~ Hot as......HELLO!

 

 Hello Friends & Folk!

...and a happy hotter than HELLo,
sticky, muggy, & downright YUCK of a Monday early evening.

I'm not a fan of the heat of Summer.
give me a chilly October/November day any time!

well, at least I'm 'thinking' about those months while hooking a bit ~
I was cleaning up my sewing room {stash/hoard/collection/squirrel's nest}
and cam upon some wools that I guess I hid from myself?
(i don't remember them at all lol)
but

that's ok because I'm actually doing something with them...

I'm trying to give my eyes a break from cross stitch & embroidery,
but with hands that are never idle, I need something to work on ~

can you relate?

I figured, if I made a few small hook-lings,
that would be my respite from needle and thread for a little while
{that is until Winter/Christmas designs start creeping in my brain & workbasket}

 

being so blooming HOT, I hook on the porch of the studio ~
in the morning or later in the afternoon.

thankfully we have ceiling porch fans, so there is always a breeze at the flick of a switch
if Mother Nature does not provide.

a small pumpkin is finished, and I'm almost done with a little witch's hat.
...perhaps I'll do a crescent moon, a black cat, another pumpkin or three...
who knows?

although it is sticky out there,
I'm actually not minding working with my newly-found, not quite lost &

forgotten about 'hidden' wools.

just hooking the thought of Autumn tricks me into thinking
that it's cooler than it is ~ ha!

I don't know where I got this frame from,
but have had it for a few years...I believe it is an Appleton? but the label is missing.
I usually work on my Hook'n Punch Frame
{the ones that Peter makes and we sell in our Etsy shop)
but this one was close at hand so I'm using it.
It is a bit 'high' for me, though -
meaning it sits tall in my lap and makes my shoulders ache a bit.
oh well, make do for the moment, right?

I'm using my Miller hooks for these smaller cut projects.
{a size 7 cut is my favorite cut to hook in}
as you can see, the wear on the hook to the far right shows my go-to hook)

Peter drilled a hole in the handle for me
so I can thread a waxed cord through it and wear it around my neck...
I have a tendency to put hooks in my pockets and then try to sit down.
I wouldn't recommend that.
:)

 Well that's it for now...
I'll be back when I have a few more of these finished!

Keep Cool and Keep Creating!

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

A Bewitching Virtual Show!

 

Kindly join me, 

and a cauldron-full of over 40 of the most enchanting, 

sweet & spooky Hallowe'en artisans you will ever find in one magickal event!

A Virtual Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween

Saturday, September 19th at 8:00 A.M.

 

www.bewitchingpeddlersofhalloween.com

 

and 

~ here is the spooktacular Participating Artists list:

 

 ☞ How to shop this Fabulous Virtual Show ☜

☟

On Saturday Morning, at 8:00 A.M. sharp,

visit: www.BewitchingPeddlersofHalloween.com

where you will see all of the above Participating Artist's links go LIVE, 

for you to click on

and purchase their wondrously-frightful goodes...

I am honored to be participating, 

and will be offering you some of my finished goods over at my Etsy shop:

www.NotforgottenFarm.etsy.com

 ...once at my Etsy shop, 

the link to my "Finished Folk Art" section 

will be there on the left hand sidebar ~

(the link is not there at the moment, but WILL be there when the show goes live)

 

and... here is a peak at some of the things I'll be offering ~  

 

~ Stay tuned for more info on my finished folk art & goods ~

I'll be giving more previews all week!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ a Little Witchy-Stitching in July ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk!

it's Monday again....

hot, hazy & humid.

cicadas are scratching out their Summer songs from high-atop the treetops in our backwoods ~

lazy days are upon us, and we are in need of rain once more for the gardens.

I am staying put, indoors in the AC

as much as I dislike the windows closed and much-prefer fresh air,

this old body of mine cannot tolerate the humidity any longer...

so, what's a girl to do?

well, dream of my beloved October days ~ of course!

I know, 'don't rush it'...but I am an Autumn Girl,

a cold-weather loving soul.

my thoughts turn to pumpkins, crisp air and crunchy leaves...

woodsmoke and wool sweaters and steaming mugs of pine needle tea! 

SO, while holed-up in the blasting artificial cool air in this old farmhouse 

I will once again begin my needlework for the upcoming Autumn-time & All Hallow's Eve.

