"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself,
than be crowded on a velvet cushion…"
~ Henry David Thoreau
well, then how about a velvet pumpkin??
I have been hooking with velvet.
yup.
and so far I'm loving it!
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| crazy-jack chairpad |
ok, I confess ~
...not just velvet,
but velvet, wool, homespun & cotton print fabrics too.
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| orange cotton print fabric with white polka-dots on the border of the pumpkin |
stem is a green cotton print fabric with black-vine motif,
nose, mouth & eyes are wool ~
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| bumpy, nubby, & textural ~ very interesting! |
the rest of his head has been filled in with salmon-hued hand dyed velvet ~
I cannot hook in perfect rows.
I don't pretend to be able to.
I hook to make me happy ~ just the way I stitch, paint & draw…
hope it makes you happy too!
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| love the 'fuzz' the velvet adds to this chair pad-to-be ~ …. plus, it will be comfy on my old HINEY! |
actually, this will be available at our
Gathering of Primitive Friends Show
….here on September 20th ;)
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| see you soon! |
I had to share my mums with you!!
aren't' they GORGEOUS?
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| ok, there are a couple of purple Asters in there too…. |
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| our old hay wagon in the distance ~ |
a rainbow of Fall fun!
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| we will replant these around the garden soon :) |
Now that it is September,
our ancient persimmon tree is bearing fruits once again….
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| beautiful |
I love their color, plumpness & flavor…
but
we have not gotten as many persimmons this year as we have in years past ~
I believe we are in for yet another COLD & SNOWY Winter here again this year,
and as such, our tree knows to reserve it's energies by not producing too many fruits…
Mother Nature knows best.
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| love the 'star' shaped top on them :) |
and
yesterday, we headed out to the local auction house ~
where we picked up a few things:
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| deacon's bench, small grey granite berry pail & early tin canary cage |
the pail is so very sweet ~ I have a couple of them so this is a great addition to my collection…
but
the birdcage is what I HAD to have!
it is an original pet-store cage ~
the one you would take your new feathered-friend home in from the pet store…
ca. 1940's and is complete with glass water bottle and small yellow bakelite gravel dish.
SO cute!
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| {{we brought it home & told Peaches that when he is bad, he will be put in the 'bad boy' cage}} ~ JUST KIDDING FOLKS ~ |
...it now resides on top of one of my white cupboards in the back/keeping room.
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Well, this miserable heat & humidity is killing me.
I am about to spontaneously combust every time I have a hot-flash.
I can no longer go outside until it passes,
...or I will be passing ~ OUT!
I was born in a blizzard in February of 1963 ~
I am not a Summer girl.
...just give me the months of October through April
and I am happy :)
Hoping the weather is nice where you are!
* Blessed be *
Lori
