Lately

There has been a Continual Riot of Color...

and fun times with Grandma...

The Bulldozer and Farmboy have been hard at play...

we've seen a little bit of Blue Sky...

and a Whole Lot of Rain...

there have been Walks in the Woods...

some Seasonal Stitching...

a Multitude of Mushrooms...

a depleted Garden overrun by Chickens...

Flower Beds putting out one last Burst of Effort...

and best of all, there has been time together...

I am thankful each and every day for the gifts I have been given in family, friends, home, and community (both local and cyber). May you also find thankfulness in the simple moments of your life.

*NEW* A Thankful Heart

This is one of two brand new designs being released today... Be sure to scroll down to see the other one!

As a mother of two young children, the simplest, most pure representation of the bounty in my life has come in the form of bedraggled, half-wilted bouquets of wildflowers, lifted by grubby sets of fingers, a sweet token of their love for me.

So this design is a bit uneven, a little bedraggled, with minimal colors and primitive form. As you stitch it, and each time you look at it thereafter, I hope that you are reminded to keep a Thankful Heart. For indeed, it is good medicine to be thankful.

The entire model is worked with cross stitches, using one thread worked over-two.

Stitch Count: 99 x 69
Model stitched on Picture This Plus 36ct Ancient

Using flosses from The Gentle Art: 0420 Gold Leaf, 0450 Corn Husk, 7005 Old Red Paint, 7024 Tin Bucket, 7025 Shaker White, 7041 Apple Cider, 7061 Caramel Corn, 7080 Endive

This design is now available in my etsy shop, and will be going out to my distributors and the shops on my automatic shipments list soon. If you prefer to bypass etsy and order directly through me, you can send me an email: beth@heartstringsamplery.com