~ Chicken Brooch ~

 

 

 

 Hello Friends & Folk ~

and a very happy, sunny & bright Monday to us all!

well, i finished another little brooch....

I am enjoying creating them and I'm so happy that you love them too!

thank you for your purchases of the ones I listed in my Big Cartel Shop
https://goodsfromnotforgottenfarm.bigcartel.com

 
this brooch I will be keeping, though ~ as I never keep things for myself.

she will be worn proudly and will accompany me on many adventures!

this is another full-coverage brooch,

worked in split stitch using Valdani 3 ply cotton floss.

~ Osnaburg is my choice for the ground cloth,
as it has a perfect weave {for me}.

...many hours, many little stitches...
many thoughts, feelings and memories in each finished brooch.

Hoping your day is filled with many little things that make you smile!

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ whimsical stitches, storage and favorite threads ~

 

 

 Hello Friends & Folk!

and a happy Thursday to us all ~

Spring is Springing ~

and the birds are singing!

the sun is shining but is is a bit chilly....

but

I'll take it!

 

I've been enjoying creating a few whimsical embroidery projects 

like this coiffed lady below!

{she requested a head-full of french knots for a comb}

 

 

I've put a bunch of different stitches into her, like:

french knot, daisy stitch, seed stitch, satin stitch, split stitch
&

straight stitch.
{and some I kind, sorta make up as I go LOL}

I put her in an oval flexi-hoop, as I thought she had a vintage-y look to her and
these hoops remind me of the 70's ~

...she is stitched on stained Osnaburg, and I used Valdani 3ply cotton floss
to stitch her with.

I'll be offering her as a pattern this weekend in my Etsy shop!

 

I started another embroidery, this time a basket...
not sure if those flowers will stay or if I'll change them, but I like the basket nonetheless ;)
again, stitched on osnaburg using 3ply Valdani cotton floss...

I'm not the most organized stitcher, but I'm trying!
I dumped out all of my small balls of floss that are my 'go to' colors
or what I call my Working Palette, and then rearranged them all by grouping into colors ~

blacks, browns, greens, blues,...etc.

then I wrote down their names and numbers in one of my notebooks that I keep for embroidery only:

some of my colors might look different to you, as I see colors a bit differently I think than others.
what you might perceive as green, to me may be used as a blue...
or an orange may be used as a red and vice-versa.

anyhoo, I took photos of my pages in case you wanted to save them for yourself,
or if you're just interested in seeing my thought process LOL ~

 
I'm sure you have your own ways of storing, organizing
and categorizing your Valdani 3 ply cotton floss thread balls, and I would love to hear about that!

wishing you a day filled with peace and creativity ~

🧵 🧵 🧵 🧵 🧵 🧵 🧵

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori