Happy Mother's Day to you!
In honor of Mother's everywhere,
today's post is about Hankies.
Here are some ideas for you.
(beside the obvious)
Gift Wrap--Easy
Envelope small gift boxes with
colorful hankies, knotting the
opposite corners in the center
of the box.
Coin Purses--Sewers--Med
Lay a hankie flat one pointed end
at point up so that it rests in the
center of the fabric. Pull the left
and right corners toward the center,
overlapping them slightly. Tack
down sides that overlap the bottom
triangle using fusible webbing. Sew
on a small snap to hold the top flap
closed. Add a decorative button on
top, if desired.
Pillow Sham---Sewers--Easy
Attach a hankie to one side of a solid
colored pillowcase, using embroidery
thread and a whipstitch.
Pillowcase---Sewers--Med
Place right sides of two similar hankies
together, sew three side together, turn
inside out making sure your corners are
poked out. Slip a pillow form inside and
sew the last side closed. If you don't have
a form, Polyfil works too.
Embellished Dish Towel---Sewers--Easy
Cut a three-inch wide strip from a
patterned hankie and sew on a dish towel.
Table Runner---Easy
Lay a series of hankies (overlapping them
slightly) down the middle of a table.
Embroidery Hoop Hanger---Easy
If you have ones that are "tattered" place
a good piece in an embroidery hoop. After
securing the hankie cut away the piece you
don't want. Make several and hang on a
wall.
Garland--Easy
Cut triangles from several hankies, attach
to ribbon, rope, yarn or place between
seam binding and stitch one long line from
one end to the other. Hang on a mantle for
Spring decor.
Do you have hankies? Most of mine
are my Mom's but I have picked up
many at antique stores years ago.
The ones in the above pic are just a
few that I have.
Hope you found something here that
piqued your interest.
Our cities and counties are beginning to
"open up" but we are still hanging close
to the homestead for now. Mr. Ken may
be working from home till mid June and
I have two weeks left of this crazy school
year.
See you during the week.
~Keep on Dreaming~
Good evening, hope everyone is
well and safe.
We are plugging along here.
Since we have been home daily,
I have noticed things that probably
would have been missed had I been at
school. There are days we feel like we
are living in a nature preserve. :)
According to my neighbor the bird
above is a Red Headed Finch.
Our resident bunny was out one morning,
exploring.
I know it is hard to see but in the tree
on the branch that is banding up, there
is a Falcon--again according to my neighbor.
She flies around a lot , her nest is farther up
in the tree and we see the male too. There has
been bird mating too! :) She is pretty cool to
watch.
A couple of Sundays ago this happened in
our backyard. Last Fall our neighbor gave
us the boards, we stored them over the
Winter.
One side will be for Mr. Ken's tomatoes
and Peppers and the other side will be my
side for flowers. Should be fun. We will
make covers for each box so the critters
don't tear up our work.
Hello!
I think we will start blooming now.
I might wait a day.
Sunday's bloom.
My neighbor gave me these, basically
we plopped them in the ground. Wasn't
really sure if they would bloom, much to
my surprise they did!!! My other neighbor
gave me a pot of different ones today. I'm
hoping I can fit them in with these. The one
I got today is called Siberian Iris. No clue
what the ones I have that are blooming.
That is it from the Nature Preserve.
Take care.
~Keep on Dreaming~
Popping in with a wish for you.
Enjoy the rest of your Friday
and your weekend!
~Keep on Dreaming~
Hello!
Webster has several definitions of the
word "Comfort."
"To give strength and hope." CHEER
"To ease the grief or trouble of."
CONSOLE
"Consolation in time of trial or worry."
SOLACE
"A satisfying or enjoyable experience."
For my post this evening we are going
with this last one and talk about
COMFORT FOOD.
I am sure that everyone is cooking as
much or more than they did before life
changed for all of us. I know I have been.
In times of upheaval, people tend to
gravitate toward things that comfort
them. ie: comfy sweater, soft blanket
in a cozy chair,some bake and some
cook.
Tonight we had roast, potatoes, carrots
and green beans. Tomorrow we will
finish the Easter ham with Ham and
Beans for Mr. Ken and I will have
Ham and Cheesy potatoes because I
am not a fan of Ham and Beans.
I would consider these to be
comforting.
Other foods I find "comfort" in:
Mac and Cheese
Spaghetti
Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Soup
Chocolate
Probably a lot of other things that
aren't good for us. :) Ha!
What are your comfort foods??
Take care friends and be safe.
~Keep on Dreaming~
