tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27553081693836992152024-03-13T13:24:12.167-05:00Original Minnesota Rock Heads (Wool Sculptures)Original Minnesota Rock Heads
I needle Felt fictional,Whimiscal Character's from wool all done by hand, 1 rock is used for the head and the wool is needled around it and I use 1 rock for the Torso/body of the Character. All of my Rock Heads have their OOAK Story to tellMinnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-82332462689780588052012-04-02T23:01:00.001-05:002012-04-02T23:01:45.309-05:00Grandpa Henry turns 1 First full Needle Felted Rock Head Doll<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It is hard to believe its been a year since I made my first full needle felted Rock Head doll! Grandpa Henry has stayed quite busy fishing with all buddies. He just returned from being at the fishing Expo in "Rock Haven" NY. I bet he is just full of some pretty good stories and new fishing gear he is going to want. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">This past Holiday season he sure was lucky to get to visit with his Cousin Alfred. But then again Cousin Alfred was Needle Felted and then flew off to go on his own Adventure to live in NY. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Alfred was the first needle Felted Rock Head to leave home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Grandpa Henry and I thought we would show you a few pics of when he was made. Henry is pretty proud of his rocks! He does think he is the best looking Rock head around!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Grandpa Henry even had a great time backyard fishing with Clarence and Max last Summer. I don't think they caught any fish(we didn't stock our man made pond with any fish), they sure did have fun and a lot of stories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now don't look at the date of my picture, that would not work in Minnesota. Now Grandpa Henry has said he would love to learn Ice fishing, you neer know he may head up North this next Winter with some new buddies. Oh my then we would have more fishing tales! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now here is a sneak peek of Tammy Tulip and Moe the Moose. They are the new reporting team for the "Rising Pebble Newspaper" its the brand new Rock Head paper. The 2 of them are so excited. Guess who their first interview will be with? No other than Grandpa Henry! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">OOH LALA I do believe Grandpa Henry is pretty excited, Tammy Tulip the hotest Rock head in town so far is going to interview him. Look his fishing pole even knocked him in the head. Don't worry about Moe the Moose that little guy, he will get his say in too. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So much more to come soon you don't want to miss the first ever Needle Felted Rock Head interview.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Until then........................ Hope you all enjoyed reading this. I do enjoy my Needle Felted Rock Heads </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">WOW! Where has the time gone? The "Rock heads"and I have been quite busy this past Winter, couldn't have asked for better weather out here in the MidWest! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Now the "Rock heads" and I learned some techniques, with a new size needle that is slicker than butter on toast!, Met some really fun and interesting needle Felters,made new friends that have really inspired me(which does help the "Rock Heads") and some of the "Rock Heads" made new friends. In the next few blogs I will show you all some of these. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Right now I am going to let you all in on how this group picture of the "Rock Heads" took some doing and then with the new Facebook Timeline it wouldn't even work, so we had to take another, this one just wouldn't stretch out right,if you don't get that pic just right, you end up with a pic looking like your at the circus or fair with those mirrors!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Oh our youngest just begged and begged me if she could help with the group photo. How could anyone turn her down? She even made her own camera! Pretty crafty this one, wonder if Security 1 could learn something from her? She tried her best, those sneaky little "Rock Heads" left for Ice Cream. So you all know I called in Security 1 to set everything up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I do believe they are doing a very good job this time. Working quite hard but the head cat "Mr. Super Jack" is not really helping, sure does look like all he wants is tummy rubs! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then all of sudden I couldn't find Moe the Moose! Here he is taking it easy on the new park bench that was just cut out. Don't we all wish we could take it easy? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This blog to a bit to get done, I am using a different Lap Top then what I am use too. Takes a bit for me to change! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now here is a sneak peek at what is to come. I have already given clues on my FB page, I am trying to get a few items finalized. I am getting so excited and so are the "Rock Heads". </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Watch for my next blog in the next couple of days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">WOW! It's hard to believe that 2011 is already gone. The older ya get it just seems like the years fly by! This last year was very busy for my family here in Minnesota and alot of changes from being excited over the new house to as my little kids say "Mr. Mean Tornado" made a visit on July 1st and changed all of our plans for the rest of year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I didn't have much time for blogging or the "Rock Heads" this past year. I think we finally have some things back to normal shhhhhhhhhhhh! lets not jinx things yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">My "Rock Heads" had a long talk with me,about getting some Characters made. I have had a lot of inquiries on if I am selling them yet, or I have even gotten some wonderful ideas from some of you. So I am going to take the bull by the horns and plunge in. A little scary for me, but exciting. My plans are in the works so I will keep you all informed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I also had many of you ask how the little kids are doing, thank you. They are all doing great and love my "Rock Heads", I do believe that this wonderful craft of Needle Felting has helped them too. FAS is a very diffucult disability and it never goes away, and some days are very trying for us, but with all the friends I have made through Needle Felting ,our family and our friends that I call on a regular basis or call me to check in and are always there to yell at me when needed or I can vent to Thank you.! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">It's time to get back to the fun stuff,my "Rock Heads". Wow as many of my family and friends said to me this past Holiday Season. I decided to do a Secret Santa gift Exchange with the Workshop that I belong to. <a href="http://www.theneedlefeltersworkshop.com/">www.Theneedlefeltersworkshop.com</a> that was started by Kay Petal and her husband,what a wonderful place on the net. When I told my husband I had signed up for it, he just smiled and said you have to ship a "Rock Head" out for EVER! Heck I knew that, the very first Rock Head to leave home for real! Do you know how hard it is to part with a Character you made! Oh I was excited but then it was oh crap is the person that receives this Rock going to like it. So the kids and I decided that it would be cool if a cousin left home. So Cousin Alfred was born, he ended up in New York a place I have never been. The family that received Cousin Alfred love him, and he couldn't be happier, by the picture I have seen he is smiling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Well shipping him out was pretty easy, I did hire part of my summer Security team back, she did a pretty good job of it. She even stayed awake this time. </span><br />
