A knitted purse from Germany dated from 1814-1840. Read about it here.The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is part of our wonderful national treasure, the Smithsonian Institution. The Cooper-Hewitt is America's design museum and--good news!--it is becoming easily accessible to students of design worldwide. Recently, the Cooper-Hewitt began displaying its collection on the Internet. At this time (Fall, 2012) [...]
Poodle Time!-Vintage Poodle Posters
Today, I am finally getting back to something I wanted to do last summer, vintage posters. I hope you enjoy them.I believe this was the first poster I ever put on Pinterest. The plaid bow on the black Poodle just caught my eye. This poster was printed during WW I, and patriotism is very evident. Most of the [...]
The Supercluster Boards Are Up!
Missouri Bank Artboards outside The Piper Lofts.Last night was very special for our family. A few months ago I wrote about Rachelle's (fiber artist daughter) Superclusters. These two pieces were one of her first experiments with lace work. Back in October 2011 Rachelle submitted them for consideration for the Missouri Bank Artboards that are located in the [...]
Poodle Time!-Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween from Poodle Time. We had a previous post on getting ready for Halloween and I hope everyone is ready. Today's blog is short. Here is one of the cutest little Poodles I have ever seen........... And Sophia wishes everyone a fun and safe Halloween....................... How time flies. It's now time to start planning [...]
The Alphabet Of Sheep
I was reviewing my Amazon wish list yesterday, and came to the last book. I added it August 29th, 2004. The book is The Alphabet Of Sheepby Patty Yoder. Patty Yoder died in 2005 at age 61. The book soon went out of print and cannot be found. Once I saw a copy of it for [...]
Poodle Time!-The Historical Retriever
My First Ever Pin To My Poodle Board On Pinterest Hunting season will soon be upon us. Living in the American rural mid-west, November can be very loud and at a bit nerve wracking (we have numerous domestic animals that can get spooked). At the same time, this gives me a chance to talk about [...]
