Family time...

Welcome needlefolk friends

and happy Monday!

Today started out bright & sunny,

perfect for taking photos, then a quick

shower of rain...now it's back to full sunshine!

Early Maiden Workbasket 

Club Sneak Peek...

Sharing with you today is a little sneak peek of

the motif that will grace the back side of the

 upcoming project...MEND THY WAYS!

Today, I'll start stitching on the front side.

~:::~

My family and I enjoyed a fun filled weekend,

that started Saturday morning...

Sweet and simple farm fresh bouquet 

gifted to me by my husband!

Fresh Lilacs and Dandelions, both in great

abundance in our back yard!

Next, my son Sam had a brilliant idea...lets

take mom to Gold Rush!

Please meet my dearest son Sam...

Gifted to my husband and I twenty~five years ago!

It is such an honor to be the mother of this

incredible young man, who is gifted with

 wisdom way beyond his years! 

He displays outstanding loyalty and

strength of character!

He fills each day with laughter with his 

infectious humor and personality!

He has a heart of gold...sooo proud

of this kind and gentle soul!

~:::~

I quickly ran out to my Studio to 

dig out my shopping chart that I take with

me when antiquing...

I love this cart...perfect for hauling all my goodies!

Sam always treats me to something special...

He knows my weakness for sewing baskets!

This old pine needle basket is in such

 wonderful condition...very tightly woven!

I can hardly wait to get it home and start

 using it...thank you SO much Sam!

And from my husband...

This wonderful old caddy...Oh, how I love this!

(thank you Bill)

I have several of these and use them every day, 

I especially love them for toting my sewing projects!

~:::~

The next goodies, I gifted to myself...

I just couldn't pass up this sweet woven basket...it 

was definitely calling my name, and the price was right! 

My eyes are always scanning for special frames...

This is SO SWEET...can't wait to design something 

special to fill it up!

I accidentally found this pinkeep while waiting

for a big crowd of people to pass by... 

This little fellow found a good new home...can't

wait to add him to the rest of my bird collection!

I'll have to make a pinkeep out of old velvet to

fill his empty cabbage!

And now for my last two treasures...

An early "Daily Duty" book...so special 

and dear to my heart! 

(daily scripture meditations)

I believe this is of Scandinavian origin...

Ivory key needle case with a Swan top!

It's still in good working condition...so sad that

the lower key notch is broken off!

~:::~

Weekly Soul Food...

Even a child is known by his doings,

whether his work be pure, 

and whether it be right.

Proverbs 20:11...kjv

~:::~

Hope YOU too enjoyed a 

 special Mother's Day!

Kindly, Tammy