~ New Years Eve {Day} 2017 ~

Brrrrr!

...frosty & cold day isn't it?

not heading out there today or tonight. 

nope. 

no way-no how.

I will hunker down in our cozy little farmhouse

~  and stitch the old year out and the new year in!

I have everything I need at the ready:

needles, thread, fabric

sketchbooks, copious amounts of green tea, snacks ~

warm socks and a crocheted blanket and a furry 'friend' to warm my lap!

Since I have been doing alot of embroidery lately, I wanted to let you all know about this product

if you don't already know ~

Embroidery Tracing Paper from DMC

it comes in a package of 4 -  8.5" x 11" sheets.

What I love, is that you can trace your designs on either light or dark fabric!

I found it in our local Joann's store but I'm sure you can get it online somewhere as well.

Now that I've gathered all of my 'stuff',

I'm ready to sit and stitch ~ 

yep! a marathon stitch-in while watching the Twilight Zone marathon!

I've got my hoop stand to hold my work in progress...

in-between stitches, I'll wind more of my DMC floss skeins onto my little wooden spools using Peter's Floss Winder Box {mine is sunny & bright in Yellow Ochre paint} 

at-the-ready and on the arm of my chair is my trusty Stitcher's Tray in Oyster White paint ~

I love to relax and wind my threads onto our little wooden spools ~ 

then put them all together on our handy 

Accessory Spool Stand 

I use a pencil to write the thread numbers on the spools 

~ helps me at a glance know which is which.

Once my winding is finished and all of my threads are on my spools,

I keep them in my Hinged Lid Sewing Box ~ of course the paint matches my tray ;)

so handy & neat & tidy too ~

everything I need at my fingertips for a peaceful stitching day

{or two}

Progress on Mr. Robin Redbreast is coming along nicely...

Jenny Wren is happy to see his little face!

My cozy little stitching nest awaits!

 Hoping your New Year's Eve is filled with everything you love

and those who love you most ~

 P.S. 

if you're interested,

you can find our Wooden Needleworker's Goodies in our Etsy shop...

click on the links below to visit them :)

Sit 'n Stitch Hoop Stand

Stitcher's Tray

Floss Winder Box

Accessory Spool Stand

Hinged Lid Sewing Box

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori