A NEW YEAR.....

A NEW BEGINNING.

I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED

AND VISITED ME ON MY BLOG AND

PICTURE TRAIL THIS YEAR. WORDS CAN'T

EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION. I NEVER

DREAMED THE WORKS OF MY HANDS WOULD

BE OF INTEREST TO SO MANY AND IT WARMS

MY HEART AND HUMBLES ME

 TO THINK OF THEM IN YOUR HOMES.

THE ABOVE PICTURE IS A LITTLE PEEK AT SOME

THINGS I'M WORKING ON FOR MY JANUARY

UPDATE ON MY PICTURE TRAIL WHICH I AM

CALLING  LINEN AND BROWN BECAUSE THESE

ARE TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS. LINEN FABRICS

AND THE COLOR BROWN!

I HAVE ALSO JOINED A NEW SELLING BLOG

AND WILL BE POSTING NEW ITEMS ON THERE

THE 3RD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH. MORE INFO

TO COME ON THAT!

WISHING ONE AND ALL A MOST HEALTHY, HAPPY NEW

YEAR. WE HAVE SO MANY BLESSINGS TO BE THANKFUL

FOR. WHATEVER THIS YEAR BRINGS, I PRAY WE WILL

CONTINUE TO HONOR OUR LORD AND DO THINGS

THAT ARE PLEASING IN HIS SIGHT.

BRIAN, LORI AND ZOE

WHERE'S MY GIFT?

I KNOW IT'S UNDER HERE SOMEWHERE!

MISS ZOE WAS A HOOT YESTERDAY. SHE SEEMED

TO KNOW WHERE HER TWO GIFTS WERE UNDER THE

TREE AND WENT DIGGING. WE DIDN'T POINT THEM

OUT TO HER OR STAGE ANYTHING. SHE JUST

KNEW! HERE SHE IS GETTING THE FIRST ONE.

TO SEE A YOU TUBE VIDEO OF HER CLICK

HERE.

WE HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL

CHRISTMAS WITH YOUR LOVED ONES.

WE HAD A NICE RELAXING DAY.

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

MERRY CHRISTMAS

ZOE AND MY OLD BEARS. THIS PHOTO

WAS ON OUR CHRISTMAS

CARD THIS YEAR.

JUST FOR FUN....SOME MORE CLOSE UP

SHOTS AROUND THE HOUSE. SOON IT WILL

BE PUT AWAY UNTIL NEXT YEAR. I'M STILL

ENJOYING IT ALL THO.

ME AND MY TOODLES DOLL. I THINK I WAS FIVE MAYBE.

I DON'T HAVE HER BUT I WISH I DID! MAYBE THAT'S

WHY I LIKE TO MAKE DOLLS TODAY.

WISHING ALL A MOST WONDERFUL AND JOYOUS

CHRISTMAS WITH YOUR LOVED ONES.

 THE ANGEL SAID UNTO THEM, FEAR NOT,

FOR BEHOLD, I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT

JOY, WHICH SHALL BE TO ALL PEOPLE.

FOR UNTO YOU IS BORN THIS DAY, IN THE

CITY OF DAVID, A SAVIOUR, WHO IS CHRIST THE LORD.

BRIAN, LORI AND ZOE

REMEMBERING.....

THE WILLIAMS FAMILY. FROM L TO R,

UNCLE JIM, UNCLE BOB, UNCLE ROY, DAD

GRANDMA AND GRANDPA. DAD (THE OLDEST)

AND UNCLE JIM (THE YOUNGEST) ARE THE ONLY

ONES LEFT FROM THIS PICTURE. THERE IS ANOTHER

BROTHER, UNCLE TED, WHO LIVES IN A HOME FOR

SPECIAL NEEDS PEOPLE AND ISN'T WELL.

HE WAS THE SECOND SON BORN.

WE WOULD USUALLY GATHER AT OUR HOUSE

FOR CHRISTMAS AS WE HAD THE MOST ROOM

AND I REMEMBER MY UNCLES WOULD COME EARLY

AND MAKE NOISES WITH THE GIFTS SANTA HAD

LEFT UNDER THE TREE FOR US. NONE OF THEM

WERE WRAPPED AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY

TO TEASE US BECAUSE THEY KNEW WE COULDN'T COME

OUT UNTIL WE WERE ALL THREE UP AND READY TO GO!

ANOTHER FOND MEMORY IS THE YEAR AUNT PAT

MADE US TONS OF BARBIE DOLL OUTFITS. THEY

WERE HUNG ALL OVER THE TREE ON LITTLE PLASTIC

HANGERS AND WE CAME OUT AND PICKED THEM OFF

THE TREE!  OH THE EXCITEMENT!!

OUR FAMILY.

