Saturday Spotlight: Lori from Notforgotten Farm

Hi, everyone!   Kris from Junk Chic Cottage and I wanted to do a regular feature on our blogs, something unique that hasn't been done before.   So we came up with an idea to 'spotlight the real life behind the blogger' in a more personal way.

There is so much talent and inspiration in blogland, and we thought it would be fun to bring you a closer look at the person behind the blog.

Every week on Saturday we will spotlight a blogger and have them tell us a little bit about themselves and their blogs.  You will be able to see and read about each of the bloggers on both Kris's and my blog. 

Today I'm pleased to introduce you to Lori at Notforgotten Farm.  I came across Lori's blog fairly recently, and was smitten! When I read her post on her latest finds and saw that they were some of my favorite things (a marmalade jar, ironstone tureen, whisk brooms and feed sacks among them) I knew she was a kindred spirit!  I also adore seeing the pics of the sweet animals on her farm, and you have to see her newly finished sewing room-I love it, and I don't even remotely sew! Please sit back, relax, and enjoy getting to know Lori.


Hello Folks!

I'm Lori ~ 

I create things with needle and thread, wool, linen & cotton

and

~ clay, paint and paper ~

I have designed patterns professionaly for cross stitch, punch needle, wool appliqué & rug hooking for over 20 years ~ my work has been published in the Wool Street Journal, Mercantile Gatherings magazine, Early American Life magazine, Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine, Just Cross Stitch magazine, Country Home magazine, Country Sampler magazine and most recently I have become an author with Kansas City Star Books.

~ I began this journey by creating mohair bears, 

primitive dolls and stitcheries back in the late 1980's.

I live on an 84 acre farm in Virginia that I share with my husband Peter, 

daughter Hannah

 and our many farm-friends…

~ together we raise chickens, donkeys, sheep ~ peacocks, guinea fowl and ducks.

We are 'owned' by a Black Lab/Beagle mix named Lazy, and a 218lb Great Pyrenees named Buddy who are always ready to greet you at our farm shop here on the property ~ 

(( barn cats, kittens & opossums are always welcomed here as well! ))

We love to work here on our old farmhouse, bringing it back to it's former glory 

while making a comfortable home for our friends & family ~ 

I decorate with pieces of my folk art & textile art and love to incorporate vintage, 

antique & primitive into my decor….I love anything that reminds me of the garden or Nature too.

…come for a visit to my blog,

Notforgotten Farm ~ 

* Blessed be *

 Lori

Thank you for sharing with us, Lori!  Please visit her at Notforgotten Farm then head to Kris's blog to read about Shanon from Vintage Sparkle Chic.
Have a wonderful day!