One Last Post ~

I don't think I'll have another second to post again 

before the show tomorrow,

so

this will be it for a few days…

here are a few "Silho-Witch" pins that will be available tomorrow in the shop :)

they're watching you!

Strangely,

{{ or maybe not-so ~ }}

it seems like my witch's facial features 

~ end up resembling someone I know or knew….

 I've picked out my favorite,

have you?

Hoping to see SO many of you tomorrow!!

please introduce yourself to me so I know who you are ~

you'll recognize me….

~ I'll be the one with the biggest smile on my face ~

* Blessed be *

 Lori

Almost…...

Good chilly, happy Wednesday Morning to you

Friends & Folk!

things are coming along nicely, 

...getting my things finished for the show Saturday ~

my stitching-spot in the keeping room is where I've been planted as-of-late…

from here I get to enjoy old movies on the flat screen (if I choose)

but I usually have music playing and am entertained 

by the constant chattering of Peaches our parrot, and Barbara our parakeet who both reside in the back of this room….

here is a view from my seat ~

the wood stove is cleaned out & ready for her first puff of smoke…
I love the days when my wood stove is on, but hate cleaning all of the black soot/dust she makes.
soon I will begin decorating this old farmhouse for Olde Hallowe'en!!

 here's another shot…

photo bomb!!!!!
oh Iggy, you are most-handsome...

 I am super excited for our show this year

(I'm always excited for this show)

but, in particular

I will be meeting lots of my on-line & far-away friends

 that will be visiting here with us on Saturday!

(I'm actually a bit nervous…you see, I am a nut & hopefully I won't scare any of you away!)

I'm excited to see my sister & her hubby again ~ 

they will be here offering their wares ~ benches, birdhouses, chalkware and trees…

AND it's always good to see my beloved vendor/friends again ~ 

you are the backbone of this show 

and we appreciate you supporting us in this

...our 6th year!!!!

below is a list of who you will be shopping with on your visit to the show:

2014 List of Dealers

• 1890 Gable House {goods inside shop}
• Bittersweet Folk Art
• Burlap Owl
• By Thy Hands Tinkerings {goods inside shop}
• Colonial Crow
• Crabby Gabby {goods inside shop}
• Early Finds Antiques
• Everlastings
• From Sherry's Heart {goods inside shop}
• John Alexander ~ Broom Maker
• Kat's Meow
• Kings Island Primitives
• Millstone Mercantile
• Miss Nellie's Primitives
• Mountain Hollow
• Olde Rectory Antiques
• Olde Threads
• Out of the Wood
• Pioneer Antiques
• Sandra Sullivan ~ Homespun Elegance
• Sunflower Stitches
• Tallowberry Primitives {goods inside shop}
• Teresa's Primitive treasures
• The Burlap Owl
• The Master's Inn ~ Food Vendor
• Wing and a Prayer
• Dee Harmis ~ Antiques

Hoping to see you !!!! ~ 

if you are a hooker, stitcher, puncher, spinner or needle-person

bring along your work-in-progress and relax under our big tent for a while….

{I might even join you!}

* Blessed be * 

Lori

FALLing into my work ~

just a little smattering 

of things that I've been working on for the show….

{well, not this pincushion…it is mine ~ but it looked 'sew' pretty in the early morning light}

constant companion

~ Witches Shoes ~

wearing silk ribbons and small calico pumpkins...

...ready to keep your pins & needles safe.

~ a Sampling of Samplers ~

almost finished now….

oh my!!

~ Pumpkin Jack Chairpad ~

hand hooked with velvet, wool & cotton fabric ~
black background punched with hand dyed wool yarn.
{Love my red chairs, have a set of 2}

 here is the same chair pad below

...just set upon a different chair.

I found this lonely black chair in the dumpster!
now it holds my bottom when I stitch at my treadle machine :)

 the colors on my painted chairs match perfectly in my Folk Art world ~

chrome yellows, salmon, federal blue…turquoise-greens, black & cinnamon red.

When I found this little treasure in the dumpster,

it had a broken stretcher ~ 

{{something that would have been easily repaired 

long ago in a society where nothing was disposable,

but valued & regarded as serviceable and useful.}}

I knew Peter could quickly fix & replace the stretcher for me,

so I climbed into the disgusting dumpster to rescue it and brought it home to show him.

and when we turned it over to fix it, we found this:

a penciled signature!

...perhaps of the owner?

Barton F???
 can you make it out??

 There is more writing on this chair bottom too ~

done is what looks like chalk or grease-pencil…

it reads:

"Jacob Stauffer

coller (color) black

design no 18."

clearly this chair-maker wanted his work to be known...

and I love him for that!

