~ photo drop ~

 

 

 

 

clearing out my phone....

 

 

 

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ what's in your workbasket? ~

 

 

 

~ Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

....and a very happy Good Friday to us all...

 we have had rain, cold temps...
and wind!
dear old March seems to be a bit confused as to whether {weather}
it wants to be a lion or a lamb this year...

nonetheless,

the garden is sprouting, the trees are greening and
new life is all around us here on this old farm.

and speaking of this old farm...
(nice segue, huh?) lol

I'm slowly working on this piece that I started last month ~
...a larger {for me} embroidery that will be depicting an old farm, of course.

I try to make a few stitches on it daily,
and I don't really have any particular 'design' in mind,

besides using my surroundings as inspiration.
{nothing new there!}

I'm working from my head, to my heart, to my hands and to my cloth.
just letting ideas pop into my thoughts of what needs to be included

to make my soul happy...

my usual muted colorways & palette ~
brown, white, black, green....
soft
old
mellowed
primitive

I can really get my threads in a knot if I'm not careful<

so I wind it around my pincushion to keep it tidy.
I made the pincushion from a scrap of silk linen matka
and stuffed it with scraps from previous projects {and failures}.

I like to think it has a soul now ~ filled with memories and hours of healing.

...the old house resembles ours ~ how can it not?
with picket fencing and chipping clapboard...

I will stitch a garden-of-sorts next, then our animal friends

and farm folk who live there.

I'm also thinking on adding a cross stitch alphabet, or initials & date in the mix somewhere ~
perhaps hidden amongst the hustle-bustle of the daily goings-on ~
or in plain view.
...we shall see...

In the meantime, 
we have been busy planting,
preparing for roof-painting,
preparing for the Easter Holiday...
...planning new designs in thread.
 

 ~ always planning something.
what's in your workbasket this week??

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Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ 'tis Spring

~ Hello Friends & Folk ~
...and a very happy SPRING to us all...

a bit windy, due to March being, well...march-y and all.
but the sun is bright, the skies are blue
and I'm a happy little farmwitch!

Peter has been working in the gardens...turning soil and planting seeds.
so far we have put in

potatoes, both red & white...
garlic, kale & strawberries.

our little orchard is blooming, the peach & plum trees have flowers
~ and the apple trees have tiny leaves...it will be a wonderful harvest this year!

my very favorite daffodil {actually a narcissus} is this

'Poet's Narcissus' which blooms every year in our well-pump garden...

i just love the color combination ~

my needle has been creating small works like pendants and brooches ~

I know I love to wear textile art,
how about you?

wishing you all a beautiful Spring day,

filled with creativity & peace...

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Blessings from the Farm
~ Lori

~ Green Day ~

 

 

 

Top o'the Mornin to Ya!

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 today will be filled with corned beef & cabbage
carrot cake, planting pansies...

and stitching!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!!!

 

 

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Carrot Bowl ~ New punch needle pattern!

 

 

 

 

 

 Howdy folks!

I've just listed a new punch needle pattern in my Etsy shop
{see my Etsy pocket shop, above}

 

 I love how this finished!

prim, folky, wonky...whatever!

3 little carrots, nestled in a sweet blue bowl ~
I used 3 ply Valdani cotton floss, and my medium tip SMARTPUNCH needle to work this quick project.
I then embroidered OVER the bowl {see polka dots} and carrots {see 'lines"}

 

 I'm working on a few more punch needle designs for Spring/Summer....
get ready!

www.notforgottenfarm.etsy.com
Blessings from the Farm
~ Lori