Goodies & a New STITCH ~

it's the afternoon...
I spent the entire morning running errands & shipping orders
(many thanks!)

so now I have a moment to spare, and to share....

I visited Miss Robin's shop yesterday ~
(www.millstonemercantile.blogspot.com)
I was looking for an accent lamp/light and found this beautiful old BLUE painted lamp
that was rewired and now sets upon my olde cupboard ~

I placed one of my (many) little chairs next to it,
...and now resting sweetly in it is one of Tina's dolls.
(www.burlapowl.com)

then I added my little barbed-wire tree from Barb & Giles next to the lamp...
(www.nccabininthewoods.blogspot.com)

I've added early little wooden thread bobbins to it as simple decoration ~
I love it so...I will add some tiny heart & bird ornies to it for St. Valentine's Day...

behind everything I've propped up an antique sampler I purchased from ebay ~
it is a nice, large sampler ~ done in blues, creams, whites & flax-colored threads

...it's stitched on nubby linen and dates from the mid 1800's.
I will be hanging it as soon as I can locate the hammer!!!

~AND~

I've pulled my threads for a new sampler I've designed :
the sampler's title is:

"Susannah Hoffer's Marking Sampler"

it's a simple stitch, yet has an old-world look to it...

and I will be stitching it on overdyed Osnaburg ~

I counted the threads in the Osnaburg fabric last night,
and it is a 40ct fabric when stitched over one thread...
I will stitch this pattern over 2 threads so it works out to be 20ct.
(a little easier on the eyes!)
but, you can stitch it onto whichever fabric you choose !

I'll share progress pictures soon...

In the meantime,
I'm off to make Pesto Chicken for supper,
then off for a walk in the woods with my dog-friends before the sun sets on this day.
blessings from the farm,
Lori