tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171488333093250112024-03-18T09:13:21.111-04:00 Notforgotten Farm Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.comBlogger2899125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-41261638972235841162024-03-17T10:48:00.001-04:002024-03-17T10:48:08.852-04:00~ Green Day ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Love Ya Like A Sister; font-size: x-large;">Top o'the Mornin to Ya!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> today will be filled with corned beef & cabbage<br />carrot cake, planting pansies...<br /><br />and stitching!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorpCSbQ4nH2riFjBjQhHLMyFtOLxHZc8gbzDul9u4xjLSAjFSTPR1jQ-EHRtdR8o5N_mePLqot9FrCJD5xLONKpXytTguHLeDsk6Fb539jxGldKZ4p_UprDIr-hlzByIs3KUrOeuBJHf8aeOTRDAlMEtGvqgpK3kRp76-kZ2004e00RqYrlFQ5O4hvxo/s500/st%20patty%20stitcher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="322" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorpCSbQ4nH2riFjBjQhHLMyFtOLxHZc8gbzDul9u4xjLSAjFSTPR1jQ-EHRtdR8o5N_mePLqot9FrCJD5xLONKpXytTguHLeDsk6Fb539jxGldKZ4p_UprDIr-hlzByIs3KUrOeuBJHf8aeOTRDAlMEtGvqgpK3kRp76-kZ2004e00RqYrlFQ5O4hvxo/w412-h640/st%20patty%20stitcher.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><br />Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlF1bGz2cp8OmD1FG6VJiZ3NpLpOtdYc2dPor6hCxte-HWuua-rkUbZIdyUef7iri2SR8BijcWzad2GC7tA6YYxoTyudW3vijx7A1VTieaYes2FKaceqklEZ2zIUjyHHv5IG55iU2OTTUxK7F20ECISzvqXRNBzkF8fQkjUgwE6h2oL33bT1Kvl1uUtE/s887/st%20patty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlF1bGz2cp8OmD1FG6VJiZ3NpLpOtdYc2dPor6hCxte-HWuua-rkUbZIdyUef7iri2SR8BijcWzad2GC7tA6YYxoTyudW3vijx7A1VTieaYes2FKaceqklEZ2zIUjyHHv5IG55iU2OTTUxK7F20ECISzvqXRNBzkF8fQkjUgwE6h2oL33bT1Kvl1uUtE/w406-h640/st%20patty.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-64603339371450197062024-03-13T14:20:00.005-04:002024-03-13T14:20:29.112-04:00~ Carrot Bowl ~ New punch needle pattern!<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Howdy folks!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I've just listed a new punch needle pattern in my Etsy shop <br />{see my Etsy pocket shop, above}<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love how this finished!</div><div style="text-align: center;">prim, folky, wonky...whatever!<br /><br />3 little carrots, nestled in a sweet blue bowl ~<br />I used 3 ply Valdani cotton floss, and my medium tip SMARTPUNCH needle to work this quick project.<br />I then embroidered OVER the bowl {see polka dots} and carrots {see 'lines"}<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-f1KT9BW3JtCsJwytlQ9HnTMxWIv0IMHFaJtjULngt0QbT2tv0okMXflF_odL6TKBdQo-5xwroZgCx-wxjLLh005oVqa775rx0HjOh0EKAmDyLF4inYfoSidKFTh2tx-C6-Dcrzwvqaw9B_hKMwm6Kg2NxVtqN1MVwYqOBX9g9L4R4MNR_cNGIs4zpas/s4032/carrot%20bowl%20punch%20needle%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-f1KT9BW3JtCsJwytlQ9HnTMxWIv0IMHFaJtjULngt0QbT2tv0okMXflF_odL6TKBdQo-5xwroZgCx-wxjLLh005oVqa775rx0HjOh0EKAmDyLF4inYfoSidKFTh2tx-C6-Dcrzwvqaw9B_hKMwm6Kg2NxVtqN1MVwYqOBX9g9L4R4MNR_cNGIs4zpas/w480-h640/carrot%20bowl%20punch%20needle%202024.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> I'm working on a few more punch needle designs for Spring/Summer....<br />get ready!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.notforgottenfarm.etsy.com">www.notforgottenfarm.etsy.com</a><br />Blessings from the Farm<br /> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-67950846704386790272024-03-11T12:08:00.000-04:002024-03-11T12:08:00.686-04:00~ Tea Talk & Embroidery Class ~<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Come spend a lovely day with us for another ....<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tea Talk & Embroidery Class...<br />Saturday, April 6th from 10:00 ~ 4:00</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>instructors: Nancy Bauer & Lori Brechlin</i><br />Class Fee: $40.00 </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0ghNLis_-guEEpZjhpGPZLP0MPk_yo7u8XX7Rz8UGjle8sWcYXUsgDKRPeQRpgjoujznZMJqb-6CZ4wlca1uK-UePRNpmm3wtXbfiw4qRdm7BUvbZIWg0YvBfpLAU_f4vcJj-xA1TijvMLG7y2gHwE148okLIpFynkLEHON2MfzWt-BIpKXL6LQVkQR4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0ghNLis_-guEEpZjhpGPZLP0MPk_yo7u8XX7Rz8UGjle8sWcYXUsgDKRPeQRpgjoujznZMJqb-6CZ4wlca1uK-UePRNpmm3wtXbfiw4qRdm7BUvbZIWg0YvBfpLAU_f4vcJj-xA1TijvMLG7y2gHwE148okLIpFynkLEHON2MfzWt-BIpKXL6LQVkQR4=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br />our dear friend & herbologist <br /><div style="text-align: center;">
Nancy Bauer will be teaching us how to blend teas, </div>
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share with us her tea herbs & spices, talk about properties of teas </div>
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and then we will get to taste those wonderful teas!</div>
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~ students will also keep their own blended loose teas to take home... <br /><br />while the teas are steeping, <br />Lori will be teaching a very simple embroidered tea jar topper class,<br />to adorn your tea jar once you've filled it with your special blend of tea ~<br /></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJO--Abinb_m8t8QKfssJFljtLpA3qRHzx0pblbAsO5pImh3FMdHb45LDoMKvc8G7F8TzWuE8DCTuSmhxzTUHpads3n1yNcdrpcTNGnT4njD-6BDruKPIj2kU_29ZgJukUpVir3utDYKN9fvu_39EZpwy6R7uHoqIULTVPru2IxIpvFaXCQBgvsWXkVmE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJO--Abinb_m8t8QKfssJFljtLpA3qRHzx0pblbAsO5pImh3FMdHb45LDoMKvc8G7F8TzWuE8DCTuSmhxzTUHpads3n1yNcdrpcTNGnT4njD-6BDruKPIj2kU_29ZgJukUpVir3utDYKN9fvu_39EZpwy6R7uHoqIULTVPru2IxIpvFaXCQBgvsWXkVmE=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />a bit about our friend Nancy ~<br />Nancy Bauer began on her herbal path in 1988, <br />with culinary herbs but then began using herbs for healing and medical purposes.<br />She has attended many classes, both in person and online, with knowledgeable instructors such as:<br />Dr. James Duke and Susan Belsinger at Buffalo Springs Herb Farm, <br />and most recently at the Honeystead with Kaylee Richards...<br /><br />her online webinars and studies include The Herb Mentor, Herbal Academy, <br />Learning Herbs, The Essential Herbal and online courses through homesteaders such as <br />Melissa K. Norris and Carolyn Thomas.<br /><br />Nancy has a vast library of herbal books, <br />with favorite authors such as Rosalee De La Foret, Rosemary Gladstar ~ <br />she says her very first book on herbs is The Pleasure of Herbs, by Phyllis Shaudys.</div><div style="text-align: center;">{she notes that the book is tattered and torn from many years of good use}<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9p2GwfkT4L0S0jWVoE41EJNw4gAFe9qPeRCnR4Q91bWNvkPECcSa9rJhjPDoPAXuLB8NMOWUFH34HSmNOkMUpIcoH5mxkLmpSy_3MEgnmvFTpbE5n7ZkaQ4qIjSzYpluXZmfCqeT1KKxXtxt3kayy8rs7aRv1YVz_W8Aj4o_jyMNQsZgrJl44suXa8MA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9p2GwfkT4L0S0jWVoE41EJNw4gAFe9qPeRCnR4Q91bWNvkPECcSa9rJhjPDoPAXuLB8NMOWUFH34HSmNOkMUpIcoH5mxkLmpSy_3MEgnmvFTpbE5n7ZkaQ4qIjSzYpluXZmfCqeT1KKxXtxt3kayy8rs7aRv1YVz_W8Aj4o_jyMNQsZgrJl44suXa8MA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />~ The embroidered portion of class will be simple and fun, <br />the kits for students will be provided and will include DMC cotton floss, <br />teapot pattern hand drawn for you by Lori onto osnaburg cloth, embroidery needle, <br />small embroidery hoop, and small glass jar with lid to store your teas...<br /> <br />Basic embroidery stitches will be taught, so <b><i>no embroidery experience is necessary.</i></b><br /><br />We will be providing refreshments during class,<br /> but if you would like to bring a bag lunch please do.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7fM_JLqAueQlCpJzBDOt3cvENyjtKjEbtk2WAebYYfWvs3UVnswxQ9kLjZk8eGamDPKFa2t_8AvLmCjw0eYbvK8XL3O2o2JSRXfx23nNUChwvvEWy1b7tKTgvh7qnPZaBxQfuLjaVA2BllydP6sgL4fZLNjfKyCVycGUW4TEDCilKUGkeQA0UhfYAxFM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7fM_JLqAueQlCpJzBDOt3cvENyjtKjEbtk2WAebYYfWvs3UVnswxQ9kLjZk8eGamDPKFa2t_8AvLmCjw0eYbvK8XL3O2o2JSRXfx23nNUChwvvEWy1b7tKTgvh7qnPZaBxQfuLjaVA2BllydP6sgL4fZLNjfKyCVycGUW4TEDCilKUGkeQA0UhfYAxFM=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivp7qbuKmF8nRaSw3NddOt3yxWjpgQnoAAVdUd6B7mE2HAYQI0KiQDGg9m5bk4ODlQAhHDcqRn4dWNVYZQhTnVuSo4g3Tz0MIutdGyKPa_Jug8tfIqOuKKh5jvqzU9-0F9FLvypEE24EI9Pbdr3ck506lfBmqXJoVo-XFm8EjdvAAYNWpC3o3n7dKTed4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivp7qbuKmF8nRaSw3NddOt3yxWjpgQnoAAVdUd6B7mE2HAYQI0KiQDGg9m5bk4ODlQAhHDcqRn4dWNVYZQhTnVuSo4g3Tz0MIutdGyKPa_Jug8tfIqOuKKh5jvqzU9-0F9FLvypEE24EI9Pbdr3ck506lfBmqXJoVo-XFm8EjdvAAYNWpC3o3n7dKTed4=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">to register for class, please contact me at <a href="mailto:Notforgottenfarmwitch@gmail.com">Notforgottenfarmwitch@gmail.com</a><br />and reserve your seat.<br /></span></i><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm </div><div style="text-align: center;">~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-28230070522214792362024-03-05T11:09:00.004-05:002024-03-05T11:09:24.872-05:00~ tuesday morning stitches ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">~ Good Morning Friends & Folk ~<br />...and a very happy tuesday to us all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />we are supposed to reach temps in the 70's today, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and that is fine...<br />except that it will bring more of the 'ladybugs' out of the woods & woodwork<br />which makes it hard to stitch anywhere, inside or outside as they have a penchant of landing on my head, in my teacup or on my stitching.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">{these are not true lady bugs...they are actually Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles</div><div style="text-align: center;">and are considered destructive, invasive pests.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />anyhoo.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love these faux tulips that I put in a yellow wall box in our kitchen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">they make me happy everytime I pass them by :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkP7fOPt6dWWjjhoLxV_e9MsH1U--AkwS7ZkKCdJIcecTefL0mHFWpc7nqK3rRV5e6-vP-3AYaSI4SgjfgwGmC9c9zkSXBmMTE8tQjx2WyB3k9p6QDNLIHZtpemzLz23-wxiHEYYLN4meH6lzcMoHOue112qY_yQTiC_5iEgoNXPr_DRcoX6HqMYfIB18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkP7fOPt6dWWjjhoLxV_e9MsH1U--AkwS7ZkKCdJIcecTefL0mHFWpc7nqK3rRV5e6-vP-3AYaSI4SgjfgwGmC9c9zkSXBmMTE8tQjx2WyB3k9p6QDNLIHZtpemzLz23-wxiHEYYLN4meH6lzcMoHOue112qY_yQTiC_5iEgoNXPr_DRcoX6HqMYfIB18=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /><br />I'll be 'building' a farmhouse today, </div><div style="text-align: center;">my materials are of course thread & fabric.