I LOVE the misspelling of the word 'color' ~ 

~ such pride was taken in the workmanship of days long ago ~

such a pity that it is not valued in today's world as much as it should be….

it is so much easier to throw-away & buy a new one these days, 

and I find that so very sad.

Thank GOODNESS 

for the artisans & crafts-folk who continue the tradition of making

wonderful things that stand the test of time…

for the folks out there that mend & make-do

and appreciate things handmade.

Have you seen this new book yet?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They Made Do
from Jill Peterson
& Cheryl Jones

If you love primitive antiques, 

if you honor handmade things,

if your heart is resting in the past 

...and you long for simpler times…

this is a must-read.

I found myself happily lost in it's pages ~

digesting each written word 

and letting the feeling of this book 

absorb into my bones.

take time today to think about what you're throwing away…

can it be mended?

made into something else?

...are you creating something with your hands 

that will last generations to come and are pouring your heart into each stitch or loop?

~ remember to sign your work

 for those that will treasure you long after you're gone...

* Blessed be *

 Lori

Preparing ~

can it really be September the 12th?

…am I dreaming?

have I fallen into a time-warp 

somewhere between then & now?

...me thinks so…

but

at any rate,

progress is being made ~

alien-looking, naked witch-folk waiting for their clothing….

 While I'm on the mend, 

and stitching my fingers to the bone ~

Peter & Chris

 have been busily readying the grounds for the show

which rumor has it in these parts that it is about a week away now.

whaaaaat?

(insert time-warp here)

they have been playing Tom Sawyer ~

{{except neither one is named Tom,

and they are using red paint.}}

but

doesn't my shop fence look MAH-velous??

a new look

~WELCOME~

the perfect shade of red to me ~
 it's close to DMC 918 for those 'in-the-know'

if this is how the fence looks all spruced-up,

then by golly I cannot wait to get the shop, barn & FARMHOUSE done!

{not all done before the show, unfortunately}

...but soon enough. 

fresh paint

 there are 'other' shenanigans constantly going on around here too ~

Roxy & Lazy are inseparable now, and although she is still super-rambunctious,

she does have her tender moments…

Roxy teasing Lazy ~ always wanting to play….

 Lazy has had ENOUGH!

"KNOCK IT OFF ROX!"

 I think she got the hint….

there's my best-friends….

Today On Tap:

stringing corn/gourd garlands

finishing witch dolls

framing smaller samplers

painting a few canvases

stuffing a few more pumpkins

...hook, punch, stitch…

repeat

:)

* Blessed be *

 Lori

A Helping Hand ~

MANY Thanks

 to all who have kept me in their thoughts the last couple of days ~

...the diagnosis is in:

Acute Diverticulitis

*yay*

so now I am on the hunt for a natural approach for dealing with this.

I am NOT a fan of antibiotics at ALL.

so I am educating myself on a more natural & homeopathic level ~

such as probiotics & the like.

Diet will play a major role in keeping me healthier now too, 

because with Diverticulosis

supposedly no nuts or seeds are to be consumed 

(or other hard-to-digest foods)

for fear of them getting 'stuck' in the pockets in the colon 

and thus causing inflammation & infection 

(which then becomes: Diverticulitis)

So, there ya have it…in a nutshell,

so-to-speak.

While feeling sludgy, 

but always having to be busy ~

I kept up with you on Facebook and your blogs ~

in the Prim Stitchers Society group on FB,

one of my friends showed a most-awesome metal Witch Hand that she was using to display

her stitched pendants on ~

I was over the moon excited 

when she said she could find me one!!!!

and then she took the time to box it & ship it up to me :)

WHAT AN AWESOME PERSON

 you are Cindy!!!!!!!

and

 I 

L O V E 

it

thankyouthankyouthankyou

eeeep!

between pangs of pain, 

I have been stuffing little folks here in the sewing room too ~

almost finished

my favorite spot

 from the chair in front of my machine,

I can see out two windows ~

I can keep my eye on the donkeys

while they graze…

h e l l o

and I can see the front of our little farm shop too….

soon will be filled with all kinds of
Good Things

September brings changes in colors around here,

some subtle, some not-so…

the nandina berries are beginning to turn their winter-red

and I'm hoping that the birds won't eat them all before we get to enjoy them a bit ~

I've hung out our folky Owl flag for a pop of color too :)

the checkered border makes me happy!

 and our gourds are coming in too ~

can't wait to show them all to you!!

Have a beautiful, creative day my friends!!!

* Blessed be *

 Lori