Life Around The Farm

 

It's been quite a while since I posted on this blog....

Life takes it's twists and turns.

 

Opening up a retreat center and a little store oh who am I kidding I am drifting  right on out of the store door into the big workshop area with wool and patterns!  LOVE having so many wonderful ladies come join us for one day events or 3 to 4 day retreats! 

 

They think they are blessed in turn I AM THE ONE BLESSED!

 

 

So many wonderful ladies attend  from different states or right here in Oklahoma.....there is something about women gathering to do handwork!

 

WE offer free days of stitching, hooking, quilting, applique, needle punch, rug punch, knitting, crochet.....whatever you want to work on!

 

Some days we serve lunch and some days they each bring their own lunch!

We have Farm Chick Days, Ruffled Feather Days, and Wool Quilting Group Days....

(I post the dates on FB if your interested just follow my page Prairie Moon Primitives)

 

 

My mom and daughter help a lot along with at times my sisters and of course,  Danny is always helping to add more shelves, hang up items, and clean up!

 

Our daughter Jenn is mom to our two lil' granddaughters....she stays busy helping here and working for Danny, too!  She is speedy and is all about getting things organized!  I am the fly by the seat of your pants gal she is trying to rein me in....good luck Jenn!

 

 

Miss Betty is our youngest can you believe she is almost 4!

Unbelieveable we better watch out this kiddo is growing up way too quick....she is our spunky one for sure!  (takes after her mom)

 

 

All three grandkiddos are my pride and joy!  They come over a couple of times a week and are more like brother and sisters than cousins.

 

Sloan is ten.....he will be eleven later this year....I started this blog when he was just a baby!

He plays baseball and is an excellent catcher for his age.  He loves anything ball.  He even has me out playing catch but I will NOT pitch to him anymore....

 

Eva Mae is almost six and loves to do crafts.  She repurposes things into new crafts as in she will take apart her sisters artwork to make new! OOps!  She does love to draw, paint, and work with beads...she has a little craft area in her room.  She may just turn out to be running this place one day!

 

 

Life around here has changed....my dad left this world for his home in heaven last August.  He is celebrating with our Lord and has a body free of pain.  I can't wait to see him again!!  We sure miss him.  Danny lost his Dad in November and what a blessing it will be see him again, too. 

 

We were able to celebrate one last birthday in July with my dad.  He celebrated 76 years of life on this earth and lots of family and friends blessed us with coming that day.

 

 

Christmas 2017 brought a few tears as we reminisced about our dads and what wonderful memories we had growing up!

 

My mom and sisters are very special to me.   Love abounds and we hold each other up so many times. 

 

So as we have enjoyed the beginnings of 2018 we hope that you have a Happy, Healthy, and wonderful 2018!

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger

 

 

 

Basket Weaving

 

Do you remember making a basket in High School?  Way back when I was in school we had art and we had a fantastic art teach....we were able to do pottery, basket weaving, pen and ink, and lots of different things. 

 

Here at Prairie Moon Primitives and Retreats we love offering all kinds of classes.

 

My sister Sherry is making this wonderful muffin basket.  I'm glad she came out this last Saturday!  She usually crochets so this was something new to try.

 

 

 

 

My sister Jane and her daughter Mandy came, too.  Jane made a basket in the last class so she decided to make a different basket this time.

 

 

 

Pauline and LaJuana teaching the gals the different kinds of baskets.

 

Pati and Carrie

 

Mom and her cousins

Marlene and Ryan (mom and son)

 

Nita, Skye, and Megan

 

Charlotte was making a colorful basket.

Megan and Skye

 

 

 

 

Another basket class is scheduled for April 29th! 

 Irish Knitting Basket

 

 

Fruit Basket

 

 

Susie Q

 

 

I am also carrying some finished baskets in the shop! 

 

 

Happy Trails......Ginger

 

 

 

 

 

A New Spring Time Pattern

 

I'm teaching at a local quilt guild in February so I wanted to design a simple yet fun and instructional piece for those who want to try wool applique.  Blanket stitches, colonial and French knots, stems stitch and straight stitches will be what they will be learning.  Pinks and purples are not usually my choice but I stepped out of my comfort zone and it turned out to be a fun piece to bring a little spring time into anyone's home!

 

Happy Trails....Ginger

 

Little Quilts

 

I like little mini quilts and I have been making lots of samples for the shop.  This is a pattern by All Through The Night and I decided instead of making it into 6 different pieces I would combine them into a little quilt.  It was a fun one and was put together very quickly. 

 

 

I have lots and lots of jars of buttons.  I like the look of them in the old canning jars.  Eva likes buttons, too.  I suppose most little girls like playing with buttons and beads.  Maybe she will enjoy doing little sewing projects...guess I better sharpen up my skills on left handed embroidery as she is a little lefty!

 

The little girls love coming in the craft room and exploring!  Buttons, beads, threads, crayons, paper, scissors, doo-dads.....who am I kidding I like coming in the craft room, too!

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger

Little Old Lady

 

This little birdie sets on top of a jar!  I've been trying out applique's on lots of different things.

Jars filled with buttons, jelly beans, threads, snippets....lots of jars holding lots of things!

A simple little needle book to hold some of my favorite needles....chenille, straw, millners, embroidery, quilting....lots of needles!

 

I like little things.....little needles, little scissors, little scraps

Each day I work on some little something

It's therapy for me!