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have an idea for a sampler of sorts, combining embroidery and cross stitching,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and using motifs from my previous postings of my little embroidered Farm Folk. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuB7WdXTYyqWRVHzGRQhdYgnT7x7t9DSr9TVPsA7B_rTzCaMME3F8YOfVzSUmpV1yQHQOZKdqrp49SMGdRL0iULFPVjLPs4Fzxzr1DjemLTn9S363i9BJ2H-GBGl54lFLr7tWxEyLlFdgDKKG86Iep4Z4VeWF-aI207fwY6t6ZCB6ncFD1ynmJLgpxS1Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuB7WdXTYyqWRVHzGRQhdYgnT7x7t9DSr9TVPsA7B_rTzCaMME3F8YOfVzSUmpV1yQHQOZKdqrp49SMGdRL0iULFPVjLPs4Fzxzr1DjemLTn9S363i9BJ2H-GBGl54lFLr7tWxEyLlFdgDKKG86Iep4Z4VeWF-aI207fwY6t6ZCB6ncFD1ynmJLgpxS1Y=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />so many little stitches go into my work.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and with each stitch, a memory...<br />a thought<br />a feeling</div><div style="text-align: center;">and mood.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">happy moods = happy projects<br />{so i've been told}<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDcmqj_v7_kFNZlwRja2eo_z5rJmqRUcEi2TfUQyfI1K9iGiwBH-Aqwm2TpVIQ0peFHuITivhyrTOvBaiM_Dz7Jlt5Zeck_k_hGuJShzxtJuIZiM-tpr_17pGb__pH8XKqGFVdJuu6MY8dQhXYgYP5Tbf8qVTYDCGLsaRBii0_I8k2L3GDxusphn4_3lU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDcmqj_v7_kFNZlwRja2eo_z5rJmqRUcEi2TfUQyfI1K9iGiwBH-Aqwm2TpVIQ0peFHuITivhyrTOvBaiM_Dz7Jlt5Zeck_k_hGuJShzxtJuIZiM-tpr_17pGb__pH8XKqGFVdJuu6MY8dQhXYgYP5Tbf8qVTYDCGLsaRBii0_I8k2L3GDxusphn4_3lU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />what are you working on today?<br />Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-89946106585469928542024-03-02T08:32:00.002-05:002024-03-02T08:32:14.584-05:00~ soggy Saturday ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Good Moring Friends & Folk!</div><div style="text-align: center;">...and a happy Soggy Saturday to us all...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it rained most of the night, leaving our ground saturated and sponge-y ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">great for the flowers, not so for the shoes lol.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of you have asked me what sampler I used <br />as the the background to this photo of my latest little embroidered Farm Folk:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEYkDXCwB0du6Mx0bUkz2YwNk73ZCMY5wZvh-1_PD-5yKPCZV4PjQOzGIiGCMVyb-0dnJ2xxb1O71sA2Bpclin1wtiJEpcrB7bXNWhX-cG7McGqUhtd7fI2WFyBz-h_qgu-xEAJ4BnidHtl1qYyX5LayeqEy8fye1R1JDAF6r_XXXE3tC0nJvxAuJ5O0o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1187" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEYkDXCwB0du6Mx0bUkz2YwNk73ZCMY5wZvh-1_PD-5yKPCZV4PjQOzGIiGCMVyb-0dnJ2xxb1O71sA2Bpclin1wtiJEpcrB7bXNWhX-cG7McGqUhtd7fI2WFyBz-h_qgu-xEAJ4BnidHtl1qYyX5LayeqEy8fye1R1JDAF6r_XXXE3tC0nJvxAuJ5O0o=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br />I used my 'Eliza Chace' sampler as seen below,</div><div style="text-align: center;">although the photo is a bit washed out ~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFf1pNCtAnO4YDOif8W4nAmH41zfM8gr9SusZP04DRCbNFdc3N3AnIi-23KbQ11TPaDtkXX4UthofmPiuJgYBaQp6RYSEzOPrkAOL1vigZLBgljdGwikbD8T9tnY59FWqVw0mw6T11wf2mJOf-TaGlV4kNpGsaSEppY5rXV-jYSG21WZtMJ1aHEFfsmY/s1600/Eliza%20Chace%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFf1pNCtAnO4YDOif8W4nAmH41zfM8gr9SusZP04DRCbNFdc3N3AnIi-23KbQ11TPaDtkXX4UthofmPiuJgYBaQp6RYSEzOPrkAOL1vigZLBgljdGwikbD8T9tnY59FWqVw0mw6T11wf2mJOf-TaGlV4kNpGsaSEppY5rXV-jYSG21WZtMJ1aHEFfsmY/w480-h640/Eliza%20Chace%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />here's a better photo showing colors of linen, threads & stains...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewg62WekaKgdKY_3YGhVmKRsQ93jgAicwzVkLNBSwsFpIq6YlSws2PcFJp7hzq-zfabi2xUYvtaZNcNT7Dwv0ab3WuVjLQuIrzotytNo-8J3P1Zn1JlW73FO4510RzWAlRvrcLNWYLgVhrvdeziXNaOEPxymz4p0z4lSZEM2JAh-2EcNf-kfCeTPAd30/s3907/eliza%20chace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3907" data-original-width="2972" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewg62WekaKgdKY_3YGhVmKRsQ93jgAicwzVkLNBSwsFpIq6YlSws2PcFJp7hzq-zfabi2xUYvtaZNcNT7Dwv0ab3WuVjLQuIrzotytNo-8J3P1Zn1JlW73FO4510RzWAlRvrcLNWYLgVhrvdeziXNaOEPxymz4p0z4lSZEM2JAh-2EcNf-kfCeTPAd30/w486-h640/eliza%20chace.jpg" width="486" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />This sampler is in my personal collection, <br />and I've charted it for you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">it was stitched in blue, green blue, brown & black threads</div><div style="text-align: center;">but of course you can stitch it in whichever colors suit you! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yVActI9EEB4L95MLmy1UCAyG-35CI7R9U4VS5nmKQLEtyB4N1Nuoor48o08sXHABdStffA13xPWunJdJdF_bXX7hoO48ggUgmIc_CB25xZ8TefVb61WGW4Kti7_jtMpcAYwn2Hd-0iLgNb51GIJ-FXDuRDT7eLT76qBQje-S6nG2x21JI86ORR1nUG8/s4209/Eliza%20Chace%20Reproduction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4209" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yVActI9EEB4L95MLmy1UCAyG-35CI7R9U4VS5nmKQLEtyB4N1Nuoor48o08sXHABdStffA13xPWunJdJdF_bXX7hoO48ggUgmIc_CB25xZ8TefVb61WGW4Kti7_jtMpcAYwn2Hd-0iLgNb51GIJ-FXDuRDT7eLT76qBQje-S6nG2x21JI86ORR1nUG8/w526-h640/Eliza%20Chace%20Reproduction.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeUrlB3m-VqeO1JhiktMZUvZybenck19sdeZl7bS5pi0AV9BmEYnDEvhWdS8dJ7fFrPUtLvipmrEFoGTnJt1OHLBUs058zwm6Mj2Ltux0FCPX05GkukiucnJuPlBuP1Y3QBjlukNssoGLfWTHU0pdAN0Q_CvfMaYQhbgnwfEhei5RYhvXAhxaAGzeNaQ4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="670" data-original-width="4568" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeUrlB3m-VqeO1JhiktMZUvZybenck19sdeZl7bS5pi0AV9BmEYnDEvhWdS8dJ7fFrPUtLvipmrEFoGTnJt1OHLBUs058zwm6Mj2Ltux0FCPX05GkukiucnJuPlBuP1Y3QBjlukNssoGLfWTHU0pdAN0Q_CvfMaYQhbgnwfEhei5RYhvXAhxaAGzeNaQ4=w640-h94" width="640" /></a></div><br />I would LOVE to see your version of my 'Eliza Chace' ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">so if you stitch it and share it on IG or FB, kindly tag me @notforgottenfarm </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🩵~💙~🩵~💙~🩵~💙~🩵</span><br /><br />Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-67597803711419551702024-02-29T10:24:00.002-05:002024-02-29T10:24:34.516-05:00~ Pulling Threads ~<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Good Morning Friends & Folk ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">...a very happy Thursday to us all, and happy Leap Day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />{{ any extra day we have to stitch, is a happy day, no? }}<br /><br />I charted a little sampler last night, <br />one that includes a portion of sweet verse that has been a favorite of mine for a very long time:<br />".. we come from the Earth, we return to the Earth...<br />and in between ~ We Garden."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> so the title of my new sampler will be called<br /><i><b>"We Garden"</b></i><br /><br />I'll be stitching it onto stained Osnaburg, <br />which I have become addicted to stitching on lately!<br />{seriously, if you haven't tried stitching on it yet, just do it... <br />you'll either throw tomatoes at me or you will hug me!}<br /><br />and I'm using DMC threads in stormy, spring-y hues...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5opzjredBzMQaxycgI54XTY6vfQnWZuw7a901XzbN0rHMAv-GsDWFObYtc6u1-0p0IcECoX1-wbBGt6R_yFXcW-4-qWN9814BX2qQLiX7_9A4pWDqprI72qxRog8Twot1IzWNc3l8c-MLa-nyyF1YqJb-ecmLk4LQWERBcjxh0SVt3VZQT0lMqCqX1o4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5opzjredBzMQaxycgI54XTY6vfQnWZuw7a901XzbN0rHMAv-GsDWFObYtc6u1-0p0IcECoX1-wbBGt6R_yFXcW-4-qWN9814BX2qQLiX7_9A4pWDqprI72qxRog8Twot1IzWNc3l8c-MLa-nyyF1YqJb-ecmLk4LQWERBcjxh0SVt3VZQT0lMqCqX1o4=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />you can see my osnaburg under my threads for comparison as to how they will look...<br />but we all know that might/might not change once I get to stitching.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQrJa2Zy594xd6gZ7tlkqvwXqaRO_U19e8C2i0_z5Rt1t9LWxp3k6ZMKrhgAnHZ-a3w0z7KJRurjZVnmee1pKLRUGvzYMsa51rw8-L-UgL7x-OIDXf0Q6F0sJCRdTPfJJxoct8I3rEY8Ynbl4BphuqnXuXayvFa2ZYpBSXXg3CpcyadKgCFMNeNu2rEwo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQrJa2Zy594xd6gZ7tlkqvwXqaRO_U19e8C2i0_z5Rt1t9LWxp3k6ZMKrhgAnHZ-a3w0z7KJRurjZVnmee1pKLRUGvzYMsa51rw8-L-UgL7x-OIDXf0Q6F0sJCRdTPfJJxoct8I3rEY8Ynbl4BphuqnXuXayvFa2ZYpBSXXg3CpcyadKgCFMNeNu2rEwo=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />...especially the 3782, and how/if it will show up on the fabric.<br />{fingers crossed it will lend a ghost-look, like the fading letters and motifs on ancient samplers}<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-H0vCuNolvIC7ypu_XM_ZOivpFA9G2JPNXF9bjbTXE4ORIbSs4aWaIhVFnRwMDE6pPwHITR1NQFh9kP0iFtfw0ER6tOhVz5cJPZIh9Uu8wn5BMCkEIGcLJ3Bdh-dYJETV2UTA5gmqcVh9ZXeGAcMqElBD03R5-ODNM9g2ZLNfNkhiyabaWG1SCPeth5k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-H0vCuNolvIC7ypu_XM_ZOivpFA9G2JPNXF9bjbTXE4ORIbSs4aWaIhVFnRwMDE6pPwHITR1NQFh9kP0iFtfw0ER6tOhVz5cJPZIh9Uu8wn5BMCkEIGcLJ3Bdh-dYJETV2UTA5gmqcVh9ZXeGAcMqElBD03R5-ODNM9g2ZLNfNkhiyabaWG1SCPeth5k=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />the needlepoint pincushion I have had for years,<br />a scrap from a larger project {not mine} that I couldn't pass up while perusing a dusty antiques shop somewhere....I made a few pincushions and sold them, but this one stayed with me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7HW4wBulcKHwyG-8nLDlFFtEkw_iNTO48xNHcEyET6rsj-YE0IwcK912GSPcqVBlQyPlKCGJyqo5GHpzqdW7PTipRYaf9ysehIwGGAhKdrd3nulVKzMMHGYCOvkszBGPGZwxH7uLPzd57cLVsRmQ6p1qLimHMhinoxhUiQ0sRrSDSGXihRiRyq41gGaY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7HW4wBulcKHwyG-8nLDlFFtEkw_iNTO48xNHcEyET6rsj-YE0IwcK912GSPcqVBlQyPlKCGJyqo5GHpzqdW7PTipRYaf9ysehIwGGAhKdrd3nulVKzMMHGYCOvkszBGPGZwxH7uLPzd57cLVsRmQ6p1qLimHMhinoxhUiQ0sRrSDSGXihRiRyq41gGaY=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />the scissors are 'chust for show' as my PA German ancestors would say,<br />they are fragile and old and perfectly broken.