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But before he left all the "Rock Heads" had a party for him and they also wanted to wish him well,in his new adventure. Even my good friends from Germany came out to see him off. (They don't like their picture to be taken so all my little gnomes are on the Christmas house,look hard and you can see a few). Those little guys (gnomes) really didn't think I had it me to send one off. Just to make them feel at home Cousin Alfred did spend a little bit of time at the Brewery, little does he know my 3 little children were told it was a Root Beer Brewery. Hey they believe anything I tell them. Before Christmas I told the children that Toys 'R" Us closes to all children,hey they believed it. </div>
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Fred and Louise did tell Cusin Alfred if he is ever back this way, to stop in and they would fix him a Martini. Fred is just hoping for a few good fishing stories. I am sure as the Rock Heads go they will some how stay in contact.</div>
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I received the most cutest and wonderful little Gingerbread lady in the mail from an artist that lives in Alabama. We all named her "Miss Ginger" Well Louise tried to make her a welcoming Martini but "Miss Ginger let her know all she drinks is milk.</div>
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</div>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-13747901622985694232011-09-01T22:33:00.000-05:002011-09-01T22:33:35.899-05:00Grandpa Ernie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Ok now Grandpa Ernie has gotten your attention, or you are all thinking what in the poo............. am I doing now! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I belong to this really Cool Workshop on line, <a href="http://www.theneedlefeltersworkshop.com/">www.theneedlefeltersworkshop.com</a> and Kay Petal the owner has these challenges for her members, so much fun, you can learn needle felting from her and get advice from and support from all her members. If you ever wanted to learn this craft of Needle Felting this is where you belong! So please make sure you check it out or go to Facebook and look up The needle Felters Workshop page. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Ok back to Grandpa Ernie, the Challenge was to make a head and put it in a jar. Basically the idea came from the adult Cartoon "Futurama". Well I never had seen this Cartoon before, so I watched it one night and decided this would be a fun Challenge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">After "Mr. Mean Tornado" had come and gone, we were cleaning out what used to be where the shop was that I had all my Ceramic supplies in and I came across some water globes I had purchased years ago, now some were in tact just scattered and of course some were shattered. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The light bulb lit up in my head, hey better than a jar I will put my head in a water globe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Grandpa Ernie is Needle felted on 2 rocks. One for his head and 1 for the bust. Did you notice his eyes well they are 2 LED lights. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Hey he is preserved so don't think maybe his eyes may glow by now! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I did his head in a Grey wool or its called Fun Felt and I purchased that from <a href="http://www.needlefeltingsupplies.com/">www.needlefeltingsupplies.com</a> ( Kay Petal and Patti from Dream Felt own it,great wool. ) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Grandpa has been perserved so he is a little on the pale side. But he sure does have a nice smile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">As the story is told by Uncle Henry it all started on one long and hot Summer day,back in 1940 down by the old rock creek,where the fishin was always good and the water ran fast.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Grandpa Ernie was always down at the creek so no one thought anything about it when he didn't return for a few days. The town just thought he must of snagged himself a big one or just plain ran off with the sexy old bar maid that worked at the local saloon in town. Back in them days it was named The Flying Rock. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Just the other day Uncle Henry was getting ready to go on his annual fishing trip with all his friends and there on the porch was Grandpa Ernie whistling a tune! It was a little foggy out so Henry did take a double take, it wasn't so weird for him to see just a head as lot of his friends are just Rock Heads, but it sure was different to see one in a jar with glowing eyes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Now I have these Gnomes that were sent over from Germany to help us with the clean up from the Tornado earlier this Summer,they came from a good Needle Felting Friend of mine Angela. All of them were out working and they seen this odd looking glass ball and he was talking. So they all took a break and came over to make sure he belonged here. Did they get a kick out of this. Laughed and Laughed. Can you just imagine what a bunch of little gnomes would like on top of your head with his axe!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">The fun has only just begun with Grandpa. The whole Crew wants to have a big picinic for grandpa and have him tell them all about how he bacame a head in a water globe. Sounds kind of Kooky and gross to me. Oh its my story! But then again this has been the biggest News story to hit town in a long time. Some day soon though Grandpa does want to get to the big Museum to meet the other Heads. "The Needle Felted Head Museum". Betcha he will be the only "Rock Head" there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I finally after so long I finished my Needle felted Rock Head that lives in a Tree. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Max is an old man that lives in a tree on his lake, he loves to tell fishing stories, while all his friends gather around to fish or just relax. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Clarence the Moose, Henry and Max all spending a relaxing day at the lake</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All of his buddies sure did enjoy themselves that day. A couple of evenings later Tommy Twister of the Rockin Rock Tornados stopped by with Tammy Tulip and they all sat around and sang songs.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Tammy Tulip, Tommy Twister and Max</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I had so much fun and laughs making Max,here is a pic of him by himself</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Now some of you that read this and see Max will say, WOW she has really gone of her rocker, a head in a tree, or some may say cool, or maybe even that is one of the different things I have seen done. I love all of those comments! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">My own family even just smiled at me and said OK Pam! I even looked at Max and thought where did I come up with this idea Needle Felting a Rock Head in a tree and then put a solar light on top,so at night you could see where you were going. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Guess what Max had and has a purpose 1 week ago today SW Minnesota had some terrible storms and as my middle little guy says "Mr. Mean Tornado" came he took my barn, my Dad's beautiful tree and left me my camping chair and my family. My older girl stated look Mom Max is lit up on your desk now we can see until they turn our lights on. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Max was a friend in a tree at just the right time! You do know pottying is pretty important stuff and girls can't potty outside by trees. We lost a lot of trees on that afternoon, but I betcha we will be making a lot of friends with some. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">The kids now love to set Max outside during the day and charge his solar battery and bring him in at night for a sense of Security. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">There was a lot of damage for alot of families and businesses all over on that day, but by the grace of god no one was hurt. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">For my family we will be fine and clean up will be long, with Family and friends we will re build a barn and oh yes more landscaping after the MUD! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Just think about how on those days when we all have lost electricity,how a small friend with his light would be comforting. I never dreamed that Max would be a hit with the kids, but he takes no batteries or electricity, just UV rays or sun. He also doesn't care if they are crying, mad or upset. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Once again as always he has a smile on his face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I do hope to be able to Needle felt again soon, I miss it dearly. Please do let me know how you like Max even if you think he is Kooky! :) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Take Care Everyone Until next time ..............................</span><br />
