Giveaway On the Way

i have been thinking about this giveaway since i last posted and decided i will give you a sneak peak at some of the goodies i will be giving to those who join my blog or who are already a follower and leave a comment.

i love this little booklet from  The James Polk Presidential Hall, "Middle Tennessee Samplers"  a few pictures of lovely samplers inside.
also a few old buttons, wooden spools of various thread, an acorn thread keep from Kelmscott Design and another daisy shape floss finder.
keep posted there will be more goodies as i wonder thru my sewing/craft room and anything else i might buy for this giveaway.
i will announce the winner of the goodies the first week in September so spread the word and who knows maybe i will have two groups of goodies to giveaway.
stop back by and see what i will add next???

i had this old white birdhouse hanging in a tree in my yard. i decided to spray paint it red and added black stripes to it. then i hung a bottle in the middle with a candle, voila i have a unique outdoor light.
i love when simple creative things happen

A Reason to Celebrate

i can hardly believe i haven't posted for over a month. i think about all of my blogging friends and i just can't seem to get the extra energy it takes to log on and write a few words. some may think that typing in a few words is easy but for me it can take an hour or more depending on what i am feeling. i am slowly coming into my normal energy some days as they say are better than others. i think here in the USA we want gratification instantly and we expect it. so needless to say i have been pushing myself to get to, so called normal. Luckily i have close friends and family who remind me to be patient and let the process of healing happen.
when i signed in today i was pleasantly surprised to see i have "50" followers and i know some of you will laugh at that but for me that is a reason to celebrate. When i started "1thread" i told myself that if i got 50 followers  i would celebrate. Sooo... tada i am going to have a Giveaway . a prize for two of my followers! I will make it simple since that is my new mantra. all you have to do is send a message to my blog with your email and i will draw two names and then the rest is ya know the same.. i will email you get your address and send you a nice surprise. who knows it might be homemade by me or by someone else or a store bought goodies.
i need to celebrate this time and thank you for staying in touch when i have been a bit out of touch.
waiting to hear from you and remember one kind word is all it takes!
Thank You

embroider shoes

who doesn't love scissors and shoes

time and giving

Energy is a hard item to get back when you have lost it for over 6 months. Some days i think i have found it but then again as soon as i start a project it has slipped away.
i know i must not hurry this recovery but i am ready to feel healthy, energetic and hungry.
i know... give it time      give it time
time is an interesting item too there is never enough and sometimes we feel like it will never end.
lately there is not enough, time has slipped by and one moment my little girl was 3 telling me stories of how the sun which she called a farkel (not sure why) was roaming around the sky and now she is a married lady.
Her good friend Eva from Italy traveled all the way here with her daughter Giulia and boyfriend Marco to be a part of  the celebration and brought me two incredible cross stitched "towels" from her and her mother, made over  70 years ago and stitched in the past few years. the towels are made on a loom in her home town.
I can see why you would want to dry yourself with it. they are so soft but i doubt i ever will.
i have it laying on the back of one of my couches.

here you can see the back of the towel and the front  so simple  so perfect

the gifts one gives can be material items or gifts of time.
they both can touch the heart.
 this material gift brought tears to my eyes.
a mother i have never met and a friend i haven't seen in over 15 years gave me a gift i will treasure always.

shout it from the roof tops

There are moments in each of our lives that we feel the need to shout it from the roofs how happy we are.
this month is that time for me
my incredible daughter Emily and her amazing boyfriend Matthew got married June 2!

James and i smiling all day



 it is amazing  how many months before the date you plan, create and then set up the whole affair. the work is incredible but in the end seeing everyone enjoy themselves and the look on my daughters face i realized all over again there is nothing i wouldn't do for her and Matthew.
Emily's dear friend Eva from college days in Cork, Ireland came all the way from Italy to be a part of the wedding celebration.
She wore the most amazing dress that her mother wore over 40 years ago, the stitching was beautiful and of course i have to share it.



you can see the inside of the stitching



and last but of course one of the yummy parts is the cake. made by a family friend with acorns, ladybugs, ferns, mushrooms and etc. it was a work of art.

 i love the cake topper that my daughter had made to go with her outdoor in the woods theme,

a buck and doe all dressed up.