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP-0QHvaRqpwV0OnfUw8AIObc31XOpE_NxNtxgZV6jmyA7heJHhnYD--bgLUheQthDkVTQ3oC6pAB211N2HkJYx1vhQPeTD6byIl4gAO25anYCkG8esI_zi_YbW8Jrjbap3W0Bior_Ok1QTvvfFqu5D1G9cvM4herenU2-y7tDdCgAtDRWvjQgTukRG8o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP-0QHvaRqpwV0OnfUw8AIObc31XOpE_NxNtxgZV6jmyA7heJHhnYD--bgLUheQthDkVTQ3oC6pAB211N2HkJYx1vhQPeTD6byIl4gAO25anYCkG8esI_zi_YbW8Jrjbap3W0Bior_Ok1QTvvfFqu5D1G9cvM4herenU2-y7tDdCgAtDRWvjQgTukRG8o=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />did you watch Brenda & Laura's flosstube where Brenda is excited about waxing her threads?<br />{ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@brendaandtheserialstarter2410">https://www.youtube.com/@brendaandtheserialstarter2410 </a>}<br />they are my absolute favorite floss-tubers to watch...even Peter loves them!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I've used natural beeswax for years and can really say that it does make a big difference in stitching.<br />especially helping with knotting and twisting threads.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEido9R86lPYqivILAoy4FP0nMjEfhC1Qfx9IaezxyafIoFEadNgeDuvXp2viT4-1KHScdFkO-0hcfX4H2OBM6r-6-ZainFLfC7VRT8-Qv-66Bu-mUEfdbGvnJ1Fj2JLnEBhgT73L6k0GOW1c9PNyJtzLoqxZiAuUE8h9tOOUMrsPlVvmzfoKO9aBeAj_wU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEido9R86lPYqivILAoy4FP0nMjEfhC1Qfx9IaezxyafIoFEadNgeDuvXp2viT4-1KHScdFkO-0hcfX4H2OBM6r-6-ZainFLfC7VRT8-Qv-66Bu-mUEfdbGvnJ1Fj2JLnEBhgT73L6k0GOW1c9PNyJtzLoqxZiAuUE8h9tOOUMrsPlVvmzfoKO9aBeAj_wU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />It's a sunny day, albeit chilly ~<br />but the skies are blue and the birds {chickens, peacock, guinea hens etc} are welcoming the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />maybe if it warms up enough I will stitch outside on the porch swing?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTrqlk5u6Y6i6WRxgbEy3yRxZclnzvU4WZVIb0PffaYc-04JlmiVkbmO3Lvnxn5U2i_IkdxXKlhw02SVU95rMubslEp8MWF6k4KK2znEgHdRXRR-QKcBhxR1bczmeEv6r34ipDrN6cHvtYSi_Ynxwpw4JKElEHvBrwIvhyQdaYuRMyOdpvLwo7INLE8I0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTrqlk5u6Y6i6WRxgbEy3yRxZclnzvU4WZVIb0PffaYc-04JlmiVkbmO3Lvnxn5U2i_IkdxXKlhw02SVU95rMubslEp8MWF6k4KK2znEgHdRXRR-QKcBhxR1bczmeEv6r34ipDrN6cHvtYSi_Ynxwpw4JKElEHvBrwIvhyQdaYuRMyOdpvLwo7INLE8I0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />wishing you a beautiful day filled with creativity & peace.<br /><br />Blessings from the Farm<br /> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-1988567390269020752024-02-27T09:03:00.004-05:002024-02-27T09:03:45.537-05:00~ Bees Knees ~ <div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Morning Friends & Folk ~ </div><div style="text-align: center;">....and a very happy Tuesday to us all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have another one of my cross stitch 'littles' finished •••</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this is</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-large;">'Bees Knees'<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4iipS7MF4NWvRutI6PRUJvSd-ApbjXORuQaBQBAquQQcJq3TKHq02jL3AB5f0xpfKc4eDTbJv-fasDEiGSFhQGTr4_JuleZcMS9nUT2Pyfuuxc1WF8YW0-aKjpw-2Ui8f8s4hAOJ7BkruEjE2L6Vsuc--QPtm6gltQ5xPOSd_MKPhBL0XaYR7jKtm0oE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4iipS7MF4NWvRutI6PRUJvSd-ApbjXORuQaBQBAquQQcJq3TKHq02jL3AB5f0xpfKc4eDTbJv-fasDEiGSFhQGTr4_JuleZcMS9nUT2Pyfuuxc1WF8YW0-aKjpw-2Ui8f8s4hAOJ7BkruEjE2L6Vsuc--QPtm6gltQ5xPOSd_MKPhBL0XaYR7jKtm0oE=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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</div> all worked in DMC threads & stitched on stained Osnaburg </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">available now in my Etsy shop as mailed paper pattern or PDF download.<br />click on the thumbnail in my Etsy pocket shop above!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🐝 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-43179135000331114282024-02-13T11:25:00.006-05:002024-02-13T11:53:05.970-05:00~ My Primitive Heart ~ FREEBIE ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Morning Friends & Folk ~ </div><div style="text-align: center;">happy Tuesday to us all...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">here is a little FREEBIE from me to you:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">'My Primitive Heart'</div><div style="text-align: center;">©Notforgotten Farm ~ 2024 ~ Lori Brechlin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">of course you can stitch this in any color, <br />with any thread <br />and on any fabric you choose. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="2380" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipCPpvW5ihhBHP_aLW8aUxRWPAQaPkuQS5sj-jxPmTgVZfSZO1hMuwMKj2Qrc_DkDrWcTzDif-IXr8BuP7uR21o2TSBJDpsKxA9VqwyrTDq9t3TyRVuKSuflG7fgkSBXu8BczIFVXUghpcxh2hhCJOMqT62ADRl0CAY9liBdjP7AX87p-NZJyBxerzzVg=w640-h495" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I will start mine this evening...<br />on osnaburg with the called for threads, <br />but I'll stitch it with one strand, not two.<br /><br />and I would love to see your finish if you so choose to stitch it <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Kindly refer back to me as the designer if you do stitch and post on social media </div><div style="text-align: center;">:)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Stitching!<br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm <br />~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-69309611154391848852024-02-08T13:54:00.004-05:002024-02-08T13:54:39.007-05:00~ Color-Shaded Embroidery ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hello Friends & Folk!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">here is a very short primer <br />on how I have done my color-shaded embroidery project,<br /><b><i>"Spring on the Farm"</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">which the pattern is now available in my Etsy shop as PDF download or Paper/Mailed versions...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I used coffee stained osnaburg for my ground cloth, then drew on my motifs with a FINE point black Sharpie pen...{YOU will be using a lightbox to trace your template onto your osnaburg}<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRaJ6JfoqRFKFQhHDVPdQDhUJH5RD-3pDDkEAqGjjiH8rsyH8Ezkh_kB8JsnAeqDXSWDK479q9yBBEcn8LJHjUY6V98H8HR52z3nE51DweXeKI3A5nb7y1O3_QhiSQd0fR4v9CqC8Y9XqAce14ZvOnN1klSznLCk-BMlBciq-Wcl5X2Io8dpKK8JDJg5Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRaJ6JfoqRFKFQhHDVPdQDhUJH5RD-3pDDkEAqGjjiH8rsyH8Ezkh_kB8JsnAeqDXSWDK479q9yBBEcn8LJHjUY6V98H8HR52z3nE51DweXeKI3A5nb7y1O3_QhiSQd0fR4v9CqC8Y9XqAce14ZvOnN1klSznLCk-BMlBciq-Wcl5X2Io8dpKK8JDJg5Y=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />the pressure of my hand allows my coloring to be as dark or light as I'd like,<br />and I actually prefer the more-faded look of a light hand.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7H1VSqY88uD7MhS5hnpxfzb-VZiPB--O5sgdMXqLCKa1TenuyPMAbbp3G2Y9K3bPrtLMJbZ56wjZHExeRiHrDHQgrf_l7EgfPvqPF0mZwq72Kh_Hph2_nvSbJCsQXYIvQ8B3i9FY3uYrB3p-7s9vJOPlQedp16fS7nh5p3fgNlHMDijnWuAfnpT0L5d4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7H1VSqY88uD7MhS5hnpxfzb-VZiPB--O5sgdMXqLCKa1TenuyPMAbbp3G2Y9K3bPrtLMJbZ56wjZHExeRiHrDHQgrf_l7EgfPvqPF0mZwq72Kh_Hph2_nvSbJCsQXYIvQ8B3i9FY3uYrB3p-7s9vJOPlQedp16fS7nh5p3fgNlHMDijnWuAfnpT0L5d4=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />Once the coloring part is finished, I will use 3 strands of floss to stitch my motifs...<br />most all of my straight lines are done in stem-stitch, while I have made tiny 'X' stitches for the letter "S" and the flower stems...I also did a running stitch on the flowerpot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />once all that is finished, I iron my project, front & back to 'set' the pencils...<br />{{ not that I mind the fading of them, just 'saying' lol}}<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj0whmdXC1IcfEnGXTtH_b-sldQ4QYC3Tlxi0WLijDQFKPZkE4b0IWyn9iqJBrL_pOQguez-Xpfj_SFf-gwbz9Yla6hvOl0a_365JjpT3wbiFEluB5oQdUg-cHIa1klg30rOO_fCx84hbaSV--O11xVraG7bAECoHo8XebhrdbzpTTFDL_SsPmxMXc1AQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj0whmdXC1IcfEnGXTtH_b-sldQ4QYC3Tlxi0WLijDQFKPZkE4b0IWyn9iqJBrL_pOQguez-Xpfj_SFf-gwbz9Yla6hvOl0a_365JjpT3wbiFEluB5oQdUg-cHIa1klg30rOO_fCx84hbaSV--O11xVraG7bAECoHo8XebhrdbzpTTFDL_SsPmxMXc1AQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I decided to 'finish' this project into a simple sewn mat, <br />then added a patch of scrap fabric and a few old buttons for charm...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiClNCPzbTKFBeZPzXUipjCoITJcbZCqf5C2RihHgg24MP2CMqUM3uQyBHhsMiqy4_vtmV-XHJxdCYVMW57XTagrTCx_qK_cLEdAOu72f3G7ZiU6OSM_7a5KXxm19yOXt1Cg9w1WRjaozYrN5gdQDHuYbw5UEnQwzOqeXGfnbqFC5pja0zP81vERs7eRMA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiClNCPzbTKFBeZPzXUipjCoITJcbZCqf5C2RihHgg24MP2CMqUM3uQyBHhsMiqy4_vtmV-XHJxdCYVMW57XTagrTCx_qK_cLEdAOu72f3G7ZiU6OSM_7a5KXxm19yOXt1Cg9w1WRjaozYrN5gdQDHuYbw5UEnQwzOqeXGfnbqFC5pja0zP81vERs7eRMA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> After I was COMPLETELY finished,<br />I took my pencils to the project once again, to deepen and shade my motifs just a bit more...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">~ The finished look of this is truly folky...<br />and combines both my love for drawing and needlework ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you try it and that you enjoy it as much as I do!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">❤</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Blessings from the Farm <br />~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-87373616871787559622024-02-07T11:22:00.001-05:002024-02-07T11:22:35.341-05:00~ my wonky loops ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i> Good Morning Friends & Folk ~</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">....happy Wednesday to us all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">last evening I posted on FB & IG, <br />a photo of the little hooked mat I finished ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's inspiration came from our gathering of eggs from our busy little hens...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>"'a Tisket a Tasket'</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAsFc3N4Z2KZn4vXuEN_SQQgOtyYviqtH--4jfflzKdn_VAdF7YVkwh_UPEN4UEza5IQHEKTNZ_YU-d1yESW2ptDGW5x17sRxBz98FRlUK6EbyuKMBbKibnFbleQpIrNsGdhHlVculB6VMAiM6Ry-Xr4WNu5tzBhwyZCHv4rN6_Gd46Po3hOGdvkQx5lM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAsFc3N4Z2KZn4vXuEN_SQQgOtyYviqtH--4jfflzKdn_VAdF7YVkwh_UPEN4UEza5IQHEKTNZ_YU-d1yESW2ptDGW5x17sRxBz98FRlUK6EbyuKMBbKibnFbleQpIrNsGdhHlVculB6VMAiM6Ry-Xr4WNu5tzBhwyZCHv4rN6_Gd46Po3hOGdvkQx5lM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />many nice comments were made, <br />and <br />questions arose as to the wools I used...