A slice of life ~

My goodness, it seems that time is whizzing by at a high rate of speed!!

I guess the older I get I realize just how fleeting time really is.

I have been busy though!

I finished the two organizers that were to be baby shower gifts.

One even had little touches of pale, pale pink sprinkled all over it.

I had the most gorgeous pink ribbon that I used on some of the pockets

and across the bottom too! I even found pale pink buttons in my stash

to add to the front of the pockets. I guess it helps when you're a hoarder!!

Here a few photos I wanted to share with you:

Plus I had a friend wanting a pair of baby shoe pincushions...

These are so fun to make!!

I had a few sugar dishes that I thought would be pretty repurposed as pincushions too ~

They've sold but I still wanted to share them with you!

And now I have a project of trying to save six panels of wonderful bark cloth!

The curtains have serious damage on the edges so I'm pressing them

then creating new side hems for them. So far it's going really good ~

I just love saving beautiful, old things!

And speaking of time flying by...

GUESS WHO IS 3 YEARS OLD TODAY???

Our precious grandson Murray!!!

Happy Birthday sweet boy!

So, the temp is supposed to 90 degrees here in Georgia tomorrow.

I'm ready for cooler weather!!

Hopefully it will arrive soon ~

Thank you always for stopping by to see

what's going on in my little corner of the world ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

A few small offerings ~

I have SO enjoyed getting back to my basics around here.

I love making pretty things and I really love to make small things!

Here is a photo of what I've created this past week.

I know it's not much, but I am slow and precise....yes, that sounds good!!

A few lavender strawberries with hand stitched french knots ~

a pair of lavender sachets with vintage doilies and antique buttons ~

baby shoe pincushions with sweet trims, antique lace, millinery, buttons and jewelry!

It's been a good week for me and it always feels SO good to be creating again!!!

My newest handmades are listed in MY ETSY STORE ~

Wishing you a beautiful Sunday precious friends and

thank you ALWAYS, ALWAYS

for stopping my my little blog

to see what I'm up to!

Hugs and love,

Dawn

Because I know you love what I love...

I have to share this goodness with you!!!

A dear family member of ours has been doing a little purging

and gifted me some of the MOST. GORGEOUS. LACE. EVER!!!

She's given me some lace before as her brother and his wife

used to make heirloom Christening gowns.

She inherited the lace and has now passed it on to me!!!

I feel so honored and also am totally inspired

to create beautiful things with it!

Please just take a peek at this sweet basket full...

Also, I wanted to share with you

what I do to my baby shoes

when creating little baby shoe pincushions.

You can find my tutorial in my Etsy store but

when the shoes are really scuffed and quite worn,

I like to give them a coat of matte or flat paint

to give them a fresh look!!

Believe it or not, I had purchased a Benjamin Moore color sample

a few years ago, in Manchester Tan, and have been using it!!!

It's such a pale, neutral khaki and looks so beautiful on the shoes.

Who knew?

Using house paint to refresh tiny baby shoes!!

I finally feel like I'm getting back into my groove...

and I'm also kinda glad that I've been procrastinating on making a few

more memory organizers because NOW I have a great new

supply of lace to choose from!!!!

Happy Tuesday precious friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

Simple pleasures ~

I never tire of seeing these gorgeous paintings by

John William Waterhouse ~

I thought I would share them again with you.

I found a GREAT new magazine that I love, Prairie Style!

I think you'll love it too so I have to share a few peeks.

But if you see it at the store, pick it up and thumb through ~

see if you don't agree that it's a keeper!

I also wanted to share the simple little gathering of goodies

I found for my mom for Mother's Day!

She doesn't need much and if she needs it, she buys it.

But I do know what she loves.

Soft bedroom shoes...luxurious hand lotion...

and a clean, soft fragrance in a candle.

I also found the most amazing sounding recipe on Facebook

and since they don't have a computer, I typed it up for her.

She LOVES pecan pie so of course pecan pie muffins sound yummy!

Just a few simple pleasures for my mom

to let her know I'm thinking of her...and love her so ~

I have one last little slipcover and

one lone baby shoe pincushion

left in my Etsy shop.

Take a peek if you'd like ~

either one would make a perfect gift!

Wishing you a beautiful Tuesday sweet friends!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn