Farm Friends & New Punch Needle Pattern!

Howdy Folks!
Happy Thursday to you all ~

thought I'd share a few snaps:

Here are Hannah & Iggy...doesn't he look like a sloth/bat/flying squirrel??

 

Crazy Cat

he adores her and literally hangs off of her everyday...

spoiled rotten~




fuzzbucket

and here is one of our friendly roosters, "Roosty" is his name...
(yeah I know, original, huh?)



handsome boy

what a looker

Roosty-roo

Roosty & Nocchi

Here is a snap of my white hyacinth in my kitchen window...I cannot wait for it to bloom!




...I can smell it already!!

 AND
here is the finish of the new punch needle design pattern now available:

"NOTIONS" punch needle pattern

  if you'd like to purchase the pattern, ...you can click on the link to your right!
They are ready to be shipped now ~ the LSHC kits have begun to ship as well!!! they are being shipped by order of membership, so expect to receive yours within a couple of days :))   see you again soon!!     Blessings from the Farm

Lori

The Heart of the Matter ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk!

I'm working on new finished goods for my
Early Work Mercantile
update on January 15th ~   Punch, Hook, Stitch...repeat
(my favorite activity!)

punching-in-progress

almost finished with this little hooking, too...




hearts of wool

and then onto a couple of little stitched pieces too ~

I love Valentine's Day...
It's always been a special day for Peter & I, making plans for a dinner date & a movie,
he always bought me a card & flowers too...(I have every card he ever gave me)
and then when we had Hannah,
I would look forward to her little hand-drawn cards full of love for me & her Dad
...(and I still have every one she made too)

Hoping your day is full of heartfelt things!!!!   Blessings from the Farm

Lori

Home again, home again ~

 Hi Folks!!

I'm home from my trip up North ~
I am tired, but happy that I got a chance to spend time with my family.   Now that I'm home, I will get back to 'work' (not that I didn't 'work' up there... I finished one hooked rug, started and finished another, designed a couple of new cross stitch patterns too...)

While I was away, Peter & Hannah washed all of my windows here in the farmhouse... I cannot believe how bright the house is now! ha!...see? a little cleaning sure makes a difference :))
(the woodstove really does a number on things in here with it's dust) Spring Cleaning can't come soon enough for me! I brought home a bunch of things from our antiques shopping excursions..
see the brown high-tops below? (on top shelf)
picked them up for a song...

a portion of my shoe collection

 I'll share more photos of the plunder in a day or two... ...IN THE MEANTIME:
I will begin shipping kits for the Little Stitches Handwork Club this week.
If you are a member and have not sent in your payment yet, please send your full pmt of $120.00 to my paypal address: Hookin2@aol.com If you will be sending your pmt via check, my info is:
Lori Brechlin 3530 Tye River Road Amherst, VA 24521 IF you would like to become a member, there are only a few spots left...
to become a member, please email me at Not4got@aol.com and I'll add your name to the list...

Have a wonderful Monday my Friends!!   Blessings from the Farm

Lori

The first Little Stitches Handwork Club Project ~ Photo

Hi Folks!!
Here is the photo of the first LSHC project from Notforgotten Farm ~

"Flow'r Basket Pin Pillow"  

January/February/March LSHC Kit

  the finished project will measure approx. 5" tall x 4" wide...
your membership kit will include:
~ Paper pattern/chart
~ 30ct hand-dyed Olde Farmhouse Linen from Notforgotten Farm
~ DMC Threads
~ Wool Fabric for Backing/Flap ~ Finishing Instructions Kits will begin shipping next week!!!   I would like to Thank everyone who has joined
and would like to say that there are just a couple of
spaces left to join...
If you would like to be included in the Little Stitches Handwork Club from Notforgotten Farm
please email me at not4got@aol.com ~

I will be heading home from CT on Sunday Januray 6th ~
Tomorrow my sisters & mom & I will be heading north to Clinton/Old Saybrook CT for a little antiques shopping at my favorite shops ~   ...see you all again soon!!!

Blessings from the Farm

Lori

2013 NEWS!!!!

Hello Friends & Folk!!! Hoping you are celebrating the first day of 2013 with your loved ones ~
I would like to share some exciting new with you all,
starting with this:

the Little Stitches Handwork Club
...from Notforgotten Farm  

...for your membership,

you will be privy to 4 of my new & original designs for 2013...
but
these will not be large projects!

I wanted to offer you something small and sweet to stitch in-between your larger projects...
something that you can take along with you perhaps ~
Your membership will include an original cross stitch design shipped to you quarterly,
beginning this month...
As a member, you will receive a beautifully packaged kit which will included everything you'll need to stitch and finish the project.

I'm keeping the cost low too,

...so that it won't be difficult to become a member.
Becoming a member means that you will be committing to the club for the year 2013.
I will be posting a photo of the first project within a day-or-two, and I think you'll like it.
The Little Stitches Handwork Club membership fee is $120.00 for the year...
(this breaks down to approx. $30.00 per design.kit)

If you would like to become a member, pls. email me at not4got@aol.com

the club membership is limited and is on a first-come-first-serve basis...

I hope you'll play along!!

The next news, is that I've posted a partial
2013 Shop Class Schedule (Link is Above)

the first class will be this Hooked Wool Basket...

...click on the link above for more classes and info...

I'm happy to announce that we'll be bringing in a few NEW teachers this year, too ~

and I'll share "who" soon!

 

Hooked Wool Basket

 and, last but not least...
I am in the process of designing projects for my first book with
Kansas City Star Books!!!
(can I get a Woo-hoo?!!!)
I have been so excited over this but wanted to wait a bit until the New Year to share it with you all...
I'll keep you all updated on when it will be released ~

I would like to also thank Jeanne Horton of Country Sampler for allowing me to be a designer for her Prim Sisters CLub for 2012...I had such fun designing for the club and hope you will all continue to visit Jeanne at www.sgcountrysampler.com)
I won't be designing for the Prim Sister's Club this year, but I'll look forward to seeing who will!!

So there you have it (well, not all of it ~ I will keep you guessing just a bit more)
Wishing you all a beautiul day filled with creativity & those who love you most!

  Blessings from the Farm

Lori