amy

Thanks All,
It was lots of fun to do this article. I can highly recommend the Pumpkin Tiramisu & the Yams & Rutabaga. The Cilantro Dressing is one of Scott's best recipes too, but use 2 bunches of cilantro instead of one.

Thanks also for the complements on our kitchen. It was one of the things that sold us on our house.  It is 8 feet X 35 feet.  It has (I only know because we bought knobs) 39 doors, 19 drawers & 2 false fronts. We refinished all the cabinets & our friend (who is legally blind) built us new drawers & drawer fronts. We have our laundry at one end and it is still big enough for us both to cook in. I don't know if you can see it in the picture, but Scott tiled the wall behind the stove with some tiles we bought back from Mexico & some cobalt blue tiles.  We got a lotta love in that kitchen. Lots of sweat equity too.

Enjoy the recipes!
Amy

I have been away from my computer since the Schaumburg show. A valve on our furnace broke so we haven't had any heat. Forutately it has been fairly warm (40 degrees at the coldest)  It has been too cold in my work room to sit and do anything. We are using a space heater our sun room.

Anyway....my husband (and I) were featured in the Milwaukee newspaper for a special Thanksgiving article.
I am adding a link: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=679971
TTFN

Amy

PS. The part comes in for the furnace tomorrow

Just a tease. I'm home. I will upload some pictures soon, but my Packers are on in a few minutes. Forgive me!
I will upload what I can

Woo Hoo! Way to go Daphne!

I have another one. Bear Bones a little bear dressed up in his skeleton costume.  He is made from spase black mohair which has his white skelleton needlefelted onto it.

BOO!

Amy

I LOVE IT!

Hi All.
I did indeed miss this thread. I even missed Laura's emial when she PM.ed me. I was in the middle of Fiscal Year End at my job, working lots of overtime & the last thing I wanted to look at at the end of the day was a computer.

Thanks for all the praise you guys.....and Mary I do remember you from the E Classroom!

Well lets see what I can come up with for this Challenge.

Here is Katty Wumpus.

a spooky little kitty.

And then there is Tabboo

& Archie & Clawd

I will upload a few more when I get some more time. So BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Halloween!
Amy

How cool! Those are some real treasures!

What a cute kitty. Art is such a fun person. He seems like he would be a great teacher. You must have had a blast!
AMy

Here are my dyeing instructions. I hope they upload because I am just too darned lazy to retype them. Yep, I am going strong right now. I have 2 shows in October. I don't know what I was thinking of when I signed up for 2! It wouldn't be so bad but it is Fiscal YEar End at my job & I am working over time & come home exahusted from all the PRESSURE!!!!!!!
Will make it throught though. Gotta remember to stay off the computer so.....

TTFN
Amy

That is soooooo cool!
Amy

Jenie,
I would be interested in a pair or 2. How much do you want for them?
They're cool!
Amy

I can't wait! I will be in the afternoon class! Switche from the am so I acan drive in & not go through am traffic.
WoooHoo!
Amy

sign me up to....& I love prim so if no one else wants..........
Amy

I am still for dyeing with Rit, I love the results using tans, browns, pearl gray, black, and most of all green. The green gives a little bit of an old moldy look.  If you haven't tried dyeing yet....you should!
Amy

Hi All,
I am feeling much better & will be up & dancing before you know it. You asked for a picture so here you go. My office.  You can't see all the knives but you get the idea.

Thanks for all the well wishes (even Shane).
Amy

Hi All,
Thought I would tell you about my day yesterday.  I got up & started getting ready for work and was putting away a few dishes that I had set to dry on a towel the night before.  I thought the towel had nothing more on it & picked it up to put it away & forgot about the paring knife that was on it.  The knife hit & punctured a 1/2 inch cut in my bare foot.  It didn't hurt much, but was bleeding quite badly. Had to go to Urgent Care. I am really lucky because I didn't hit any tendons and only needed 2 stitches.

I got to work today & there were all sorts of plastic knives suspended from the ceiling (one of them bloody) with a sign that said "Watch Out For Falling Knives" I have heard every knife joke or pun ever thought up. Contributed a few myelf!

The only bad thing was I couldn't get to my bear supplies to keep busy. Spent the day watching movies.
I don't feel like the sharpest blade in the drawer!
:redface:
TTFN Amy
PS Am still going to the 4th of July parade tomorrow. I am watching...not marching!

I have the air conditioning on & the ceiling fans....I also remind myself that in 6-7 months if could be 14 Below, & I hate that even more.  I have converted to working on some other projects for the time being. Am going to post in the friends for sale stuff.
Stay cool!
Amy