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</tbody></table>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-46189493085457487792011-04-26T21:45:00.000-05:002011-04-26T21:45:49.240-05:00MISS TAMMY TULIP / NEEDLE FELTED WOMAN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">MEET</span> </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">TAMMY TULIP</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello My name is Tammy Tulip</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Just a "Ray of Sunshine" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tammy is quite the girl. She loves spring. Its not to hot, so her hair doesn't frizz in the humdity,her lipstick stays looking good. She can go walking everyday, Flower gardening is her passion. <span class="messageBody"> She just loves to plant flowers and tell everyone else how to do it too! But she has such a sweet and loving attitude, no one seems to get irrated by her. But I not sure how many people actually listen to her either. Tammy doesn't care, she is off to talk to the next person. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">Now let me let you all, she is pretty proud of her booty, and how she stays in shape. She walks everyday and is constantly waving. Now where Tammy lives is Rural, so she has to walk a mile or 2 to the next neighbor. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">She does love to go to town on Saturday night and play "Bingo". You can just imagine how happy they are to see Tammy running the Bingo wheel! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">I put Tammy on our island in the kitchen and everyone that walked by for the past couple of days, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody"> started talking to her. Oh was she in Heaven, smiles from ear to ear. I am getting a little worried she might start an advice column! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">Could you just see that and the topics! Next thing I know she will be twittering, I had to put her away when she started talking to the head of Security about a Neighborhood B-Que and if Tommy Twister would perform. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">Tammy says,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">BYE! BYE! until next time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">If I know her she will be back real soon. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">I am going to do a little blog on the making of her and what I used to make her clothes too. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">Take care and again thanks for reading, I hope you all enjoyed. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">Pam </span></span></td></tr>
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I wasn't able to finish this blog, a couple of weeks ago. We have been so busy. So I am going to start with Tommy.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tommy Twister</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Making of a "Rockin Rock Star"</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, Tommy has been on the back burner for a long time now. Back last year when I started all this Rock Needle felting,I started to keep a notebook of all my ideas and names to use. Then towns, started popping up(or should I say in my head)! So I have everything written in this notebook, on napkins and on the back of envelopes. Well, a Facebook friend, said I should do a Rock Star,this was last summer. I thought cool, well never did do him. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I started the Rock People with Henry, and I thought very fitting for my Rock Star to be a full Rock person.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now Like I said before he is shy- shhhhhhh about his rocks, but in dim light I got a picture of him all together and he has his guitar pinned to his body.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I have Tommy put together here, I struggled and struggled and get him to stand by himself and I have no wire in him, the joints work real well, he never would stand by himself. But he is still happy. Do you know how many times he sang "Rock, Rock, Rock" ? Well, I do!!! I think I dreamed about it too.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here is Tommy staring up at his chest and thinking WOW! I have a little muscle there. I don't finish the face until I get the body done. I am constantly playing with the size. You know 2 head size for this an that or 1 1/2 head size. So I use my head for measuring. They never seem to mind, there is always a smile on their face! Now I can't say I get the size right, but I am trying.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I should have showed you all this one first, Look Tommy is so happy with his rock chest! </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was so much fun to make. The laughs I got from family and friends. But the truth be told, everyone already thinks I am crazy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks again for looking. Tommy will keep rocking on. He is looking forward to having another concert someday, before he goes on an adventure. Remember my Security, well lets just hope they do better. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-25003672572739618392011-04-07T20:49:00.000-05:002011-04-07T20:49:40.746-05:00Meet Rockin Rock "Tommy Twister"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">"Good Afternoon"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I was asked by a few and teased about when would I do a Rockin Rock! Well he was in the plans last summer, but at that time he was only going to be a head needle felted out of a rock. But we all know how my rocks grow:) I am first going to blog on Tommy's story and then I will post how he came to life and show his shhhh! rocks. He is pretty quiet about his rocks! Not a bragger. His head is 1 rock, his manly chest is 1 rock, both feet have a flat small rock on bottom of them. His guitar is a rock and the pick is a rock. I used a necklace from my grandmother's old jewerly and cut it up to make him a necklace and bracelet. She would probably say PAMELA! and then smile at me and realize there would be nothing to say. But Tommy really likes his jewerly! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> My little kids picked out the colors for the guitar. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So here he is </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ26QdRcKjSd4YBhUBHR14RLhgeoRrkmZZwK2DnzSOo8sL6YOkTO4XkEphsbGiiDz5D6wmo1464CW1MmZlQCdcWmUv0JrOApvMAELRHmEUuaZk_zt4XSUrC-LgVLlu_ZfJkZ0PdOix4S0/s1600/105_4370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ26QdRcKjSd4YBhUBHR14RLhgeoRrkmZZwK2DnzSOo8sL6YOkTO4XkEphsbGiiDz5D6wmo1464CW1MmZlQCdcWmUv0JrOApvMAELRHmEUuaZk_zt4XSUrC-LgVLlu_ZfJkZ0PdOix4S0/s400/105_4370.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Tommy and Moose" Mo <div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My one older daughter that helps me sometimes with my stories or setting up for pic's found this rock for his rock stage! It is prefect as you will see. Well my little Moose Mo who by the way thinks he can ride a skateboard, all of sudden jumped on stage when Tommy was rehearsing and was busting out Moose moves my son said. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Now the first thing my husband said to me was,hey Tommy is holding his guitar backwards, well he is not I am left handed and I made him that way(honestly shhhh I didn't even think about that until he said something,but I am not telling him that) ,So Tommy is la left handed guitar player.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I was told the first thing you have to do is hire Security well being a week day and we do live in the Country and when I tell people I do rocks or even my little kids say "My Mom needle's rocks with wool", you really don't get much help. So I hired or begged my daughter and the resident cat Jack to help. Well they both fell asleep on me in the sun! So I was on my own, I sure hope they wake in time for the concert.