{it's never too early lol} 

If I didn't have Needlework in my life....I don't know what I would do.

EVERY stitch or loop holds my thoughts & prayers, hopes and dreams...

~ happiness and tears.

{especially with the issues happening in our Country right now...}

🌙 🎃 🌙 🎃 🌙 🎃 🌙 🎃 🌙

stitch ~ punch ~ repeat

Have you begun your Autumn/Hallowe'en

Needlework projects yet? 

Looking to enhance your Stash a little bit??

The THREE {3} collages below are showing just a small array of my punchneedle designs ~

available for your punching-pleasure found in our Etsy Shop ~ 

AND these patterns are on SALE at a 20% off savings!

 

 AND

The FOUR {4} collages below 

are showing just a small array of my Cross Stitch/UNcounted Cross Stitch designs ~

available for your stitching-pleasure found in our Etsy Shop ~ 

and these patterns are also on SALE at a 20% off savings too!

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Peter & I are SO THANKFUL 

for the valued Friendship  and Kind Support

that we continue to receive from our Needleworker Customers and Friends...

May your hands be busy,

may your heart be light ~

and may we all be blessed with Peace in our lives.

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

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~ Merry Hallowe'en ~ Blessed Samhain ~

"Witch's Broom Notes"

On Halloween, what bothers some
      About these witches, is how come
      In sailing, through the air, like bats
      They never seem, to lose their hats?
Hitchhiking owls, as we have seen,
      Ride nicely on this queer machine...
Another thing: if brooms can fly,
      Do witches keep them handy-by
      To sweep the kitchen floor with, say?
      Or do they have them locked away
      For private passage through the sky?

 ~David McCord

(1897–1997)

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ New Pattern Listed ~

 Good Sunday Morning Friends & Folk!

a Sparkling Day on tap ~ 

and I cannot wait to head out to the porch to do a little bit of stitching & punching!

 I just listed my newest design, Oh My Stars! in my Etsy shop...

available both PDF & Paper and you can click on the listing above in my Etsy Pocket Shop ~

All Valdani Pearl Cotton #8 used 

{doubled in my Ultra Punch Needle with MEDIUM Tip} 

if you're looking for a great online resource for Valdani threads, 

go to 

----> Snowflake Memories   

tell them I sent you!

Hoping you all have a peaceful Sunday doing what makes you happy!!

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ New Designs Posted ~

 Now listed in our Etsy Shop:

5 new punch needle designs and 1 new embroidery design ~

~ AND ~

don't forget, that our punch needle designs can be used for embroidery, 

~ and our embroidery designs can also be punched!!

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori

~ July Picture Walk ~

 just a few snaps for you ~

 too hot to weed!!

 

 

staying indoors, working on new punch needle designs ~

have just a few more to finish...

 then I'll get them into my Etsy shop for your punching-pleasure!

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Punch Punch Repeat ~

 Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

happy Wednesday to you all!

slightly overcast with a bit of a breeze here at the farm today...

but another beautiful day to be sure.

I'm working on the finish of a project

 that I'll be teaching at a Workshop in Ohio in October ~

{more details to come}

but here are a few glimpses of it thus-far:

seems as though I might just be...

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Pulling Wool ~

 Yes, 

I am hooking.

I could not put it off another moment!

After weeks of doing my embroidery ~ 

and glancing occasionally over at my basket{s} overflowing with my luscious wools....

I could resist no longer....so I am being very careful not to get any wool dust near my eyes,

 as I will be heading to surgery 1st thing Monday morning for the right eye, 

and again on the 24th for the left eye...

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞

I asked the members of my 

Out of Hand Rug Hookers group {Facebook} 

to share their Autumn/Halloween rugs and WOW! did they ever!

if you are not a member, and would like to join us ~ CLICK HERE ~ to request to join

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Here are a few rugs that I 'borrowed' from Pinterest that I absolutely love:

this one is my Spinning Witch and pattern is available at www.Spruceridgestudios.com 

designed and hooked magnificently by April DeConick ~ ...I adore this so much.

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If you have sent me a PM or Email and I haven't gotten back to you,

I'm not ignoring you ~ just happily busy getting ready for the show & hook in here on the 15th!

I will do my very best to reply, and thank you for your kind patience in the meanwhile :)

Blessed be,

Lori