At Long Last ~

 

Holy moly!  December 8th already.  I thought with Thanksgiving being so early this year and having started to decorate a few days before, my decorating would be long done.  Ha!  I should know better.  I am close, but close isn't what I want right now.  Perhaps if I would stay home, more could get done.  It seems I am always running somewhere.  Thankfully I didn't have to deal with dilation at today's ophthalmology appointment (all is well) so at least I can see.  Then I decided to make a couple dozen ornaments on the Cricut and since I hadn't made any in over 6 months, that was a re-learning experience . . . and with only one call to my son's girlfriend 😁

About two and a half years ago dear friend Dolly gifted me this wonderful old shirt cupboard from a department store in Akron, Ohio.  Isn't it just the coolest wool storage cupboard?  Now if I would just organize the wool in all the drawers!  It sat kind of forlorn in my bedroom (the only place I could find room for it) for the last couple of years.  

FINALLY . . . Ole Jack got hung over it and it is the perfect spot for him.  I am absolutely thrilled how it looks.  That is my maternal grandmother's rocker sitting in front.  Dolly, thank you so much for your kindness and generosity.  You are truly one in a million.

Some of my sewing collectibles sit atop.

Must get back to being busy.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

Happy Second Day of Spring ~

Sweetgrass baskets were found throughout Charleston and the surrounding areas.  Coiled basketry, one of the oldest African crafts in America, appeared in South Carolina during the late 17th century.  The first known baskets in the Lowcountry were fanner baskets used for winnowing rice.  Bulrush, palmetto fronds and pine needles are the mainstays of coiled basketry.

Booths set up at the Old Slave Mart.  Baskets I saw ranged in price from about $15 to $3500 depending on the complexity of the weaving and size.  

Most booths also sold roses made from palmetto fronds.  Here a vendor is making them.  As the fronds dry, they will change color.

This is Laurie from whom I bought 3 small baskets.  The weaving is a family affair.  She says her husband and son also weave the baskets, but do not like doing the small ones.  Somehow I just can't picture either of my sons weaving baskets . . . lol :)

The smallest is only 2 1/2" in diameter.

The sweetest little quilt block from Jennie.  It measures a mere 3 1/2" x 4 3/4".  She does English paper piecing and I think this was made that way.  Thanks, Jennie. 

A couple treasures found at an antique shop.  I just couldn't come home empty handed :)

I just love this oyster shell angel.  I brought home a large bag of oyster shells I gathered on the beach and hope to make some of these.  

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren