HER Work ~

that's right…

HER work.

at the moment ~ 

… MY work is being inspired by HER work.

who is she 

that has taken hold of every needle woman's heart these days

& has refueled a love of deep rich color and traditional motifs in all of us?

who is this woman 

that has such passion for her work that it oozes from her hands 

...and into the wools & threads she works with?

I'm sure you have guessed by now…

Rebekah L. Smith.

and if you haven't heard of her before, 

...well ~ you must have your head in your wool.

I had the immense pleasure of meeting Rebekah at the 

From Our Hands & Hearts Show

this past November.

I got to see firsthand not only the amount of work this little powerhouse -of-a-woman puts out,

but the high quality, folk-infused style she has become so recognized for.

Rebekah has been my creative muse lately…

how can I help it?

So I read {devoured} every word and ingested every photo in her book:

being a needlewoman, folk artist & designer myself ~

I just cannot fend off the wonderful sense of cozy-ness this book makes you feel.

and why would I want to?

Last night, I wanted to create something

"Rebekah"

so I dove into my wools, 

came up for air a few times and chose the ones you see in the photos.

and I wanted to create my own design, 

using the valuable lessons gleaned from Rebekah's book.

my stitches aren't perfect, and that's always been ok with me ~ 

I'm just happy to be finally able to make a half-way decent blanket stitch!

my motifs are a little wonky but the freezer-paper method helps with that immensely, too.

{and yes….there is ALWAYS cat-hair in my photos ~ no matter how hard I try to find them all.}

The design I chose to create is from my 

Handshake Logo 

that you see up there on the top of my blog's sidebar.

~ Hands have always been a favorite motif for me,

and how befitting I thought, for needlework such as this ~

I need to play some more,

now letting my own personal creative muse guide me through the rest of this project.

I want to add to it, make it larger, put in more pretty stitches…..

no plans, just following my heart.

Many Thanks, Dear Rebekah ~

for sharing your gift with everyone.

We are OPEN today here at the farm shop ~

11:00 ~ 3:00

come on in for a visit, sit for a spell.

bring something to work on & create with me

you know what I'll be working on :)

Have a beautifully creative day my sweet Friends!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori