From loving hands ~

I received the most precious mail love Monday. It traveled from far away to get here too . . . all the way from Denmark!!! And what a beauty she is, my little sea angel. My sweet friend Dorthe of Den Lille Lade sent her as a gift.

As I sat and studied her face and all of her beautiful details, I thought of Dorthe's loving hands making this artwork. And now here she is, in my home after traveling so many miles! What a precious gift . . . from Dorthe's hands. I just love her Dorthe. You are so sweet to send her to me and she will take a place of honor in my art room ~ My muse, the sea angel . . .

Many times I stop and look at my hands and thank God for them. They are the tools we use to prepare food for our families, brush our children's hair, fold clean clothes, decorate our homes, and also to create beautiful artwork. I don't ever want to take my hands for granted ~ they truly are a gift. So when you look at that pie someone brought to the picnic, or the freshly ironed shirt someone's wearing or even a sweet sea angel from Denmark, you can know in your heart, it was made with loving hands.

After the post office trip Monday with a laundry basked FULL of artwork going all over the place, I had to stop and see if there were any magazines that I've been missing out on. Well, the new Somerset Home is out and it is absolutely WONDERFUL!!! I've glanced through it but still need to do my slow-page-turning-soak-it-all-up looking at it.

The other magazine I found was the new issue of Holiday Crafts featuring some of Johanna Parker's creations! I love the vintage look of her items and have always wanted to make snowmen ornaments ~ I may have to give these a try!!

Have a great Tuesday!!

xxoo, Dawn