 Hello all ! I'm back from our trip to Indianna
over the Thanksgiving holiday.
We spent a week with family down there and got to see a few sights as well. We had a great time and I got to see the extent of the "Family crafters". Sister Pam works around antiques and husband Dave does wood carving as does Dad Eddy. Mom Eddy does hook rug and has many rugs she's done on her wall. I even got a crash course on how to do the hook rug which is different then the latch hook rug kits we can get in the stores. It's actually easier to do I think and you can be sure I will be attempting to do a hook rug and let you all know how it goes. One thing I learned is that since 100% wool is expensive you can go into the good will stores, and other second hand clothing stores and find good 100% wool skirts that you can get for a way cheaper price. You then go home wash the wool, dye it if you need to change the color, and once dried cut into strips and your good to go. You can get good backing at your local fabric store/dept.. The next thing I learned was a bit more about antiques, what to look for, what to refinsh and not refinish, I even got ideas on space setups for craft fairs ect. We went to the Vinton house where Pam has a space with hers and Dave's items to sell, so got to look around at all the other spaces as well as Pam's. There was alot to take in but was very educational as well as enjoyable. Pam has a web site of her own you can check out at www.picturetrail.com/thecrowsnest . One last craft to boast about is the wood carving. I found this to be really neat, the things that can be hand carved, and is a trade that is passed down through the families in years gone by. Dad Eddy had some neat looking carved stuff he called whimsies. Each project being carved out of one piece of wood. This definately intriqued me as to how everything was carved out. Dave also does wood carving and has some of his projects on the website with wife Pam. Dave does some awesome carving, to the point I had to touch a wooden pumpkin to see if it was real or not.
All in all we had a super trip, we learned alot and came back with lots of ideas. Heres to a very crafty family and more new handcrafts to try out and see where it goes. One thing with handcrafts is that its a job you can't really ever get board with because there are way to many different things to make out there. Some antiqued, some modern but always handmade, original, and unique in their own way.
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