 THIS WAS OUR FIRST YEAR IN OUR

NEW HOUSE BUILT BY MY DAD WHEN I WAS FIVE.

LOIS IS THE YOUNGEST AND WAS A NEWBORN HERE.

SHE JUST TURNED 50 ON DEC. 13TH!

THE PHOTO ABOVE AND THE NEXT ONE

ARE FOR LAUREN. REMEMBER I SAID MY MOM

HAD A PUG?  WELL HERE SHE IS. I CAN'T REMEMBER

 THE DOGS NAME BUT MY SISTER LINDA

PROBABLY DOES.

HERE I AM HOLDING THE PUG. POOR THING

DOESN'T LOOK TOO COMFY!

THE WILLIAMS GIRLS. SOME TIME IN THE 60'S.

HERE WE ARE AGAIN. CHECK OUT THOSE

GLASSES I'M WEARING!! PROBABLY 1969 OR 70.

MOM AND DAD

BRIAN AND MY FIRST CHRISTMAS

TOGETHER AFTER WE MARRIED. BOY, WERE WE

EVER SKINNY!!

OUR SON SCOTT. HE WAS 33 IN NOVEMBER.

HERE'S TO CHERISHED MEMORIES OF FAMILY

AND ALL THE CHRISTMASES TOGETHER OVER

THE YEARS. I HAVE SO MANY FOND MEMORIES

TO TREASURE. TO EACH ONE.....TAKE TIME TO

REALLY ENJOY EACH OTHER AND WHAT CHRISTMAS

IS ALL ABOUT, THE GIFT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR,

WHO IS CHRIST THE LORD.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

GOOD MONDAY

THINGS ARE PRETTY QUIET HERE. I'M

JUST WORKING ON MY GIFTS FOR TWO FRIENDS.

WE WILL GET TOGETHER NEXT WEEK TO EXCHANGE

OUR GIFTS. I CAN'T SHOW YOU JUST YET WHAT

I AM MAKING AS THEY MIGHT SEE SO I WILL

POST PICS NEXT WEEK. ABOVE IS THE TREE

IN OUR GUEST BEDROOM. I DON'T THINK

I TOOK ANY CLOSE UPS OF IT SO THOUGHT

I WOULD SHARE SOME. THE BIRD DESIGN IS

BY MAGGIE BONANOMI FROM A NEED'L LOVE BOOK.

THE CANDY CANES AND PEAR ORNIES ARE MY OWN

DESIGN. MY FRIEND JUDY GIFTED ME WITH

THE RED AND WHITE PIPE CLEANER ORNIES.

THE ARE MADE INTO CIRCLES AND HAVE A RUSTY

BELL HANGING IN THE CENTER. THE PIPE

CLEANERS HAVE BEEN AGED. I HOPE YOU HAVE

A WONDERFUL DAY AND WEEK. 

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

THE WINNER IS.......

CATHY G OF ORANGE SINK!

CATHY, PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR MAILING

ADDRESS AND I'LL GET YOUR GOODIES IN

THE MAIL. homespunprimsbylori@gmail.com

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING.

I HAD TO DO THE OLE PAPER DRAWING AS I

ALSO HAD 21 EMAILS TO ENTER. MY HUBBY

BRIAN DREW THE NAME FOR ME.

HAVE A SAFE WEEK AS YOU PREPARE

FOR CHRISTMAS. UNTIL NEXT TIME....

LORI

CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY

I'M OFFERING THIS LITTLE LOG CABIN QUILT

MADE WITH 1/2" STRIPS AND TINY PN SNOWMAN

ORNIE FOR A CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY.  THE QUILT

IS MACHINE PIECED AND HAND QUILTED.

THE SNOWMAN DESIGN IS BY KELLEY BELFAST.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ENTER THE DRAWING JUST

LEAVE ME A COMMENT ON THIS POST. I'M NOT

LOOKING FOR MORE FOLLOWERS. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE

THANK YOU FOR VISITING ME.

IF YOU CAN'T POST JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL

AT homespunprimsbylori@gmail.com

AND I WILL PUT YOUR NAME IN THE HAT.

I WILL DRAW A WINNER FRIDAY EVENING

USING A RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR.

GOOD LUCK, LORI

QUILT FOR SALE

JUST ADDED THIS QUILT TO MY PICTURETRAIL.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING IT

JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL. IT'S A CHERI PAYNE

PATTERN. LOTS OF HAND QUILTING IN IT.

TO SEE THE INFO ON IT LOOK HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE LOVELY

COMMENTS ABOUT MY CHRISTMAS DECOR PICS.

I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH AND THAT FOLKS

WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO TAKE A LOOK.

UNTIL NEXT TIME....LORI

CHRISTMAS PICS

I FINALLY GOT ALL MY CHRISTMAS

DECOR PICS ON MY PICTURETRAIL.

I'M POSTING A SMALL SAMPLING HERE

BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE LOTS MORE

PLEASE VISIT MY PICTURETRAIL.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ALBUM.

WISHING EVERYONE A GOOD DAY.

UNTIL NEXT TIME...LORI

A LITTLE PEEK....

AT SOME OF MY DECORATING. I'M STILL

TAKING PICS AND DON'T HAVE ANY

ON MY PICTURETRAIL YET BUT HOPE

TO THIS WEEK SOME TIME. I'LL LET YOU

KNOW WHEN. I'LL HAVE TONS TO SEE ON

THERE. MOST OF OUR SNOW WAS GONE

BUT WE GOT ABOUT 6 INCHES LAST NIGHT

SO IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL OUTSIDE AGAIN.

A GOOD DAY TO SIT AND WORK ON MY

CHRISTMAS GIFTS. HAVE A WONDERFUL

DAY AND STAY SAFE OUT THERE.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

MORE ITEMS ADDED TODAY....

GOOD DECEMBER 1ST EVERYONE!

I'VE JUST ADDED SOME MORE GOODES TO

MY PICTURETRAIL.  MOSTLY HOOKED

THINGS BUT A COUPLE OF OTHER FUN ITEMS

TOO.  ALL THE INFO IS ON MY PICTURETRAIL.

IF ANYTHING GRABS YA JUST EMAIL ME

YOUR ZIP CODE AND I'LL FIGURE IT UP FOR YOU.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ITEMS.

LORI

STEPPING STONES

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!

WE SURE DID. WE SPENT IT WITH MY DAD AND

SISTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS IS A LITTLE

QUILT I PIECED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND

TOOK ALONG TO HAND QUILT. I BOUND IT YESTERDAY.

I HAVE JUST THE SPOT FOR IT SO I'LL BE KEEPING

THIS ONE. THE PATTERN IS CALLED

STEPPING STONES.

THIS IS LITTLE MISS ZOE SLEEPING IN AT THE

MOTEL WE STAYED AT. SHE IS A LAZY BONES

IN THE MORNINGS!

BRIAN TALKING TO ZOE AND SHE IS

LISTENING INTENTLY. SHE WAS A GOOD

GIRL ON THE TRIP BUT I THINK SHE

WAS VERY HAPPY TO GET HOME TO HER

OWN HOUSE AND FAMILIARITY.

HAVE A GREAT MONDAY. I PLAN TO DO

SOME CLEANING ALONG WITH STARTING

SOME CHRISTMAS DECORATING.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

WITH A THANKFUL HEART TO ALL THOSE

THAT HAVE VISITED ME ON MY BLOG

AND PICTURETRAIL. FRIENDS OLD AND NEW,

WISHING EACH ONE A BLESSED THANKSGIVING

WITH YOUR FAMILIES. I COUNT MY BLESSINGS

EVERY DAY BUT AT THIS SPECIAL TIME I

WANTED TO THANK EACH ONE FOR YOUR

CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FOR BLESSING MY

LIFE WITH YOUR FRIENDSHIP. FROM OUR HEARTS

AND HOME TO YOURS....HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

BRIAN, LORI AND ZOE

ALMOST DONE!

I GOT MY BIG GEO RUG OUT THIS WEEK.

I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO GET IT

DONE BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND I THINK

I JUST MIGHT MAKE IT! ONLY THAT CORNER LEFT

TO DO. I SEW MY BINDING ON BEFORE I HOOK

AND HOOK UP TO IT AROUND THE EDGE SO IT

DOESN'T TAKE ME LONG TO HAND SEW THE

BINDING DOWN WHEN I'M DONE HOOKING.

I USED THE SAME RED WOOL AS THE BORDER

FOR MY BINDING ON THIS ONE.

THEN JUST STEAM AND YOU'RE IN BUSINESS!!

THOUGHT I'D SHOW WHAT I'VE GOT

STORED IN MY NEW BLUE CUPBOARD.

SOME SMALL QUILTS AND HOOKED RUGS.

IT'S PERFECT FOR THAT AND I REALLY NEEDED

SOME MORE STORAGE SO I'M HAPPY I

TOOK THE PLUNGE AND GOT THIS CUPBOARD!

WE GOT A LITTLE SNOW YESTERDAY AND

LAST NIGHT. WE HAD LOST MOST OF WHAT

WE GOT IN THE BIG STORM OVER A WEEK

AGO. MAKES ME WANT TO START SOME

CHRISTMAS DECORATING BUT I WILL

WAIT UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING. TOO

MANY OTHER THINGS TO GET DONE RIGHT NOW.

HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY.

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....LORI