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I sure was lucky that this crowd wasn't wild and pushy. They just all were smiling and very happy it was a sunny day day out and the snow was melting away. That stinky little Mo he made it up front of the stage again, boy he is a fast little Moose. See the shadow off to the right, well that was my hired security, SLEEPING! Personally I wouldn't hire them again,but you never know I am push over and they were pretty cheap.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that crowd so they are so quiet listening to Tommy play and sing his jingle. So here is a little jingle my 7 ,6,5 and --- year old kids helped me with. The head of my fine Security probably wouldn't want me to tell everyone her age. But I honestly couldn't have done this quirky little jingle with out her. Now I really don't know if this is a true jingle format or what, we just had fun and went with it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"My name is Tommy Twister,I am with the band Rockin Rock Tornado's, I came to Stone Vally Minnesota to visit my good friend Benny. I just learned he has aquired the "On the rocks" Saloon. So he asked me to sing a little Jingle for you all. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Just look around there is a rock for everyone. </div><div style="text-align: center;">From the oceans,to the lakes and down the rivers</div><div style="text-align: center;">to the mountains and the fields </div><div style="text-align: center;">in this great World we live.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rock,Rock,Rock</div><div style="text-align: center;">needle it, needle it, needle it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Whenever you look down and find that one special rock, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it will always be smiling up at you </div><div style="text-align: center;">SO</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">rock, rock,rock</div><div style="text-align: center;">needle it, needle it, needle it </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So bring that one special rock home today!</div><div style="text-align: center;">wrap that smiling rock up in some wool </div><div style="text-align: center;">bring it to life in your own special way</div><div style="text-align: center;">but don't forget to</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rock, Rock,Rock</div><div style="text-align: center;">needle it, needle it needle it "</div><div style="text-align: center;">ROCK!!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This jingle was put together and made up by Amanda, Megan, Dakota,April and Pam (Mom) and is for all Needle Felters and Rock Heads (C) April of 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tommy ended his concert by the field where his rocks came from and and his Rockin career began. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So the story will be tomorrow on how Tommy started, but for now I leave you all with my Rock Head 's and friends heading over to the Saloon for a nice cold drink on the rocks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So until next time.............</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks again for reading and please give me feedback. Take care Pam</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-38587924277512364282011-03-21T17:32:00.001-05:002011-03-21T19:30:30.813-05:00Mr. Henry the Fisherman My first Needle Felted Rock Doll<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good Afternoon!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Meet Henry the fisherman. He is quite the little character. He is needle Felted using 4 rocks in different places. 1 rock for his head(of course), 1 rock that fits his bottom and is flat on one side perfect for sitting,those long hours waiting for fish. I then decided he really needed to protect his feet when walking to and from the lakes. You never know if a rock may fall on them. Get it! :) So he has Rock toed boots on. </span></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Ok now he is ready for any kind of fishing. I got to thinking when working on him, my Dad and brother both tied flies for fly fishing in Colorado. They both have since passed away. So we had a metal fly box put up of their flies and Henry has 2 of them in his hat. Then my brain even went further, I loved fishing for bull heads here in Minnesota with my grandpa as a child with the bamboo poles and then for my miniatures I had picked up these 2 small lures at one time, they are for ice fishing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Now Henry is ready for any kind of fishing. You all should have been here when he met Uncle Frank and Fred, the stories and tall tales they were telling him. Henry is just so laid back, he just smiled and kept sitting on his log. But he did plan a fishing trip with the both of them, when they get back from the Fishing Expo in New York. Henry is just not up to making that long trip, he is more content just sitting back and relaxing. </span><br />
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</tbody></table>Henry sits at 5" tall and I did his clothes out of Merino Pre-Felt. I really love using it. I used black elastic for his suspenders with gold brad. The guy just needed to keep his pants up, no one wants to see that rock bottom, even though he does have cheeks felted in. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few photos of how Henry came to life. I have had a lot of questions on felting rocks. I love any questions any of you may have. I also got asked if Henry would ever be sold and no I won't sell him, he is my first ever complete doll done with Rocks. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My little guys just love these rocks and are always looking for new rocks for me to do. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The Rock I used for Henry are small and My husband calls this size River Rock. I use all different sizes,living by fields here in Rural Minnesota its easy to find rock. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Henry is not heavy at all and weighs under a pound. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My 7 year old little girl loves to tell everyone at school, my Mom Needle felts Rocks. Now that is all she says, they all smile and just say ya thats nice. (Not having any idea what I really do). So she has this wonderful 1st grade teacher, my daughter just adores her, and this teacher could care less that she has learning disabilities. She did the spelling test and came home one day with YOU ROCK! on the test. Well let me tell you my daughter was beaming from one ear to the other. She said, mom my teacher is proud of you and me! This child has even brought me home gravel from school. What a kid! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I also get asked how do I felt around a rock. Carefully. I felt side ways with the needle. Now I do break probably one needle per project. But I get these wonderful needles from <a href="http://www.needlefeltingsupplies.com/">http://www.needlefeltingsupplies.com/</a>. Kay Petal and Patti, Kay is Felt Alive and Patti has Dream Felt. Anyway they have this great web site to order needles and wool from. Kay has come up with double needles and I have not broken one yet. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Even when I felt around a insulator it is done sideways. I do no wet felting or glueing to my rocks to get the wool to hold. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So here are a few pictures of how Henry came alive to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvXkihy7xDVnwOpD46gQR_tC31KmITjRV_mg-B6_prN80N7favYaBvXvhT7NmX8XG19YkNKoTrXZUZMv2hGuPH_R8bXQldVV9hlX11-qOWXSuiGy7OEXXb9Peq8kznHPB6FxIl9gmv9c/s1600/henrys+head.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvXkihy7xDVnwOpD46gQR_tC31KmITjRV_mg-B6_prN80N7favYaBvXvhT7NmX8XG19YkNKoTrXZUZMv2hGuPH_R8bXQldVV9hlX11-qOWXSuiGy7OEXXb9Peq8kznHPB6FxIl9gmv9c/s320/henrys+head.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I hope you enjoyed reading about Henry. I will be sure to tell you if and when he catches a fish. You never know. Take care Pam<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Fred my fisherman rock wanted to have a friend he could fish with and tell his tall tales too. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So along came "Uncle Frank".