my day...

Listening to a little bit of this...

 

This album cover just cracks me up.

Of course the first thing that caught my attention was her lovely dress.

But, aside to that note the blatantly artificial lawn & that bird!

haha!

I actually rather like the album though.

It's just instrumental & has that indescribable mid-century orchestra sound.

(You know with that screechy string section?)

 

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Enjoying the delightful scent of this candle...

 

 

It's one of those Woodwick candles that makes that wonderfully crackly sound whilst it burns.
And(!) The name is delightful as well "Victorian Bouquet" - very aptly named.

 

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Look what the postman (well postlady actually) brought me today!

 

 

 

The rest of my She & Him records! YAY!

So that's actually what I'm listening to now.
(Actually, I still have their newest album "Classics" coming. I got it in the same order as Volume 3, but it was warped so a replacement is on it's way. Yay Amazon!)

 

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Tired of seeing snow pictures yet?

Well that's unfortunate because here are a few I took yesterday morning. ;)

 

The only Christmas décor still up around here are these lights.

I just had to turn them on with tree all adorable covered in snow.

Can you blame me?
 

The moon was still visible in the photo below.
Can you see it?
 



 

 

The little hill down to the chicken coop.

I had to take a picture of that pristine snow.

Just moments after this was taken it was dashed through by my clunky boot-clad feet.

I have to do this sort of shuffle-run to keep from landing on my bottom on the way down. ;)

 



 

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Just click on "Older Post" under the comment section of this post.

:)

Stay warm!

Delightful Handwork's Give~Away 2015!

Here it is - the moment you've been waiting for!

(Actually, I'm probably way more excited than anyone else. haha!)

:D

I'll be listing some vintage items in my etsy shop within the month.

As a sort of New Year's resolution I'm getting rid of superfluous junk goodies.

I thought a give~away on ye olde blog would be a great kick-off for that endeavor.

I've made two lots to win in said give~away.

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Lot 1: The Happy Homemaker

 



 

Included in this group are

a set of darling vintage pot holders in a little hand embroidered "basket".

 

4 vintage handkerchiefs.

1 dresser scarf hand embroidered with a lovely basket of flowers.

This is also a vintage item. It feels like linen & has a few very small holes.



 

2 vintage aprons

1 sensible. (Check out that adorable ric-rac & bias tape design!)

1 not-so-sensible. (Just for looking cute...won't keep you dry or clean at all. But who cares?!)

 



 

Little blue creamer,

aluminum(?) bunny mold (Made in England!),

scotty dog cookie cutter,

& dark brown hair nets.

 



 

Lot 2: The Happy Handworker

(For the seamstress)



This lovely lot includes

1 - 36x39" piece of vintage fabric with a fun bird motif.

This may be a feedsack...but I'm not sure.

Someone had made it into a laundry bag.

I ripped out the side seam back when I bought it,

but did not rip out the casing at the top.

Has a few small holes, but overall very usable fabric.

 

1 vintage cushion cover.

This fabric was a little too tropical for my tastes, but maybe it will suit yours!

 



 

Scraps of vintage baby flannel.

I'm not a quilter so there's really no sense in me keeping this.

Isn't that bunny the cutest thing?!

This fabric is very soft!

 



 

2 vintage magazines:

1 crochet bags pattern book,

1 Delineator magazine from April 1935.

Just look at those wonderful fashion plates!

(I want that polka dot dress!)

1 card of vintage buttons,

& a new repro needle card.

 

4 vintage patterns:

(Clockwise from top left)

 





McCalls 6500 * Size 12 * Bust 30 * 1946

Butterick2124 * Size 16 1/2 * Chest 44 * Couldn't find date

Simplicity 5337 * Size Child 4 * Chest 23 * 1963

Simplicity 4178 * One size * Couldn't find date

 

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How to enter:

You can be entered up to 5 times per lot.

(That's 10 times total!)

However you must do #1 to be entered at all.

1- Leave a comment on this post telling me what sort of post you like to see most on this blog.

2- Follow this blog with Google Friends Connect

(On the sidebar of this blog under the heading "Hello Friends")

3- Follow this blog on Bloglovin'.

4- Like Delightful Handwork on Facebook.

5- Share this post on your Facebook.

 

If you are already a follower of this blog just mention how you follow in your comment on the post.

If you wish only to be entered in either one or the other of the lots please say so in your comment.

Otherwise you will be entered in both.

If you share this post on Facebook please tag Delightful Handwork.

(If you are unable to do so just email me that you did share it. My email is on the sidebar.)

 

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I will be drawing 1 name for each lot (2 total) one week from today:

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 at 5:00 PM Central Time.

You may enter up until 4:50 PM Central Time, when I will close the comments on this post.

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It is free to enter & I'm even paying the shipping.

However, at this point you may enter only if you live in the USA, Canada, or Great Britain.

Please contact me if you wish to enter, but are from any other country.

I may add you to the list, but I retain the right to refuse.

(Shipping to some countries can be crazy!)

 

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Feel free to email me any questions you may have!

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And the winners are...

Shannon & Sarah!
 

 



snow day...

We finally got some of the white stuff!

 



 

I live atop a steep hill

so

when it snows...

I get a snow day!

Oh snow, you still make my heart happy.

This morning when I pulled back my curtain I made a little gasp.

Snow!



 

All the Christmas paraphernalia was carefully & snuggly tucked away the past couple days.

Do you ever feel like you can breathe again after you take down your Christmas décor?
(After the dust has settled, of course. ^_~)

Don't get me wrong.

I love Christmas.

It is my very favorite time of the year.

I thoroughly enjoy hauling out the bulbs & baubles each year.

And yet there is something so refreshing...calming...

about tucking it all safely away for another 11 months or so.

 

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We had to miss Church this morning -

the only downside of this lovely snow day.

We all loaded up in the car & headed down our driveway.

When we reached the end we took one look at the road down the hill...

then turned around.

 

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So...

I decided to make a nice lunch with whatever I could find in the freezer.

I came across a couple beef soup bones.

Perfect!

I'll make some soup.

Dad suggested some lentils we had languishing in the pantry.

Again, perfect!

It turned out rather well (though I say it myself!)

I have some little pots of herbs on the windowsill that I bought to die a slow & painful death here.

They're tough little things & have made it this long alive.

So, I used some lovely fresh rosemary in the soup as well.

(If anyone is interested I can give you my full recipe. Just ask!)

And what is hot soup without fresh bread, I ask you?

I didn't have enough time to make my usual bread recipe

so I searched Pinterest for a quicker yeast bread.

I hit Pinterest gold!

 

 

The recipe made two of these lovely loaves in about an hour!

And let me tell you - it. was. good.

You can find that recipe here: Simple One Hour Bread.

 

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And,

what else does one do on a snow day but take pictures of one's new decorating sans Christmas stuff?

I gave my new record player a place of honor on my bookshelf.

 



I bought all of She & Him's albums on vinyl with Christmas moo-lah.

I put Volume 3 on display because I love the colors.

I had plenty of pastel colored whosits & whatsits to make a little vignette.



 

 Note the adorable Beatrix Potter fabric a friend of mine gave me for Christmas!

(Thanks Gussi!)

The cute little mushrooms were a birthday gift from sister Beth

& the restaurantware tea cup an Etc. Shop find.

(50 cents - WHAT?!?)

 

 

Well there's not much to do now but sit with a cuppa, have a piece of shortbread (or two),

and browse my new favorite seed catalog.

Can you tell I had a *little* bit too much fun editing these pics on Picmonkey?

Have a lovely day!



happy heart day!

Don't you just love vintage valentines?

 

 Well, it's snowing on this lovely St. Valentine's Day...

So, all of our Valentine's Day plans may be canceled.

We were supposed to have a party with the sisters & the kiddos at lunch time.

This evening Aims & I  were going to watch the kiddos so all the parents could go out to eat.

 

 

 Looks like we may be snowed in. Again.

Believe it or not I actually love winter.

It's sweater time. Which I love.

But this winter is starting to wear on me.

(Please pardon the lack of makeup in the photo. I always wait to put on makeup 'til I'm done with my outdoor chores {or chorses as W used to say when he was little}, cuz if I put it on before I look like a televangelist when I come back in from the cold!) ;)

 

Ah well, I've plenty to do at home today, so it's a blessing in a cold, white disguise.

(Finish Aims b-day gift, work on an embroidery order, sew buttons on & press my new fair isle sweater, etc.)

^_^

"We love, because He first loved us."

1 John 4:19

i heart january

Why, you ask?

Well, I like being snowed in.

I don't have an outside job. So I CAN stay in if I need to. And I'm a homebody. So I like to. :)

When you're "stuck" at home you finally have time for all the fiddly bits that need done.

~Cleaning out messy area's (ahem the sewing room)

Sorry no pics of that. It still doesn't look THAT great. But it is at least organised.

~Sewing heart shaped patches on the knees of your nieces favorite pair long johns janes.

She'll be pleased as Punch about these!

I also made myself a tunic length pj shirt of the same fabric as Abbey's knee patches.

Sorry, no pics of that either...

 While cleaning out the sewing room I came across these old quilt squares that I've been meaning to sew into a pillow for quite some time now. So I did! :)

Another great thing about January is you really get to enjoy your non-Christmas-y-but-still-wintery decor.

Tea & cottages. So cozy. Hey, just like being snowed in! :D

Stay warm!

Love, Michelle ^_^