Back Yard Visit: Black Squirrels & Deer

I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the wildlife we have in the back yard and the woods just behind our house.

It seems we have more than one black squirrel. One of them has a white patch on its side but I have yet to capture it on camera!

Over the months we had several photos of expectant mothers on our trail cameras, and then very late spring the babies started to appear!

There's that black squirrel again... between the deer (below).

Thanks for stopping by!

God bless,
Lana

 

What Was Supposed to Be Whimsy Wednesday ~ Star Pincushion

Missed it again! I can blame it partly on having a horrible migraine for several days that still won't go away and the fact that I've been to pay respects at the funeral home three times in a week... a fourth time if you go back a couple of weeks. I hope to get back on track by Monday.

For what was supposed to be Whimsy Wednesday, I made another pincushion for those of you who need one... or collect them! This matches the Lavender Ticking Puzzle Ball Pin cushion and the Lavender Ticking Triangle Pincushion that I made last month for my Early Work Mercantile page. This is based on a couple of antiques I have in my collection.

This is completely hand-stitched by me. I used vintage ticking, vintage bark cloth, and recycled wool. I stuffed each section with 100% wool scraps and topped it off with a vintage button from my collection.

It's about 4" tall x 8" across.

$55 (plus shipping)

Email me to purchase.


I have more custom orders to work on, but in between letting glued pieces dry (these are paper whimsy orders), I am sure I will still be doing handwork... pincushions (new styles based on my antiques), penny rugs, and more!

Thanks for stopping by again!

God bless,
Lana

Punching Along...

Update: I no longer sell on folk art co-ops. If interested in a piece, please email me for availability.

I finished a few more pieces for the Early Work Mercantile update. The theme was A Log Cabin Christmas so I designed a leaning feather tree, a log cabin block, mistletoe, and a cabin in the woods. I used Valdani perle cotton and worked these under an OttLite lamp. It makes such a difference!

Leaning Feather Tree, sold - thank you!

Log Cabin Block still available

Mistletoe still available

Cabin in the Woods, sold ~ thank you!

I have one punch needle piece remaining from the previous Whimsy Wednesday offerings. It's called Fraktur Bouquet. It may be purchased directly from me or my Etsy shop.

I may get a few more pieces done, just maybe, but soon I will be working on another large order of paper whimsies for a shop in California, and for my own webshow just before Thanksgiving.

It seems like once fall gets here, time really flies!

Have a blessed day,
Lana

Bacon and Cream Cheese Peppers

Before the garden was finished for the season, I happened upon a simple recipe for the abundance of peppers we had. They were such a hit, I wish I had found it sooner! I used both banana peppers and jalapeños for this recipe. Cut peppers in half and scrape out the seeds with a spoon (unless you have the right kind of gadget for this). Fill each half with cream cheese... or string cheese... and wrap with a slice of bacon. Place on pan and bake at 400 until bacon is done... maybe 20 - 30 minutes. If needed you can use a toothpick to hold the bacon on the peppers. Enjoy!

A Log Cabin Christmas Preview

First of all... If the photos or typing look weird the last few days, it's because I dropped my old laptop..... It's the one I had to revert to using after I spilled pop on the newer one my son gave to me. So I bought a tablet thinking I could take care of everything with it.....wrong! I am disliking this tablet more and more. I can,t print anything from it unless I send everything to that cloud thing.... And even if I did that, I ca n't get it to recognize my printer. I also can't edit my photos with Adobe PS on this thing and more times than not something happens when I'm typing and it types several words or letters llllikkkelikelike thissssthiiiis. It's not my typing... there's something wrong with the tablet. Needless to say I am returning it. That's not the worst.... The computer shop could not retrieve any of my files, documents, or photos... And I had a lot on there that I hadn't backed up. I should have learned my lesson the last time. :(

So, let's move on to what I'm working on this week. I will have three punchneedle designs listed at Early Work Mercantile Saturday evening. These photos are a sneak peek.

Have a lovely evening and don't forget to back up your files!!!

Lana