<br /><br />I love the subtle, mellow & primitive hand dyed wool from<br /><a href="https://blackberryprimitives.com/product-category/textiles/hand-dyed-wool/">Blackberry Primitives</a><br />&<br />Jan at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWoolnGardener">The Wool n Gardener </a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰</span><br /><br />I also use gorgeous mill-dyed and as-is wool from<br /> <a href="https://www.heavens-to-betsy.com/">Heavens to Betsy <br /></a>&<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thewoolstudio.com/"> The Wool Studio</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br />for me, a combination of the two kinds works well....<br /><br /><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge9_CbVmqtVEl_7CuK3kBkt5XQId2Tbmiheb4Alrc3niM70LvHXh8uMTWNYE1pBwvWoQhCjZG-YUHlgNUUGVSw2E06ahn6HRI5Na46kKBezJ97zNr8goQ6TXEZlUJUJmG8h9pg6BQux0CjryMeXWbhpTImKdzEYtKoFtOicYxSToFv4cLDN13JhYK8EuE=w480-h640" width="480" /></div></div><br />another question was how do I get my loops to look like that?</div><div style="text-align: center;">...someone referred to them as 'rows of corn on a cob' <br />{i like that}<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxFqfRF1hjnji9hgh_AGFg4INjrCuVME-OmJF9KdXS2puEiJ0SyV6I-B0QFRlrghzh1YmicxgXlpXCgWzxsLLH-ldlsKyH49aem-HmVYrq2ytp2Vpb7SfNj_kYzzotdLcvSptDZikmiyPVkwbwFGHgKE-zRLhkbDve5CV-O0FWSEbYwJ0ZHCrZMMV0HnQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxFqfRF1hjnji9hgh_AGFg4INjrCuVME-OmJF9KdXS2puEiJ0SyV6I-B0QFRlrghzh1YmicxgXlpXCgWzxsLLH-ldlsKyH49aem-HmVYrq2ytp2Vpb7SfNj_kYzzotdLcvSptDZikmiyPVkwbwFGHgKE-zRLhkbDve5CV-O0FWSEbYwJ0ZHCrZMMV0HnQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />well, it's hard to say, but<br />I can tell you that I hand-cut my wool strips<br /> with Fiskars spring loaded scissors,<br />&<br />I use an old rug hook <br />that was purchased a long time ago in Connecticut...<br /><br /><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyso-BlrIJ1nQeHsKW38ChWQZfOiSb2tP5dy6PqAUGvPViAeYp_XGqBP-KkM14VC7xqXC6ZT9WkPbTQKHzmya6DOY1U2HtAflR2QnmB0mCOGRfmZcJtW0QXbeonhrY_ozvWXehw8uvZbuTY2aEwjsY3sjHaYzVOboD45xuQdlYUTzb62aPjafBih591Us=w480-h640" width="480" /></div></div><br />I kind of hook in a sideways slanted motion, <br />{and I have no idea why I do that}<br /> you can see the close-up loops in the basket</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the background loops above.<br /> <br />I really don't try to overthink my loops by twisting and turning them,<br />...just kind of let them be after I pull them up.<br />oh, and I don't pull them too high.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbnD8JCzfIvj8y9poIl2eSBGUSGJbpRXGZfNNr-qHgXk1x_GwujDj7ImXrtq0K_u0c-JV-zD2SWgJhwx4ckFPGCCoosKTuiip_kon_V258UA46cYkKAAWDQWeE99dp-iawWK5SoLBHkiqp08ty8fm7gTU3jIR7X3axQTQSRVTkXDwEI8O_bjJDmz2qr40" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbnD8JCzfIvj8y9poIl2eSBGUSGJbpRXGZfNNr-qHgXk1x_GwujDj7ImXrtq0K_u0c-JV-zD2SWgJhwx4ckFPGCCoosKTuiip_kon_V258UA46cYkKAAWDQWeE99dp-iawWK5SoLBHkiqp08ty8fm7gTU3jIR7X3axQTQSRVTkXDwEI8O_bjJDmz2qr40=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> I haven't hooked much in the last few years,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so maybe I'm re-learning or the absence of pulling loops has made this effect?</div><div style="text-align: center;">it could just be, that as I get older, my hand works differently now.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />...whatever the reason may be, I am happy to be revisiting rug hooking again<br />and have plans to release patterns for some smaller mats, like the one above.<br /><br />they are so quick to do, fun to work on, great wool-stash busters <br />and perfect to 'put-about' the house because of their small size.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰</b></span><br /><br />here are a few photos of part of my collection of antique rug hooks...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjczdU6rpIdXI11Tz3lOWyc-p--QRTzDbTyEdEto8uZo8jSMKHjyfUwoab8hscAAT5K1mWf9u2STO0I2dxo92W_jUmxj9l936y8yQ-Y1QQZJa8DU00PnyoDPCV8HqJQD9SRc7JEqUlFkPPxQ_krMBUfWrpCH5dl2snEKdq27tMq660_rYkaOIRvgbDi20A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjczdU6rpIdXI11Tz3lOWyc-p--QRTzDbTyEdEto8uZo8jSMKHjyfUwoab8hscAAT5K1mWf9u2STO0I2dxo92W_jUmxj9l936y8yQ-Y1QQZJa8DU00PnyoDPCV8HqJQD9SRc7JEqUlFkPPxQ_krMBUfWrpCH5dl2snEKdq27tMq660_rYkaOIRvgbDi20A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love thinking about who might have used them ~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">what kind of rugs did they make? <br />did the maker use their old clothing? <br />was it wool or cotton? <br />or both?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and just how old are they?<br />~ the handles have smoothed to a glow after many years of work.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghDr952GIcLTQGVgi3d9bs-Fviy_lV_sXey0L8r9hXPPHVP4liJEBzZPsQq0tl_cZO1mf8tEU1nnZCoyup73C7l2NpHCzGO57QQX4a7eKjeXIsW9x61MuOdykmtz8odTP2QR9cxTAxAaWOQOjeXFpIQfnapLzEjZPuO2FxxGlQNE2zTUAJLtrVEB0WVgc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghDr952GIcLTQGVgi3d9bs-Fviy_lV_sXey0L8r9hXPPHVP4liJEBzZPsQq0tl_cZO1mf8tEU1nnZCoyup73C7l2NpHCzGO57QQX4a7eKjeXIsW9x61MuOdykmtz8odTP2QR9cxTAxAaWOQOjeXFpIQfnapLzEjZPuO2FxxGlQNE2zTUAJLtrVEB0WVgc=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />when I'm hooking quietly,<br />...here in our old farmhouse, <br />my mind wanders back <br />and in my imagination I think upon this:<br /><br />...the weathered & tired hands of a farmer <br />creating a hook for his beloved wife,</div><div style="text-align: center;">from a broken tool handle ~ <br />so she may create rugs to warm their old floors...<br /><br /><b><i>~ he must have loved her dearly.</i></b><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">❤</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqwUcqlWN4rj3hgc3uOUDHszZsAxoDtyr324I42unDmMqTqebmSdHt3ADOVE5tEoo9385pzehx6KCJ-o3gMPTel_J0-DivvHmDA09Tq3eGAjumyhTY4S9bWonYzvJisxFVGK3T6pB3ImCoqdATwZm7myVHkxKzJriwo_yskPvvKr_YlV-kEDn_xgYAWxo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqwUcqlWN4rj3hgc3uOUDHszZsAxoDtyr324I42unDmMqTqebmSdHt3ADOVE5tEoo9385pzehx6KCJ-o3gMPTel_J0-DivvHmDA09Tq3eGAjumyhTY4S9bWonYzvJisxFVGK3T6pB3ImCoqdATwZm7myVHkxKzJriwo_yskPvvKr_YlV-kEDn_xgYAWxo=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />this is my favorite hook:<br />the hook is newer, but the handle is old.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho6Dovxyn-PGZn5KhSX5KiB1cbggVcBmBPrD4DBzKuoE4c0Hvjg5vw3q1HMOOYUWAWr0-DSNKQPxCe2DzDUESGlFUCf145LusW29sPcbDVf28FO-4spO70MPYJWFHKzIrV5uHGZbc-p2Cghzs35tmeZ9SU4RAl7vsiGru7QyabX4eEy2EHcuebznxDsH8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho6Dovxyn-PGZn5KhSX5KiB1cbggVcBmBPrD4DBzKuoE4c0Hvjg5vw3q1HMOOYUWAWr0-DSNKQPxCe2DzDUESGlFUCf145LusW29sPcbDVf28FO-4spO70MPYJWFHKzIrV5uHGZbc-p2Cghzs35tmeZ9SU4RAl7vsiGru7QyabX4eEy2EHcuebznxDsH8=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><i><b>I hope your day is filled with peace, <br />~ with good & kind thoughts</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>and the affection from those who love you most.<br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> </b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Blessings from the Farm</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b> ~
Lori</b></i></div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-32374036546735582602024-02-01T10:24:00.004-05:002024-02-01T10:24:29.862-05:00~ February 2024 ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Good Morning Friends & Folk ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a very happy February to us all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy National Embroidery Month!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Peter gifted me with this heart shaped box last Valentine's Day...</div><div style="text-align: center;">of course it was filled with delicious chocolates,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had other plans</div><div style="text-align: center;">:)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLlNrfwJTe309Vj324a95XbqeRxWbTiogs6p6VJZRMJeC5x9LbJP5ZTQHbhXVL2vq-KXkBUzbttC-20Awn5kFqAgYJzZlh5CwHAik5eG4-HHTr9BCTAvGEkfqhYQKLh98eCfbCTg9AaUrJHIydHCZBOMLuRSQNcXaS8fZOaDrnTPlUDB0pYHPxAMcLIis" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLlNrfwJTe309Vj324a95XbqeRxWbTiogs6p6VJZRMJeC5x9LbJP5ZTQHbhXVL2vq-KXkBUzbttC-20Awn5kFqAgYJzZlh5CwHAik5eG4-HHTr9BCTAvGEkfqhYQKLh98eCfbCTg9AaUrJHIydHCZBOMLuRSQNcXaS8fZOaDrnTPlUDB0pYHPxAMcLIis=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br />Blessings from the Farm </div><div style="text-align: center;">~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-44575390892814199882024-01-28T11:48:00.000-05:002024-01-28T11:48:03.394-05:00~ Slow Sunday Stitching ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Morning Friends & Folk ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a happy Sunday to us all....</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">~ our day will be a rainy one, <br />with grey clouds and a bit of a chill in the damp air.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and on to Slow Stitching!<br />we all {mostly} know the concept of slow stitching...<br />methodical, mindful {or not} stitches made in small areas at a time using recycled, <br />old, new, used, worn fabrics and threads of all-sorts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~ now this is something that excites me LOL ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I do follow a few Instagram, Pinterest & Youtube accounts for slow stitching, <br />and I'll share them with you at the end of this posting, if you're so-inclined.<br /><br />here are a few photos that I've borrowed from Pinterest, <br />showing some of my favorite projects that have been posted there:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaBn9fmCryFha19dADeH3RfEUl6aArJ7pbeOl697v8i0_29ZvfLtcHg1B2k5HkiHGHrOq7yidCn4JWVrEUVWfJvWXDbHfm7HCzhsjxGUHrIJvLd6A4e_5TBjoHNlq1qiGmdxz2XEy78w5p3IiMjcIHdVfc8cIlak4ZjFM9jOkksIFHR-z-Bs399DmokMk=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQZuYXxxpvGVre_vUrji3BM0gmazSxX6_Cn2OE1DclkLPMdRPcEq28XfUydDuEmeGR-2BOZdmYSFoaTqWwVYSC6NPaK3uU-ZTS8RWIOc9b02ZFLaczX3h1MdDDUNJq62y-DBc1IeIaXYKXipPt8SWwx4AjuquLFrt7DZtKtW-_fUl_KN5J7z88-Ra-d9Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQZuYXxxpvGVre_vUrji3BM0gmazSxX6_Cn2OE1DclkLPMdRPcEq28XfUydDuEmeGR-2BOZdmYSFoaTqWwVYSC6NPaK3uU-ZTS8RWIOc9b02ZFLaczX3h1MdDDUNJq62y-DBc1IeIaXYKXipPt8SWwx4AjuquLFrt7DZtKtW-_fUl_KN5J7z88-Ra-d9Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />all I need to do is add thread!