Sweet mail love & a One Day Sale!!

Thursday was a sweet mail day!! Look at these beautiful old newsletters that Shari from Vermont sent me!! Just because she knew I would love them . . . what kindness ~ I love them so very much Shari, thank you, thank you!!! Don't you just love the graphics??

I had to scan this one for you, I know Christmas is still a few months off but maybe you can use these precious carolers in some of the projects that you sell!

Free image for your artwork, click to enlarge, right click to save to your computer:

I decided to do a little printing on muslin ~ what is it about these images on fabric, I just love graphics and text ~ maybe from being a graphic designer so long but I just do. I'm going to try to incorporate these images on my apron. Yes, I'm still working on it!

The only thing is my work is so, I don't know, too precise looking, not artistic enough....I see all of this wonderful fabric artwork....it's so free-spirited.

Now I see why I've procrastinated!

OH and the last little tidbit of news . . .

I'm having a ONE DAY SALE over at
The Little Speckled Egg Tutorial blog ~

All tutorials only 10.00 each on Friday, September 12th!!!
Just click the button below to visit:

I wish you a happy Friday sweet friends!!

xxoo, Dawn

Sunday gifts for you ~

I've been collecting beautiful images for years now. When I look through them, searching for the right one for a piece of artwork, I find more that I want to share with you. This bird print is so beautiful to me! Please right click, scroll down to "save as" or "save target as" and then left click to save to your computer!

Another gift for you ~ the sweetest little baby just ready for you to alter! I'm thinking this little one needs a hat, don't you?

I'm so excited!! I put my thinking cap on tonight and have figured out a neat way to make a nature journal and I'm going to turn it into a new tutorial for you!!! I hope to have it up for sale at The Little Speckled Egg soon ~ also I'm making a tutorial showing you how I create a Silver Sugar Dish Pincushion . . .

I'll leave you with one of my very favorite Bible verses:

Pleasant words are a honeycomb,

sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

PROVERBS 16:24

Wishing you a wonderful Sunday dear friends,

xxoo, Dawn

A new tutorial and did I tell you I love magazines?

Yaaaay!! I was able to complete another tutorial! This one is for the silver plate collage. You can adapt it to different sized plates or platters too. I've given the materials used and techniques all in my tutorial for purchase at: The Little Speckled Egg blog ~

A sample photo from the tutorial: (I love pictures and use step-by-step photographs in my tutorials)

My husband picked this up for me this evening at the grocery store and I've just got to tell you, I loved this issue!! Lots of good tidbits here and there. When you're out, thumb through it and see if you like it too.....

inspiration. is. everywhere......

I can't believe it's Thursday already! The time is just whizzing by me ~

I. must. do. MORE!!

Do you ever feel like that? So many ideas, just rolling around in your head but where is the time to do THEM ALL!!

Hope you have a great day today,

xxoo, Dawn