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By: Shawna Fosket March 15, 2019

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Posted by:Shawna Fosket

Owner of North Shore Crafts, mom to 3, stay at home mom, homeschooling mom with dreams of traveling.

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Hello friends! I’ve missed you. Life has been crazy busy (selling a house is no joke). Daily I wanted to reach out to you, but I just didn’t feel I had anything punch needle related to share. In a time of rushing and busyness, I didn’t want to fill your feed and your time with something of no value. Update of life: - There is new yarn up in the shop!!! I managed to get new products in the shop and they are so pretty! Also the perks of working with @mollyjeanbennet on a clothing sewing piece are that she has amazing taste and the yarn colors are courtesy of her. . - I have made progress on my punch needle tool!! Still farther away than I want it to be, but I’m getting closer. What I’m learning? Trust the process. It was not meant to come together sooner and I need to trust that. . - We sold our house! What I learned? It is possible for me to keep a spotless home on a daily basis. However, the process does not fill me up. I realize owning a business makes life crazier but it also makes it more enjoyable. I am not a woman that can cook and clean and be happy. I ALSO learned that it’s actually pretty easy to keep a spotless home and I may have been exaggerating the dread of doing it for many, many years. Heehee. . - I’m working on hiring a video editor. I know I want to make more content and in order to be able to do so, I need help getting it out there. The simple act of working with someone has already made me wide eye with the creating possibilities. This alone tells me this is the right decision. . Quote for today: “Experience is a truer guide than the words of others.” - Leonardo da Vinci xoxo Shawna #punchneedle #needlepunch #yarnlove #yarnie #superwashwool #woolyarn #crafternoon #iloveyarn #rughooking #punchneedleaddict These are the good ole’ days! - I plan to make a huge punch needle art piece with this exact saying for above the mantel in the fireplace of our new home…….did you see it?!?! My big news! :) Heehee. I snuck it in there. We’re buying a new home!! It’s been an unexpected change of events leaving me in house cleaning/selling mode for the week. I’ll post some house tour photos in my stories in the next few days. It’s been fun styling and photographing my home. I love my home and seeing it in photos has highlighted all the good parts. I’ve come from this thinking I may plan on acting like I’m selling my house every year. Get all the little things done and the deep cleaning. Seeing your home in a new light. With that said, if you live in the Lincoln area and want to live in the Pine Lake neighborhood, I have the perfect house for you!! DM me for more details if you are interested. Back to the saying, I want this to be so huge, I’m thinking I’ll have to be intentional about my frame. I haven’t figured out how I’m going to do it, but I’m excited to figure it out so I can share with you. If you’ve made a huge punch needle piece and have frame tips, I’d love to hear them. Happy Saturday!! Any football fans out there?? What’s your favorite team? Husker fan here! We were excited for the start of the season. And we’re starting a taco meal game day tradition this year. We’re frying corn tortillas to go with our taco meat. And I’m thinking of trying a salsa and sour cream type dressing. Or something sweetish. Xo Shawna #bignews #newhouse #punchneedlelove #punchneedleart Pinterest - Man I love Pinterest. I contribute a lot of my interior design knowledge and growth to Pinterest. Being able to see great design, search for specific design ideas (i.e white house and wood shake shingles) and see examples of your design ideas has been life changing for me. I’ve been working hard to get all things Punch Needle on Pinterest. And in the process, I’ve found some absolutely beautiful spaces, design inspiration and pattern inspiration. The amount of punch needle designs on Pinterest is growing daily. If you haven’t been on Pinterest lately, I highly recommend heading over there. Click Link in Profile to see my page, boards and pins. I hope to have some exciting news for you tomorrow! Stay tuned. Quote for today: 'Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.' - Salvador Dalí Warmly, Shawna #punchneedle #pinterestrocks #pinterestisamazing #ilovepinning #needlepunch #punchneedleart A little of what I’ve been working on: . . - Getting North Shore yarn up in the shop!!! Felting wool, superwash wool (great for clothing patches or purses), cotton and a wool Aran. Look for it up in the shop soon! . . - Tool making - I’m still tooling around (lol...pun intended) making this happen. Road blocks and epiphanies everyday it feels like. It’s been a fun journey! Sometimes frustrating but overall a great learning process. . . - A huge personal change that I can’t reveal yet but hopefully soon. . . - Working with a clothing designer and a interior design/fruitarian blogger on punch needle collabs!! SO MUCH fun!! . . I think it’s a fun idea to share some behind the scenes looks (scroll right). I tried so hard to make things just perfect and as simple as possible and in the end, I liked what I had to start with. So I flip my table over to the unfinished side and I usually end with tripods going here and there. And I always shoot in front of my daughter’s sliding door which means I end up on the floor a lot. And while I’m sharing, I’m super sweaty and stinky. I was grumpy this morning so I hit the pavement for a run before working. It helps me get things done quicker. . . Lastly, do you have a friend that happens to work with metal?!? :) I could use some help in the needle prototyping arena. . . Quote for today: “It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” - Napoleon Hill . . Warmly, Shawna . . . . #punchneedle #needlepunch #punchneedleyarn #yarnie #yarniesofinstagram #yarnlove #loveyarn #punchneedleaddict #punchneedleart Birds of Paradise. I loved how the green leaves turned out in this design! I chose a green mixed with black yarn. It added just a touch of texture in the leaves. I paired it with a bright yellow to really make the leaves pop. The leaves along with the bright blue and orange in the flowers make this piece one of my favorites. It was also one of my first forays into sketching leaves and flowers. Because punch needle is best for basic designs, it gave me courage to try something new. Maybe this artist change in mindset is why this piece speaks to me. Regardless, I really love this piece. I hope you find joy in it as well. Happy Tuesday! Quote for today: "I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” - Leonardo da Vinci Warmly, Shawna #punchneedle #needlepunch #punchneedleart #punchneedleaddict #yarnart #fiberart #yarnie #yarnlove #loveyarn #crafternoon #crafty #craftymomma #crafttime #diywallart Blog Post Day!! Iron On Patches - I was SO very excited when I learned of iron on patches! My mind swirled with all the possibilities. Pillows, curtains, book bags, coasters, dresses, jackets. Where do you start?!?! Coasters….apparently. Lol. I tested out the iron on adhesive sheets while making coasters. I loved punch needle before, but making a small project like a coaster was especially fun. It was small and simple enough, I had the kids create one with me. Next up? A jean jacket patch. I had my sights set on a jean jacket patch ever since I saw @fibirdstudio in her Pride patch (scroll right to see photo). Be sure to head over to @fibirdstudio page. She makes really cute designs! You can see all the complete Jean jacket patch tutorial on the blog! Click link in profile to read. Or head over to my Youtube channel to see the full video tutorial. Happy Friday Friend! Quote for today: ‘It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.’ - Leonardo da Vinci Xoxo, Shawna PS. If you try an iron on patch, I’d love to see what you create! DM or email me. #punchneedle #needlepunch #fiberart #yarnart #yarnie #craftymorning #craftprojects #creativity #craftersofinstagram #punchneedlekits #punchneedleaddict #addictedtocrafting #diycrafts #easycrafts #punchneedleart

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