~ Oh Yes it IS!!! ~

 ...It is officially Tomato Season ~

hot, sunny days, cooler nights, humidity & rain

all make for wonderful growing conditions for our tomatoes!

we have a bunch of different varieties in our kitchen garden this year,

from so-called acid-free yellow tom's, to vibrant Big Boy's ~

and lest us forget the old heirlooms like American Beauty and Black Stripe too...

although ours are not 'fruiting' yet, our plants are hearty...

with beautiful yellow blossoms that make our honeybees happy girls!

I am always inspired by my surroundings,

so it is fitting that I have these for your stitching pleasure ~

I'm happy to release for you:

'Tomato Season' & Buzzbee Pin Poke'

....for a plant would not thrive without the aide of a honeybee ~ or two or three...

I've taken one design: 

a Lady in a Garden with a "**Ginormous" tomato...

and vines, leaves and of course a curious crow, 

and went with it to create these in both punch needle and cross stitch.

and since we were at it, why not add a 'Ripe Tomato' Thread Winder to the mix 

for your Summer Workbasket?

All three patterns are available now in our

~ Etsy Shop ~

in both PDF/instant Download, and Mailed Paper form.

We WILL be adding 'Tomato Season' as a HOOKED RUG Design on Paper & Linen, 

hopefully tomorrow as well for you wool-loving rug hookers 

;)

*** a nod to the word 'Ginormous', 

used by my sweet model cross stitcher Heather Stevens, 

~ who  said this tomato was just that.

{{thank you my sweet & gentle friend}}

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and Now I am in FULL-THROTTLE 

for AUTUMN & Sauder Village Rug Week!

WOOHOOOOOOooooo!

 

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori