Sweet inspiration ~

I'm loving this week...

Noah has no school and it's been wonderful

with no schedule!!

I'm such a freak but oh well, I just love being able to

go to bed when I'm tired and sleep until I'm rested.

I've found some pretties from the past that I hope inspire you ~

Sweet images:

Wonderful finds....

And altered spoon I made a few years ago ~

A sweet pincushion ~

A shell pincushion I made ~

I need to go pull this book out again ~ it is FILLED with gorgeous inspiration!

And old pic of my studio when it was in a transformed two-car garage....

A purse I made from drop cloth fabric and yummy old lace!

Clock love ~

A pair of twin beds I hand-painted when I had the shop...

A bundle of wonderful tattered books gifted to me from my friend Joy....

Another shell pincushion I made ~

And I saved the very best for last!!!!

Our sweet Murray, five months old now sleeping sweetly in his

brand new swaddle blanket thingie I made him!

Wishing you a very happy Wednesday sweet friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

I love making things ~

Remember the shells I found? They've been transformed!! I usually don't make duplicate items....I'm a one-of-a-kind girl.....but after finding the shells I knew it was what they must be.
Each adorned with snippets of lace, little pearls and other trinkets.
For sale now in my Feathered Nest Shoppe!

I've been very blessed to be able to have my studio in our large two-car garage. And you KNOW I love gathering LOTS of things to build my stash. Well, the problem with having tons of space and tons of stuff is remembering where in the world you've put everything! Especially since I love sewing, collage, assemblage, paperclay...and so many other things ~

I've been thinking....I need a bit of a system ~ something that helps me remember it all, what I have, where it is, so when that idea hits me....I can find what I need!!!

What about an index? Sort of like the library has but on a smaller scale ~ I have this little note book filled with index cards. I'm going to place alphabetical tabs on and jot down where things are located in my studio ~ seam binding would be listed under "S" and so on. My mind is just not as good as it used to be!!!

I hope your Friday is just wonderful sweet friends ~
hugs and love,
Dawn

She sells seashells . . .

Have you ever had an idea rolling around in your head forever? When I bought this beautiful shell, I knew I wanted to transform it in some way ~ I'd thought "pincushion" before and finally I just picked it up and did it!

I wanted to use a fabric that was subtle, like the colors in the shell ~ I'd found this beautiful satin awhile back at Joann's in their remnant bin and loved the neutral color so it ended up being my choice. Tiny pearls, beautiful old lace and an old watch face embellished it beautifully.

Why does making stuff make me feel so good?! :)

It's going to live with a precious blog friend in California ~

I hope you have a great Saturday sweet friends!!
xxoo, Dawn