"God Bless Us, Everyone!"

Yesterday, I received a 

wonderful "blessing" in the mail!

A sweet lady named Emily Fay

from "Arise and Shine Forth"

sent me a lovely package!

Inside, there were some 

wonderful surprises!

 

A sweet little note...

Some beautifully fragrant

home-made soap!

And a copy of 

"The Complete Dickens Christmas"

form Storybook Home Journal.

Funny...

Not that I believe in coincidences...

But I had just been thinking about

one of my favorite Christmas movies...

"A Christmas Carol"...

I have so enjoyed reading

Charles Dickens since

I was a wee lass...

Here are some of my favorite 

Dicken's quotes...

“No one is useless in this world 

who lightens the burdens of another.”

"Family not only need to 

consist of merely those 

whom we share blood,

 but also for those whom

 we'd give blood.”

 “For it is good to be children sometimes, 

and never better than at Christmas

 when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.”

And, of course,

my very favorite line

from "A Christmas Carol"

spoken by Tiny Tim...

"God bless us, everyone!"

Thank you, Emily Fay

for being a blessing to me today!

And don't forget, 

dear ladies,

to sign up for my give-away!

Winners will be drawn Dec. 7th!

"A faithful man shall abound with blessings..."

Proverbs 28:20a

Share a Little Love...

Tis the Season...

To share a little love...

Today is Give-Away Day

at Sew Mama Sew...

And I wanted to 

Share a little love...

Or, more appropriately...

Share a little lovie!

These little lovies

are made out of two socks...

And I'd like to give-away 

3 of them!

They are just 

oh so huggable...

And just the right size

for a stocking stuffer...

You have three chances

to enter this give-away...

First, 

just leave me a comment

sharing something that you

"love" about this time of the year!

Second,

Become a follower

and leave a second comment

telling me...

 

Or if you are already a follower

just leave a comment telling me so!

 

Third,

Mention the give-away

on your blog...

and leave a third comment

telling me you did!

 

See how easy it is to

"share the love!"

 

 

"My little children, 

let us not love in word or in tongue, 

but in deed and in truth..."

I John 3:18

"Sew" Relaxing!

Isn't this just the cutest little
brass doll bed?

My mom found it at a 

local thrift store

along with a little baby doll

some time ago...

She wanted to give it to

one of my sister-in-laws

who collects dolls

and has a brass bed in her guest

room just like this one!

She asked me if I would do

something similar

to what I had done with this carriage...

It was a chilly day outside...

And I was home alone...

The perfect kind of day for sewing!

First,

I dug out my vintage linens and such...

And made a little mattress

and pillow...

Then, using 2 inch scraps

I made a little doll quilt

for the bed...

I thought that it would

look cute folded 

at the bottom of the bed.

Then I moved on to the doll...

First, I made her a

little pink flannel diaper...

And a baby's bonnet...

After that,

I made her a little sleeper...

There now,

doesn't she look all warm

and toasty?

Just perfect for a chilly

Maine evening!

Sometimes, it's just "sew" nice
to have some quiet time...
To collect your thoughts!

Sweet dreams, my friends!

"Be still and know that
I am God..."
Psalm 46:10