Keepsake Gift Idea

Here is a simple but profound little gift idea...

TRINKETS IN A BOTTLE

I filled up 3 little jelly jars full of tiny trinkets that belonged to my mother.  My mom always stashed little things that she though was special, so I had a drawer full of these little things.  I divided them up into pieces I felt spoke to me about a certain person, and gave them to my Nanna, aunt & uncle for christmas.  They are really just to be kept on a shelf, as a little visual collage of their loved one.  Each one did have a mountain laurel seed, a wine cork, an old dice, a little buddah and a foreign coin, along with other random things of hers.

You can take this idea and turn it into anything keepsake, like for your kids with their little toys, balls or jacks.  Or even a little stash of your own 'precious' things that you would like to pass on to your child one day.  Be creative!

PEACE,
Laura

Style School Craft Update

Quick update before my hubby gets home. I actually did two style school projects today! I was so proud of myself. I have been feeling so bad that we are in the last week of school, and Ive only done a few projects! I feel so behind. But thats okay, Ill just take it at my own pace now. Its been inspiring to say the least!

These are my little wooden people, its me and James! I am wearing a vintage floral dress, with a leather belt and a Violet Bella necklace. James looks classic in his birdie screen printed tee in green. It looks alot like us! I even put the pink in my hair!

These are vintage fabric covered buttons. I think I will use them on a shirt I am going to make!

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO IS VOTING FOR ME ON THE LOVLIES, I AM IN THE LEAD!!!

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ENTERED MY GIVEAWAY IN THE POST BELOW, YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING, AND I AM SO ENJOYING READING YOUR COMMENTS!

xoxo.

Peace,

Laura

Wish there was snow to go with my hat!

I finished my hat from Elsies DIY Snow Day Hat tutorial:

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So, as you can see, I am loving crocheting still!

So, for the past few days I felt myself trying to get sick again, mostly just coughing which was giving me headaches, and now today, it struck! It all just started pouring out from no where! I think I have blown my nose 1,000 times in the past few hours. My face is all red and I have to let my mouth hang open to breath, argghhh! I seriously woke up feeling better this morning and was very excited to get back with it! Oh well...

I tried sitting down to make some more jewelry, with a tiny success. But, I was thinking about watching my favorite movie, Youve Got Mail, and before I could decide I was flipping through TV shows and it was on TV! It was destined! I know just about every line in the movie, but it never gets old.

That part where she is decorating the christmas tree and quotes the Joni Mitchell song and talks about how she misses her mother, I always related to that part, but now more than ever. And now I have that line tattooed on my arm!

I do miss my mom, so very much. I try not to talk about it too much, if I talked about it as much as I felt it, that is all you would hear. Well, in between all of the other good stuff at least! In 9 days it will have already been 2 years since she has been gone. I dont even understand time when it comes to that. Sometimes it feels like forever ago, but more often than not it feels like it is it just right behind us. I have been able to put alot of the hard parts behind me, the things you only ever know about if you have been around someone who is dying. Every now and then things flash in my mind that just seem unreal and it breaks my heart knowing my mom had to go through those things. But luckily those things come and then go away from my mind. I have her smiling pictures around me at all times, her warmth surrounds me. I just wish I could hug her and smell her. I wish I could show her all of my art like I used to. I wish I could call her when I need to know how to cook something. I am fortunate to have beautiful people in my life that I can do those things with, I just wish it could be her sometimes.

"Wish I had a river I could skate away on"

-Joni Mitchell

I am going to surprise James with chocolate chip buckwheat pancakes when he gets home tonite! I cant wait!

Check my last blog for an amazing QUILT FOR LOVE project I am doing that I need YOUR help with!

PEACE,

laura

Handmade dress, 365, Style School

I made this dress quite a while back, but I finally decided to post it in my shop today!

Go to my shop to see better details:

click here

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To get you up to date on the 365 project:

If you look to your right you will see a link to see the project any time! And also my butterfly series project, these are both on going series, so check back daily!

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And STYLE SCHOOL started today!

I worked a bunch on my Style File, so those of you that are in class, you can see my up-to-date photos on the RVA flickr pool!

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Coming Soon

I will be announcing a community project very soon, just getting some details together!!!

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I get to go to the craft store tomorrow!

*excited*

I will get more yarn, hopefully they will have some pretty pink colors, our craft stores kind of suck. I see everyones beautiful yarn colors, and I get jealous!

Does anyone have a good recommendation for online yarn buying???

PEACE,

Laura