~ Working on Wool Witch ~

Good Morning 

Friends & Folk!

and a happy sunny & bright Thursday to you all ~

all of our snow from yesterday's storm has melted {thankfully}

and I can see my little daffodils in our back woods once again.

 I think I'll pick some for the kitchen ~ to help keep the 'Springing' going on here...

 

 I recently shared my watercolor painting of my little sheep-riding Wool Witch:

she is the impetus for a new rug hooking and punch needle design 

that I'm beginning to work on today ~

aren't they sweet?

what is it with me and the color purple?

I adore it in every shade, but the 'dustier' the better...

my birthstone is amethyst, so perhaps that's what started my love for the color early on...

heck, even my plants are purple!

do you see that basketful of wool?

I purchased it at the Woolwrights hook in this past saturday

{not the basket, that's mine, but the wooooools!}

those fabulous wools came from 

Jan Cole ~ The Wool'n Gardener

 

having to simplify my initial rendering {watercolor} to be able to better hook it, 

I came up with the final draft below, to which I added florals and wording...

and you see those purples in there that will become her dress of course!

I be sharing progress on the hooking part as soon as I can ~

not feeling well still from this rotten cold I have,

but am on the mend.

{and I thank you all for your kind well-wishes}

 

I am happy to say that we will be carrying The Wool'n Gardener's 

primitive hand dyed wools in our shop!!

along with as-is and textured off the bolt wools 

from The Wool Studio  

and Heaven's to Betsy 

 

Shop News:

Folks you are not going to believe how different our little farm shop looks!!!!

Peter & Chris have been working on it for weeks now ~

new paint on the walls, floor and trim...

new lighting, new shelving ~ a whole new look!

we are going lighter, brighter and more farmhouse-y with our look ~

airy & breezy with a bit of chippy white sprinkled in...

and although we haven't added on to the shop, there seems to be so much more room now

 for classes and friends to gather for our Creative Saturdays & 1st Monday Nights!

we will be carrying our patterns and supplies for Rug Hooking, Punch Needle and Cross Stitch

along with a few other favorite designers' patterns as well.

and, fresh new cotton fabrics for your finishing and/or projects ~

oh!

We will have wonderful candles and jewelry for you too!

as soon as it is presentable enough, I will be sharing photos with you...

we are so excited for the refreshing change and hope you will love it too ~ 

Have a *SPARKLING* day everyone!!

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori