Thank you Sherry!

Sherry at Esprit*d'Art has created the most beautiful Treasury on Etsy and I'm so very honored to have my artwork included ~ look at all of the wonderful art!! Thank you so much Sherry!!

Click HERE to view it larger ~

Angels are among us ~

There truly are angels among us. Those whose thoughtfulness seems to arrive at a time when you need it most, how do they know these things? Those who know you and try to think of a way to bless you. One of my angels? Miss Sandy. Sandy of Quill Cottage was the first friend from this land of blog that sent me a random act of kindness gift.

As some of you know, that's not uncommon for this to happen here in blogland. But what Sandy sent me that day looked as if fairies had packed the box, it was absolutely precious!! A bird's nest filled with beautiful handmade acorns and vintage lace bird. There were many other wonderful goodies packed inside that parcel, but it touched me that she knew me so well as to send exactly what I would love!!

Well, this sweet friend has done it again! Look what arrived in the mail Monday....the. most. precious. grandmother's brag book EVER!!! Miss Sandy knows how much I love all things vintage baby but she even remembered that I love lambs as well!

Look at the precious French knots and blanket stitching...

Dear Miss Sandy, you have blessed me today with a wonderful gift from your heart and hands and I just LOVE IT!!! I will be proud to put our little granddaughter's photos inside ~ I will treasure it forever, thank you so very much!!!

A little Christmas cone in the making ~

Another in the series of Christmas card images for you!!

Click to enlarge and right click to save to your computer ~

Great gift giving is an art form. Being observant enough to notice what others love, what they mention, what they enjoy. Not running in the store and picking a random gift that will speed you up in being finishing with your shopping. To be thoughtful and not give a gift that we love but one the receiver would love, that is the art of wonderful gift giving ~

Wishing you a great Tuesday dear friends!

xxoo, Dawn

Great news, a new Lollishops store,another image for you ANDa tutorial sale for December...whew!!!

What a wonderful holiday weekend! The food was delicious and the company even better....now I need to eat like a rabbit I'm afraid!!

We've been quite busy around here and it seems things are about to REALLY get busy....

Brent and Emily have decided to move here! They are leaving Savannah, will live with us through Christmas and plan on finding a home in our area and settling down before the baby's born in March! We are all so excited....but have much work to do to accomodate them for their stay. It may be a little crowded for awhile but it will definitely be worth it for them to live nearby with our sweet new granddaughter!!

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And now that Lollishops.com is up and running I've opened my store!! You can visit my store HERE if you'd like. It's a bit sparse but I plan on adding some new treats very soon.

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Another sweet old Christmas card that I scanned in for you! Just print the entire card out, fold in half then fold in half again to form a card ~ trim edges accordingly.

Just left click to enlarge then right click to save to your own computer!

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I've decided that ALL of the tutorials at Lessons from The Nest will be ONLY $10.00 for the rest of the year!!! That way if you'd like to purchase one to make a Christmas gift, the price is a little more affordable....and if you don't have a Paypal account, don't worry, I love Postal money orders!!!

Just email me at sewmanyroses@yahoo.com

I'm so very thankful for each and every one of you stopping by to visit my blog and for your wonderful comments ~

What treasured friends I've found here...
Wishing you all a very happy Monday!
xxoo, Dawn