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />~ I know it's not for everyone...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and to some it looks unfinished, <br />done by untrained hands, <br />'too' primitive or even messy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />but to me,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it is beautiful. poignant. intriguing...<br />easy but challenging and frees oneself from the constraints of perfection-ism.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">nothing wrong with frayed edges and loose threads.</div><div style="text-align: center;">faded colors and age-spots and stains are fine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">wrinkles are perfect and show character.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">each stitch taken should be mindful, carefully placed and thought upon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">stitch your feelings into your cloth and relax a while.<br /><br />does Slow Stitching have to be pretty? <b><i>nope.</i></b><br />is it supposed to make sense? <b><i>only to you.</i></b><br />is there a right or wrong way to do it? <b><i>I don't think so, you do you.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so give it a try.</i></span><br /><br />gather your supplies:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a sewing basket or bag to keep your things in<br />{or better yet, MAKE a bag!}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">sharp needle, blunt tipped needle, sharp scissors, chalk, pencil, frixion pen {heat erasable}<br />lots of threads and lots of fabric scraps.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and don't forget to include </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>your imagination......</i></b></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">here are the links promised and I do hope you visit them:</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://deep-rooted-healing.com/art-projects/buried-books">https://deep-rooted-healing.com/art-projects/buried-books</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jessiechorley.com/"> https://www.jessiechorley.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/petalplum/"> https://www.instagram.com/petalplum/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/maycontainpaper/"> https://www.instagram.com/maycontainpaper/<br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/k3n.clothtales/"><br />https://www.instagram.com/k3n.clothtales/<br /><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-5382120568995489752024-01-20T11:33:00.010-05:002024-01-20T11:33:54.638-05:00~ crochet-ing ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Good morning Friends & Folk ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a very happy but extremely COLD Saturday to us all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am hoping you are all keeping cozy, snugging up your homes with fires and baking...<br />and keeping your hands busy and warm!<br /><br />I am doing just that...<br />oatmeal raisin cookies are baking, the woodstoves are piping and the kettle is steaming ~<br />and my hands are warmed by crocheting another granny scarf.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I went to Michael's yesterday and filled my buggy up with yarn <br />{they were having a BOGO 1/2 off sale}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this yarn below is what I chose to make my scarf...<br />Lion Brand - Wool Ease</div><div style="text-align: center;">80% acrylic<br />20% wool</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the color 'Coney Island'<br />the label called for a N-13 hook, but<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~ I'm using an H hook since this is a super-bulky yarn<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">but just look at those colors!! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uU8SAguVWMwFVB2SNAGKjje4GDt4SDq_G4bGzwjw1HfMwWE9Uyz4vkZ010pK5CbFgc_neuWWL6aY-ZqJkNLjzn6FiGHGdNE3oIw8op0stdlJD-jP0f2N9W4vCb0lC8ZOu_sM9rLqQlH-DiVqtTXSGAA-Z4dDzDHDUKUsrbMtOVebTN73rxT5hUxeVG4/s1920/crochet2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uU8SAguVWMwFVB2SNAGKjje4GDt4SDq_G4bGzwjw1HfMwWE9Uyz4vkZ010pK5CbFgc_neuWWL6aY-ZqJkNLjzn6FiGHGdNE3oIw8op0stdlJD-jP0f2N9W4vCb0lC8ZOu_sM9rLqQlH-DiVqtTXSGAA-Z4dDzDHDUKUsrbMtOVebTN73rxT5hUxeVG4/w360-h640/crochet2.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br />the variations in colors work up so nicely, <br />and because the yarn is so bulky my stitches are fast.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy1SeZ5g8b4Rn41ukoFDQo_63pZ2l57KPNaxsKPJ70VS9lFE2ILXsJIyqYWBizBDnJFto4BEUfhWx8PmkWGeWKAqIXWozyeBp5uM8WJbu-KrEdXEiVNxeNxyT8oJ8Hf7hL3C_QDdEajA7XQuNk48TO_fmgSQFXFy1oGVyqK0a0EmCtJIztYePUE7xPJ9I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy1SeZ5g8b4Rn41ukoFDQo_63pZ2l57KPNaxsKPJ70VS9lFE2ILXsJIyqYWBizBDnJFto4BEUfhWx8PmkWGeWKAqIXWozyeBp5uM8WJbu-KrEdXEiVNxeNxyT8oJ8Hf7hL3C_QDdEajA7XQuNk48TO_fmgSQFXFy1oGVyqK0a0EmCtJIztYePUE7xPJ9I=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div> <br />the beautiful granny square afghan on the back of my chair below,</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ was made by my friend Janice Wright<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶 🧶</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbH8gltcP0EaOBWThRXvQszXBlCo6jR3-O-n5Qn4bIdgCQ13nsGFvBdsUITI4HCXMcxFUtI9t2kXpDJ1Jo2aJtIHWd09I7BSeMSAuumUo_2ipVap3QFW3cn2vx6CdMVhDOYDi5PVMB9llunfcaaD7eV7W0FEH_ivkg6kyvFD1Z_c8wEobzGBpLZC7W4lI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbH8gltcP0EaOBWThRXvQszXBlCo6jR3-O-n5Qn4bIdgCQ13nsGFvBdsUITI4HCXMcxFUtI9t2kXpDJ1Jo2aJtIHWd09I7BSeMSAuumUo_2ipVap3QFW3cn2vx6CdMVhDOYDi5PVMB9llunfcaaD7eV7W0FEH_ivkg6kyvFD1Z_c8wEobzGBpLZC7W4lI=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />here are the other skeins that I purchased...<br />just a whole pile of happy yarn goodness just waiting to be turned into something fun!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinA-xa9THzDlI8CvQkq7i_TXiW9qTIb2DVy3wpaYakD_LxyjsD6RJmcpUzMroj4lPMoYFZVYUliqkTk4TwajGMGQMAJYoU0TrrpcAwu3Wxj-L5DxvccideFh3Jj3lws6Gbcawvpintis6uUv_gCRYsfCvDXgyk0bq2wVSdNBujA8Hde9DGuLnzufjQmHc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinA-xa9THzDlI8CvQkq7i_TXiW9qTIb2DVy3wpaYakD_LxyjsD6RJmcpUzMroj4lPMoYFZVYUliqkTk4TwajGMGQMAJYoU0TrrpcAwu3Wxj-L5DxvccideFh3Jj3lws6Gbcawvpintis6uUv_gCRYsfCvDXgyk0bq2wVSdNBujA8Hde9DGuLnzufjQmHc=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />wishing you a day filled with warmth in your heart <br />and creativity for your hands!!<br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm </div><div style="text-align: center;">~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-40651952262999819822024-01-17T16:48:00.002-05:002024-01-17T16:48:20.685-05:00~ Lucky O'Green ~ <div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hello Friends & Folk!<br />here's another little cross stitch design for you.....<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘ ☘</span><br /><br />"Lucky O'Greene" ~ designed by Lori Brechlin for Notforgotten Farm™<br />....oh what a kindly little fellow, all bedecked in his dandy tophat & very best coat-tails! ~ <br />{{and look!! --- he has a couple of bunches of shamrocks for you to make wishes upon}}<br /><br />another small, quick-to-stitch design for you to display...<br />I chose to frame mine in a 5" x 7" frame that I painted black, but you could also finish yours<br />into a sawdust-filled pillow like my Carrot Top or Cinder Klaus patterns {see their separate listings}<br /><br />my model shown in photo was stitched using DMC threads, one strand of floss over two threads onto natural Osnaburg which I walnut stained.<br />{{{ natural Osnaburg can be found in most fabric shops or other stores carrying quilters fabrics and/or utility fabrics...}}}<br /><br />More new cross stitch is one the way my friends!<br />Thank you for your kind support and friendships...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylZJhi_xzexbhCgfwprQD8xzikgXX2kvxyffrMy5kFAnL_HY74nh6Ws64HB0OOkplNobuIwe1a7-m9qwHVhBF_gZ5Vim3mVLeU3pJfAKvQ2M9bhIbmbBk4ZnHrA1UBD5heiKuSLgEatGtUkOhhPdU_vDCuMymNDG-5X6UXSBQ2Swk4sEYgla8rHYoRFQ/s4032/Lucky%201.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylZJhi_xzexbhCgfwprQD8xzikgXX2kvxyffrMy5kFAnL_HY74nh6Ws64HB0OOkplNobuIwe1a7-m9qwHVhBF_gZ5Vim3mVLeU3pJfAKvQ2M9bhIbmbBk4ZnHrA1UBD5heiKuSLgEatGtUkOhhPdU_vDCuMymNDG-5X6UXSBQ2Swk4sEYgla8rHYoRFQ/w480-h640/Lucky%201.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmwH_4ULIzeABPyWmS6dA672wbtnA8xIv1xdLhuo0_ZpKp0rWPzTqDVXrqfGErKt8B6iA8nw0dN6vA8Mgyzu3s0sN2S6S7VY022HvR5CX39RNOGG7B4z3d5S97jSE55CggpQNUaOQjE2sk8zQRWX1TUYiw0exWCGBF8lF4ub9zIen33R5O69VgjIFkNE/s4032/Lucky%20O'Greene%20photo.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmwH_4ULIzeABPyWmS6dA672wbtnA8xIv1xdLhuo0_ZpKp0rWPzTqDVXrqfGErKt8B6iA8nw0dN6vA8Mgyzu3s0sN2S6S7VY022HvR5CX39RNOGG7B4z3d5S97jSE55CggpQNUaOQjE2sk8zQRWX1TUYiw0exWCGBF8lF4ub9zIen33R5O69VgjIFkNE/w480-h640/Lucky%20O'Greene%20photo.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br />Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-61523379861324079772024-01-08T10:57:00.005-05:002024-01-08T10:57:36.075-05:00~ Chicken Brooch ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hello Friends & Folk ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a very happy, sunny & bright Monday to us all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">well, i finished another little brooch....</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am enjoying creating them and I'm so happy that you love them too!</div><div style="text-align: center;">thank you for your purchases of the ones I listed in my Big Cartel Shop<br /><a href="https://goodsfromnotforgottenfarm.bigcartel.com">https://goodsfromnotforgottenfarm.bigcartel.com</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br />this brooch I will be keeping, though ~ as I never keep things for myself.</div><div style="text-align: center;">she will be worn proudly and will accompany me on many adventures!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStpd_vLhmigVkKc5YmedustFHiyNfFxzE8xNTWLNseaKK2A_4rCZ4IxvKJAGPClotrBjYh4nprwtoiQC9TjBif7SARE2N3WTJDrtZFcQiXjpyZfzXKPdOh_oG9lUwltz_dX9DJdMzTSpW2F2ytEhUEI0pLKkMIc8oNDz33_V_WarJ1ISw-y4gM5sZPbs/w480-h640/chicken%20brooch%201.