Kris Miller from Spruce Ridge Studios

I have been traveling and teaching a great deal over the past month or so!  I have so much to say and haven't had much time to do it. Ho...

My favorite flower of all time is the beautiful, frilly peony.  They're so light and soft and just smell sooo darn good!  I love this ti...

Enjoy more rugs from my students at Star of Texas-Tyler rug camp! Cindy Goolsby is hooking this Country Stitches adaptation.  She changed ...

Here are some of my student's rugs from Star of Texas-Tyler   Martha Marshall was hooking My Country , a Spruce Ridge adaptation from Lo...

I think I have only been home for one whole day in the past two weeks. As I pulled into the driveway on Friday afternoon, I was greeted by t...

True Confessions. I am addicted to primitive cabinets and cupboards.  I collect them.   I am obsessed with them.  And Sunday I broke a prom...

Goats seem to be the theme of the day. First of all, there's my sweet little Zack.  He is anxiously awaiting his Spring shearing. ~~~ La...

In memory of my mom, Lee Johnson, who passed away three years ago today... I can feel you smiling down on us from heaven.   We miss you.

.... often go awry.... Yesterday was supposed to be sheep shearing day (you know how I look forward to this day every year), but the sheep ...

Can you believe this wonderful rug is a first rug???  This was hooked by Marsha, a student who came to my studio for classes on Saturdays....

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.... ( Under The Willow, designed and hooked by me )  That's what I wrote in my first...

The big fat full moon on Monday night made me think of this rug..... Oh My! This little fraidy cat hiding in a pumpkin is a pattern adapted ...

I finally finished my sweet little bunny girl!  Here is Ah Tis Spring , a Notforgotten Farm adaptation and hooked by me on linen with mostl...

Herb Angel is the rug for today, hooked by me in #6 (for outlining) and #8 cuts.  She is a favorite of mine and many of you feel the same w...

The rug for today is named The Forest Journey and it is an adaptation from PJ Rankin-Hults folk art.  I hooked this several years ago and ...

It's another really chilly day here in Michigan...so I don't feel out of place showing you a Santa rug!  This is St. Nick , a Notfo...

Today's sweet little rug is The Stocking Was Hung , a Notforgotten Farm adaptation.  This pattern has always been one of my favorites b...

Today's rug is a beautiful geometric hooked by Ginny Briner Crabtree. ( This is a Keith Kemmer pattern called Chinese Checkers. ) Ginn...

Easter is just around the corner, so keep your eyes open for this little character...his name is Busy Bunny . He may leave a few eggs in h...

I was going to start out my post today by saying that there was something fishy going on here, but then I changed my mind.  When I looked at...