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">He is just such a happy guy. I needle felted his shirt from Merino Pre-felt. I was kind of nervous to use it, but it was so easy to felt, his shirt just fell into place. He not even quite 5" tall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Look Uncle Frank is already laughing at Fred's stories. Do you know how tired I am of listening to Fred's Tallllllll fish stories? Frank he would crack a joke and then the whole thing would start over. I finally had to put Fred away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Well I built his neck off the little egg/ball on top. I tell you when I was a poking and poking to put him together, he just kept smiling at me and smiling. It did kind of give me the willies. But I finally got it and he is very secure. So he is ready to leave on his adventure with his nephew Fred.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Remember me telling you all, that Fred and Louise are going to the Fishing Expo in "Rock Haven" New York and will be eating at Chef Bernie's Diner. Well "Uncle Frank" has packed up and ready to go have some famous Crumb Cake. "Uncle Frank has never been to a fishing Expo before, pretty excited. I sure hope he let his wife know where he was going............... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I wonder if they will run into "Tricky Eyes" and his faithful Side Kick? I guess we will all have to wait and see. Thanks for reading and until next time............. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Take care Pam</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-31575349293455547042011-03-08T20:29:00.000-06:002011-03-08T20:29:54.856-06:00Meet "Tricky Eyes O'Lanigan Needle Felted Rock<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">GOOD EVENING!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I want to you all to meet "Tricky Eyes O'Lanigan. He is needle felted to a rock. I had so much fun making him. This is the first time I did upper and lower teeth, they turned out pretty good. So here he is!</span></div> <div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">He loves to play tricks on me. Even talked this little girl I know to pop up into a picture as I was snapping it. Tricky Eyes and her were just laughing so much. But I thought the picture was quite cute and precious!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Tricky Eyes has been quite busy, he has been planning his St. Patrick's Day. You see he comes from Rock Haven NY where Chef Bernard is from and he is hoping he can get Chef Bernard to make him his favorite dish a Potato Crumble Cake with a Green Beer on the "Rocks", and his Side Kick a Green Lemon -Lime Kool-aide on the "Rocks. I guess we will just have to wait and see what is next up their sleeves. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">So Everyone stay tuned you never know where "tricky Eyes" and his Side Kick will show up next...................</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Take care Everyone Pam</span></td></tr>
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I had so much fun making Chef Bernard! He is quite the character, do you all remember Fred had all those fishing stories, well "Chef Bernie"(as he likes to be called), talks Crumb Cake, apple, blueberry or his newest flavor Banana! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">and his newest creation Banana Crumb cake</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">My 3 little kids helped him make his small banana crumb cakes,he taught them how to stir and fold in the ingredients just so. They did have a lot of fun with this one. But I do believe it was more fun to eat the muffins. Whoops! I mean crumb cakes!</span></td></tr>
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Chef Bernie lives in "Rock Haven" New York and owns and runs the "Crumbling Rocks Diner". Of course his speciality is Crumb Cakes! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Outside enjoying the Snow</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The man is always smiling, he has got to be the happiest Chef I have ever meant, in along time. No Stress!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"> He loves to talk to anyone that will listens about his Crumb cakes, and is so excited about adding new ones all the time to his breakfast Menu. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">The "Crumbling Rocks Diner" is becoming a real new Hot spot for all the Rocks and their friends to meet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"> "Rock Haven" will be hosting the Spring Fishing Expo, so Fred and Aunt Hildie are planning on attending the Expo, and of course Louise is going, she won't let Fred go by himself. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">You never know who they will will meet along the way or pick up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I haven't quite decided yet, but I may be putting "Chef Bernard" up for sale. I think he would make a great conversation piece for anyone that is a chef to put on their desk, he does keep you positive. Who couldn't go wrong with Chef Bernard's "Crumb Cake" recipes. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I will let you know Chef Bernard weighs 9.4 ounces and is 7" tall. I do believe sometimes the pictures make my guys look bigger and everyone has asked how much they weigh. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Thanks Again everyone for reading. As always please let me knopw what you all think.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I have already started on my newest creation. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Take care Pam</span><br />
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</div></div>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-89353202787479774152011-02-08T21:21:00.000-06:002011-02-08T21:21:07.007-06:00"Jacqueline" My Newest Needle Felted Insulator Buddy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Jacqueline is my first Insulator buddy I have finished in my new work room. I had planned to get her "Boss" done first, but we all know what the wool can do. So Miss "Jackie" (as she likes to be called) was born. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">When we purchased our house from Factory Home Center Inc. in Redwood Falls MN this past year we worked with Joan and her husband Dave. They helped us with the design of the entire floor plan of our new home. I was needling her the other day. (During one of those lovely days we were snowed in last week! ) Dave my husband goes, Oh my she looks just like Joan! I pulled a pic up of her and oh my I couldn't believe it, there is some resemblance, my "Jackie" as I call her is more Diva looking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"> But they both are 2 of the nicest women could meet.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">We all know "Jackie" has got to have a background story. Well she came from Emerald Falls North Dakota way up North. Her family the "Montgomery's" own and run the "Artic Fish Lodge". So when </span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Fred and Louise showed up for the big Ice Fishing Tournament,Louise just loved the Country Look the Lodge had. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"> So while Fred was out on the ice trying to catch a fish (Can't you just hear the ride home, with all those tall fishing stories, I am glad it is Louise and not me, Oh I am sure she will be ready for one of her Martini's on the Rocks! ).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"> Louise went on her own fishing expedition to find Jackie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">She was told that Jackie was at the Lodge helping with the re-designing of the Dining Room. When she was able to catch up with her, Louise explained about this Job she knew of with the Mason's from Cobblestone South Dakota. Oh Jackie jumped on that opportunity to become a Country Home Designer. A Dream come true. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"> She has been very busy with projects around Minnesota and South Dakota lately. I even had her help me with colors on my work room. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">She got a phone call the other day for a huge project, but she is not sharing with anyone where it is only that she is traveling to the East Coast. Louise has tried calling her many times. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">You can just imagine what cell phone service is like between Rocks and Insulators. So until someone can touch base with her we are all in the dark on where she is off to. But when I find out you all will be the first to know. So the closing question is Where and what is "Jacqueline" up to......................................