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftjGGckJVEzHS5EHVXfEVx_z1IB9ewv6YfEmMZtJE7QTJv_roBeClLmsU6RS0KFpc09R-iJEMqDpOo0S9n-md_5aHhyphenhyphen9iEe_iKSYms_Df1RfhJR2sa1YUYNr4M3hptir0NK3ZbxUn_k0sqUi7_TOOYDJZO9jzEFvtBwAewO2JiCcjZ4pmYYKufp_Sjn4/s4032/chicken%20brooch%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftjGGckJVEzHS5EHVXfEVx_z1IB9ewv6YfEmMZtJE7QTJv_roBeClLmsU6RS0KFpc09R-iJEMqDpOo0S9n-md_5aHhyphenhyphen9iEe_iKSYms_Df1RfhJR2sa1YUYNr4M3hptir0NK3ZbxUn_k0sqUi7_TOOYDJZO9jzEFvtBwAewO2JiCcjZ4pmYYKufp_Sjn4/w480-h640/chicken%20brooch%202.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br />this is another full-coverage brooch,</div><div style="text-align: center;">worked in split stitch using Valdani 3 ply cotton floss.<br /><br />~ Osnaburg is my choice for the ground cloth, <br />as it has a perfect weave {for me}.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqClVFCpg69jOESOvO2_aHiCDZ7LujhzL2IEJmXECropRjqczLjATusEyJvutr4k-ZtcVBk5xJyelS7kYVH6ke9beKF9oVzjaoJJiAIsaN3O26_JK68Xmug17okj3RpcjT1aLEvcxihqJEWB1MQPn6ApM4RxK3CjSsMPlcVL7XAELuxwp-BNVWjzhB5jY/s4032/chicken%20brooch%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqClVFCpg69jOESOvO2_aHiCDZ7LujhzL2IEJmXECropRjqczLjATusEyJvutr4k-ZtcVBk5xJyelS7kYVH6ke9beKF9oVzjaoJJiAIsaN3O26_JK68Xmug17okj3RpcjT1aLEvcxihqJEWB1MQPn6ApM4RxK3CjSsMPlcVL7XAELuxwp-BNVWjzhB5jY/w480-h640/chicken%20brooch%203.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />...many hours, many little stitches...<br />many thoughts, feelings and memories in each finished brooch.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gz3p1cWGOreWRMcAB4NaEC9Wx0LI97anMphHkhYZU1RN_pXJiOI2eR0fpjzNJDBTJF5-AKxMTHIsHD1pcaJB7JGOMfr3r0_ImUdYg6lr8AgG2Z_PVwX6aMCaA_5A6xCnK9_h0lJooOksU5VMHhyphenhyphenJxmUSBPfRjv9kC3nNcQnIa9Zpm-Mrn1SaADIXhwo/s4032/chicken%20brooch%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gz3p1cWGOreWRMcAB4NaEC9Wx0LI97anMphHkhYZU1RN_pXJiOI2eR0fpjzNJDBTJF5-AKxMTHIsHD1pcaJB7JGOMfr3r0_ImUdYg6lr8AgG2Z_PVwX6aMCaA_5A6xCnK9_h0lJooOksU5VMHhyphenhyphenJxmUSBPfRjv9kC3nNcQnIa9Zpm-Mrn1SaADIXhwo/w480-h640/chicken%20brooch%204.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Hoping your day is filled with many little things that make you smile!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-82826084869754765522024-01-03T11:43:00.000-05:002024-01-03T11:43:00.034-05:00~ Carrot Top ~ NEW Cross Stitch Pattern <div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Morning Friends & Folk!</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ and a very happy COLD Wednesday to us all...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've just listed a brand new, 1st of the New Year cross stitch pattern for you</div><div style="text-align: center;">in my Etsy shop</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Carrot Top"</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">another one of my smaller, quick-to-stitch cuties ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">stitched on Osnaburg using one strand of floss over two threads of cloth...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ....look at his sweet little face!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD86NiiT-zvY8_PM6V3TMtQgxKH8NvFvsjA1tRqykrlK9Tnd8gaXHYjKg-cGDEn5dTtXr9AxOSxo1Qeg25jt8Twl4ehNxVa-DrlMvKb7kqBudhb9tg4TWVkay8yqsgGj-DeIdntBT6DqRSbf0X63HBJMMHblRH-axXQnnv31EUPe7lMjTerkaBp5R-GQU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD86NiiT-zvY8_PM6V3TMtQgxKH8NvFvsjA1tRqykrlK9Tnd8gaXHYjKg-cGDEn5dTtXr9AxOSxo1Qeg25jt8Twl4ehNxVa-DrlMvKb7kqBudhb9tg4TWVkay8yqsgGj-DeIdntBT6DqRSbf0X63HBJMMHblRH-axXQnnv31EUPe7lMjTerkaBp5R-GQU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />I finished the project into another sawdust-stuffed pillow, <br />and stitched an additional tiny carrot, just in case he gets hungry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>Have you still not tried cross stitching on Osnaburg??</div><div style="text-align: center;">available in most every fabric shop, or big box store like Walmart & Hobby Lobby ~<br />it comes in 'natural' & 'bleached', but I prefer the naturaul and I stain/dye mine with a walnut dye, tea & coffee mixture...I also toss in some ground cloves and cinnamon too ❤<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it is much easier than you think, if you stitch on linen, then you're already good at it!<br />I prefer use a good hoop to hold the fabric taught...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZQJ10f-p-Mn55q5dPkE3u0x_IFFGMsIAPZZ7c1NCb683Db3SfFgzq3ZOtZN8rnQJ4RAJjxfjT1q9I-t7g4fHGBS-5VtxxLwFAgGj-J2sA8jMR4yjf8EhMoahdcB9Bw4QmQkC4acB-y1g-MhZQTvKq3BuOycpy4OgBZF9p2lRu9TIobiDBMVw57GfDqcg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZQJ10f-p-Mn55q5dPkE3u0x_IFFGMsIAPZZ7c1NCb683Db3SfFgzq3ZOtZN8rnQJ4RAJjxfjT1q9I-t7g4fHGBS-5VtxxLwFAgGj-J2sA8jMR4yjf8EhMoahdcB9Bw4QmQkC4acB-y1g-MhZQTvKq3BuOycpy4OgBZF9p2lRu9TIobiDBMVw57GfDqcg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizcAmj7vZZ8gD2poIQY30hPDpdtWke5HzFH4iOfc3KuYxWC5fsrL6gZiJ2Y8rsbty2RRw-8i371hp15LCyuSnMqqVfDXJs0Ei2_sLKaApmuzPEk2EwdZMqxDtUIIkPsJAcTLKU2qgZCTSuM1DxCNv3bsCgMDBhi3daCmwgmu7Euzqa_dzWMEEiMkXrfac" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizcAmj7vZZ8gD2poIQY30hPDpdtWke5HzFH4iOfc3KuYxWC5fsrL6gZiJ2Y8rsbty2RRw-8i371hp15LCyuSnMqqVfDXJs0Ei2_sLKaApmuzPEk2EwdZMqxDtUIIkPsJAcTLKU2qgZCTSuM1DxCNv3bsCgMDBhi3daCmwgmu7Euzqa_dzWMEEiMkXrfac=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />as you might tell, <br />I am a right-to-left, full cross cross stitcher!<br />meaning,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I begin my work in the lower right corner and stitch right to left,<br /> completing each cross as I go...</div><div style="text-align: center;">surface stitching is FUN & fast!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnV0PhYA4uE_J4PyX5nXSzVCZHbsQZiPpYkWElwyeK9AxUZ21NsWbg6I4fLl9bZaYhRinZmnTMNjO0hxLyQOa-DZzYhF2KZfHucSnHK9a8ftJFzxGUYnphacuGC0JR0NhIXHt0UG_RGSzxfj1Rqb9rZJ8BoQ7A_Rp7DmIM8CqiwoDeU_VWtQaGNR-QOqQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnV0PhYA4uE_J4PyX5nXSzVCZHbsQZiPpYkWElwyeK9AxUZ21NsWbg6I4fLl9bZaYhRinZmnTMNjO0hxLyQOa-DZzYhF2KZfHucSnHK9a8ftJFzxGUYnphacuGC0JR0NhIXHt0UG_RGSzxfj1Rqb9rZJ8BoQ7A_Rp7DmIM8CqiwoDeU_VWtQaGNR-QOqQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />I also love using Ball-Tipped cross stitch needles when I cross stitch.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I get mine directly from Sullivans.com ~ </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />...now you may love or hate these needles, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but for me personally, they are a game-changer.<br />they don't splice fabric or floss threads, and the ball tip is so small <br />that it truly does glide through the open weave of my cloth...<br />{{ plus, they can't stab you . lol. }}<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8XPuqGhIRUmcHTU3BtxbQ_bpFd1j4vKlt1zv0ykAr-LOJkcqFZvYAhv4xJZjbo8Cjlm_hufq2bu_6ndMzylW5oAvHd70W9mnf9U1ZbthpvyklLGiKu96fDpPbp4_-8kGcb8Gbv9MQneMzyC_JDz-qNltIqoyFc2PziRwpE1ezRWq51zuBHT8UAksKc9U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8XPuqGhIRUmcHTU3BtxbQ_bpFd1j4vKlt1zv0ykAr-LOJkcqFZvYAhv4xJZjbo8Cjlm_hufq2bu_6ndMzylW5oAvHd70W9mnf9U1ZbthpvyklLGiKu96fDpPbp4_-8kGcb8Gbv9MQneMzyC_JDz-qNltIqoyFc2PziRwpE1ezRWq51zuBHT8UAksKc9U=w480-h640" width="480" /><br /></a><br />kindly forgive my farmwife hands & nails)<br /><br />ok! well, that's it for today...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to get back to stitching!<br /><br />{{{ I'm working on a seasonal series of four small, <br />cohesive cross stitch patterns that I hope you will love as much as I do! }}}<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and sneak peeks of the first one in the series will be shared with you soon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on Instagram & FB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Visit my Etsy Shop to get your Carrot Top today!<br />click on the Etsy thumbnails above, under my header to take you there or copy/paste:<br /><a href="https://notforgottenfarm.etsy.com">https://notforgottenfarm.etsy.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-12964395123308090602023-12-28T11:18:00.002-05:002023-12-28T11:18:21.000-05:00~ Colorful Threads~<div style="text-align: center;">Good Morning Friends & Folk!</div><div style="text-align: center;">and happy Thursday to us all <br /><span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-size: x-large;">❤</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Perusing Pinterest during this stretch between holidays...<br />always finding beautiful things for my eyes to devour!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just love seeing the textural work of other embroidery artists ~</div><div style="text-align: center;">their curious subject matter and execution of stitch placement draws me in for closer inspection.</div><div style="text-align: center;">those of us that work in thread have common thoughts, but oh how we differ!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I mostly work in subdued colors,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but perhaps during the bleak days of Winter,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will turn my attention to my threads and choose a brighter, more colorful palette...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we'll see lol</div><div style="text-align: center;">;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For now, enjoy a few snaps of other's works below:<br />{these are NOT my work, but others sourced from Pinterest}<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdbfmfovLxo0ISnbcD3k52lDdzlyqBWD4pK99IxCZmPiuQeEFm8qt2ak9H7iqAYb_16W9RS3gMicB0_cMUtdOqSrIvkc_atIKhnORd5dCsbp2Z7mT3AIUmsCa97P1x13FGsDwEQzTsix9A6d43tZ09Pw-0nv621GgaUwH6Wq8nY_DbM0BIbVFmlH96Kq8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="920" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdbfmfovLxo0ISnbcD3k52lDdzlyqBWD4pK99IxCZmPiuQeEFm8qt2ak9H7iqAYb_16W9RS3gMicB0_cMUtdOqSrIvkc_atIKhnORd5dCsbp2Z7mT3AIUmsCa97P1x13FGsDwEQzTsix9A6d43tZ09Pw-0nv621GgaUwH6Wq8nY_DbM0BIbVFmlH96Kq8=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjwbSkpbutOfZWjd32Apie-k1NOjNqtt9Xlv4i9rO0Jz0kvoh07fMdoRhdc-7-IpeIh33RitmqpMT_N1864NVdvJHzjRbjtgcuu1psycKocSx1E13LWxkmZcCTlseVLxMiBDKckujTs6X97x3myzHYajNzoJli9QLE9RWye3Ucp1PiktUf_PjDR2C4zmk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjwbSkpbutOfZWjd32Apie-k1NOjNqtt9Xlv4i9rO0Jz0kvoh07fMdoRhdc-7-IpeIh33RitmqpMT_N1864NVdvJHzjRbjtgcuu1psycKocSx1E13LWxkmZcCTlseVLxMiBDKckujTs6X97x3myzHYajNzoJli9QLE9RWye3Ucp1PiktUf_PjDR2C4zmk=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFjIKhV00FUsWmZUCPnLIJ-lrmuT9X___5YVVghgkTJmOh2tbgL_g_8k_J_nOWP5OvZAJuj1AcVaXIj5QBM69A7uVBaHwCoNox0SBXxQ6xQxkBUpkE-KwfRoWhrEu3mF_SUJOnP4kDR0ygQDsxmZwl2UCg6FdoY9qur6ZF_QWI1HqucpAPHUPFwvO1rx8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="623" data-original-width="736" height="541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFjIKhV00FUsWmZUCPnLIJ-lrmuT9X___5YVVghgkTJmOh2tbgL_g_8k_J_nOWP5OvZAJuj1AcVaXIj5QBM69A7uVBaHwCoNox0SBXxQ6xQxkBUpkE-KwfRoWhrEu3mF_SUJOnP4kDR0ygQDsxmZwl2UCg6FdoY9qur6ZF_QWI1HqucpAPHUPFwvO1rx8=w640-h541" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-16242388025438132982023-12-25T12:23:00.002-05:002023-12-25T12:23:34.360-05:00~ Merry Christmas ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">merry christmas!