~ New BEES, Old BEES ~ and Garden Thingies ~

 

 Hello hello Friends & Folk!

it is a Thursday evening...high winds and low temps here on the farm tonight.

April is being finicky and FICKLE for sure!

we have wonderful growth in our gardens, but the colder temps of the past 2 nights

~ are not being friendly to delicate blooms and buds.

...Fingers & toes crossed that all will survive!!

 

I wanted to share two new designs with you...

 this is

"The Bee Kind"

{Be kind to the BEE kind"

~and~

"Plant & Weed Quartet"

 

these {above} will be available tomorrow 4/23
in our Etsy shop, as both PDF and Mailed patterns...

 

 Do you LOVE bees ???????

{ or beekeeping, honey, knowing that by digesting honey you are supporting local beekeepers, treating your body to one of the very 1st-known natural antibiotics/healing agents., a natural humectant for your skin, an Earth-born gift that without we would perish from the planet???}

I love bees. Peter & Hannah & I kept bees for a short time when we first moved here to VA in 2003...we weren't successful, as our queens kept wanting to waylay to other lands...

we let them go, feeling they knew better than we ~ and have since been blessed by visits of offspring from our original hives each year ~

the tender and gentle workers perch on my fingertips as though they 'know' me...

I have been known to sing to them, and they, in turn, dance for me.

 

Between stitches,... I watch them flit from flow'r to flow'r ~ gathering their pollen to feed their young ~

knowing that we, in some small way are helping our neighbors gardens and crops come to fruition...

eating local honey has helped my allergies immensely also.

As a needlework designer, my love for bees creeps in.

here is a smattering of my earlier designs that include my beloved BEE-Friends:

"Blessed Bee' Punch needle

"Bee Good" punch needle

 

"Birds & Bees" punch needle

"BUZZbee" punch needle

 

"The Bee Sampler" cross stitch

"Keeping the Bees" punch needle

 

"Give Bees a Chance" cross stitch

 

 

 

 

www.Notforgottenfarm.etsy.com is our Etsy shop address ~

all paper/PDF patterns & Books are 20% OFF ~

 

thank you for visiting, come by again soon & Blessed be!

🌻

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Top o' the Morning to YOU! ~

 

Good Morning Friends and Folk!

...and a happy Tuesday to us all...

 

Here is a sweet little basket of Shamrocks for you to stitch,

a token of friendship from me to thee

☘  ☘. ☘. ☘. ☘. ☘. ☘

I stitched mine using one strand of DMC floss

over one thread of 30ct mystery linen from my saved scraps ~

so my finished size is only about 2" x 2-1/2"  

I finished mine 'in the hoop' so I could hang it and keep it out all year

{for Good Luck you know}

💚  💚  💚

 

 you can choose what count linen and threads you would like for your own decor,

and how to finish it too!!

I would LOVE to see yours so tag me on FB or IG with your version!!

 

Also, Peas and Carrots, and Bobbin' Along are now listed in my Etsy shop!

available as digital or mailed patterns ~

 

🥕 🥕 🥕 🥕 🥕 🥕 🥕

 

 

 

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AND Don't Forget!!

ALL of my paper/pdf patterns & Books are on sale for 20% off their regular price,

as we continue to share the LOVE and stitching happiness to you all!!

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ New Releases ~ from Notforgotten Farm™ ~

 Good Evening

Friends & Folk!

Here are my latest Folk Embroidery™ Patterns from 

 ~ Notforgotten Farm© ~

These will all be listed this weekend in our Etsy Shop....

available to you as Paper/Mailed ~ or ~ PDF/Download ~

I'm hoping for a Saturday Evening release, or Sunday evening release...

not sure which way the winds want to blow...but here they are nonetheless...

I hope you love them as much as I do!

 

"Ranunculus Rabbit"

"Henrietta Viola"

 

"Miss Flossie Parsnip"

"Queenie"

"My Cup of Tea"

"Prize Carrot"

and

"Picking Cauliflower"

I am hoping to use some of these design/models 

~ as online tutorials for my #flosstube channel:

"Notforgottenfarm"

where I will work some of the more 'involved' stitches along with you...

not really 'involved', but maybe a little less 'familiar' to you ~

I am not one for anything fussy or complicated...

I just want to spend my time stitching and making pretty things!

Anyhoo, keep an eye out for the actual UPDATE as to when they will be in the 

Etsy SHOP

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ New Cross Stitch Patterns for your Spooky Stitching! ~

 

 Hello Friends & Folk ~

just listed the following in our Etsy shop:

 

All available as Paper/Mailed or PDF/Download...

AND

they are ON SALE!

 

visit our Etsy shop by clicking HERE or on any one of the thumbnail photos above this posting.

hope you love them as much as I do ;)

 

 

P.S.

I have had to unfortunately remove/delete all visitor commenting

 from my blog due to robo-hacking.

 

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ New Things ~

 Hello Friends & Folk ~

Happy Monday to us all....

popping in here to say 

that I will be uploading 6 {six} new

 EMBROIDERY designs/patterns in our Etsy shop this evening!

and I also have listed some of our beautiful earrings, a line we are calling:

"Jewelry from the Woods ~ of Notforgotten Farm™"

 

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ New Patterns Listed ~

Hello Friends & Folk ~

just a quick post to say I've just listed three new patterns for you!

 'Mary's Garden Friends'

Uncounted Cross Stitch {may be punched or embroidered too}

'Cheddar Moon' Folk Embroidery

 

and 'In Between' Folk Embroidery

 

 all three available in PDF or Mailed versions,

and are also included in our EXTENDED 20% off all patterns sale!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/notforgottenfarm/?section_id=1

Happy Summer Stitching,

 be safe & well.....