</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Please let me know what you all think and thanks for reading Take care until next time Pam</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My Wool </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Here is the back wall or part of it. I keep my colorful wool, I use in old pop crates that my hubby has hung on the wall for me. It is so easy to see what I have and I can just pull the amount I want off at a time. I have 4 pop crates right now, hope to find more later on. Look how brite my new room is, even on the gloomy MN days in winter it is still a nice bright room with the window.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Here is my work desk a little messed up, still trying to get it just right, but Barbie Mason really wants to get done, She is part owner Of the Country Home Planner's. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Well my big secret here is that, my room is called <span style="font-size: large;">Mom's</span> <span style="font-size: large;">Q Room! </span><span style="font-size: small;">If you walk into this room, your lips are zipped shut! My little guys get a real kick out of this right now. So they ask me to come here, (where they are, standing in my bedroom). I told them Mom needs some Quiet time and so their Dad will tell tell them to, mom needs quiet time. I do love my room and it is coming together. People just laugh and can't believe we have a whole another room, and just love the built in desk. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">So back to Needle felting this week. I am excited. Everyone take care and will talk to you all soon. Pam</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, I will tell you all a little secret, back in July of this year we started a big project of putting a new house on our acreage with a walkout basement. Most of you all know we adopted 3 of our little grandkids and my Mom has been living by herself since we lost my Dad 3 years ago today. So Mom sold her home and is now living with us. So my husband, Mom and I decided it was best if she moved in. So as my husband calls it the "Mother in-Law Suite". We put the walkout basement in so she wouldn't feel closed in with her little dog. The work began, and Uncle Harvey has helped along the way,and so has Benny and this next year you will be meeting a couple of insulator buddies that run The Country Home Planner. I am hoping they will be able to help Mom with her planning of the Suite out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Now with the help of Santa and his Elves, Mrs. Clause has even brought a meal to us we have been putting in long hours,painting,cleaning,sewing curtains and getting the kids rooms together, Santa asked for our help. Well, I thought I could help, boy am I learning quick I am no spring chicken! But Santa asked and we wanted to help him out, his plan is to surprise the kids Christmas morning with their new rooms!!!!!! </span><br />
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</tbody></table> <span style="font-family: Georgia;">It has been a hard thing not to let them go over there, you see the new house is set only about 100 to 150 yards away from the old farm house we live in now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">We purchased a Pre-Fab,(Modular home) very nice and well built. Couldn't have asked for nicer people, work men and women all the way around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Boy does this picture look nice. NO SNOW! Now the ground is just white, but the windows are in and alot more work has been done on the inside, I bet everyone of you are very jealous though, we will have MUD in the spring, I just can't wait. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">So I have had no time for felting or anything else, but I do believe this going to be well worth it, for the whole family. It has been amazing how everyone came together to help us. From the Septic being put in down to the plumbing being hooked up and the furnance. We have had some friends along the way come by and lend a hand, A big Thank you to all and to everyone here in Cyber- Space that wanted to make sure my "Rock Heads" are still going to be around. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">OH did I forget to mention to, that we designed part of our huge walk in closet into a workroom for me, with a window and computer hook ups and I can even hook up my T.V.. If you look at the back of house pic on your right side the last window in the top part of the house is my workroom! I am excited to get that put together after Christmas. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Do remember that the Country Home Planner's will be here first thing in 2011.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">So everyone, Have a wonderful Holiday and Happy New Year!! Take Care and make sure to check back in January for my newest creation. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"> Pam</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>I decided what fun it would be to needle felt on them. So I decided to start with Snowmen and Ladie's. </strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I set the glass ball in my small vise. My next step was I had to glue a piece of wool to the top, or it wouldn't have stayed in place.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">After drying I began to felt, I then felted the rest of my Snowman or should I say Snow Lady "Miss Bea" in a very soft Merino. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">She looks so cuddley and soft, now I dyed the purple with food dyes and Kool aide. My 4 year old named her and of course help with the purple dying. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Well, Bea got my mind a moving, so I have made a couple of other little snowmen and they will be going up for sale with a few others, They just come to life and each have their own personality. So I thought I would give you all a peek of my snowmwen.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I took this pic this afternoon outside when it first started to snow here in Minnesota, can't complain our first storm so far this season! </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Those 3 just loved the snow and tried to get Franklin the Turkey out to play , but he said no way. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Now I tried and tried to get rid of the extra pic of Pete but I just can't, it took my blog once then he was inside some of my other pic's. So I just left him alone, what a character, he really likes being in the lime light!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">All three of these guys and some more friends this week will be listed on Ebay for sale. I will let you all know when, I was hoping for today, but I have a sick little girl so she comes first. So hopefully tomorrow, cause these guys are just a itching for an winter adventure. Thanks again for stopping by everyone Take care until next time..............................</span></strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-705948792941869492010-11-29T20:31:00.000-06:002010-11-29T20:31:23.187-06:00Franklin and Fred's New Friend<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A couple of weeks ago my oldest daughter brought over a boy named Stanley(shhhh he is made of paper). He was a project for a friend of her's son and he had to go traveling. Well Amy thought cool Mom and Dad are getting the new house put in and she brought our grandson's over to watch, so along came Stanley. Our 3 little guys thought he was just great. So I then thought boy Fred loves to talk and Franklin will do just about anything right now so I had those 2 guys show him around and explained to him about the house, being set on the basement. Fred just sat and told Stanely tons of tall fishing stories, and the only thing Franklin could keep saying was I have been pardoned!!!!!! They then all decided that it would be cool to be friends forever, The 3 of them were so glad they had met, because friends do come in all shapes and sizes. Stanley even got to spend the night, but had to leave the next morning after breakfast, before he returned home he had a few more stops to make. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I thought this was a great project that a teacher had put together for her class, I am not sure what school Stanley was from or what Town, but it didn't matter my 3 little guys and my 2 grandsons were having a great time with him, on where could Stanley go, what would he or could he do. I will tell you all a little secret all of us adults were laughing, giggling and really having fun with Stanley too. Stanley really brought this family together for laughs, so Stanley Thank you. My rocks also just just thought he really rocked!!!!!! </span><br />
