H E A R T S aflutter....
Happy January 2nd!(i'm used to wishing "happy..." so why not celebrate everyday now?I wanted to share this with you ~our Heart Flax Comb painted in Oyster White...so pretty! since my color scheme (in...
View ArticleOver thinking things ~
No wonder my head hurt yesterday ~I figured it out.....I totally over-think things sometimes.do you?I started with this little piece that I hooked yesterday while trying to ease my headache:it is just...
View ArticleThe "Inspector"
Iggy likes to help.well, not 'help' exactly......but do his part.we like to call him The Inspector.everything we do, Ig wants to 'see' it.smell it.touch it....be involved.so of course, here he is in...
View Articlethe little things ~
I tend to collect lots of little things...(ya think?)like tiny plates and pitcherssmall rabbit figurines and seashells from my hometown ~my green hutch in dining room decorated for Winter/Springold,...
View ArticlePolar Express & Painting
We are expected to get that blast of cold air here soon ~with heavy winds and some rain/snow mixed in...it's days like this that I feel my most creative ~ not sure why, but I always want to make...
View ArticleMore collections ~
Hello Friends & Folk ~....sharing a few more of my little off-beat collections with you ~ on this fine cold day!~ old doorknobs ~nutmeg grinders ~ butter & cookie presses~ sewing baskets ~~...
View ArticleShop CLOSED Today ~
So sorry, but the shop here at the farm will be closed today ...due to inclement weather ~This Public Service Announcement was brought to youby our very own Ignatius Catt the Meteorologist...he says we...
View ArticleDITTO !!!
Once again,The National Weather Cat Association (NWCA)has announced the closing of the shop here at the farm today due to excessivepower failure...not our power here, per say ~but a power failure on...
View ArticleSunny Sunday!!!
Finally!sunshine & warmer temps ~we need the sun now to dry up the saturated spongey ground...I was going outside to take some photos of the beautiful morning and I heard an awful screeching sound...
View ArticleGetting there ~
You're probably tired of seeing the bath,... but here it is anyway ~I am over-the-moon excited about it!warm, bright & farmhouse-y !!!Peter has worked So hard getting this together for us...and I...
View ArticlePQ&P Magazine!
Hello Friends & Folk!wanted to let you all know that the new & current issue ofPrimitive Quilts and Projects magazine is out!...look for my little punchneedle project,"Blue Belle" 'Blue Belle"...
View Articlea little Friendship ~
F R I E N Dwhat a beautiful word ~I have many,yes...old friends, new friends, good friends....some are friends I've never met, and ones just down the road...Friends I can call in times of need and they...
View ArticleWool Applique Class ~
Yesterday (Saturday)was our wool appliqué class here in the shop ~...we had a full house and the wool dust was flyin'!!with the help of Peter, we figured a new seating arrangement ...that I think was a...
View ArticleSimple Country Pleasures ~
Sunny, breezy chilly day here at the farm ~a quiet beginning to the new work-weekand I am well-rested from the busy few weeks behind me now :)On days like this, I like to take reflective walks around...
View Article~ Crash Course ~
Hello!here is a mini quick **CRASH COURSEin how I do the freehand cross stitch that I've been talking about...Step # 1 Gather your supplies ~I use my hand dyed cupboard cloth (osnaburg)a #26 needle DMC...
View ArticleIt All Begins ~
Mostly all of my work ~needlework,... or folk artbegins with a sketch...I keep many (many) sketchbooks ~ in the farmhousein the shopin the carin my purse.so that when inspiration strikesor when my muse...
View ArticleClosed Today!
Good Morning from "Frosty Bottom Farm!" LOL ;)Wanted to pop in here early to say ....that due to the extreme cold temps, the farm shop will beC L O S E Dtoday (friday)but O P E N tomorrow...
View ArticleQuiet Monday ~
Hello!...hoping everyone reading this has thawed out a bit?we have been keeping our wood stoves piping-hot these past few days ~Peter's been cutting & chopping wood,{{I have been sweeping up the...
View ArticleI've been thinking....
Well, that's something new!!actually, it's not something new that I'ver been thinkin' about...but it is new to me ~I have been seriously thinking about offering my patterns in PDF format....there...I...
View ArticleNew "Hookinpunch"© Gripper Frame from Notforgotten Farm
Howdeeee!!!Hey! …the sun is out and it is actually above 10* today! {{YAY!}}So, what have we been up to here in the workshop?well, my BRILLIANT husband, (partner and cohort in all-things-fun)...has...
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