Sew Many Sheep

 

 

 

 

 

I have a love of sheep...in photographs, on shop banners, collectibles, there is an amazing sense of down home country feel... the simple life which they suggest. When I see a cute sheep in a shop it just pulls me in visually. There are so many talented people who sketch them, embroider them, and make dolls which makes me just say, awww...So I decided to make one myself and that's what I did, I made a sheep doll. I love everything that says simple, even though I have a sewing machine, I am more comfortable hand sewing. I can sit on my couch for hours with a needle and thread and I am at peace. The sheep is entirely hand stitched from beginning to end. Isn't he just the cuties? So last night I sat again with my needle and thread and created an item that you can find at Ewenique Farm Goods. An adorable hand stitched heart... filled with Bulgarian lavender essential oil, mixed with rice, and Bulgarian lavender buds. The aroma is soft, subtle and not overpowering perfect in it's delicate patterns of pinks. Although my decor is traditional and is subtle in colors I do love creating with color when it comes to fabric. Do you too love sheep and find the smell of lavender soothing?

 

 



A Ewe in Love

Today although dreary it was nice enough to take a walk to the store, which I loved, and picked up a few magazines. This one is a very good sign of spring, isn't it such a good feeling that it's now March? And, what a beautiful cover to display spring is around the corner.

When I opened and began to explore I saw this chair and feel in love. I am a lover of all things unique and just adore the seat area filled with flowers. Then my eyes went to the painted detail on the chair and I loved it even more....                             



                                         
This photograph delights me in so many ways.....the shelf is the seat from an old buggy, how clever.
The old mason jars, this garden table is a classic of everything reused and I love this kind of thing. It really doesn't take much to make me happy.

 





And this would be the perfect place for me, I adore the simplicity of all the wood the way the windows open and the door is just me...even though it's a garden shed to me it's just says home. I am in love with this particular issue....

And in the end there was actually a ewe in love...aren't they just the cutiest.... handmade by Colin Richmond in North Carolina. What a perfect end to a wonderful magazine and amazing day. To walk and enjoy the things around me beginning there journey to renew makes me grateful to be a part of it all.