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</tbody></table> Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-13378371147482080392010-11-15T22:10:00.000-06:002010-11-15T22:10:17.892-06:00Meet Mr. Franklin Rock-Turkey<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Here is my very first Rock Turkey and also my very first attempt at making a Double Rock Character. Franklin was so much fun to make, here is a pic of him finished. Now I have been told he looks like he has attitude. Well let me tell you, he DOES! I am not sure if that came from me pulling his head off many times to try to get it placed right, or redoing his beak, so it would open and close. </strong></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong></strong></span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Ok, now that you see him, see his attitude! Oh ya its there. He found out last night he is going to be a guest at our daughter's house for Thanksgiving, he is so honored to be part of the centerpiece,and get a full pardon. It has gone to his rock hard head.</strong></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Here he is, with all his rocks attached. He stands 5.5 inches tall. The pic's make him look quite a bit bigger,I just love those close ups, but then again my little people just love to have their pic's taken. Look he is actually smiling here! He was so happy here I was done pulling his head off and on. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Franklin was done with a new wool that I purchased from Patti at Dream Felt (<a href="http://www.dreamfelt.com/">http://www.dreamfelt.com/</a>) I just love her wool. I feel this Chestnut brown really helped bring him to life. Now the back tail I dyed merino wool roving with food dyes. </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The needles I used to felt him with, were some new ones I purchased from Kay Petal at (<a href="http://www.feltalive.com/">http://www.feltalive.com/</a>). They are her Super Duper Double Needles. They are the best for needling on my rocks, can't wait to try them on an insulator. I DID NOT BREAK A SINGLE NEEDLE, felting Franklin!!!!!! Now that was a first. My rocks and I just love them.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Here he is, just enjoying the fall temp.'s and the afternoon breeze,he is so relaxed, knowing he will be here to meet Santa Claus. What a Life.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I do love this picture, a lot of day-dreaming could go on here. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">I am going to try to blog later this week on our new home we are in the process of getting done, it has just been a very busy time for us here, but so much fun. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Please let me know what you all think of Mr. Franklin Rock-Turkey! </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">To Everyone Happy GOBBLE, GOBBLE or as I was so reminded Franklin says, COBBLE, COBBLE! (you know Cobble Stone). I love it.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I knew I didn't want to use Christmas lights, so I asked my hubby. We came up with wiring LED's to her. Have I learned alot about wiring, probably more than I will ever use, but it was fun working together again to figure something out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> It has also given me some ideas on new projects. The green wool I dyed with my 4 year old's help and then she wanted her to have a purple hat(purple is her favorite color) so we together dyed the wool. I was brave and let my little one mix up the Kool-Aide and add some food dye to it. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I will never/ever be able to come up with that color again. Now my oldest child that is married her favorite color is purple too, so those 2 girls can fight over who gets Ursula! But my little one also named her"Ursula". She started out as a Rock. I was so excited for this rock where the chin goes the rock went narrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Here she is with her eyes showing through, the kids just love this. I used red LED's but they do look glowing, a red/orange. Honestly she looks right through me! When I am felting someone with light up eyes I light them up when I felt the eyes in, so we are constantly chit/chatting. You should see the looks my family gives me, or they are always saying , did you need something? Thank goodness my Rocks haven't answered me yet, or have they?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Just look at Jethro he really thinks that Ursula is COOL!!!!!!! He just can't quit smiling and she is really acting witchy towards him. I think they make a cute pair. What do you all think? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Both these guys have been quite fun to make, they both took me a little longer than probably they should have. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">You see Halloween is very hard on me, my only sibling (brother) passed away on that day, and it will be 22 years this year. But over the years I have coped in many different ways, by sewing my little ones we adopted their costumes, to trick or treating with my grandsons. I enjoy all that, because my brother lives on in each and everyone of those kids, my one grandson is named after him(what and honor). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">What I am getting at is this Needle Felting is quite a wonderful Therapy for me, this is the first year I have really seen my Mom and husband laugh over Halloween, I mean really laugh! So doing something like Needle Felting (for me) or something you like to do, and has a tie to a hard time in your life can really help you cope with that event or push you higher and work through it, is quite a wonderful feeling. A friend of mine, that also runs a great group for us that have adopted kids with disabilities, in her own way inspired me, to do something for me. Thank you Kari.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"><strong>Thank you Ursula and Jethro. They will always lite up our lives.!</strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Ok now back to smiles on my blog, that is what everyone comes here for, me included. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">You all remember Uncle Harvey one of my insulator buddies. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">We were at the Gas Station this past Morning and my little guy goes to his 1 sister hey look there is Mom's "Uncle Harvey". The man had a handle bar moustache and did look some like him. But this Mom turned red and just smiled.........................</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Please let me know what you think of Ursula. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Thanks again for reading my blog. Stay with me, cause I have some exciting news to share with everyone soon......................... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I went out tonight, and I am pretty proud of myself, my camera and Jethro behaved. I got the lights twinkling. This is so cool. Can you believe it? I got one pic on the left and then the right. I have another secret to tell you all, I took 20 pictures before I ended up with these 2. I just snapped and snapped. I am now going to work on a witch. I dyed the the wool today. I am going to use red lights for her eyes, should be ghoulish. :)))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">This lightening up my Prairie Rocks has really opened me up to new ideas. Please let me know what you think, I would love some feedback on my blog, so I know people have been reading it. Thank you. Take Care, and I will talk to all real soon, until next time :)))))))))))............................</span></td></tr>
