Autumn Pink

Here we are in autumn once again!  I saw my first fallen fig leaf yesterday....and my studio (okay, my house) is full of fabric, trims, stacks of possibly-put-together fabrics and open sketch books!  Both of our kids have moved out to college now, leaving me lots of space!!!!

     je t'aime...te amo...I love you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just love using the vintage embroideries and laces.  I "rescued" this lace from a worn out pillow case, the flower from a worn table runner, but they are still in great condition...and it makes me think about all the time and work that women put into them..the hand embroidered little flowers, french knots, one by one...there must have been so much love that went into these little treasures!  Many moms now are working and don't have time to make all these extra touches, but I love to put these old ones on my new creations and let moms today enjoy them on their little ones.  The twirly dress' rosette has my hand stamped ribbon saying "je taime" or I love you.

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY.  HERE'S THE LINK BACK TO BEVERLY!  and one more Pink picture! 
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 XOXO
Kathi

June Roses

They are here.  Not that I deserve them this year.  I have neglected them terribly.   I have had a lot of pain this year, and am sewing or knitting most of the time, so gardening has taken less than a back seat... but in their beautiful God like way, they have come back to us anyway!  

                                  Double Delight     

    "Grace gives us not what we deserve, but what we need!"

                               (See the heart?)
   
Thanks for coming by today.  I love having you stroll through my garden with me for a moment.  Enjoy your Pink Saturday.  And here is Bev's link to see more of us"
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Pink Saturday Peonies

"Sharing miracles is not the same thing as having all the answers.  Together we take one step at a time along the narrow path between glimmerings of revelation and profound mystery"

---Jean Grasso Fitzpatrick

Not too long ago, I shared with you this peony plant and my doubt about whether it will actually bloom each year.  And yet, here she is blooming...reminding me that miracles continually happen all around me.  The quote above is one from a parenting book we got when our kids were babies-- called SOMETHING MORE-- and it continues to have great meaning for me!

I also wanted to have my peony apron and little girl's apron dress to show you today, but they are still in process!  Check back with me this week to see them...they would be great for a mother and little girl, toddler size.  Here is a different pink toile retro vintage apron that I have in stock, though, and I think a little ruffled girl-size version would be super cute for a Mommy and daughter.  I will custom make it for the size girl that it is requested for!

I love these hand embroidered flower baskets and hand crocheted lace...and the big fluffy bow!

Thanks for visiting me today, and here is the link to Beverly's blog so you can see more PINK SATURDAY posts

 

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Skies of Blue

Cherry  Blossoms are starting to come out!  I'm hearing Duke Ellington singing in my head...

"I see  trees of green...red roses too

I see 'em blooming, for me and for you...

and I think to myself, what a wonderful world

"I see skies of blue...clouds of white

bright blessed days...dark sacred nights...

and I think to myself...What a wonderful world...."

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky

are also on the faces...of people going by...

I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do?

They're really sayin, I love you

I hear babies cry...I watch them grow

They'll learn much more...than I'll ever know

and I think to myself, What a wonderful world...."

So, I had to sew a cherry blossom dress for a wee one!  This one fits an 18-24 month girl...I love it with the eyelet top and bloomers

These little capri bloomers come in all sizes up to 4T...great with anything!

"Blue skies smiling at me! "

I couldn't make up my mind whether I liked this daisy and blue skies dress better with red or a black and white polka dot ribbon-sash, so I made it available with either!!  I think hot pink or lime would be really pretty, too!

"...and I think to myself, what a wonderful world
...oh, yeah!"

Dylan always wore the hat and his boots on backwards to garden!!!
Hope your are experiencing some wonder in your world today!

Taking Time

  

"Nobody sees a flower, really.

It is so small.  We haven't the time

and to see takes time, 

like to have friends

takes time."

-Georgia O'Keefe

 

This weekend I needed to rest my mind.  We worked outside Saturday, cleaning up the yard, planted a few things and Chloe, cut some beautiful flower arrangements. 

Camelias floating in my Japanese ikebana bowl

Today, I went out  to photograph some of the beauty in my own yard that I walk right by, forget to be thankful for, or worse, am too busy to even see.  We planted the camellias to celebrate our anniversary #17, and the crabapple tree was the year before...they are finally really budding and blooming...some  good things take time!  The roses we planted for our 15th anniversary  (15 old roses)  bloomed right away, but are so much fuller and bigger now  (we just had our 21st in January!)

 

  I tend to be impatient, and struggle to trust that the peonies really will come back again this year!!  This weekend, I took some time to really see, to talk to a friend, write a far away friend, plant with my husband and cut flowers with my daughter...I laid on the grass and took photos of crabapple blossoms and iris.  And it was good!

Laura Bray over at  www.katydiddys.blogspot.com had a great blog today about Sunday rest, and has a fun week of blogging planned.  Check it out!  

I hope you had a restful weekend and are re-energized for this week!

Pink Saturday

Well, this is my first time to get my Pink Saturday post actually coordinated and up, except not everything I planned to post was photographed before the sun went down!!  So my honey figured out how to scan in on his computer and email me my painting pictures, which I am sharing with you today...only the pink ones, of course!!  Late morning, I will add in the new little toddler apron I made yesterday, with bunnies and carrots and daisies!!

 My girl had to have tea parties DAILY!  And would pour the cream until it the cup overflowed, then stirred it until most of it was on the tablecloth, and THEN drank a sip, and started over!!!  I loved that!

I won 2nd Place with this one at an Art Show in 2000.  Chloe, a that time had to wear pink every day!!! I sewed a LOT of pink then, and I still like to!

This was just too precious!  She was helping make her birthday frosting for #2!!!   (Notice the apron!)...and feeding the beater to the cat in  between her own licks!!  Stay tuned for the little pink apron (coming later today)that is for toddlers sizes 2 - 4!  O.K.  AFTER EDITING AND ACCIDENTALLY DELETING THEM TWICE!!!!  HERE ARE THE APRON PICS!  Did I mention that this fabric is a remnant from a dress I had made for Chloe about 15 years ago?  The fabric is a cotton woven, so the bunnies and carrots are subtly woven into the  fabric, not stamped on.  I love ball fringe, but still wanted the feminine little daisy "necklace"!

 I love how the back looks!  The apron pinafore is one I adapted from a 1970's Simplicity pattern by enlarging the armholes so that it could be a comfortable apron for any 2 - 4 year old.  Now on to list it on my etsy store!

Piles of Pinks

I have finally sorted through my fabrics and kinda gotten organized for 2010!  I am so excited to start on my new line of toddler and preschool clothes!  It is time.  I have been collecting awesome fabric remnants, vintage embroideries and trims, etc  for a few years now, and it seems that my most popular items are for the little ones these days.  Soooo....along with the 1960's VERA cottons that I have been soaking and some wonderful vintage white cotton eyelet fabrics, I am beginning this new adventure!

I think these will be adorable peasant apron dresses and tops with the ruffle pants!

I absolutely LOVE vintage trims!!!  Got to go get started!!  Oh!  and I have boy stuff too...just not in pinks!  later on that!  Feedback welcome!  Requests and suggestions...Thanks
Kathi