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Back to homepageWatercolor drawings by Helena-Reet: “Whimsical Cat Art ” (series painting nr. 2), July 2024
On July 2, 2024, I completed a new whimsical cat painting in watercolors! Specifically, it is “Whimsical Cat Art” (series painting no. 2). The original work is in A4 format. The picture features a “fairy tale” cat standing on two
Read MoreWatercolor drawings by Helena-Reet: “Whimsical Cat Art ” (series painting nr. 1), June 2024
As you know, I have a fondness for all things childlike and whimsical. I am a big fan of children’s books, fairy tales, legends, and fantastical elements. I love to look at and create illustrations for children’s books, drawing inspiration
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #12
I appreciate my “age-related peculiarities,” which are particularly evident in my handicraft work. One day, I might be sewing patchwork quilts, potholders, eyeglass cases, and small bags, and the next, I could be weaving a rug on a loom. I
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #11
Today, on March 7th, I finished another beautiful rag rug. Once again, I used wool and warm materials that I cut myself, mixed with brand-new jersey yarn to make the rug soft, beautiful, and warm underfoot. As with all my
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #10
Today I finished two small handmade rugs again. A striped carpet in light shades on a white background (no. 10) and a rag rug with a variegated yellowish base tone (no. 11). The carpet came in soft tones, calm and
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #9
Today, on March 6, 2024, I finished another small wool rug. The main colors are gray and red. The rug is wonderfully warm and heavy. Rag rugs are perfect for the countryside. Since life in the country is active with
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #8
It’s March! On the sixth of March, I made two small wool rugs, my eighth and ninth. I’ll show pictures of the eighth rug in this post and the ninth in the next one. Both small rugs are thick, warm,
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #7
On February 12, 2024, I made my third larger and wider rug. I made the carpet in light colors and mainly used light blue shades. The material is both self-made (self-cut fabric) and new knitted ribbon. I knitted this rug
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #6
My sixth handmade rag rug (woven by hand on a loom) was completed in two days. This is my second large rug. Phew, it was quite an effort to weave and keep track of the stripes. So far, this rug
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #5
It’s February, and I’ve finished my first large rag rug! Tadaaa! Weaving on wider looms and creating a longer rug takes more time than making smaller rugs. I spent an entire day weaving this rug. With a longer rug, you
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #4
On January 30, 2024, I wove a rug on a loom for the fourth time. The result was a wonderful striped rug in greenish tones. I made the striped rug using recycled materials that I had processed myself, along with
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #3
Today, January 29, I wove a rag rug again on the loom. This time I made a striped caprpet from recycled material I processed myself and and I also used a new tricot ribbon. I wove my third rug again
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #2
On January 24, my second rag rug was ready! I made a flashy and flamboyant multicolored striped carpet out of recycled material. Dimensions: 53cm x 106cm + fringes Material: Recycling, i.e. Hand-cut material, from which a proper rag rug is
Read MoreHandmade RAG RUG (kangastelgedel kootud kaltsuvaip) #1
On January 23, I attended a one-on-one carpet weaving (or it is more correct to say fabric knitting) workshop at Nõmme in Tallinn and wove my first rag rug. The instructor was Signe Kinks, who has been weaving wonderful patterned
Read MoreElisheva & Shoshana presents an extraordinary solution to alleviate the symptoms of Dupuytren’s Contracture
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Read More#36 Paintings by Helena-Reet Ennet: “His Highness Mouse the First” (series – painting nr.17), February 2022
The seventeenth mouse painting depicts a luxury fabric store, where a handsome salesman in a blue-spotted shirt proudly offers fabrics to a fashionably dressed mouse lady. The painting was completed in February 2022 and measures 30×40 cm. — Seitsmeteistkümnendal hiiremaalil
Read More#35 Paintings by Helena-Reet Ennet: “His Highness Mouse the First” (series – painting nr.16), January 2022
January has begun with bursts of creativity and during this year I have already completed two paintings that I also intend to use as illustrations to my children’s book “His Highness Mouse the First“! The sixteenth mouse painting is ready
Read More#34 Paintings by Helena-Reet Ennet: “His Highness Mouse the First” (series – painting nr.15), January 2022
Happy New 2022nd Year! 🎉🎈 It has been a while since the last time I painted. The last flower painting “A Year of Love” was completed last year in April (read about the painting HERE) and the last mouse painting
Read More#33 Paintings by Helena-Reet Ennet: “A year of Love”, April 2021
As you can see, I mainly paint mouses (for my forthcoming children’s book “His Highness Mouse the First”) or flowers. This time the painting (33rd painting in my life!) is once again depicting flowers – wonderful hydrangeas. I named this
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