Smocked Heart dress

I made this pretty dress for Sarah to wear on Allyson’s blessing day (1997). It got dirty the minute we got home, so she had to change into a different dress for the family party. Always have a backup for special occasions!

Hand smocked with green rayon embroidery thread. Heart hand embroidered with variegated silk ribbon.

Sarah age 3

It’s Christmas Time Again…

Looking for something special for Christmas? Check out this festive Etsy treasury for ideas!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTEyNTExNzh8MTEwODk2OTkzNg/its-christmas-time-again

my sweet little baby dress was featured!

Pink and Green

I just noticed that my dress was featured in a beautiful pink and green etsy treasury in September! lol! HERE is the link!

Mushrooms {Year Of Enchantment swap}

I just found a couple of posts that I had never published. lol! This fun swap took place May 2010.

 Mushrooms are one of my favorite things.  they can be a home for a fairy or gnome, they can have magical caterpillars sit on them, if you are in “Wonderland” they will make you grow or shrink… the possibilities are endless when you use your imagination

 

  I was lucky to be swap partners with one of my dear friends, Sandy.  I made her these fun mushroom ornaments from wool felt.  I felted colors onto the top of the mushroom before sewing the two pieces together.

 

I also sent Sandy a few extra things in her package… lemon tea (her favorite), a couple little wooden mushrooms, a mushroom  card made from paper that I made, and a tissue holder for her purse.

Sandy made three sweet little mushroom ornaments for me.  the pink one is only 1 inch tall.

Sandy always sends me lots of fun “extras” in my packages…  lace, ribbon, recipe cards, fairy button, and lots of fairy stamps.

She sent these cute doll clothes for my kids.  my girls were thrilled! they had to put the outfits on their dolls right away and had a fashion show  :)

Thank you Sandy!