I wiped away the weeds & foam. / I fetched my sea-born treasures home... Ralph Waldo Emerson







Friday, October 8, 2010

Summer Breeze


The softest, gentlest, most perfect zephyr of a summer breeze is wafting through my open screen doors tonight. Yes, I know...it 's October! And we even had a few grey, cool days. But summer is back...in its purest form, summer as it should be: brilliant sunshine, soft breezes, cool clear nights.

(sigh) And so here I am making white Christmas doves!


Aren't they sweet!

I LOVE how they came out!


Each is made from a different vintage textile, each holds a tiny treasure in its beak.


And I made a few brown doves too!


Sweet little sparrows? Christmas robins?


These are made from treasured bits of antique calico, rescued from the backings of quilts too worn to save.


I love them!

Hope you all are enjoying "Indian Summer" too! Autumn seems a long way away right now, doesn't it?

PS The brown doves will be in my etsy shop soon. The white doves are sold, I am thrilled to report. (Thank you, E!). But you can pre-order them if you like, please ask! I can usually fill orders up to 10 pieces in 2 weeks.

love

           lizzy




 gone to the beach....