I call each one a different name. Think up themes every morning before I crawl out of bed...
I love them because they help me put a tiny bit of my clutter into one place...my little treasures that I find on my hunts...
I have always loved old lace and started collecting it years ago. Now it seems as though so many are doing the same and the prices are crazy! I use a lot of it....and I love doing so because it's not just sitting out of sight any more.
I love old faces,fabrics, hankies,old old photos, tintypes, found in boxes that someone else bought at an estate sale...
faces that tell their own stories...and now aren't forgotten.
I love quotes...about love, God, life...
I adore old buttons, trinkets,an earring, a prayer card, a scrap...memories of things in the past...
Trims, ribbons, sequins, rhinestones, pale aquas,pinks,stains, foxing, holes and tears...
Pockets...for secrets, for prayers, for sentiments, for joys, for gratitudes...
Snippets of old needlework tossed away and forgotten....tatting, embroidery,crochet...
Digital collage...my own... that I fuss over and try to paint with the computer....
It all comes together in my little books made from simple sewing, gluing, layering, embellishing....
and love.
