Hibernation ~

Where have I been?

~ I have been hibernating ~

saying goodbye to a most wonderful 2014...

while welcoming a brand-spanking, shiny new year 

...that is just bursting at the seams with possibilities!

I have so many concepts in the works ~

new products, new designs, new publications :)

and little-by-little, 

I will be sharing them all with you ~ my most-favorite folks!

but for now, this very moment...

you can find me right here:

enjoying my tea….

my sanctuary

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next week will begin the first 

~ of many new classes for 2015 here at the farm shop…

January 24th

A Winter Tea ~ at Notforgotten Farm

Create your own Herbal Tea & Wool Applique Teacup Rug class

here is what we'll be working on {I'll be teaching this}

... while our custom herbal teas {Nancy will be teaching us how} are brewing:

folky little wool appliqué mat filled with spices ~

 There are only a couple of spaces left for this fun class ~

email me soon if you'd like to be a part of the merry-making and join the class!

getting back to that hibernation-thing….

here's who I watch while I enjoy my tea in my chair ~

Pinocchio & Daisy

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wearing their winter coats

after putting Christmas 2014 away,

I had to bring out my Spring…

yeah ~ I know.

real early.

but

as a designer,

I have to think way ahead of the actual season we're in….

inspiration, ya know ;)

So

I left my feather tree-in-a-coffee-pot up

but decided it needed a Spring-y facelift ~

yes, tulips in January.

I also put away the dark red ware & pewter,

and brought out my beloved ironstone again ~

and I am toying with the idea of painting this cupboard white!

{or cream, ecru, chalk, oyster….you get the idea}

bonnet topped cupboard

here's a closer snap of what is on my tree:

birds, bird's nests, blue calico boxes, beeswax sheep…

antique Easter postcards 

{yes I do know that Valentine's day hasn't even arrived yet}

and white velvet strawberries ~

and here's what's beneath the tree

on my early jelly cupboard ~

chalkware rabbit, cement ram w/ vintage wicker cart pulling a vintage paper mache rabbit
 {who looks like his ears were tasted} a small ironstone plate holding beeswax cakes & old pins….

oh I forgot ~

I even stuck in a birdcage & watering can !

love my happy farmhouse~look!

and of course,

I have been working…

stitching, hooking….punching.

here are a few little x's that have popped up on my linen:

and here are even more 

that have appeared on Miss Flea's linen {Felicia's} 

she just finished this model for me ~

I love the colors that I chose for this pattern:

red, green & purples…

I have some wonderful reproduction fabrics that I want to use to finish this,

sharing photos soon ~

Hoping you all have a wonderfully creative day my friends ~

it's a cold one out there!

P L E A S E 

remember to take care of your fur & feather friends outside…

fresh, not frozen water, birdseed in the feeders ~ 

share your wool snippets & thread orts with them to cozy up their nests

...perhaps something special from the butcher for our cat & dog-friends

bring them in if you can,

& if you can't 

please make sure they have warm spots to hibernate,

…just like us.

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori