My new eye candy...

"Mansion House at Fox Hollow"
is framed
and
has found it's spot in my home.

I sat and just enjoyed looking at it
&
really really liking it
as I sat
and
sipped my cup of coffee
on this rainy Friday morning.
We need the rain desperately
however
it did make for dark photos this morning...


Without further ado,
here she is...
worked in shades of browns, faded blues and straw
hand over-dyed flosses.
Browns and blues together,
oh dear,
that color combination
just seems to make my heart flutter...

Look at all those windows with their little panes...
fun to look at
and
to
stitch
(well maybe not)
but
not so much fun to clean,
I'm thinking...

Meet the goose and rooster...
aren't they sweet?

{sigh}
And then there is that little guy down in the corner...
you all know how much I love this little guy!
You don't see too many samplers with a fox motif.
I'm thinking he just might have his eye on that rooster,
or maybe even
the goose...
what say you?
No need to fret though,
that's what the dog is for,
right????

and the finish!
Are you thinking yet,
that's one big house.
We'll just pretend it's a mansion,
shall we?

The house is largely out of proportion
to the sampler,
but I love the charm
&
feel
that it adds
to the overall look of the piece...

And of course
we couldn't have an antique reproduction
without the antique...
isn't she lovely?

Stop back tomorrow
when you can meet
Ann Dickinson 1819!

Just a little shout out to model stitcher Susanna,
who stitched this piece for me...
thanks a million girl,
beautiful work as usual!

Have a good weekend everyone,
Brenda