~ Feeding Feathered Friends ~

Hello and welcome to Friday in Wisconsin.

Another busy week has come and gone!

We are anxiously awaiting the news of our second

grandchild!

Our oldest son Nathan, daughter~in~law Becca, and 

three year old granddaughter Rachel who now 

live in California are expecting a new 

baby any day!

Becca's due date is November 18th!

They know it's going to be a boy, but are still

trying to agree on just the right name!

Can't wait to hear what they finally choose!

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For today I'm going to share another one of my antique

metal animal pincushions....

~ Peaceful Lion~

I love the old patina especially on its face!

The pincushion is a dark olive green velvet packed with my

favorite traditional sawdust.

This is a nice size pincushion that measures 5" long.

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~ FEEDING FEATHERED FRIENDS ~

This is the time of year when I get all stocked up to start

feeding my feathered friends in a little fenced in 

winter bird garden that I've created....

This picture was taken LAST winter from out my upstairs 

bedroom window....I've added the special effect of 

falling snowflakes!

My old rusty barrel will hold two 50 pound sacks of 

birdseed.

Nice fresh seeds!

One year I forgot to take the scoop out of the bottom of the barrel

before filling it.....I haven't made that mistake again!

These 50 pound bags are pretty heavy so I usually ask my

son Sam to fill the barrel for me :)

Now I'm all set to start enjoying my feathered friends again!

If the Suet is on sale I always stock up and buy a full flat 

of 12 packages....the woodpeckers absolutely LOvE

this stuff!

From this angle you can see how rusty this old barrel is.

I use three clay pot feet to keep it off the cold 

concrete porch.

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Last Sunday on our drive home from Eau Claire we 

passed this pretty stained glass window all 

lit up....

This is a little country church that is surrounded by an

old cemetery.

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This picture was taken in the parking lot of a local hardware

store.....an Amish man patiently waiting while his wife

loads up the car!

What a perfect looking Santa's beard!

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~ OUR FIRST SNOWFALL ~

Earlier this week we woke up to our first snowfall!

My rabbits look so quaint!

We didn't get a lot of snow, but just enough to remind us 

of what's to come!

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~ STUDIO NEWS ~

After releasing my winter pattern "Lady Rachel Ruth",

and my Christmas pattern "Joy to the World" (both available in 

my Etsy Shop) I'm now planning ahead to designs for

next year ~ 2015 ~.

I'm planning and sketching up designs for Valentine's Day, 

and SPRING (my favorite season)!

Before starting on Valentine's Day I think I'll 

do either a small sampler or pinkeep?

I've got so many ideas floating around in my head....hopefully

I'll have decided by next week :)

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~ WEEKEND SOUL FOOD ~

The words of the Lord are pure words:

as silver tried in a furnace of earth,

purified seven times.

~ Psalm 12:6...KJV ~

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Stay warm and toasty my friends.....take time to stitch!

Check back on Monday to see whats new at

Scattered Seed Samplers.

Country Blessings,

~ Kindly, Tammy ~

~ Joy to the World ~

Hello dear friends.

The weather man is forecasting lots of snow for cities 

north of us like Minneapolis....somehow it 

sounds like it's going to just miss us!

I enjoyed a very relaxing weekend.

On Sunday we drove to

 Eau Claire, Wisconsin to do

some shopping, but made sure we were

back in time to watch Sunday night

football ~ Greenbay Packers vs. Chicago Bears.

~ Final Score ~ 

Packers ~ 55

Bears ~ 14

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~ STUDIO NEWS ~

 My Christmas sampler is ready to be released.....

~ Joy to the World ©2014 Scattered Seed Samplers ~

Stitch Count ~ 183W by 138H
36 Ct. Lakeside Linen ~ Pecan Butter
DMC Thread Used 

Crown (Diadem) symbolizes royal authority
Keys symbolize Faith
Cross symbolizes Hope
PX represents Christ

P and X are the early Greek letters P(Rho) and X(Chi),
pronounced row and key.  Christ, in Greek, is spelled XRISTOS.
The early church adopted the symbol PX to represent the name CHRIST.

"Joy to the World" is now available in my Esty Shop.

Also, for shop owners this pattern is available through my 
distributors Hoffman, Norden or wholesale directly 
through me.

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It's hard to believe that Christmas is only 7 weeks away!

I'm happy to share a very pretty little Christmas book
with you today....

~ A Victorian Christmas ~ Joy to the World ~

by Cynthia Hart, John Grossman & Priscilla Dunhill.

Hard cover, 92 outstanding color pages!

Sneak peek of the Table of Contents.

This lovely book is packed with inspiring decorating ideas,

....and lots of great history on Christmas traditions.

Perfect to page through on a cold winter's day,

....and enjoy a hot cup of cider, cocoa or coffee!

There are so many wonderful little details in each and every photo!

~ A Colonial Christmas ~

History on Churches, Angels, and old hymns.

History on the Christmas Tree.

Check out those great reindeer!!

If you love Christmas this is a must have book to add to your
personal library!

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~ WEEKLY SOUL FOOD ~

He that getteth wisdom 
loveth his own soul;
he that keepeth understanding
shall find good.