</div><div style="text-align: center;">frohliche weihnachten! </div><div style="text-align: center;">blessed yule!</div><div style="text-align: center;">happy holidays to all!! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ⍣ ⋆ ✫ ✴ ✵ ✶ ✷ ✶ ✵ ✴ ✫ ⋆ ⍣</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoZs05GzS7rKBl7Uwc-u0gkfByF7ijy61AZ9ZP6qDc0TxI6V_xU4fzkjHDzNgKxR1Mzxvs_z6LSvP2HpewFvoayyCikHaZ-N5nlbKpg2QvCNRTziD9ik6cpd8AMBldpxKeIIhJTKAbhriS8ojfI9nO_iJcvVsTQQWxp-zgF67YqRYizF03zz4XG5Mh-Bs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="367" data-original-width="474" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoZs05GzS7rKBl7Uwc-u0gkfByF7ijy61AZ9ZP6qDc0TxI6V_xU4fzkjHDzNgKxR1Mzxvs_z6LSvP2HpewFvoayyCikHaZ-N5nlbKpg2QvCNRTziD9ik6cpd8AMBldpxKeIIhJTKAbhriS8ojfI9nO_iJcvVsTQQWxp-zgF67YqRYizF03zz4XG5Mh-Bs=w640-h495" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkPA1j1PZDF4S8en7EFwvs8YZ9iEKvo4BPYTqftwLTDxN9qo560p4Wkzlax1bWF7FRIqxUoq00T-NjH8FkYb_FhDahjQX62WXlCViEFUmpMWm3b_q9SfYD8YT8P-ruFEewgL7gWvsg718SdtZxIhQi_fpQWURGKzI9FkjmMgQL8CKoi2G0VZ-swaRGWwQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="713" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkPA1j1PZDF4S8en7EFwvs8YZ9iEKvo4BPYTqftwLTDxN9qo560p4Wkzlax1bWF7FRIqxUoq00T-NjH8FkYb_FhDahjQX62WXlCViEFUmpMWm3b_q9SfYD8YT8P-ruFEewgL7gWvsg718SdtZxIhQi_fpQWURGKzI9FkjmMgQL8CKoi2G0VZ-swaRGWwQ=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_u5FxWtzKOycoufEp4ijKsRqnB3F79Jjiro-H0BUMkBHjASdEmbGMAg9HwsnpVN4yfyhnVkRtTvVsTb9XcVEgcF9FF8nvkZrJNN1cQld_PVGfkhlu0dCUNQgbyB6sqTzZCeroIff4wBZBFrgCHw44KjDmrfTeAN_eaEVpARnzaC6fOascELX7MxNDHT8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="643" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_u5FxWtzKOycoufEp4ijKsRqnB3F79Jjiro-H0BUMkBHjASdEmbGMAg9HwsnpVN4yfyhnVkRtTvVsTb9XcVEgcF9FF8nvkZrJNN1cQld_PVGfkhlu0dCUNQgbyB6sqTzZCeroIff4wBZBFrgCHw44KjDmrfTeAN_eaEVpARnzaC6fOascELX7MxNDHT8=w472-h640" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM0vs0OmDgDU2P4fVVFtrfG6EqupxOi_A_sBX8Xbw23pLnGNGh1iKw7EzvI6V8eUh3Gh82Z1Bb8z4HsI7028-vHc1pgrH3H2t9igtyRDsVJETrx-16u3n-6VB-aK-sJQMf2E3BL-BT0hSdVMh8u68IgER3sOa-F2cHnakCLrnt86jQmzWXSAwnGMoI0ko" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="655" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM0vs0OmDgDU2P4fVVFtrfG6EqupxOi_A_sBX8Xbw23pLnGNGh1iKw7EzvI6V8eUh3Gh82Z1Bb8z4HsI7028-vHc1pgrH3H2t9igtyRDsVJETrx-16u3n-6VB-aK-sJQMf2E3BL-BT0hSdVMh8u68IgER3sOa-F2cHnakCLrnt86jQmzWXSAwnGMoI0ko=w461-h640" width="461" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-20928382069160025442023-12-20T09:15:00.004-05:002023-12-20T09:15:57.593-05:00~ Holiday Shop Hours at the Farm ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Good Morning Friends & Folk!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our little shop & studio here at the Farm is now<br /> CLOSED for the Holidays <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we will reopen again on Friday January 5th</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">our ETSY SHOP is ALWAYS Open for your shopping pleasure!<br /></div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2bVVAvvOTTBP7HSUJhRvuml3wZDGG2UXcihTuQapmkPGzbiCEe2H4YuF2bDqw3zE4vKe3OalQcg9TiqMX4KuunNnxs9L3ZN-kyEba5H76U5_QzKz34aQ0OtW9z3QfxwfIOguwM3IEr92obrTAs3-g9shjJQfKvFXL-AubLnlaHkidBWRNsFGU-M8nhU/s670/xmas%20tree%20woods_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2bVVAvvOTTBP7HSUJhRvuml3wZDGG2UXcihTuQapmkPGzbiCEe2H4YuF2bDqw3zE4vKe3OalQcg9TiqMX4KuunNnxs9L3ZN-kyEba5H76U5_QzKz34aQ0OtW9z3QfxwfIOguwM3IEr92obrTAs3-g9shjJQfKvFXL-AubLnlaHkidBWRNsFGU-M8nhU/s16000/xmas%20tree%20woods_Fotor.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Wishing you all a</div><div style="text-align: center;">very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-32904578280038278462023-12-10T13:22:00.002-05:002023-12-10T13:22:35.651-05:00~ New Shop for Finished Goods ~<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><i>Hello Friends & Folk!</i></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />❄ ❅ ❆ ❅ ❄</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm happy to share with you that I am now offering my finished needlework and folk art at:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://goodsfromnotforgottenfarm.bigcartel.com/">https://goodsfromnotforgottenfarm.bigcartel.com/</a><br /></span><br />and that I've just uploaded a few of my embroidered brooches there ~<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCOER65OtWyoO1M32Qp_f7byaRHPdkGxsfGhk6ziwpIbmQ31rCTqphfwWOvGP5PFfFW92vgZm8kI5M2kKp4vZBQceEhGrM6QH0hnaCVgidlr68jrNSpXVGcKV4Ek36ajFita1SJkd-QEm0VqgjMWfacOF5WKorKCb1dKoIDo3da2R589JgO_SSSfrFWN0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1853" data-original-width="2317" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCOER65OtWyoO1M32Qp_f7byaRHPdkGxsfGhk6ziwpIbmQ31rCTqphfwWOvGP5PFfFW92vgZm8kI5M2kKp4vZBQceEhGrM6QH0hnaCVgidlr68jrNSpXVGcKV4Ek36ajFita1SJkd-QEm0VqgjMWfacOF5WKorKCb1dKoIDo3da2R589JgO_SSSfrFWN0=w640-h512" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />** I will no longer be selling my finished goods in our Etsy shop,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but please continue to visit our shop there for our patterns, supplies <br />and wooden goods for needleworkers **<br /><br /><br />Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-47850620095535119712023-12-06T09:13:00.005-05:002023-12-06T09:13:58.055-05:00~ Looking Ahead ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Good Morning </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Friends & Folk...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">we awoke to raindrops on our rusty tin roof, and big, fat droplets on the old way glass windows. <br />sometimes I like to lay in my warm bed peacefully before getting up...just for a moment or two,</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ and think on all of the things I'm thankful for.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it is a peaceful way to begin the day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">speaking of thankful,</div><div style="text-align: center;">i have had the nicest comments over 'there' on social media regarding the little</div><div style="text-align: center;">Faded Hearts Trinket Box class that I am planning for early 2024 ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">more details will be added, like the actual date {lol} and class fee, as soon as I work them out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the topper on the box was punched using 3 ply cotton floss from Valdani, in muted old colors...</div><div style="text-align: center;">some threads variegated, others not.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvePBORcNo7uZ6VmGF2f-Ci8hXEomGsHPSdZkVKwgFaOCYWNKmG3rUA6g15kMhPALmRmeXkrFUtK4Hr1nQh7PD9oZFOxX7CrsUKbdEyeuFQ02Mqo75m1MIRfUl_7UrHMEh2b87y45JkzVRR4Xafgg41TPVeY7abHPSeOOaBngrdXhAWrvYdQBkP-GU5Ds/s4032/faded%20hearts%20box%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvePBORcNo7uZ6VmGF2f-Ci8hXEomGsHPSdZkVKwgFaOCYWNKmG3rUA6g15kMhPALmRmeXkrFUtK4Hr1nQh7PD9oZFOxX7CrsUKbdEyeuFQ02Mqo75m1MIRfUl_7UrHMEh2b87y45JkzVRR4Xafgg41TPVeY7abHPSeOOaBngrdXhAWrvYdQBkP-GU5Ds/w480-h640/faded%20hearts%20box%204.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />the box is a 3 inch round paper mache box, </div><div style="text-align: center;">~ that we will cover using beautiful papers from<br />Cinnamon Creek Folk Art<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlNg1SyvG0YbtfDXvDOfSpqHZpLnsdXs4eyKZY8kQ7Y-7CC4J5F3KQf9w1_o8ac0H4Ij_6p1L9l9utd7NiFQBFbvAYj0k8uf1PJI1TiZ8oXNagtpFGj_DRpXZ65qKbSjw7zSFvvEZc5_CoRvXG_XbBrZpHgFvLCo-QADB72XWQc81vh_EfBpCfmqNxgM/s4032/faded%20hearts%20box%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlNg1SyvG0YbtfDXvDOfSpqHZpLnsdXs4eyKZY8kQ7Y-7CC4J5F3KQf9w1_o8ac0H4Ij_6p1L9l9utd7NiFQBFbvAYj0k8uf1PJI1TiZ8oXNagtpFGj_DRpXZ65qKbSjw7zSFvvEZc5_CoRvXG_XbBrZpHgFvLCo-QADB72XWQc81vh_EfBpCfmqNxgM/w480-h640/faded%20hearts%20box%203.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_wCsi8CS-fLyJWvomXGqtk-HXYvd5RgbW_dgGzV21AzloXqLmls3yZBvL7ltVHSAXVmNeyosbKDEnhYww8kZjawSOVZCjh6wG5WHwrt4ilU7OtDvo8L1QpCRzQoKXiLmI6xFLUbGwjDK0p7Qz3oCx3yU6PQ2k_hSlQFGRiAsxR0TaDaWYJQcQRF5g7o/s4032/faded%20hearts%20box%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_wCsi8CS-fLyJWvomXGqtk-HXYvd5RgbW_dgGzV21AzloXqLmls3yZBvL7ltVHSAXVmNeyosbKDEnhYww8kZjawSOVZCjh6wG5WHwrt4ilU7OtDvo8L1QpCRzQoKXiLmI6xFLUbGwjDK0p7Qz3oCx3yU6PQ2k_hSlQFGRiAsxR0TaDaWYJQcQRF5g7o/w480-h640/faded%20hearts%20box%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />Initially, <br />I am planning an In-Studio class for this project, <br />which means the students will receive their class kits/supplies at the time of class.<br /><br />then, I will offer the PATTERN {paper or PDF} in my Etsy shop <br />for those who wish to create the project.<br />there will be a supply/resource list included with the pattern,<br /> ~ for you to purchase everything needed to make the project.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will also have a tutorial here on my blog so you can have life-time access </div><div style="text-align: center;">on how to complete your very own Faded Hearts Trinket Box.<br /><br />kindly note:<br /><b><i>** I will not be offering kits for this project **<br /><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i> I hope you will join along in the fun of creating with me!<br /></i></b> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~ hearts aren't just for Valentine's Day you know....</div><div style="text-align: center;">and these folky Faded hearts are just the thing to make your heart sing!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-91001335354967989092023-12-04T10:16:00.009-05:002023-12-04T10:16:49.726-05:00~ Suzy Snowflake FREEBIE ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Good Morning </div><div style="text-align: center;">~ Friends & Folk ~ <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and happy Monday to us all....