Showing posts with label Finished Goods for Sale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finished Goods for Sale. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

~ Dyeing Naturally... ~


 
Good Morning Friends & Folk ~
it's been a minute since I've been able to actually sit and write a new blog post...
I do apologize, but I'm here now and that's what counts!

The Oaks and the Black Walnut trees have been gifting us 
with more than their share of nuts & acorns this year ~

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 I have taken my cue for this posting from my Dear Friend Nancy Duncan
{remember the fabulous blog named The Bonny White Hare?}

Nancy & I are friends through time, 
~ friends through space and
we talk via this crazy internet...
 ~ it is a blessing to open my gmail and see one of her {almost} daily 'letters' to me.

Nancy is well-versed in many things, 
and she & I connect on so many different and varied subjects;
the other day she was telling me how she planned to dye some cloth with acorns 
and then showed me the results of her work.

Yesterday I gathered acorns on my daily morning walk in our woods and field,
and threw in a couple of black walnuts for good luck ~

 
I found some scraps of linen, osnaburg 
and a small piece of green/cream polka dot fabric for the dye pot...

I put the acorns and black walnuts into an old steamerpot that I use for dyeing,
and let them bubble for a good while on the stove.
 
 
Once my dyebath was dark enough for my liking,
in went my cloth ~ then bubbled that for a while too...
 
Afterwards I glugged-in a bit of white vinegar to set the dye into the cloth
and let the pot/dye/fabric cool slowly.
 
...then it was out to my clothesline to hang to dry ~
{the fabric shows darker when it is wet}

 
this is the end result, below...
very primitive, old looking and perfect for one of my naive
UNcounted cross stitch projects ~
 
 
I may finish this project into a small pillow using the polka dot fabric aforementioned...
or may just simply frame it in a black frame.
 
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I am hoping to have another
 Etsy Shop Update for Finished Goods soon!

Blessings from the Farm
 ~ Lori

Sunday, January 12, 2020

~ Funky Chickens ~


~ SOLD OUT ~
thank you so much my friends!!




 HEY so, I have just listed a limited number of my hand-made 
Chicken Brooches ~
you can find them on the blog HERE:

only available for a Limited time ~

Blessings from the Farm 
~ Lori

Sunday, December 08, 2019

~ Holiday Open House ~

 Thank You 
to all who came out for a visit both Friday & Saturday
for our 11th annual Holiday Open House here at Notforgotten Farm ~



Miss Joan & Miss Janice
 Along with the open house, 
we held a two-day drop-in 'make & take' class ~

demonstrating the 'uncounted' way of cross stitch that I do...
 our little shop & studio were filled both days
 with lots of joy and laughter ~












Amy, me & Donna Rae

Amy, Becky & Donna Rae

sleepy santa

beautiful mrs. claus





♥ ~ 🌲 ~ ♥

I will be holding an Online Event this week here on the blog on the 
" FINISHED GOODS " page:
 
Blessings from the Farm
 ~ Lori

Sunday, November 24, 2019

~ Diversions & Distractions ~


 Hello Friends & Folk!
and greetings on this fine November day to you ~

I pondered over whether to title this post as such:
 'diversions & distractions'
... because really, 
the subject matter that is of today's posting is neither a diversion nor a distraction.
 it is something that I have been wanting to do/doing in between needlework projects...
yes, I am referring to beading again! 

I went hog-wild at our local Joann stores last week ~
not looking for beads, but absolutely falling into a 60%-off sale!
woot-woot & score!


yes I bought beads.
and charms, clasps, toggles and other sundry findings too ~
I also purchased the 2 storage containers you see above and below.
oh, and a book too, on wire-wrapping for jewelry.
 

I have been slowly incorporating beads into my embroideries
and other needlework projects ~ but I really need to keep focused on the work at hand,
and that is finishing up new goods for our open house on Dec. 6th & 7th ~

You may remember that Peter made Hannah 
a bunch of wooden earrings last year for Christmas presents? 
well she loved them, and so did I ~ and so did quite a few of our followers!


so Peter & I have decided to make more ~
both for our customers who visit our Shop & Studio here at the farm,
and we will be offering them for sale ON THIS BLOG after our open house!


we're putting together a page here on the blog
that will allow you to shop directly for our 
wood/wire/embroidered finished jewelry
and ~ we are excited!!!!
 


Photos below show a smattering of finished earrings that I made recently
for the open house ~ there will be a variety of styles/shaped/wood/wire/beads
with no two pair ever being exactly the very same ~ 

hope you love them as much as we do!
 












 I'll post more info on
 how you can go about purchasing some after the open house ~

wishing you all a 
peaceful and creative Sunday!



Blessings from the Farm 
~ Lori

Monday, December 05, 2016

~ TONIGHT! ~

~ Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

... this evening 
we will be offering you a few chosen finished pieces here on our blog:

 to make a purchase at the time of the event, kindly email me at
 

 see you tonight!

Blessings from the Farm ~ 
Peter & Lori

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

~ An Offering of Finished Goods for Sale ~

 Hello Friends & Folk!
oh but it is so good to be back home again...
I enjoyed a loverly visit with family in Connecticut this past week ~

I enjoy driving up north from Virginia, 
 through West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 
crossing into New Jersey & New York and finally into Connecticut especially in October...
it gives me an opportunity to view a microcosm of Autumn in a gradual way;
each state becoming more colorful as I pass through them.

but my color palette is also changing,
 as I turn my focus onto Yuletide and Winter designs ~
{{{ more on them in a future posting :) }}}
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I have decided to add a new page on my blog here...
it is titled "FINISHED GOODS for SALE" and the link can be found over there to your right,
on my sidebar, under my 'links' list.

or, you can click HERE to visit the page.

I have four small wool & cloth finished framed applique pieces available.
once gone they're gone....and I will mark them sold as they go ~
 so please do take a look if you're interested...
Oh! and with free shipping too!
(((shipping to USA only please.)))



 I'll be back tomorrow to share some things I've been working on while in CT...
have a beautiful day my friends!!


~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 
 Lori