Greeting cards, blank

Pen & Ink blank greeting cards~

Perfect for you to color or mail a little note for your recipient to color!

Greeting cards measure 4.25" x 5.5" depending on orientation

They come in sets of five, envelopes included

Blank inside

Printed on white card stock

The first six designs available in my Etsy shop!

Hope your July days are off to a great start!

Take good care, Friends~

Antique and vintage linen treasures

 Winter whites warm my heart~

With some warmer days I started adding some forget me nots and hearts!

I know the winter winds will continue to bring storms and frigid temperatures~

For now we will enjoy a few warm moments & the whisper of Spring.

Hearts so tender~

I hope you have been enjoying this beautiful season!

 

This rooster piece became mixed in...

It was the perfect excuse to sketch a nesting hen!

It smells like forget me not weather~

I couldn't help but add a wreath of love!

Wishing you a joy-filled Holiday Season~

Praying that family and friends arrive safe and sound!

May wonderful new memories be written on your hearts~

Valentine Color Cards

I have my Valentine greetings back from the printer!

Added a touch of color with colored pencils to those I will mail to friends~

I will cut the edges with some fancy scissors and tack them to a pretty card stock.

I love to share cards and letters~

A little something in the post box for friends who live alone...

Share a hug with a heart that is hurting.

...and I LOVE to send Valentines!

This year I will send one of my hand-colored Valentines and

include a black and white Valentine for them to color~

Winter storms are brewing across the Plains, Midwest and Northeast...

Hope you all stay safe & warm, Friends!

Have a wonderful week!

Praying for Texas & Gulf Coast

So many treasured hearts in Texas & Gulf Coast area...

Praying that you are safe and that the rains subside quickly~

Stand up for yourself~

There are times when we have to stand up for ourselves.

Take legal steps to protect what we have worked so hard for.

It isn't easy.

This little guy and his message were written on my heart today~

Let your faith be bigger than your fear.

Hebrews 13:6

Wishing your heart peace, Friends~

Vintage linens

This is one of those linens~

I had ten different ideas for how to illustrate the empty areas!

Perhaps there was a bowl of fruit originally kept in the center area...

A pair of candle sticks... one to either side?

~ or ~

Vases?

I love white on white~

No matter what condition they are in~

A soak brings out their beauty!

Wear areas are proof that they were loved and treasured.

In all the years I have been gathering linens...

I have never found two alike.

Just like snowflakes~

Thank you for stopping by, Sweet Friends!

Wishing you a wonderful weekend~

Field mice friends~

We are expecting a cold snap with snow~

(Winter is going to behave like winter for the next few days!)

It is rare for us to see mice skittering around in February! 

I think they have enjoyed our mild weather~

Baking seed muffins...

Mini treats to share with neighbors~

Hand crafting hearts for Valentines!

Meeting new friends around the neighborhood~

Hope you're having a wonderful week &

I hope the mice are staying in the fields!

Mouse & Bee

A little smile to warm your heart!

Hope you're having a great day, Friends~

Little loves~

Little hearts that bring us joy~

Helping us to be our best~

Each with our own special gift~

Heart to heart~

The strawberries are so very sweet!

I just know the mice are enjoying their snacks~

Wishing you a wonderful evening, Sweet Friends!

Vintage fabric & ink~

Found this small piece of fabric in a basket at an antique shop~

It is linen-like...

Cotton-like with a texture?

I don't know my fabrics, I just LOVE to draw on them!

Sepia ink on soft white~

Little faces very happy to have a sunny day!

The hum of bees in the gardens~

The most welcome sound!

I think of so many things when I'm heading to the garden!

New designs...

What's for dinner... laundry... dishes... dusting...

Calendar programs... fabric collections...

When I bend to pull some weeds~ those thoughts vanish. 

To touch the earth...

Face to face with flowers...

Bees swarming around my head...

I'm content.

My mind quiets~

My soul is fed.

Friends in nature~

Loved, treasured and nurtured!

Hope you have a few minutes to take a little walk today~