Saturday, March 17, 2012

Happy St.Patrick's And A Win !

Good Morning friends ,I just wanted to hop on and wish everyone a happy and safe St.Patrick's Day. There is a  bit of thunder and dark clouds here this morning,but it is supposed to clear out later in the day.

As some of you may know I was recently one of the ladies to win a pattern package from Valerie over at The Wooden Acorn.If you haven't been to Valerie's blog then I urge you to check it out.She is the sweetest lady and so talented! I was just so blessed to have won and tickled to death when I opened the mailbox Wednesday afternoon to find it had arrived.Valerie not only sent the pattern I won but she included another pattern and some sweet extras.It has been so much fun working with the Potted Chick pattern!
Here are the goodies that arrived on Wednesday...

Aren't those the sweetest patterns,check out the vintage needle case and that beautiful piece of wool ! Blessed I tell ya ! 

I thought about how I wanted to use the pattern  all Wednesday afternoon.I finally decided to do a needle punch ditty bag.Thursday morning bright and early found me tracing the pattern and searching through my stash of tread.Here is the finished project ,I love it .Been thinking about trying to stain it a bit but I have never tea dyed a needle punch project. So should I or should I leave it alone?

There will be pics with and without the flash as I could not get a good one.My house is kind of dark so I had to use the flash but it makes the colors look brighter than they really are in person.
That beautiful piece of wool was calling out use me ,use me too,so this is what it became...
Valerie thank you so much for hosting such a fun and generous giveaway!I had a blast and know I will be using the pattern many more times in different ways.

Well I am off to start the next project,so have a good one my friends.Remember to be kind and spread the laughter.Hugs,Jen

13 comments:

Barb said...

Hi Jen,
Congratulations on your fabulous winnings!
Happy St. Pat's to you!
Barb

The Wooden Acorn said...

Hi Jen,

Oh....I just adore your "tweek". I love the punchneedle bag. Absolutely wonderful. You are a great example of what you can do with a design to make it your own. Bless your heart!

Thanks for sharing and participating in my giveway...you have given so much back to me with your sweet projects.

Smiles - Valerie

Susan At Glen Oaks Primitives said...

Hi, Jen:
It's beautiful, I think I would leave it as is, I've never tea dyed needle punch and what if something goes wrong? It looks perfect.
Hugs,
Susan

Karen~The Barely There Primitive Bear said...

Great winnings, Jen! I love the patterns and the one you did with the baby chick is adorable! You did a wonderful job on it! Happy St. Patty's Day!

Blessings~Karen

~Sara said...

What adorable creations. Very nice!! Blessings ~Sara

Mary said...

Happy St. Patty's day to you too my friend! Congrats on your wonderful win, all your goodies that you received are awesome. I love what you made with them...soooo creative! That little ditty bad is just prim perfect! Wishing you a wonderful blessed Sunday! Hugs Mary

Lois--Huckleberry Lady said...

Hi Jen, Congrats on your pattern wins. Love what you made, just darling. Have you ever tried taking brown shoe polish and a paper towel and just wiping it over a project. Practice on something similar just to try it and to see if you would like it.
Lois

Linda ★ Parker's General said...

very clever!!!
LOVE it!

Dog Trot Farm said...

Congratulations Jen, what a wonderful win. I love what you did with the chick pattern, colors, everything. You are a very talented lady! Hope spring has found you, greetings from Dog Trot Farm, Julie.

Angie Berry ~ Berry Homespun Primitives said...

Congrats on your win! Love what you received. What an adorable wall pocket you made Jen and everything inside it too! It is very, very cute!

How fun! Enjoy your week, sweet friend~

acorn hollow said...

what a wonderful win! I love your punch needle and that wool is wonderful.
I am so busy chasing the good weather outside I do not have projects to complete.
Cathy

Tammy ~ Country Girl at Home ~ said...

Congratulations, Jen, on your win! What a perfect thing for you to win! Love what you've created - that bag is adorable! You are one busy gal!

Have a great evening!
Tammy

My Colonial Home said...

Hi Jennifer - I have been missing a lot here I can see!!!!
What a wonderful win...congratulations.
You made a great little pouch out of the pattern...how adorable.
And the pillow...wow - you are really going to town!

Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a nice comment.

Blessings,
Karen