Good Morning Friends & Folk ~
a sunny & windy day on tap for us here at the farm ~
it feels more like March to me than mid-January!
Growing up in CT,
the Winter months were long and cold ~
we waited patiently {or not-so} for any signs of Spring we could find...
the one we always welcomed was the first Robin sighting!
My Mother, Sisters & I would each watch out our windows
and whoever saw one first, would call the others to announce that our favorite little birds were back
from their vacation in the Southern states.
Now, living in VA ~
some of our Robins are here year-round.
but,
as Spring approaches and the ground softens from rain
we will again happily welcome flocks of fat little red-breasted Robins
and watch them hungrily pecking the dirt for juicy worms...
Robins,
{{well any birds for that matter}}
have always played a big part in my folk art & needlework designs.
I think I can count on my PA German roots for that,
as birds have been a sign of luck for centuries and have been/are still
used frequently in their culture.
Here are a few Robins that I have designed in the past:
a sunny & windy day on tap for us here at the farm ~
it feels more like March to me than mid-January!
Growing up in CT,
the Winter months were long and cold ~
we waited patiently {or not-so} for any signs of Spring we could find...
the one we always welcomed was the first Robin sighting!
My Mother, Sisters & I would each watch out our windows
and whoever saw one first, would call the others to announce that our favorite little birds were back
from their vacation in the Southern states.
Now, living in VA ~
some of our Robins are here year-round.
but,
as Spring approaches and the ground softens from rain
we will again happily welcome flocks of fat little red-breasted Robins
and watch them hungrily pecking the dirt for juicy worms...
Robins,
{{well any birds for that matter}}
have always played a big part in my folk art & needlework designs.
I think I can count on my PA German roots for that,
as birds have been a sign of luck for centuries and have been/are still
used frequently in their culture.
Here are a few Robins that I have designed in the past:
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| Folk Bird Needlecase ~ previous LSHC kit/model |
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| Needle Bird Punch Needle Pincushion ~ www.notforgottenfarm.etsy.com |
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| Early Bird Hooked Stool Cover ~ www.notforgottenfarm.etsy.com |
Most recently,
I designed the project below ~
it is in the current, inaugural issue of
Wool Works Magazine...
I combined my love of punch needle & rug hooking for this design ~
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| www.Woolworksmagazine.com |
Spring Messenger is available for you to hook too,
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| www.Spruceridgestudios.com |
but by far,
my favorite little Robin that I brought to life
is this one...
made from scraps of cloth & wool
pieces of twisted wire and thread ~
and found twigs...
she lives with me here in my sewing room
and is a constant muse for all of my other feathered creations...
{she is not available}
and I am hoping to make time to create a whole flock of these and offer them to you....
in the meantime,
I'll keep watching out the wavy-glass windows of this Old Farmhouse
~ for the return of this fair weather harbinger....
Wishing you all a day filled with goodness and peace.
Blessings from the Farm ~
Lori
