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?
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| 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:
taking breaks from all of those akimbo-stitches
to say hello to my flower and fauna friends:
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| good morning glories! |
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| hello hibiscus! |
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| loverly loriope! |
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| tea roses & garden spiders! |
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| my beautiful Lady on her silken throne ~ |
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| black eyed suzy's make me smile ~ |
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| 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
