May 11, 2013

Rugs, Rugs All Around

I have been wanting to have a great and space saving way to display and store some of my crochet rugs. And since I have been thinking about maybe selling my items locally in a small craft store, together with my parents we designed and made this awesome ladder to display my rugs and hanging hearts. A shorter version would also be nice for hanging a duvet or blankets.


Here is one of my newest hearts. This beautiful pink heart has wings. I'll need to make this and more similar hearts available in my shop soon. 


The rectangular rug in the following photos is a project I did for a dear friend of mine. She gave it to her mom yesterday for her birthday and I'm glad to inform you, she loved it. We made a trade transaction, I will make her 2 rugs and she will complete a landscaping design for my front and back yard. How awesome is that?! I can't wait to get started with the garden.

The rug pattern is not my own, but I added my own twist to it by adding a thicker boarder with a delicate edging to soften the design a bit. I made it from a recycled cotton material I purchased from Finland. I will have to make some rugs and baskets from this great material soon and have them available in my shop. If only there was unlimited time :)




These colorful baskets are part of a bigger custom order, 8 baskets in total. I will take some more photos of them as I finish all of them and make a posting of them later. Aren't the colors so pretty though...



I just had to take a photo of this white metal heart I have hanging in my little boys nursery. I added a green ribbon to it do it will coordinate with the rest of the room. I'm sure I will post some photos from his room soon too, maybe when he will move there to sleep.


18 comments:

  1. Hello, Carmen again, I find your rug rectangular beautiful. Is it possible to buy the graphic???? Thank you for your answer!

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    1. Hi Carmen, This pattern is not mine. I only have a written version of the pattern and it's in Finnish. Unfortunately no diagram was provided.

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    2. I know people that speak Finnish I can get a translation.....it is lovely!

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    3. I'd be interested in a scanned version of the written pattern... even in Finnish. It is beautiful.
      melissaharmsma@gmail.com... if you could.

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    4. Hi Ladies,

      I located the pattern for you. Here's a link to a pdf file. I hope it helps.

      http://www.kangasaitta.fi/kangasaitta/web.nsf/pages/EE4D73CCF05CD208C22579FA00104525/$file/Helminauha_matto_5.pdf

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  2. What pattern did your use for this gorgeous rug?

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  3. Kiva blogi sulla :) Itsekkin virkkailen mattoja ja juuri kangasaitan mallit ovat tosi nättejä.
    Theresa

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  4. Oh your work is so amazing! I just love everything you make and yes, the rectangular rug is a stunner!

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  5. The link you have goes to the home page of a Finnish site. Here is the link to the actual pattern for the rug: http://www.lankava.fi/WebRoot/esito/Shops/esito/MediaGallery/OHJEET/Helminauha_matto_5.pdf
    I have translated it into English as a Word document and will edit it to make a PDF.
    Thank you!

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    1. I would love to get a copy, even if it's in Word. :)

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    2. Hallo,
      can I have a copy too, please? My email: dastellwag@hotmail.com.
      Thank you!
      Dagmar

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    3. Hi there DartLady. Is it possible for you to send me a copy of the pdf or word? I have tried the site , but it goes to a yahoo site. Regards.H

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    4. Hello. I just tried the link but it just now states that it can't be found on the server. Bummer!

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    5. Hi Hester. Ek het die patrone. Kan vir jou aanstuur.

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    6. Dartlady - may I have a pattern in english too? Thank you so much!

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  6. I found the link again but as others have said, it's in Finish. http://www.lankava.fi/WebRoot/esito/Shops/esito/MediaGallery/OHJEET/svenska_moenster/Paerlmatta.pdf

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  7. Here's the link. http://www.lankava.fi/WebRoot/esito/Shops/esito/MediaGallery/OHJEET/svenska_moenster/Paerlmatta.pdf

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  8. Has anyone been able to get copy of this beautiful rug in English ? If so could you share? kuntrykruzer@gmail.com

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