 

I listen to music

or to some of my favorite Bible scholars

sometimes I even watch/listen to Andy Griffith!

 

 

I stitch when I go work in the office for Danny..... that is in between phone calls and customers! 

I'm usually tagging a project along on a trip in the truck.

If we are at Home Depot I'm the little OLD lady sitting in the truck stitching away.

 

I've always loved making things....

I have piles and piles of handmade things!

Some I give away, some I display!

Drawers filled with hand stitched blocks, needle punched pieces, so many things.....

A lifetime of things

Makes me think of all the stacks of items found in little shops!

Handwork by little old ladies sitting in trucks waiting on little old men :)

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger

 

 

 

 

Basket Making!

 

We are offering a wonderful Basket making class by Pauline Asbury from right here in Oklahoma!   She is one talented lady and can teach from beginner to advanced students. 

Come join us on January 28th from 9 am to 3 pm ....you will go home with a finished basket!

 

Pauline brings everything you will need  and I will be making lunch and dessert!

 

If you are interested in attending the basket workshop just email me at

prairiemoonprimitives@yahoo.com to sign up!

 

Space is limited to 15 students

 

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger

Sitting Room

 

 

Every evening I spend time in this room!   I'm not much on sitting still for very long but put a needle of any sort in my hand and I can sit for awhile.  I love the feeling of making something with my hands.  Even doodling while on the phone at work fills up the pages where call backs for Danny to make fill in around their names.  Needless to say I have to make him a list if I can decipher what I wrote to begin with.

 

This week will bring warmer temps possibly up to the high 60's and then they are calling for rains and icy cold conditions later in the weekend!  Snow.....then sunny warm days,....then icy cold winds with possible freezing!  Makes for Oklahoma winters and lots of people with coughs and colds!

 

 

We are hosting lots of different retreats in the upcoming months so if you want to see all the updates follow me on facebook PrairieMoonPrimitives


Well,  time to find that comfy chair and get to stitching!  Hoping your enjoying some time spent doing what you love.

Happy Trails......Ginger

 

 

 



A New Year Brings New Goals

We have closed out another year here at our little farm.  Our grandkiddos are growing up just too fast for me.  Miss Betty Rae is our youngest and she will be 3 years old in March.  She is keeping right up with Eva Mae and Sloan.  They each have their own personalities which makes them mighty special. 

We have farm chick days twice a month....one Wednesday and one Saturdays.  We have ladies who quilt, rug hook, Oxford punch, needle punch, applique, knit and scrapbook.....

Carolyn made this scrappy rug!  She gets a lot done and does many different things in fiber.

We offer basket classes by a local OKC lady "Pauline Asbury.  She does classes for beginner to advanced students.

We had 36 ladies come for our Christmas party....we played dirty Santa and Left Right Center plus everyone brought a dish and we sampled lots of good eats!

WE held our first scrapbook retreat and they made cards, jewelry, and did scrapbooks, too.

Farm Chick days are fun days just to gather and enjoy each other's company, eat lunch and a little dessert and work on projects.

Well with 2017 here I am setting some goals for myself.  Blogging more this year is one of them.  I want to offer some free little doodles, do some simple tutorials, keep you informed on retreats we will be offering and share some of our farm days!

Life is busy but it's good to slow down and cherish friendships, spend some quality time with family,  have a few quiet times stitching, and of course I really need to focus on studying and reading my Bible more.

This year is sure to bring some happy days and some days that will bring me to my knees but I will take one day at a time and rejoice in whatever comes my way!

Wishing you and your family a Happy, Healthy, and Joyous New Year!

Happy Trails.....Ginger

Hello Autumn

 

It was a super busy summer....the retreat barn is up and running and we had several retreats here at the farm.  It has been a blessing having so many ladies come from all over the USA and we have loved having each and everyone! 

 

Frank Bielec (yes, he was on Trading Spaces) is a wonderful primitive folk artist and he has graciously allowed me to turn his artwork into needle punched, applique, and rug hooked pieces.  I am working on putting together some of his designs and offering them as patterns.

 

The one above is called

PEACE ON EARTH

so far I have a sample and pattern made for needle punch and I am working on one for wool applique.

If you are interested the patterns will be in my Etsy shop or you can email me if you would like to purchase one.

 

This one is a table mat called

Winter Time

It is about 18" across and is done with wool and is very easy to make.

 

Over The Hills of Snow is a needle punch book that holds your scissors, pins, and needles

It is needle punched on the front and has wool applique on the inside!

 

Matilda is a whimsical happy little witch and is a fun wall hanging.

 

 

I have been missing from blogging as summer was so very busy!  The grandkiddos are growing up so fast.  Sloan is now 9 years old and loves playing kid pitch baseball and is the catcher for his team.  He loves it!  Eva Mae has started full day pre-school and is 4 1/2 years old and has the most beautiful blue eyes you ever saw.  She loves school and playing on the playground.  Little Betty Rae is 2 1/2 and is going to preschool for a couple of hours a week and knows all her ABC's and thinks she can do anything Sloan and Eva can and of course she tries it all.  Can you tell MoMo loves those grandkiddos and might be a bit partial.

 

Our days here on this earth are so very short....it's like a whisper and before you know it a year is gone and then another and another.  Hug those near and dear to you, hop of the couch and go outside and play, smile at those who look grumpy who knows you just might brighten their day!

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  Check back soon I hope to share a free pattern!

 

Happy Trails.....Ginger