Day 11 of 16
Sheri Bignell was a neighbor at Fall Quilt Market. Her charming "Freckleberry Farm" booth was around the corner from ours...it had so much "curb appeal", I just had to stop and say hello. The rest is history...I'm her newest fan.
click here for Sheri's blog & again here for a complete slide show of all of the beautifully embellished the dresses that Sheri has done for her new quilt..."Sheri's Dolly Dress Up!".
back in two shakes...
H2
For years I have been drooling over Susan Gowers delicious trims and notions booth at antique and quilt shows on the east coast. What a pleasant surprise to see her at Fall Quilt Market in Houston. Some of the antique buttons that I used in my blog banner were bought from Susan.
Here she is with Ric & Rac...
Susan graciously allowed me to capture many of the displays that she had in her booth. I took so many pictures of her beautiful things that it made better sense to put them all in a new flickr photo album! You can see them by clicking on my right side bar titled Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods...
Meanwhile, if you are ever in Providence Rhode Island you can find her things at "REFIND" a store at 436 Wickenden Street.
Hope you find the photos of her displays as inspiring as I do, I just love things done by color palette, and I am endlessly fascinated with trims, buttons & ric rac. Imagine the possibilities girls!
Back in two shakes...H2
PS on an inspiring and hopeful note, Gretchen one of our recent blog commenters has told me that there is an online petition forming in support of the Obama's adopting a rescue dog at the Best Friends Network. See what they are up to and support homeless animals across the country...And if you haven't taken 5 minutes to email Oprah a suggestion...What's keeping you ??? X;ยบ)
I know how I have been talking alot about how giving is better than receiving. And most of the time, it is. Except if the "Talented Mrs. Winslow" makes you a pair of spiffy new socks...Of course the minute I saw what Cheryl was working on in her studio, I knew they were "blog-worthy"...Seinfeld watchers, you get the concept.
The shorter ones were made for Cheryl's daughter, Robin. The long skinny pair on the left were made for my size 10's. By the looks of the pointy toes, you'd think that they'd be all bunchy at the front of your feet...right? Actually, the fronts (and the whole sock) are smooth and warm and "pretty much heaven" on my feet.
The set-in heal is a really comfy detail too. CW is a human knitting machine...Like her sewing, it's precise and consistent.
In the spirit of "Hand Made Things for the Holidays" (thanks Lizzy!)...How about a little game of show and tell? Include your email address in your comment and I'll get back to you with my email address...if you want me to post a picture.
Back in two shakes...H2
I have given my "Rescue Remedy Sermon-ette" to far too many people of late. It dawned on me last night that it would be a good thing to put up a picture of it and then tell a lot more people about it, and you turn in turn will tell your friends...
Talking with Sweet Brenda about her adorable Bailey and his troubles with bigger pups in doggie training class, RR came to mind. I opined. M2 is getting on a plane with her twins for the first time...Aunt Blabby opines again. Why do I bring this up? Because it really works. I learned about it from one of my old friends, Leslie McGuirk who used it for her two adorable Norwich terriers when they were under stress.
I first used RR on Jasmine, one of our rescue kitties. She had been caught in a humane trap as a wee thing, and never really seemed to get over it. Of the four kittens and mom that we trapped, she was definitely the "toughest nut to crack". For the first year she lived with us, she avoided Paton, me and the other cats like the plague. After learning about RR, and within a few days of putting a few drops of RR in her water bowl, Jasmine was jumping up on the bed and allowing us to pet her. She got relaxed with us for the first time, she even purred. Then I started brushing her, which she loved, and things just got better from there. Rescue Remedy opened the door for all of us.
With Fall Quilt Market approaching and so many of us working too hard for too many days in a row, I am doing what I can to make the experience more pleasurable, and I will not hesitate to put a few drops under my tongue if things get tense.
Skeptical? just google "Bach Flower Essence" or go to the Dr Bach website.
I'm off coffee, but "I still loves my sugar"...The first of our Blog-able Feasts: "A Dazzling Dozen Delicious Desserts" is coming up soon. We've put things off a tiny bit, what with kids going back to school and so many of us in the throes of FQM. So it's looking like mid-September now.
Back in two shakes...H2
