~ Stitches, Witches & Late Summer Gardens ~

oh my stars...

the temps here in Virginia this morning are heavenly!

...cool, dry & breezy ~ 

all of my wind-chimes are gently tinkling on the wind

~ letting me know that changes will come soon to our gardens.

I have been enjoying my stitching outside on the patio lately,

before the last hot breath of late-Summer returns for her last performance.

linen. scissors. thread & needle

all I need these days to keep my hands busy and my soul nourished...

my dear witches come to life while plying my needle ~

shall her skirt be orange & gray?

curled-toes and a pumpkin scissors fob

 visit my friend Victoria Gable's Etsy Shop for scissors fobs, 

needle minders and all kinds of stitching goodes:

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taking breaks from all of those akimbo-stitches

to say hello to my flower and fauna friends:

good morning glories!

hello hibiscus!

loverly loriope!

tea roses & garden spiders!

my beautiful Lady on her silken throne ~

black eyed suzy's make me smile ~

my very 1st moonflower!

 ...and now back to stitching ~

can you see how I am not even following the grain of my linen?

kindly look at the jack o lantern below ~ 

...my stitches are purposely side-ways instead of stitched on the weave.

and I love it like that.

the project below was begun, 

then put aside ~ because I feel my thread choices 

to be more for Winter instead of Autumn ~ 

'She' will wait patiently until the colder winds begin to blow 

~ and there are no more leaves left on the old black walnut trees.

Join us in our journey of learning to cross-stitch without constraints ~

make school-girl inspired samplers without rules, 

choose creative joy over counting those x-stitches 

and embrace each one of our purposeful mistakes!

to join click HERE 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori