Sharing my Heart(s)

Hello, Dear Friends, I hope that you are keeping cozy 

as we begin this new month of February. 

It is always a challenging month for those of us

in the northern hemisphere as we impatiently 

wait for spring. 

It is also the month to share our hearts with 

those we love on Valentine's Day. 

As you can see, Old Man Winter has paid us a little visit

today! We woke up to this.....and it is still snowing. 

I've been having fun in the sewing room

while I wait for spring. 

Come along and I'll show you what I've been up to. 

xoxo

I've sewn a whole, happy little pile of pillows to cozy up 

my daybed in the kitchen alcove. 

It all started with the print of Tuscan poppy fields 

to commemorate our trip to Italy last summer. 

(I haven't forgotten that I need to share that with you soon)

The rose pillow was made from a beautiful Irish linen 

tea towel that my sweet sis-in-law sent to me a couple of years ago. 

The colors are so absolutely perfect! I could 

never think of actually using it as a tea-towel. 

The red check pillow cases were also tea-towels that I added 

a bit of rick-rack to. They are so simple to make and 

fit a standard sized bed pillow. I simply sewed two together

after sewing on the rick-rack. 

The black and white gingham pillows were also simple to make. 

I sewed the rick-rack before sewing the front and back together. 

Then I sewed around the edges just outside the rick-rack to 

create a flange along the edge. 

I stuffed it and then sewed buttons front to back

to create an indentation. 

The bed-covering is a flannel sheet 

that I had on hand. 

My Ritz cracker tin picks up the gold in the poppy print. 

 The colors just make me so happy on these cold winter days! 

I've added some 'love' to my Kitchen Queen 

cupboard, too. 

Just a few happy little things. 

xoxo

I found the itty-bitty mailbox at Target in the dollar bin!

Do you remember sharing Valentines with classmates in primary school?
I was always the shyest girl in the class and would only get a few.
That was before it was mandatory to share with everyone.
One year (5th grade), I received one from the cutest boy in the class.
(At least, I thought so :)
Even though I was shy, I managed to thank him.
He sent me a love-letter the next year, but I moved away
and our love was not to be.  

xx

The faux cherries came from my local craft store. 

Sweet vintage hankies. 

My Susan Branch cookbook. 

I love hand-illustrated cookbooks. 

A vintage valentine. 

The post-date is 1909. 

Sent to Miss Mary Ware

Gov. Ave

Dover, Delaware

from Annie. 

It's so amazing that it has survived all this time. 

110 years old. 

I crocheted the little heart. It has an opening 

to put a scented cotton ball inside. 

xoxo

I made two. 

I collect vintage crochet pot-holders. 

Some hand-decorated candy boxes. 

I made them a few years ago with scrapbook papers,
doilies and trims.

A velvet candy box from Ramblin' Man.
(He likes to help me empty my candy boxes
so I can use them for other things :)

I just found these enamelware canisters
at my local craft store.
I collect vintage enamelware, but
these new little darlings fit right in.

I use them to hold my herbal teas.

Some of my vintage enamelware on the shelf
my daughter made in a 7th grade woodworking class.
It was the one and only time she ever went near power tools.
It was a required class.
xx

Sometimes life can force us to be brave.
To try new things.
To overcome fears.
To heal a broken heart.

I found this little tag on something that now I can't remember,
but it occurred to me that it perfectly describes
our hearts.
Crushable and Packable.
Fragile but resilient.
And portable enough to handle any situation.
Sometimes requiring lots of tape.
xx

Today I am linking with:

Cooking and Crafting with J&J



Let's Add Sprinkles: Keep in Touch



Won't you join the fun?

xx
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xoxo