{ A Merry Heart }

New cross stitch pattern is now available!

"A Merry Heart"

will be up on etsy & ebay in just a moment...
{links to your left}

a sweet little sampler that measures approx.
6 7/8" x 5 1/8"
stitch count: 124w x 93h

I made mine into a rag-stuffed pillow,
then added vintage brown velvet ribbon and buttons...

I like to hang these on the backs of ladder-back chairs~

I'm also working on some miniature samplers
{1 1/2" x 1 1/2" square}
that will be encased in glass and placed in a two-sided frame...

the backs of the samplers will show scraps of antique fabrics
from my ever-growing collections...
they will hang from a length of waxed linen string
and can be worn around your neck to declare your love for needlework!
{{These are NOT prints,
they are TRUE needlework samplers,hand stitched by me!}}
I'm hoping to list a few this evening on etsy...

Well, stay warm Friends...
wishing you all a beautiful Winter's Day!

~Lori~

{ the passing of a Dear Friend...}

me and my little friend...

Little Bits in the backyard bird feeder...


Little Bits with 'his girls'...

It's never easy having to say goodbye to someone who's touched our life...

this morning, as I was feeding all of our fur & feather friends at the barn,
I noticed a distinct silence in the hen house...

it was as though they were all waiting for me to find him.

and I did.

all curled up and peaceful...

Little Bits
(I called him Bitties)
was hatched next to the woodstove in the farmhouse almost 5 years ago...
he had trouble breaking out of his little shell, so I helped him along.
I guess we bonded then...

Bitties would almost daily accompany me here to the shop,
where he would occasionally find his way in
and I would hear the pitterpatter of his little feet around the shop...
he loved to sneak up behind me,
then crow at the top of his little lungs!

He greeted many friends and customers at the shop's porch,
and would come running when I called him.

He loved to be held and petted, always trusting us,
and would always fall asleep in our hands,
tiny, shiny eyes slowly closing,...his little head lilting down into slumber.

Rest Peacefully, my little Friend...
Thank you for the years of joy you brought to Notforgotten Farm.

You will always be remembered.

love, Mom.

{ a new look }

Here is that awesome green chippy cupboard that you saw in my older post...
it has found it's new home here in the farmhouse den,
surrounded by my favorite things and comfy cozy by the woodstove...

doesn't it look as if it were made for our television?
a pefect fit!

Peter made a drawer from one of the shelves we removed,
...he did a great job!
I tucked in some yellow-ware, baskets, rabbits by Pineberry Lane
antique picture and my favorite hooked rug by Sherry Kristoff above it...

I'm SO happy with it!
{woohoo!}

It's COLD here agin today...and I'm off to the PO and bank,
then back to the farmhouse to sit & stitch...
"The Bunny Trail" needlepunch pattern model is finished,
and I'm working on a little cross stitch design ~
I'll show pics soon!!!!

Have a SPARKLING day & keep warm!
Plenty & Grace be yours today,

Lori

{ Happy Saturday! }

...well, we've been celebrating so much lately,
why not celebrate Saturday?

:)

Hannah & I are in the shop, printing, folding, bagging,
boxing orders that came in over the last few days...
(all orders will be shipped out on monday...thanks so much!)

I wanted to show you the finished rug that I was working on...

remember it?

it will hang here in the shop,
then accompany me on my show dates to act as my 'sign'...
and speaking of shows, here's another one that you won't want to miss:
"Winter in the Valley Antiques"
{http://www.picturetrail.com/winterinthevalleyantique}

a brand new show located in Fishersville VA!!!

I've been asked to demonstrate my
primitive rug hooking and needle punching so stop by and see me!

>>>>>>>::<<<<<<<

and here's another doll that will be up for auction in just alittle bit:

her name is Amelia, she is paper-clay over cloth and looks like carved wood...
she is a beauty, no?
(my thanks to all of the watchers and bidders on my
Mother Rabbit doll, and for all of the loverly comments about her!)

Have a wonderful Saturday...and stay warm, it's COLD out there!!
Plenty & Grace be yours,

Lori

{ a new day }

We will open the book.
Its pages are blank.
We are going to put words on them ourselves.
The book is called Opportunity
and its first chapter is
... New Year's Day.

~Edith Lovejoy Pierce

I love that quote...
it sums it up.
no resolutions, no regrets...
just keep living life as a new chapter unfolds for us.

it is our book,
and we can begin it again any way we like.....

how refreshing & peaceful to our hearts & minds!!!

Wishing you all a Blessed New Year!

Lori