babies don't keep

I made this embroidery for my friend Sammy Jo.

She is a foster mother & we just had a "Celebration of Motherhood" luncheon for her.

(A baby shower of sorts.)

Instead of giving the normal baby shower gifts of clothing & baby essentials

she requested that we bring certain items to be put in backpacks and donated to their foster care agency.

This was such a neat idea!

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She wanted nothing for herself.

But she should've known that was out of the question. ;)

The party coordinator had the idea for us to 

 give her a 'token of motherhood' to show our love for her.

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Some of the suggestions given were: a small gift card for a meal or pampering experience, a note of encouragement, or something handmade.

Well, naturally, she had me at 'handmade'. :) 

I'd recently seen this little poem on Pinterest

and it reminded me that Mom had said she had a little plaque with this sweet quotation.

I thought it would be appropriate for either a birth mom, a foster mom, or adoptive mom.

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I've already had demands  requests from my sisters for one of their own.

I'm planning on stitching some up for the shop.

Feel free to email me if you want to request one with custom colors. 

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Here are a few more items for sale in my etsy shop.

Don't you think daisies are the friendliest flower? Clip on earrings and brooch

Vintage children's book. Featuring Alice in Wonderland.

It has many full color illustrations. Great for framing or an art project!

Vintage Cowgirl Book.

3 Vintage Dick & Jane style readers.

2 Currier & Ives Winter Farm Scene Dessert Plates



autumn decor

It may be in the 90s outside,

but it feels like Fall inside!

During the Spring & Summer I cover this red chair with a pink chenille bedspread

to go better with my Spring/Summer pastel decor.
Come September I'm ready to take the bold hue again.

I also swap out my yellow, pink, & blue pastel plaid throw

for the Autumnal shaded one seen here.

This sweet little Sunday School chair always has a stack of vintage books on it.

My sister made me this cute Fall stitchery.



"It's Autumn?!

A time of hot chocolatey mornings,

and toasty marshmallowy evenings,

and best of all

leaping

into

LEAVES!"

~Winnie the Pooh

(From the movie Pooh's Grand Adventure)

ballerina sweater

I've made quite a few gifts from this pattern by Debbie Bliss.

This is the most recent one I've made.

I made it for my friend Angela's sweet little girl.

I added a fabric yo-yo because Ang enjoys a bit of farmgirl chic just like me. :)

I used Knit Picks' Comfy sport in Flamingo.

Here it is all wrapped & ready to go!

Sometimes wrapping things up is just as much fun as making the item. :)

vintage garage sale

I'm having a garage sale, of sorts, in my etsy shop.

While getting out our fall decorations from storage

I came across a box of mine mislabeled  "Fall".

It was actually vintage treasures that I had packed away

when I got my new room when Kels got married.

I've been trying to clean out my storage bit by bit.

So to etsy the things I can bear to part with must go.

There's more to come.

Here is what I've listed thus far.

 Little Susie Homemaker Salt & Pepper

 British craft magazine Mollie Makes

Vintage pattern advertisement poster

 Vintage crochet baby bloomers

Itty bitty bluebird salt & pepper shakers

Vintage 1/2 Pint Milk Bottle

Jack

My youngest nephew