~ Planning Ahead ~

 Hello Friends & Folk!

Hoping your Christmas was wonderful ~

... ours was !

Our girl, her beau and their pups we here with us...

making these past few days both chaotic and fun.

Last night, after dinner we headed out to the theater to see Jumanji!!!
what a great movie!!!
 we laughed so hard ~ it's a must see...love Jack Black and The Rock,
but I have to say the original with Robin Williams is still awesome

In other news,
I'm spending this last week of 2017 planning my 2018 designs.
I will be adding more embroidery to my pattern line,
... and have been honing my stitching-abilities working on this little Jenny Wren:

her blue dress is being worked in split-satin stitch

using DMC threads in gradient hues ~

and for the past few weeks, 

~ I have had a bug in my brain about making another bear.

I cannot even tell you the last time I made one!

 

so this is on my worktable for the day....

don't you love that blue mohair?

of course when I finish stuffing, plucking and distressing, 

~ the fur will not look like this at all.

I'm thinking a little pair of red wool shoes 

and an embroidered apron will be the clothing of choice, but we'll see.

How are you spending your last week of 2017?

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori