Early January Pincushion Embellishing

The felt wool base all shaped and dry.

Some of my decorating options.

Tools  for  decorating

Starting the embroidery work with the pearl cotton.

 

One of the finished pincushions.

This is the one my friend in Vermont picked for a
bridal shower gift .

The gumpaste flowers..where they ended up..

The beautiful cake with the gumpaste topper.

 Ana with the topper and side gumpaste flowers.

 The bride's entrance... escorted by her dad.

 Check the bride's bouquet............. 

Check out the bridesmaids' bouquets around-about

the wedding cake.

They all match.

A Trip ...

Can you find at least one hint in either of these pictures 

 of our destination state?

The Importance of Our Choices Each Day

A lovely wedding we recently attended!

 The setting..

 Quiet wonder..

  

Ready and waiting..

The joining...

 Afterwards...

.......................................

There are a good many things which would not be worth bothering about

if I were going to live only 70 years,

but which I had better bother about very seriously

 if I am going to live forever. 

~ C. S. Lewis

MERE CHRISTIANITY

A giveaway..

Raising Homemakers is having a giveaway of a webinar that starts in August..It sounds good.

So simply click Raising Homemakers to find out more about it!