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</div>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-54268130653269385182010-09-26T20:23:00.001-05:002010-09-26T20:35:25.283-05:00More on Benny and Mandy's Weekend<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Visit my Facebook Link to see the first of Benny and Mandy's Weekend. They came to Visit Amanda for her Birthday and decided to stay the night. So they toured around the farm before taking off for home this afternoon. The kids and I had alot of fun, going around and taking pictures today of the 2 of them. My little guy got mad once today and Benny started telling him all about his motorcycle adventures and boom! he was all done screaming and I was watching him laugh. You see our little man that we adopted is 6 years old, was diagnosed with FAS(Fetal Alcohol Syndrome). So he can be a challenge some days, but since I have started my people, they seem to hit a cord with him and his sisters, but mostly him. I will tell him they are smiling at him, want to give him a kiss or a rock hug. He just can't keep from laughing. He loves to have me make up a story about them and he listens. He also fills in some of my blanks for me. So I hope you enjoy my stories and if you know of anyone that might need a pick me up, have them come read my blog and see for yourself. One thing you will always find here is everyone is SMILING!</span></div> <br />
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</tbody></table>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-23594627939869504232010-09-26T15:42:00.000-05:002010-09-26T15:42:39.938-05:00Facebook | Photos from Grandma Moose Designs<a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001236722728&v=wall#!/photo.php?pid=164666&id=100001236722728&ref=notif&notif_t=photo_comment">Facebook Photos from Grandma Moose Designs</a>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-56349864512534733062010-09-17T16:32:00.000-05:002010-09-17T16:32:31.718-05:00Miss Diva Mandy RockWell<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am never able to get 2 done in one week, with the little guys in school I can can work in the mornings now. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Benny wanted all of you to see and meet his new gal, Mandy Rockwell. She is the new owner of the "Diamond in the Rough" Beauty Salon in "Stone Valley MN". Mandy comes from "RockHead IA". </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Benny was her first customer since opening the doors. She is quite the Diva. Benny is quite smitten by her, and she just thinks he is the coolest "Rock Head" around. Her parents are quite well known in "RockHead IA". Her Dad is the Dr. in town and her Mother owns the only Clothing Boutique there. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Aunt Harriet is the one that thought Mandy should move up to MN but she had Fred in mind to be her guy. Mandy just can't quit smiling when Benny is around. Mandy is a very colorful gal and is way to high maintence for good old Fred. So I do believe her and "Tough Guy Benny" are a good match. She just started giggling when Benny said, "you want to go on an Adventure with me." You can just imagine the rest of his smooth talking and STORIES. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So as the story goes, Mandy loves her new job as the owner of the "Diamond in the Rough" Beauty Salon and as a bonus she got a new man too. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> Mandy will be looking for help in the Salon, you just never know who will pop up next................................... Take care Everyone until next time.</span>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-75221130664957453572010-09-15T14:52:00.001-05:002010-09-15T14:57:29.070-05:00"Benny" My newest Rock Head<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It has been awhile for me, since my last blog. Let me tell you my Rock Friends and Insulator Buddies are letting me know that. I have been busy getting the little ones ready for school and helping my Mom with her house. My time has really been spread thin. But all these life andventures have given more ideas for my guys. I hope to be able to do more needle Felting now, I finally have my mornings to myself again. YAH! YAH!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Benny likes to think of himself as an adventurer, he loves his Motorcycle and could just ride and ride. He came to "Stone Valley MN" to visit his friends and good old Fred the Fisherman. Well, Aunt Hildie seen him and her eyes just popped. Benny stopped in at "On the Lake Bait and Tackle Shop", to get a cold drink and he had his swagger going on. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"> Well, we all know how lonely Aunt Hildie has been since Uncle Chet left. Fred thought it would be great if Benny would help Hildie out for awhile at the bait shop. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"> He did need a job, before he he could even start out on his new Adventure or even make it back to "RockHead IA" where he is from. (Fred knew this, Aunt Harriet had called).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">This young man Benny could really be a big help with Fall coming with all the cleaning and getting ready for the winter. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Aunt Hildie loved the idea!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Oh my Benny started right in on his stories and we all thought Fred had stories. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">All of sudden Benny sees Mandy Rockwell. She is new to town, came from "RockHead IA" . She is the owner of the "Diamond in the Rough" Beauty Salon in town. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Oh my he walked on over to her Salon, he started with his smooth talking.................., next thing we all knew she was giving him his new do!!!!!</span><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You will be meeting Mandy Rockwell real soon. She is a insulator buddy. But I do believe we will be hearing alot more from her and Benny in the near future. Poor Aunt Hildie ever time she gets smitten on a man, they just seem to not notice her. So I wonder where her mystery man is ???????????</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Please let me know what you all think of Benny and my stories. I would love feedback. Thanks and everyone take Care until next time...........</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Minnesota Rock Headshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236730550388328053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755308169383699215.post-39637059205044184512010-08-24T21:32:00.000-05:002010-08-24T21:32:17.254-05:00Uncle Harvey The insulator Man<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I just finished Uncle Harvey the insulator man. He is Aunt Harriet's Man. </span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">He was totally needle felted on a Hemingray clear glass insulator, a very common glass insulator. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Ok now you have all met Aunt Harriet awhile back. </span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">The 2 of them have ran the "Zippety/Zappity Insulator Company" for many years now. It was EST. 1882 in "RockHead Iowa" . Harvey's Great Grandparents founded the business and it has been in the Zippity family since. Of course since the ceramic insulators have taken over in most places, there is not as much a need for his glass insulators, but he does manange to stay a float, and of course there is Aunt Harriet and her group of women friends that have started to do art on the insulators, so that has helped some too. I do believe though Aunt Harriet just likes to get together with those gals and gossip about all the folk that live in "RockHead". They have 2 employees and I am sure you all will be meeting them soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">I sure hope you all are enjoying all their stories, I sure do get a kick out of them. I do believe though my family does think I have gone looney tune.:))</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Now I am thinking about starting to put my Characters up for sale. I will let you all know when I do. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Off to work on Aunt Hildie's Mystery man, she has been whining alot to me about wanting a man and having to run the Bait and Tackle shop on her own!!!!! Of course good old Fred wants her to find a new man or have Chet come back, because he is getting real tired of being overly nice, even though he has been enjoying some free bait and tackle. Also Louise is getting a little frustrated with him too. So there will be more soon.........................................................</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Catch all of you real soon. Take Care and thanks again for reading.</span></td></tr>
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