Bellamere Cottage Has A Sunday Favorite......

Thank you soooo much for coming to visit.

I am participating in Chari's SEVENTH Sunday Favorites Repost....

What a wonderful idea.......and a REALLY easy Sunday post.

Don't miss all the other gals.....and that little Chari??? What a doll. :-)

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My first post was 1.23.09.......and this one followed soon after.

Originally posted 2.17.09

My darling daughter, now 37, asked a couple of years ago that I re-dress her childhood dolls for her as a Christmas gift. Oh how I had missed making doll clothes and hopped right onto that little project. The first doll is a Dionne Quintuplet dolly from her large Dionne collection. (She's been collecting since she was about 10). The little "Toile Girl" is her first dolly, Betty Sue. The hardest part of this little project was finding little shoes for the Dionne Quintuplet doll. NOBODY carries doll shoes any more. OK......yes, they probably do, but it's a good idea not to wait until the week before Christmas to try to find them! I didn't know it would be so tough!

I've made many things out of wool and wool felt and actually have enough supplies to make everything from wool felt until I die! And, I'm certain I'll still collect anyway! :-) Is there really a time when we artsy people have ENOUGH of anything??? It drives my Hubby crazy........ God bless him! He is ever so tolerant, actually! ( Our house is six years old and has NEVER had a car in the garage!!!) What a fun medium to work with; very forgiving and so many possibilities. I'll always prefer projects that have loads of hand work on them too. Perfect for taking on trips and get-aways! I've figured out how to hold ALL my supplies on my lap while my husband drives. Bless his heart.

I've been working on a wool quilt for about two years now. I only have five blocks left to do, but my heart hasn't been in it since my Mum passed away. I spent a lot of time working on it while I cared for her and it's just too close yet. It's made from hand dyed felted wool and TONS of beading. It'll only be about 3 1/2' across when finished and will hang in my entry. I'm anxious to have it finished and, hopefully, I'll be able to get back to it soon. My Mum and I picked out blocks in it for everyone in our family based on their personality and what they liked. I'll think of her every time I look at it. She was so proud. Nobody will ever again be as impressed with what I make as she was. She was my biggest cheerleader and always thought I was perfect and everything I did was the BEST in HER eyes. I will always miss showing her my latest project. She was such a cutie!


I miss you Mum!

Blessing you!
Spence

PS........Stillllllllllll missing my Mum.....but, it's great to have met all of you wonderful chickies here....You are AWESOME!

Mmmmmm..... PINK! Aren't the lovely?

Little dogs..........so cute! We actually have many of the same ones!

Handmade lampshade......Jan taught me how to do these little lovelies. They're actually pretty easy and have so much punch to them, don't they?

Another hand made shade.........and BIRDS!.....and ivy.........and tole trays!

My sweet friend, Jan, and I finally got together for a visit. We can't figure out why we wait so long to make time for a long chat and a yummy lunch! It had been months since we'd been together and did we ever talk up a storm.........you know how it is when you're with someone you just love and you're both chatters?? We talk so fast, and over each other......and laugh and laugh and LAUGH! It's such good fun. Why do we wait??

We LOVE the same things........Jesus, family and our HOMES! It was amazing, the first time we met, how alike our decorating styles are. We love tole trays, little dogs, birds, ivy, little vignettes and black (we both use it liberally). We look forward to Jennifer's new featured home at The Old Painted Cottage and chat about the look of each month's home. It's a great way to get ideas!

Jan is a hooker..........no..........not THAT kind......she is an EXPERT rug hooker. Oh my, they are just delicious. I do so many different arts, but I'm telling you, I'm having so much trouble mastering hooking. I have so much money invested in frames, I just HAVE to learn. We're going to be working on that as soon as I pick out a pattern. I've learned how to dye wool.........and I know what I like......I've discovered that just doesn't get the rug finished, however.

The snow is melted from yesterday, so I'm out and about today, doing some of the things that didn't get done yesterday. Whoooooppeee!

I hope your day is blessed!
Warmly, Spence