~ 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:

https://farmhousenotforgotten.blogspot.com/p/finished-goods-for-sale.html

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ All I Want for Christmas ~

 Good Thursday Morning Friends & Folk ~

it is the day before our Holiday Open House!

wow, that went by faster than I expected it to ~ lol

I still have much work to do in the Shop & Studio...

... finishing up 'finished goods', dusting, polishing, etc.

then my hubby & I will head into our deep woods to cut fresh greens

to tuck in amongst our offerings ~ making for a truly simple Christmas!

🎄 🌲 🎄 🌲 🎄

I want to share something NEW with you,

that Peter has been working on ~ {he's always working on something for us}

**I AM SO EXCITED!!!**

Since I have been smitten with embroidery for a couple of years now,

I have used many different hoops and stands...

~ but by far, this is my all-time-favorite!

Introducing our new

"Embroidery Station"©

from Notforgotten Farm™

Peter used the 8" x 12" {approx.} base to one of our Stitcher's Trays 

{{ you know, the ones that clamp to the arm of your chair/sofa }}

but he left off the hinges so that I can use this on my lap or on a table...

the tray now serves as a perfect base to hold my box of threads 

and has a magnet for my pins/needles ~ 

then he added an adjustable wooden dowel to hold my beautiful

Klass & Gessmann Embroidery Hoop!!

if you're not familiar with these heirloom quality wide-rimmed 

embroidery hoops, you must try one for yourself!

these hoops have a burned makers' mark of a little cottage on the outer rim...

they are now made in Bulgaria {formerly made in Germany} from polished beech hardwood.

Peter also added a turned wooden knob for the hoop to adjust to just the perfect angle!

here is my work in progress in my hoop, attached to my tray below:

This Embroidery Station isn't just for 'embroidery' ~

use it for your cross stitch, crewelwork, 

wool applique and even small rug punch or rug hooking!

 

here it is flipped up, so I can check the back of my work:

my little box of wound-threads fits just right on my station!

 

With a quick twist our Embroidery Station comes apart easily for travel,

 and is lightweight and sturdy...

my hoop shown is an 8" Klass & Gessmann, 

~ we will offer our customers both 6" and 8" hoops for this station.

Price for the Embroidery Station with 8" K&G hoop is

$112.00 {plus shipping for Etsy or phone orders}

We will have a few Embroidery Stations available 

{with 8" K&G hoops only at this time} here in the Shop 

this Friday & Saturday at our Holiday Open House!

 

These will be available in our ETSY shop after the Holidays ~

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ Good Things ~

Just a few photos of the Shop & Studio ~

getting ready for our Open House this coming weekend!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ All Hearts Come Home for Christmas ~

Hello Friends & Folk ~
Greetings and Happy December 1st to you all!

this week I will be showing you all sneak peeks of the our humble little Shop
all dressed and ready for your shopping pleaseure at our annual
❄ ❅ ❆ Holiday Open House at Notforgotten Farm ❆ ❅ ❄
Friday December 6th & Saturday December 7th
we will be open both days from 10:00 - 4:00

and both days I will be holding a "Drop In" Make & Take class of the sweet little project below:

~ beginning at 12:00 here in the Studio and ending at 2:00 ~
there is NO SIGNUP for the class, it is a 'drop in' - 1st come, 1st serve kind of thing
just a very relaxed & fun time to spend with kindred folks...

** seating is limited to first 20 folks each day **
the Make & Take Class fee is $10.00 per person 
and includes everything to make & finish the project above!

Hope to see you soon!
🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄

Blessings from the Farm ~ 

Lori

~ 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