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

Simple stitches ~

I've made strawberry pincushions in the past but I had the bright idea

to make a few that were filled with lavender buds!

You can hang them on a knob or hook and enjoy their simplicity and fragrance.

I just finished this pair yesterday and they sold mighty fast!

I'm always thankful when someone spends their hard-earned money on

something that I've made!!!

I still wanted to share them with you here.

I post my items first on Facebook and

eventually I end up writing a post about them on my blog.

The photos make them look different but I guess it was because

there was different lighting everywhere I took the pics.

I really enjoyed sewing the simple French knots on each one.

AND....I splurged and bought myself two sweet diamond doves last weekend!!!

They are so calm, cool and collected and pretty too...

I just love them!!

I already had a huge black bird cage so I scrubbed it up and now

they are living here with us. Noah has named them some goofy names

from that movie Dumb and Dumber (Harry and Lloyd) and I just let him

but they know they are my sweet babies!

This past Saturday I finally went to Michael's!

I promise you, I haven't been in MONTHS...

Well, they have TOTALLY remodeled ours and it looks wonderful!

I found some gorgeous handmade paper that looks like a muted bronze,

a few seed beads for my next pair of lavender strawberries,

glue that my sweet friend Lisa turned me onto and

some beautiful teeny frames that would look gorgeous

on some artwork....good finds!!!

Another treasure that Lisa told me about...this magazine!

I found it at Walmart and have the first issue too.

This is the second issue and it's GORGEOUS!

If you see it on the newsstand, pick it up, thumb through it and see if you agree.

Now a few photos to share from our home.

This is the field right behind us and they just cut it.

They started baling the cuttings into those huge hay bales...

And here is the field beside us...all baled up and beautiful!

I have one last photo to share with you.

It was so beautiful here in Georgia last week, the temperature was even mild!

I was walking to my car and looked at the porch ~ I had to take a pic.

The giant magnolia tree out front is in full bloom, my ferns are very happy and

the front porch was just so pretty!!!

Thank you always, always for visiting me here!

I wish you a beautiful week and a productive one as well ~

Hugs and love,

Dawn

Three little strawberries ~

I've always loved old strawberry pincushions...

Faded velvets in soft pastel hues.

I bought a pattern a few years ago and

decided to create a few of my own.

I wanted to use beautiful old linens and of course seam binding....

I love how they turned out  ~

Each strawberry is filled with crushed walnut shells....

which I've heard will help sharpen your needles ~

and it gives them a wonderful weight.

Instead of beads, I decided to dot my strawberries with French knots ~

What is it about French knots, I just love their look.

I made two from a pretty damask linen then attached them to each other,

kind of like a mom and baby ~

This pincushion was created from an old damask napkin.

It had pretty gold detailing...

Three little strawberries...

they make me smile :)

Now in my Etsy shop too!

Have a wonderful Tuesday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Pure goodness from God's green earth ~

A few shots of dinner last night ~ the textures, colors and taste were wonderful!!

Wishing you a wonderful Sunday ~ xxoo, Dawn