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Early Morning Stitching ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk!

Happy Friday to us all...

a glorious day for our neck of the woods....warm temps, slight breeze.

actual MAY WEATHER!!

 

It wasn't bright enough to stitch

when I woke this morning ~

{{ but I had a little help from my little owl lamp... }}

many more stitches to go on this, 

my 'Mary Black's Epitaph' sampler ~ 

I have the rest of the wording to stitch, then on to motifs and date...

then finally the border will be worked!

you may remember, 

this was a design that has been in my computer for a few years ~

and was never fully charted...so I am winging it as I stitch it now,

~ just adding things from my imagination.

 {something I love to do }

using some of my favorite fonts for the lettering ~

and making up more as I go.

 

the sun was coming up as I began taking photos...

I love the soft morning light on my wood floors

here in this old farmhouse.

a favorite pair of chartreuse Bohin scissors ~ purchased at one of my favorite LNS:

In Stitches Needlework in Alexandria VA

 www.institchesneedlework.com

and a favorite fob from 

Victoria Gable at www.stitchnbutton.etsy.com

{ don't know what I love more about this one, the amethyst-colored gems, 

the bone crescent moon or the dangly little broom at the end!}

sun is up! 

on with the day...

chores to do, then back to my stitching chair.

what are your plans for this beautiful day?

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ The Beginning ~

 Good morning friends!

and a happy Tuesday to us all ~ 

we lost power for several hours last night due to the high winds we've been having...

thankful that has died down and now hoping for some true May-like weather!

My farm chores are finished,

and I have begun working on a sampler that I charted 4 years ago...

{{ it has been living in my computer and back of my brain

for that long and really needs to be set free! }}

I chose my linen, a beautiful soft and old-looking color

a Zweigart-based linen called Vintage Light Examplar from 

Lakeside Linens & Designs, Inc.

{ www.lakesidelinens.com }

a very paled-yellowish linen with subtle hints of staining...

just beautiful and perfect for my next project!

the threads that I will be working with are different for me...

I chose Valdani cotton floss ~ two are solid and one is variegated:

{ www.valdani.com }

these are in 3-ply {strand} balls, 

and I will most likely stitch this with one strand

{maybe two} but definitely not all 3...

#234 ~ Khaki Olive {solid}

#8121 ~ Brown/Black Light {solid} 

&

#H212 ~ Faded Brown Heirloom {variegated}

Oh!

 I almost forgot to mention the name of this design:

"Mary Black's Epitaph"

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I'll share progress as soon as I have some more x's crossed!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ And we have a Windy Day Finish! ~

Howdy friends & folk...

it has been SO wickedly-windy here today, 

I feel bad for any little witch out there trying to commute on her broomstick!

it's been a good day to stay in and finish this though...

"Sylvia Thistlebroom" ~ Whisk Broom Cover 

{ain't she sweet?}

quick to stitch, easy to finish...

with the help of my Whisk Broom Cover Finishing Pictorial that I made just for you! 

{see the link on my sidebar to your right, and click on it!}

I opted to use an antique child's broom for my finish, but a whisk broom is another option...

Paper & PDF Downloads are ready to fly!

and don't forget ~ our #Stayhomeandstitch sales are still going strong!

visit my Etsy shop:

www.notforgottenfarm.etsy.com 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ All we are Saying....

...is Give Bees a Chance! 

{and I know you sung that in your head while you read it! lol}
Here is another fun little motto-stitch/sampler from Notforgotten Farm™
I have been wanting to stitch this saying for a while, and went about doing just that, finally ~
I love the way it turned out, the colors and motifs just work together so well.

I stitched the model onto 35/36 count Osnaburg ~ 

it is an uneven weave fabric that gives an old fashioned look to my work.
Osnaburg can be found in most craft stores, in the Utility Fabric section, 

near the burlap/muslin, etc...

Stitch Count: 106w x 60h
All DMC Threads
Stitched one strand of floss over 2 threads of ground fabric {osnaburg}

Now Available in ouyr Etsy Shop ~

AND is included in our Quarantine Sale going on now!

 

Click Here to purchase either PDF or Mailed Version

🐝 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Have fun, Happy Stitching and...Blessed 'BEE'!!
Lori

~ Motto Samplers ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

and a happy, sunshiney Sunday to us all...

 I have been working on a few smallish motto samplers lately ~

{you may remember seeing the one in the larger hoop on my Hoop'n Tray Needlework Stand}.

this one is being stitched on 35ct 'Cornsilk' from Weeks Dye Works

~ using DMC threads, 2 over 2.

I charted this design using my software ~ and should be finished soon...

 

the wind has kept me mostly stitching in the farmhouse, 

but today I will try to work out on the front porch ~

this little motto sampler I have not charted yet, but simply working from my mind's eye ~

the ground fabric for this one above is plain old osnaburg, with the cotton seeds in it ~

{I prefer to call it cupboard cloth and I occasionally sell it in my Etsy shop}

which is an uneven weave of 35/36 count. 

oh, and I'm using DMC threads for this too, 1 over 2.

do you like my needleminder? ~ it is a mother of pearl dove, 

something that I have had in my button jar for a long time, 

and a while ago I decided to glue on some rare-earth magnets to use it to hold my needles...

what are your favorite needles to cross stitch with?

mine are absolutely the Easy-Glide Ball Tipped needles 

available from from Rachelle at TheCottageNeedle on Etsy...

I have 26's & 28's {green & blue caps}

and I also have ball tipped embroidery needles that I adore too! {yellow cap}

click on the pic below for a really good close up of the tip of the needles...

 

a few of my narcissus that Peter picked for me last weekend 

are still doing well in their glass vase...they smell heavenly!

 

Wishing you all a peaceful and creative day my friends.

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori