~ In the News ~

 Happy Sunday Friends & Folk ~

keeping well and healthy I am hoping?

keeping our hands busy and our minds off of certain lifestyle-altering events

 can help reduce our stress immeasurably ~ 

and stress is the number ONE cause of lower resistance and immune system problems!

Recently, on one of my favorite Facebook Groups,

the Prim Stitchers Society {aka: PSS} someone posted a photo 

of one of my earlier cross stitch club designs, and asked where they could find/buy the pattern...

that got me to thinking that I should really release them to the public 

...now that it has been a few years.

So I will do just that.

There will be a total of 18 small, quick-to-stitch and easy-to-finish cross stitch projects ~

some are 'seasonal', and others are 'everyday' designs.

the two collages below show the individual photos of the finished models that I used for the club;

Below Collage:

top row: Spools of my Thread, Happy ThankHallowMas, Patriotic Fan Pinkeep

middle row: Snow Pants, Garden House Pin Tuffet, Tansy Cat

bottom row: Lady Bird, Melancholy, Folk Tulip Needlework Station

Below Collage:

top row: Folk Bird Needlebook, Sewing Basket Scissors Keep, Little Red Schoolhouse

middle row: Hand & Heart Hanging Pinkeep, Queen Bee Needle Poke, Merry Gathering Basket

bottom row: There's No Place, Strawberry Basket Pinkeep, Alpha Basket Needle Roll

So,

as soon as I can get all of the files ready, I will release the patterns in our Etsy shop ~

I am hoping to offer these as both PAPER/Mailed and PDF/Download...

BUT I may not be able to get them all in PDF format from my older computer,

so it is what it is ~

Hoping to work on this task tomorrow 

and have them uploaded into the Etsy shop by Wednesday ~

I'll post here on this blog, and on FB about this for those who follow there too!

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ the Little Witches Stitches Club ~

Hello friends and folk!!

exciting news and happy to announce ~ our

“Little Witches Stitches Club”

from Notforgotten Farm 

Membership opens tomorrow For our new cross stitch club for 2020! 

Membership is limited and will only run from December 15th through December 31st or until sold out ~

~ If you like to cross stitch quick projects, love spooky-sweet & friendly little Witches and decorate for the seasons, then this club is for you! 

Kits include: chart/graph, color photo, finishing instructions, DMC thread & linen. Your 1st kit includes the beautiful stained wooden Keystone paddle from Notforgotten Farm to mount your seasonal Little Witches onto so you can change them out for the Seasons ~ 

🖤✂️🧵✂️🖤✂️🧵✂️🖤 

1st kit ships January: “early Spring witch” with shamrocks and hearts

and includes paddle {shown above}

2nd kit ships April: “early Summer witch” with umbrella, raindrops and tulips

3rd kit ships July: “early Autumn witch” with American flag, acorns and leaves

4th kit ships October: “early Winter witch” with jack o lantern, Santa hat, holly & feather tree

Full year membership commitments only ~ no returns/refunds

$135.oo with Free Shipping!

Available through our ETSY shop only!

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ Keeping Toasty & Farm Shop Closed ~

 Hello Friends & Folk!

❆❅❄ BBbbrrrrrrrrr!! ❄❅❆

Well ~ due to the frigid temps everywhere,

our little Needlework Shop here at the farm will AGAIN BE

C L O S E D 

tomorrow, Saturday January 6th.

~ please keep safe and warm and don't go out if you don't have to!

do you not LOVE these vintage woolen mittens????

 and, speaking of keeping warm...

my hands have been busy as usual ~ now punching the 2018 models for our 

Primitive Punch Needle Club

I have just re-opened the club for 2018 and have a few openings left!

2018 will be a bit different, as I will be designing a series of ornaments for PPNC club members...

with dear Henny Penny {below}as the first project!

she is a fluff-butt ~ 

especially from the back view of my work ~

 and I have already begun sketching up the next three for the year ~

it's been so cold that I have been huddled  in the farmhouse under blankets and double layers...

my embroidery is on hold for a little bit, but I will be working on the next one as soon as I can ~

in the meanwhile, Robin & Jenny {and Tiny Cat} are pinned to my wall and are good company

while I sit and stitch in my favorite chair:

 oh, yeah...it's His favorite chair too...

like a perch just for him to watch the puppies and goings-on of the farm ~

'oh, hey...'

 well I guess I'll have to wait until his nap is over ~

might be a while.

OH! I almost forgot...

I uploaded a *freebie* for the members of 

The Punch Needle Guild {my group on FB} 

 How are you keeping warm today?

and what's in your workbasket?

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Monday Morning Musings ~

Good Morning ~ Friends & Folk!

I just cannot believe it is the 'end' of July already, can you?

oh how we wish Summer to come, then

we wish for the cooler temps to return once again.

ah well, so is life…seasons come & go.

… spent some time in the garden last evening when the sun wasn't so harsh.

I like to wait until it slants behind the trees a bit

so it's not too unbearable ~

I caught these beautiful 

Yellow Swallowtail Butterflies visiting our smaller herb garden, 

gathering the sun-warmed nectar from the tiny flowers on our butterfly bush:

Here's one happy friend that doesn't seem to mind the scorching heat & sun,

~ our huge sunflower!

… we measured it at almost 12 feet tall 

and it continues to grow inch-by-inch everyday, 

while producing multiple blooms on it's trunk-like stalk.

did I mention this was a 'volunteer' plant?

yep, we didn't plant it.

must have come from the bird feeders ~

what a sweet gift from nature!

~ the very tip-top bloom is lifting it's face to the sunshine ~

 Our tiny lemon-yellow day lilies are almost spent now,

just too hot for them…I guess.

I look forward to seeing them every year, 

~ then it usually gets to hot

for me to enjoy them for long!

*sigh*

&

here is the finished project model for the

Primitive Punch Needle Club from Notforgotten Farm™

{a.k.a. the "PPNC"}

~ Merrie October 31st ~

2016 © NFF

'…a delightful young Goode Witch out taking a moonlit stroll behind her beloved saltbox house...'

I chose to hang mine from a small vine wreath ~ and you can too! 

~or~ 

finish yours into a sawdust/spice-filled pillow or a simple framed piece…

how about mounting it to a slice of wool and adding some wool appliqué? 

or finish yours into a pocket...

~ the finishing possibilities are endless and I WANT TO SEE THEM!

:)

All "PPNC" Members kits WILL include:

*Weavers Cloth 

*DMC/Valdani Threads to finish project

*Reusable Paper Pattern

*Color Photo

* Detailed Finishing Instructions

ALL "PPNC" Members will need to provide their own:

Lip Locking Hoop or Gripper Frame {at least a 10"x 10" size"}

Ultra Punch Needle {Cameo} with MEDIUM TIP

If you haven't joined our exclusive club for primitive punch needlers, 

you may click HERE to join ~ 

Kits will begin shipping in August so you can have your project completed in time for the

~ Autumn Decorating Season ~

{the most wonderful time of the year}

Have a beautiful & creative day my friends ~ keep cool and be happy!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori