Sunday, October 19, 2014

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

7 comments:

Shuttle, Hook and Needle said...

Looks like a whole lot of fun was had by all!

Ronda said...

What a fun day Lori! Oh how I wish I were closer!

gracie said...

How I would love to attend one of your classes...alas, I am just to far away to pop over!

diamondc said...

By the looks of it you all ahd a beautiful time.

Catherine

NMK said...

Looks like so much Fun ! Lucky gals to live close enough....You shop just looks so interesting , full of neat goods !!!

marly said...

I always look at photos first and then go back to read and view again. I thought the centerpiece of scraps was some sort of vegetable slaw and started hunting for the recipe. Putz.

Daniela Bencúrová said...

It was lovely meeting! Good friends with good work !!!
You are all so beautiful:-))