Purple Progress

I began my little Valentine's mat yesterday.  We did have another snow day, which was nice...you just can't think too much about the days you'll have to make up in June! 

The poor little bird's beak is a bit smushed, but that's ok.  I like purple, but it isn't really in the color scheme of my home.  So, I got the great idea to give it to my darling sister-in-law because purple is her absolute favorite color.  I was able to get quite a bit hooked.  Nothing like a full day to oneself to indulge.

I also married some wool in the stew pot.  I love doing that.  It isn't as labor intensive as dragging out all the dyes and you can get some fun results.  The purples and pink in this rug were the happy result of experiment #1.

You can see some of them there mixed with a bit of gray plaid.  I also grabbed all my yellows and threw them together for experiment #2.

They are richer than they look.  The greenish one was a weird taupy brown.  They'll make a nice background.

If you haven't already checked out Verde Farm, head on over!  Their farm is such fun with miniature donkeys, a stunning Pig, and chickens galore.  In fact, they have a new chicken coop and they are holding a contest to "name that coop".  There are some wonderful entries and it's fun to stretch the brain a bit.  There's a prize for the winner.  You'll see details of the drawing on her blog.

 
That's it for me today.  I've talked hubby into antiquing and then cozying up in front of the fireplace, with a nice sirloin steak for dinner!  Might have to make brownies for dessert.
Cheers!
Courtney