Sweet Dreams Are Made of These....

 

Sweet dreams are made of this

Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world
And the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something.

                                                                                   Annie Lennox

Sweet dreams, Sunny Mornings....



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It's an old saying, often embroidered in red- or blue-work, on pillow cases. Morning glories and...what? Night blooming jasmine? More like poppies and regular old roses I think, but lovely and fun. Summer lights are short but sleeping under the open window, sea breeze gently blowing the curtains, crisply ironed linens, a sweetly faded summer quilt...the sound of the waves.

Perfection.

However just in case our frazzled lives make that a pipedream, lol, I recently made some small aromatherapy dream pillows....

These small pillows are sewed with vintage textiles (all natural, 100% linen or cotton) which I of course carefully launder.

I sew on a scrap of my antique handmade lace...

And I fill them with herbs chosen for their homeopathic properties that will hopefully induce relaxation and a restful sleep: chamomile, lemon balm, lemon verbena, flax seeds, and of course some lavender.
Very sweet on your sofa or porch swing too! Hammock? Deck chairs....

I do add a bit of fiberfill, usually bamboo, because otherwise you just have a heavy sack of herbs. No so nice, trust me, we need the fluffies!

 Oh they smell wonderful! And a little different, nice for those of you who may prefer the lemony scent instead of just lavender.

Also smaller, lavender and flax seed eye pillows, for yoga or just for relaing....


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And---fun and new: some beachcombings....

Just in case you don't have the time...or a beach.....

And a few extra small tags made from the tiniest scraps that I can't bear to toss out! Old mother of pearl buttons and a nice long flax string for tying on whatever...a pitcher , a vase, a curtain tieback, a gift, a dresser knob.

I even found a heart on a pair of khaki shorts! It's my own heart that I felt wasn't nice enough to share and it needed a bath.

I had pinned it to my shorts for the washer and forgot...cute!
See, you can wash them if needed. Though I don't guarantee that! You can experiment though; for the safety of your washing machine zip them securely in a cotton pillow protector, not in a cargo pocket. Then just add a dab of scented oil behind the button to renew the scent.  (And please don't wash the pillows. Pls send them back to me for refurbishment instead.)

Have a great week!

love

    lizzy

            gone to the beach....

everything is available on eBay or in my etsy shop; sold item canalways be ordered...I work fast!
love

lizzy

True Blue Friends

" A true friend reaches for your hand
 and touches your heart. "~
Attributed to Heather Pryor

I got an email the other night, from my best friend L.
It said, Open your front door I left something for you.
love, l

I ran to the door and at the top of the steps in my blue beach towel hamper, was an LL Bean tote filled with ...tah dah! an enormous bouquet of fresh blue , glorious blue! hydrangeas.
 

Maybe my most-all-time-best-favorite cut flower in the world! (I love the bushes too but they made me sad, missing Cape Cod and family...sigh.)

Plus she tucked in a huge batch of hand sewing, completed to help me due to my injured hand...and also just because she's the best. (If you get a heart sewed up by her, you're lucky!) And a jar of homemade snap pea pickles! Yum!

Am I blessed or what?

 

These flowers make me smile. They brought me joy all through a somewhat tedious and fraught holiday weekend....

The hydrangeas make me happy...

The shades of blue simply move my heart, touch my artist's soul?

I feast my eyes. And I treasure the dear friend who shared them with me....

 

Another friend, an internet friend, also sent a lovely gift. She and I share a love of and reverence for antique/ vintage Native American turquoise and silver jewelry. Especially bracelets, in my case.


Navaho Sunflower bracelet

 She has photographed her family's collection and was kind enough to send me pictures to pore over, drool over...yearn after, and learn from.



Santo Domingo Pueblo cuff



Treasures indeed!

Hopi picked silver cuf with turquoise flower

And I cherish all my blog friends and readers! Thank you for every visit, every comment....

love

        lizzy

gone to the beach.....

 

photos of silver bracelets courtesy of my friend L [another L]. Thank you!

Flea Market Finds

Hi! I hope you all had a lovely holiday?

Here at the beach  despite the weatherman's exuberantly positive forecast, Sunday the third dawned grey and drizzly! Not so fun for the beach, so after waffling around for a bit I decided to go to the summer flea market.

This market is held in a train station parking lot (yeah, lots of rural charm there! not...) and sometimes if it's rainy the dealers set up under the raised railroad tracks. It was actually a fun market and quite busy. Maybe it's good when there are less dealers, more time to browse?

I picked through some guy's table full of random jewelry.

Found my usual supplies stuff, you'll be seeing these pieces on my next batch of hearts probably!

...though some are intended for winter holiday hearts. I loved this batch of vintage paste and rhinestone bits.....

Then a few pieces of china: Isn't this adorable!?

Maybe for  my beachy table? It could hold butter or a Camembert or pickles and radishes----
And yes! It's Tiffany! New of course.

This is a funky shaped "slop" bowl (for tea dregs)...19th century  Staffordshire mulitichrome transferware. Copeland Spode.

I love when the interiors are decorated. Usually that indicates an older date of manufacture too. And---violets, how sweet is that!

This little bowl will be so cute in the fall with shells or brown seaglass or handfuls of acorns and dried rose petals...or maybe it will hold a small bottle brush Christmas tree.

And! One of the most fun things about this market---and being chronically late to visit--- is the leftovers/ junk pile, aka Trash...All Free! Someone left this gorgeous handmade butt basket!

Wonderfully prim!

And huge.
Handmade, with natural textured branches and weavings....Not very old, but I believe it is American artistsan work, just so beautiful. How could anyone throw this treasure away!? Lizzy to the rescue!

It looks even better now that I've given it a bath. What a beauty, free, free, free!

Any fun flea markets or outdoor antiques shows by you this summer? Any treasures?
Have a great evening, I am headed off for my evening swim....

love

              lizzy



all the big ships lined up, waiting for work to resume after the holiday!

........gone to the beach