Remember the Days Blessings and Forget the Days Trouble and Enjoy the Little Things in Life.
For One Day you may Look Back and Realize They were the Big Things.
As Each Day only comes Once in a Lifetime.
So Cherish Yesterday, Dream of Tomorrow and Live Today

Monday, November 9, 2009

HEIRLOOMS

HEIRLOOMS
A Tribute to the Treasured Memories of Yester Year.
With a Heart for the Precioous History of each Collectable, Heirlooms may be rare to find so make your own special kind. Its the smallest touches that change the mood & make all the difference. There is something very theropudic about the simple act of sewing.

In Times Gone By when Handstitching was the Order of the Day, Exquiset Linens or the finest Laces were produced to Adorn both Home & Person. The Legacy that was left to us Precious Fragments of the Past. Frayed Petticoats, Ribbon Roses, Crochet Edged Bed & Table Linens. The Marriage of Pratical with the Beautiful is apparent with the Handcrafts of those who Laboured for hours with Needle & Thread, embellishing Linen, Silk, Velvet & Satin.


The most Adventurous of Style Trends is Exemplified by Creative Recycling of Vintage Objects Transformed into Treasures we enjoy Today.


Heirlooms are Cherished Pieces Handed down through the Family, from Handmade Quilts, Christening Gown, Babies Shawl, First Teddy or Doll to Photographs. Irraplacable, Priceless Treasure of our Past.



We all Love to Create our own Family Heirlooms, gathering Elements from another Era & begin an Exciting Journey of Discovery for many such Treasures Evoke Feelings of Nostalgia, bring back Memories of things we keep close to our Hearts in this changing World, where Styles & Customs come & go.


Lets Reflect on Traditions which are forever Etched in our Thoughts, hoping they will be Treasured by our Children & Grandchildren in years to come.


Saturday, November 7, 2009

DOLLS
Dolls in all their Shapes & Sizes, Forms & Fabrics
Really have one purpose in life
To Be LOVED........
Today we can remember the past through the Celebration of a Country Doll Heritage Contemporary Cloth Dolls now occupy the Realm of Art
Cloth Dolls remind us of distant times & can even urge us to cherish our present with
Stitched Words of Love & Homespun Wisdom
Sometimes they are even dressed as Angels Advocating Peace
Adorning our Walls & Favourite Chairs
There is a Doll for every Home & Heart........
A Cloth Doll will always be a Favourite Collectable Treasure within a Country Home as much as Handmade Quilts & Timber Furnishings
Dolls have come to be regarded as important Historical Markers of Social Change & Development
Considering they have be around since the beginning of time
Shirley Secrets
A Dolly with a difference
Her hat is a Pincushion, Her Heart holds Her Scissors
Open Her Body to find Her Threads