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

Big Red Barn... A Dream Coming True

(photo found on pinterest)

 

Danny and I both like BIG RED BARNS and a dream is looking like it will be coming true.

 

For a very long time I have wanted a shop to sell my wares, supplies, and to teach handmade crafts of all kinds.  For the most part I just enjoy being around folks that have a desire to make things.  I have always kept busy making something even from a very young age. 

 

So we have talked and planned and drawn sketches of plans and we have come up with a  BIG RED BARN that will be here at our farm.  It will have a store for me to offer my handmade goods and also, supplies of wool, punchneedles, yarns, rug hooking supplies, and much more.

 

There will be two porches with rocking chairs and tables to gather around for visiting and relaxing outside, then a big, bright room with plenty of workspace for quilting, rug hooking,  punching, and wool applique workshops or retreats.

 

 

A place to gather around the tables inside  to enjoy some good ole' home cooking and a bunkhouse built in for 16 gals to spend a night or two. 

 

I want this to be a place that everyone that comes can enjoy a taste of the country life,  make new friends, and leave feeling refreshed and wanting to return again. 

 

 

 

 

We have already  measured off where it will go....next is the dirt work to level everything up. 

 

 

In the waiting process I am still planning on several workshops in the big gathering room we have now. 

 

Check back soon for some upcoming workshops on Crazy Clutch, Shirred Rugs, Needle Punch, Oxford Punch, Beginning Rug Hooking and A YEAR IN STITCHES Block of the Month.

 

I will post the dates soon with more details.

 

If you are in the area we also have a Prairie Chicks day once a month.

This month we will meet Saturday, January 10th from 9:30 to late afternoon.

Just bring something to work on and I will provide the lunch....no charge just a good old fashion day of visiting and stitchin', hookin', and punchin'

 

 

Happy Trails......Ginger