I've Been Pug-Hugged!!!

Well, not literally.....but I still got the warm-fuzzies!

I have met some truly wonderful people in the less-than-4 months I have been blogging.  One of them is Lauren, from Rugs and Pugs.  She is a wonderfully talented person, with a heart of gold.....

A bit ago, Lauren made some necklaces and I commented on how much I liked them....

Well, in yesterday's mail, I received this:

Isn't that just the cutest dang thing??!! Lauren - I LOVE it!!! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart!!

If you don't know Lauren, check out her blog at  http://rugsandpugs.blogspot.com/.

She truly is a wonderful person, and does some remarkable work with pug rescue dogs.....

So....now....I need to get my hooking mojo back.  I'm hoping this necklace holds special powers, because I've been in a funk lately.  I told Lauren that maybe the "happy" on the necklace will help to remind me that this is supposed to be fun and help curb the muttering under my breath....

This is currently what's been sitting on my frame (I'm not even going to pretend to say "working on") lately....

It's an adaptation of an antique rug that I've always loved, but it's a bit more challenging than I thought it would be.  I'm trying to hook directionally as the original was done and it's just plain WEIRD....From what I can see of the only photo I have of the original is that parts of the rug are hooked horizontally (top and bottom) and the middle is vertical.  Yikes....I think the lady who hooked this did it this way just so she could mess with my head 100+ years later!

Anyway...there you have it.  Hopefully posting this will prompt me to try to make some progress on it to show from time to time.  Then, again, maybe not. :o) No matter what - THANK YOU, Lauren! You're a true sweetheart!

Have a great Sunday all!!!