Thimble Coffin Class ~

Yesterday's class was so very nice!

I love all of the girls that came out to enjoy the day with me ~

the weather was perfect and it was so good to see old friends again…

here we are at the beginning of class ~ 

preparing the box that the thimble coffin cross stitch project will be topped with:

clockwise ~ far end of table:
Carolyn, Robin, Heather, Sharon, Nancy, Kay & Carol

such determination on their pretty faces!

the glue was flying ~

"too much? too little?"

…just right.

the girls had their homework sent to them to stitch, 

...then at class we finished the 'coffin' part ~

they had their choice of fabrics, velvets and trims…

such busy little worker-bees ;)

I think my heart is happiest when we all gather together like this ~

I love what I do…

my sweet friends ~

 Miss Joan came out to help me too ~

here she is keeping a close eye on everyone's progress:

(actually she was keeping the closest eye on me, 

because I was demonstrating to the girls how to make our project, 

by creating one for Joan as the example…)

"am I doing ok Joan?"
(love you)

 While the hens (a.k.a. "us")

were in the henhouse, 

the roosters 

(a.k.a. the hubbies)

were outside enjoying man-chatter, coffee and the sawing of wood…

oh yeah, and a little woodsmoke too ;)

Howdy Fellas!

... back inside, we were almost finishing our projects ~

we had a nice lunch of

roasted chicken salad on croissants

(made by the Head Chef ~ "Pierre" ~ which is French for….Peter)

{delicious sandwiches my dear ~ thank you , love you}

our table was piled with scraps from previous classes/projects…

I never throw away a good scrap!

…made for a colorful centerpiece, no?

a beautiful mess :)

and here is Carol with the prettiest smile ~

showing off her finished project:

hello sweet girl!

here is a beautiful group shot of everyone proudly holding their finished projects ~

hello everyone!

a little closer look of their fabulous-ness…

great job!

perfect!!

 after class, there was shopping ~

and laughing…

oh we laughed so much…

{thank you all for putting up with me!}

Miss Kay is fondling the wools {again}
 xoxox
 love you!

 Miss Joan is cashing out Miss Carolyn ~

looks like she is having fun too :)

thank you Carolyn ~
Thank you my best girlfriend Joan
xoxoxox

A wonderful day for me, 

hoping it was as wonderful for all of you who came out for the class ~

I so appreciate your friendship and support...

and

Thank You

 to the customers who came in to shop during the class ~

and braved our craziness while you shopped too!

{{So thankful that you didn't turn right around and run out the front door ;)}}

I'm in the process of putting together the 2015 (wow) 

Shop Class Schedule~

we will again offer classes in the new year for:

Rug Hooking~

(beginner class, wool dyeing, color planning, design-your-own rug)

Punch Needle

(beginner class)

Wool Applique

(beginner to advanced class)

and

Cross Stitch

(beginner, learn to cross stitch on linen and advanced)

I'll post the schedule in a few weeks on my sidebar ~

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Today will be spent cleaning this old farmhouse 

and putting the final touches on my Hallowe'en decorating 

(hoping with fingers crossed to finish)

Have a *SPARKLING* October day my friends!!

* Blessed be *

 Lori