</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">as promised, albeit a day late -</div><div style="text-align: center;">here is the Suzy Snowflake FREEBIE for you!</div><div style="text-align: center;">and all the finishing instructions below...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I would LOVE to see your finish, so kindly tag me on Facebook and/or Instagram</div><div style="text-align: center;">with: #suzysnowflakefreebie</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">❄ ❅ ❆ ❅ ❄ ❅ ❆ ❅ ❄ </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-11352931541910840862023-12-01T10:09:00.006-05:002023-12-01T10:09:30.780-05:00~ Merry December ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <em>In winter ~</em><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><em> ... all the singing is in</em><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><em> the tops of the trees.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIDJTWscIUnZH8oQVbO7oBNGbDBDk_Hz4IuZBLS5id0KDLBk6hMp9jLLSwxP_ma3M3ZvenbOimkbWAu51sTnPyKE7Wp4oIGduTvJjUhitKSiypBBUYgLQbv9zu9Alg0Vcrv84FHjqckXoDBu11PhUAiqISI646J2ff7hUfi1ixNrpYImCrPcyKv2K4CAA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIDJTWscIUnZH8oQVbO7oBNGbDBDk_Hz4IuZBLS5id0KDLBk6hMp9jLLSwxP_ma3M3ZvenbOimkbWAu51sTnPyKE7Wp4oIGduTvJjUhitKSiypBBUYgLQbv9zu9Alg0Vcrv84FHjqckXoDBu11PhUAiqISI646J2ff7hUfi1ixNrpYImCrPcyKv2K4CAA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUBtcof5cMH8Aw3156GvBCxRdbcY474YJUACclIs5zarOQasMY8r75eXMBwVYTCau7NTdUgmpl-hzF6HGndEgNXG8bjpJJUyHnFpONeckMaXI61ht57D7_XyrInJDqE5R58U3UosET8sOzB1wbJeL--Yj33udwe2e_WETcGOtMG2cXMX333_faXtAe5MM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUBtcof5cMH8Aw3156GvBCxRdbcY474YJUACclIs5zarOQasMY8r75eXMBwVYTCau7NTdUgmpl-hzF6HGndEgNXG8bjpJJUyHnFpONeckMaXI61ht57D7_XyrInJDqE5R58U3UosET8sOzB1wbJeL--Yj33udwe2e_WETcGOtMG2cXMX333_faXtAe5MM=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1sfQOOFfIuEJgSbbmrGSCn5sZo5rp5XtTnX6Ditt6VjwlVbAgwm3tbt3pEkv3q2lIvqije23GM--nADvPGXynWZv6pcU_xPaw_vTkDsy4N0CRiUYkiEabQ-n5DfNcumItZNr0gNix_nzehZMwbOsvhsVSXALrCKqtZC9PpEupwZuPyygZLX1jd9CloNo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1sfQOOFfIuEJgSbbmrGSCn5sZo5rp5XtTnX6Ditt6VjwlVbAgwm3tbt3pEkv3q2lIvqije23GM--nADvPGXynWZv6pcU_xPaw_vTkDsy4N0CRiUYkiEabQ-n5DfNcumItZNr0gNix_nzehZMwbOsvhsVSXALrCKqtZC9PpEupwZuPyygZLX1jd9CloNo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMRdcaeUm5g3ykGywcw-FHDmT90TFDiEMWC1U8Fxzz5yryahRIjxiXr1LVv990AlADHaSSnLBC5lsHJ46jwzyiuu30yOCNFTCp91pgTzA7pyFsGl1SMbcUJR-avDJeahGzROtQOE8VYZv1dkYbETB3fArlNQVlz04hPvOfO_OJpY0P0lMqIhoxHsZ-oGo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMRdcaeUm5g3ykGywcw-FHDmT90TFDiEMWC1U8Fxzz5yryahRIjxiXr1LVv990AlADHaSSnLBC5lsHJ46jwzyiuu30yOCNFTCp91pgTzA7pyFsGl1SMbcUJR-avDJeahGzROtQOE8VYZv1dkYbETB3fArlNQVlz04hPvOfO_OJpY0P0lMqIhoxHsZ-oGo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvtiwYLmuUoOqf7O5Ft6ho5ZjHIlr5MgSZD3JY8nNbE9ILj_1-GHIcj-a9Avr8Xu16e3FlXHfj8IZ9A8xD9gqTiQVM1-SVWOrqk4ZnsgE4eWxL0J7ym-Uq5x_L4ogdy-81gbjWVrSWcJ9GTTP7T4YYT-HalPA3mz5VOotK5Hba3uh84IhLkl8TB6aSnM4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvtiwYLmuUoOqf7O5Ft6ho5ZjHIlr5MgSZD3JY8nNbE9ILj_1-GHIcj-a9Avr8Xu16e3FlXHfj8IZ9A8xD9gqTiQVM1-SVWOrqk4ZnsgE4eWxL0J7ym-Uq5x_L4ogdy-81gbjWVrSWcJ9GTTP7T4YYT-HalPA3mz5VOotK5Hba3uh84IhLkl8TB6aSnM4=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh97UF9y3iW1KNjkyIULJcdknMkehAIAvYy0DtjutWZriViEGo7ESe3UTW8bimMOxv5Cw0Xj3qyGg0go__nJWE9I2BGt_9RM6dt6UctTaHtBETDc1WuiJBI9T16nm4vgbQxzsnK_UwJobc8J7b6BHp1joWH4uccxtGCoRBBUAyZtX_4DaYtUGl4LGrGqSo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh97UF9y3iW1KNjkyIULJcdknMkehAIAvYy0DtjutWZriViEGo7ESe3UTW8bimMOxv5Cw0Xj3qyGg0go__nJWE9I2BGt_9RM6dt6UctTaHtBETDc1WuiJBI9T16nm4vgbQxzsnK_UwJobc8J7b6BHp1joWH4uccxtGCoRBBUAyZtX_4DaYtUGl4LGrGqSo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Blessings from the Farm </div><div style="text-align: center;">~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-44810798828340563012023-11-24T09:25:00.000-05:002023-11-24T09:25:12.809-05:00~ Notforgotten Farm annual Etsy Shop SALE ~<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I</span></span></b></i>n the spirit of Giving,</div>
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and for the kindness and support </div>
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~ you all show me and my family throughout the year...</div>
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... we are once again holding our annual SALE in our ETSY Shop:</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">beginning RIGHT NOW through December 3nd ~ </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">call it a Black Friday, Small Business Saturday & Cyber Monday Sale all rolled into one! </span></span></i></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.notforgottenfarm.etsy.com"> www.notforgottenfarm.etsy.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplTMCLKDYp4KPcJ46gpi7A75I5cwxJsOTIPU-iWxyn9G2k7KIVu8-qfNXgPj3fALhjkUyveaiGB6ydGu6KkBHugr9WfhTK6aI_N92Kv2qBCKK4e_9BRKXJyqKY1E6KH0LldJyd8mL8hk0QkbUVPgf-mM1G96Bi8tBA8kOooveik30xvS2SuiJQ-WJkm0/s1155/annual%20etsy%20sale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1155" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplTMCLKDYp4KPcJ46gpi7A75I5cwxJsOTIPU-iWxyn9G2k7KIVu8-qfNXgPj3fALhjkUyveaiGB6ydGu6KkBHugr9WfhTK6aI_N92Kv2qBCKK4e_9BRKXJyqKY1E6KH0LldJyd8mL8hk0QkbUVPgf-mM1G96Bi8tBA8kOooveik30xvS2SuiJQ-WJkm0/w640-h360/annual%20etsy%20sale.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: La Belle Aurore;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you my sweet friends! </span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings from the Farm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ~
Lori</div>Lori from Notforgotten Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11037697421025649621noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817148833309325011.post-84721436721316556102023-11-13T11:54:00.000-05:002023-11-13T11:54:02.505-05:00~ FREEBIE Cross Stitch Pattern ~ "Little Sam Snowman"<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Good Monday Morning<br />Friends & Folk!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />...while rummaging through my winter/holiday decorations,<br />I found this little cross stitched snowguy that I made last year ~<br /><br />I had the idea to 'capture' him in a glass jar, so I repurposed a 'Cheerful Giver' <br />glass candle jar & lid....<br /><br />here he is outside his glass world:<br />↓<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN6TWpOrk9RkVWh1CAoZFjFKfUcSkw2Miy6ooV9SE0Ck-reglGE9uv6sXst7AQNPN-KiV-0bcvzgBq52Hr5LCbOotUZ88DmsiI-q6r_O1uObqCqLpOPsB0m1Pj-hH7RMfeoyP2FvsqKWIKhJBEGAaOTOYpJJH85HqLUXn8N04DY1DjZVmBZVf31nnchy8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN6TWpOrk9RkVWh1CAoZFjFKfUcSkw2Miy6ooV9SE0Ck-reglGE9uv6sXst7AQNPN-KiV-0bcvzgBq52Hr5LCbOotUZ88DmsiI-q6r_O1uObqCqLpOPsB0m1Pj-hH7RMfeoyP2FvsqKWIKhJBEGAaOTOYpJJH85HqLUXn8N04DY1DjZVmBZVf31nnchy8=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />...and here he is captured once again inside...<br />{sorry about the glare}<br />↓<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSng5nycNw68l0krzkz1mjzuQppK2zb4np05CYeMMgLVrlC9eWo0Is3p5lDHR4IAOpiJMCtfbvGD1CiwcXFw0b6tG5tVnEYssFIB8d_vmu4GaNleuaYbEFN1WbHl2U6S3Bj_1tYicW315n9qvaYBqVSrH9RRyUX0wqwL1jobyGNL8_mQPWzhKRGtqfpKU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSng5nycNw68l0krzkz1mjzuQppK2zb4np05CYeMMgLVrlC9eWo0Is3p5lDHR4IAOpiJMCtfbvGD1CiwcXFw0b6tG5tVnEYssFIB8d_vmu4GaNleuaYbEFN1WbHl2U6S3Bj_1tYicW315n9qvaYBqVSrH9RRyUX0wqwL1jobyGNL8_mQPWzhKRGtqfpKU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />here is the lid, I covered it with a circle of cotton batting {to fit just smaller than the lid}<br />and then covered it with a piece of fabric that I cut about an inch larger than the lid...<br />↓<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimvNGQa6tj5ovWKEYWexVW0m15QKzM0ju55lykUzgXwkugXlyf2SWbGjFMWIpxRP7DHLRetXB4jGbjVuxm9LUvsaDMEQpPABPkJx4ydkjkr9t1Cm7GlVhdp1ZfrRHbJCLoazNquXEQiA173_LqE_aORGqBHyzUXdVzxt417q1Gy1r2TgTR_aez-zLFtp0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimvNGQa6tj5ovWKEYWexVW0m15QKzM0ju55lykUzgXwkugXlyf2SWbGjFMWIpxRP7DHLRetXB4jGbjVuxm9LUvsaDMEQpPABPkJx4ydkjkr9t1Cm7GlVhdp1ZfrRHbJCLoazNquXEQiA173_LqE_aORGqBHyzUXdVzxt417q1Gy1r2TgTR_aez-zLFtp0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />I glued the cotton batting to the top of the lid first, <br />then covered that with the fabric circle {centering it on the lid},</div><div style="text-align: center;">then brought the edges to the inside of the lid and glued into place.<br />{as you can clearly see, I wasn't too worried about the underside of the lid LOL}<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEOJdL6xMCD3d3isnfGImnj4rG6IgqHZZFPnStO6ZP3NmG4Mnh1q0zqAY_gIdUP_VchjBzfkYE1CUz0F8loC4CJreceawTUp_H82RLmnierlNgouPnl5pzgK3YwcyeNhgkS2VNbnS6sx-R0wzF4X8yohPhSUebbx7XlujFG8jNKK15G0gey2AoKjTIg1w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEOJdL6xMCD3d3isnfGImnj4rG6IgqHZZFPnStO6ZP3NmG4Mnh1q0zqAY_gIdUP_VchjBzfkYE1CUz0F8loC4CJreceawTUp_H82RLmnierlNgouPnl5pzgK3YwcyeNhgkS2VNbnS6sx-R0wzF4X8yohPhSUebbx7XlujFG8jNKK15G0gey2AoKjTIg1w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />...before I put little sam snowman in, I poured about an inch of my old white buttons, <br />rusty safety pins, old jingle bells, etc. into the bottom of the jar...<br /><br />then I cut a circle of batting with my pinking shears <br />{just a bit smaller than the base of the jar} and tucked that on top of the buttons to look like snow.<br /><br />after that, I placed some of my tiny white sisal trees in the jar, <br />and added a small twisty garland of shiny silver stars around the insides of the glass jar walls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />AND THEN</div><div style="text-align: center;">I plunked little sam snowman down in there.<br />~ I fussed around a bit {too much!} <br />and got him to stand <br />where he would lean against the jar side and some of the trees...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">*** oh I forgot... ***<br />I strung some jingle bells onto some grey silk ribbon and then tied that around the jar topper.<br /><br />and Viola!!<br />there he is with a very confused look on his face LOL</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />but I love him nonetheless <br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">❤ ❤ ❤</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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