Tinsel Towne ~

 

Happy Tuesday to you!

as promised, here is a preview of my next new design,

"Tinsel Towne"

 

a perfect, snowy little village ~

Miss Flea did a wonderful job on the stitching, didn't she?
she used two threads over 2 on my 30ct Olde Farmhouse Linen.

 

I love the colors in this design ~

DMC 611, 831, 844, 3031 & 3033...

 

 



quiet & muted colors and motifs ~

I included some straight stitches for the stems of the snowball bushes for a little character ~

Love the tiny sled!




do I hear jingle bells??

 I'm planning on making a box to keep our Christmas cards in with this...
the sampler will top a 12 oz. Whitman's Chocolates box ~
(with kudos going to Brenda Gervais for the brilliant idea of recycling the box)

 

 

love that nubby linen too ~

I'll be covering the box with repro Civil War era fabric,
 ~ then lining the inside with old book papers ~




a sweet little farmhouse ~ how cozy...

I'll be embellishing around the edges of the sampler with tarnished tinsel pipe-cleaners ~
I'll share with you how to tarnish your own in the pattern/kit of this design.




the date '1801' and pine-tree motifs help to age this design ~

 I might even add a dusting of frost (some of my antique German mica) to the box-lid too ~

a little brown basket holds a snowball bush ~

I hope you like it!
I'll share pics of the 'finish' tomorrow...




pattern/kit will be available soon!!! sharpen your needles :)

 

 I could move right in to that little white farmhouse....
won't you be my neighbor??

sleepy little Tinsel Towne ~

 

Have a beautiful day my Friends!!!

Blessings from Notforgotten Farm...

Lori