~ Proverbs 19:8...KJV ~

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Thank you for stopping by today, please feel free to 
leave a comment....I love receiving feedback!

Scattered Seed Blessings,
~ Kindly, Tammy ~

~ Wonderful Weeks Dye Works ~

Hello dear friends, hope you enjoyed a 
wonderful Friday.

~ STUDIO NEWS ~

This weekend I'll finish stitching my Christmas Sampler.

I've gone through my stash of antique frames, and I'm
so happy to have found a perfect fit!

Today I'll share another sneak peek.....

Last night while stitching I finished this little wreath 
around my initials.

I'll even share another little glimpse....

I love designing and stitching animals....can you guess
what this animal might be?

I'll be releasing this new pattern sometime next week, so 
you'll be able to see the whole sampler real soon!

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On Monday I shared the threads from 
Classic Colorworks.....I had so much fun organizing them.

I decided instead of keeping them alphabetically or by number, 
I would instead group them by color families, from light to
dark shades.  

I think this will make it really easy when looking for a certain
shade of a particular color.

Here is a peek of my finished Classic Colorworks thread palette....

I'm going to special order some much larger rings so I have more
room to spare.

 I'd like to mention to those of you who still prefer DMC ~ I'll 
do my best to always include the DMC alternative when 
using different thread lines.

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Now that the Classic Colorworks threads are all organized I'm
all ready for the next arrival of threads....

~ Wonderful Weeks Dye Works ~

I organized this line of thread the same way.

I can hardly wait to pick out the threads for my next pattern!

Plus.....

~ Weeks Dye Works Linen ~

I was so excited to also receive a linen sample ring!

Such great colours!!!

I feel SO BLESSED to have the opportunity to endorse such
lovely fibers and linens!!!!

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~ DOWN ABBY LANE ~

Guess what? 

I have discovered where Abby's home is.....

Behind our bard, and underneath this old boat!

I can find her eating supper every night at the same time....

She gave me a demonstration on how to select just the right
grasses....she told me it's like picking out just the 
right threads & linen!

Then she showed me how she snaps it loose and starts 
slowly eating it up.....like threading a needle and 
stitching it up!

I was so amazed at how her winter coat has filled out....just since
last week!

I told Abby that while sorting through hundreds of colors of 
thread, that I've found just the perfect color for her
Spring Sampler!

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~ WEEKEND SOUL FOOD ~

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish
plucketh it down with her hands.

~ Proverbs 14:1...KJV ~

Enjoy a fun and relaxing weekend my friends!

On Sunday I'll be watching our Packers play against
the Chicago Bears!   

....and stitching & framing!

Talk to you on Monday :)

Blessings from Scattered Seed Samplers
~ Kindly, Tammy & Abby ~

~ Classic Colorworks Threads ~

Hello dear friends.

Monday's are SO very busy here in my 

Studio these days! 

 SO many exciting 

 things are beginning to happen!

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It is very easy for me to say that of all the different antique

sewing collections I have, my absolute favorite 

collection is my metal animal pincushions.

The one I'll share today reminds me of Autumn....

~ Antique Pheasant Pincushion ~

This is the largest of all my animal pincushions, measuring

8" long from beak to tail.

The metal is very nicely detailed.  I love the feet!

Usually these hard to find metal animal pincushions will be 

stamped with a makers mark.  

This one is stamped on the underside "Japan".

The metal used on these types of pincushions will vary from 

Sterling Silver, Silver Plated, Nickel,

Copper, and more commonly used would be Pot Metal.

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So many Autumn leaves.....

This rabbit friend sits amongst my chive plants and is 

completely surrounded by fallen leaves. 

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I so happy to give an update on my wild rabbit friend

Abigail (Abby), she is alive and well....

She been hanging around the barn every night eating her

supper!

Now that it's getting dark out so early these pictures didn't 

turn out very well :(

 I'm always so happy to visit with my sweet Abby!

She is definitely fluffier looking with her winter

coat filling in.

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~ STUDIO NEWS ~

With so many different threads to choose from these days,

it makes stitching so exciting....

For many years DMC, Anchor, and JP Coats were the only 

embroidery threads available, but now we have

so many beautiful overdyed threads to 

choose from.

I'm happy to share my second package that just arrived

in today's mail....

~ Classic Colorworks Hand Dyed Cotton Threads ~

The full set of Classic Colorworks Cotton Thread includes 217 

different colors for me to now work with on stitching

my models!

Classic Colorworks was formerly know as Crescent Colours.

The new owner Ron Williams is the son of Designer Diane Williams

of Little House Needleworks.

I'm happy to have the opportunity to endorse this beautiful 

overdyed thread line!

I'll share with you on Friday how I'll organize my new set

of threads on the large ring shown in the photo.

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I'm making very good progress on my Christmas sampler!

Here is a little sneak peek....

I'll share a bigger peek on Friday!

AND

Hopefully another one of my packages will have arrived!

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~ WEEKLY SOUL FOOD ~

Pleasant words are as a 

honeycomb, sweet to the soul, 

and health to the bones.

~ Proverbs 16:24...KJV ~

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Hope you enjoy a fun filled week....please stop 

back on Friday :)

Scattered Seed Blessings,

~ Kindly, Tammy ~