Isn't she beautiful?

This is my friend Jess.

Isn't she beautiful? I met Jess through Rainbow several years ago. Well, Jess longed for a lovely skirt, and my solution to that was to suggest she come for a visit and we'd make her a skirt. I think we did very well. Check out the spin and the applique on this.

I was a bit anxious about doing applique, my only attempt at it in the past was a huge failure. I been reading lots of advice from my friends over at hippiesew and I thought I had a pretty good idea on how to do it, but you just never know until you try something how it's going to go. I really like this pocket, I lined the back of it with that pink calico and couldn't help myself from making a little trim at top, too.

great great Grandma Hill

This is my great great Grandma Hill. She lived in Colorado around the turn of the century, and she was what they called a Palmist; she read the palms and told fortunes of the Indians, and was apparently very well liked for it.

It's about time someone confirmed my suspicion; I also knew there was gypsy in my background!

Oh my!

That's exactly what I said when I opened this gift, this beautiful RAOK from Christina, one of my hippiesew friends: http://christinashandmades.etsy.com It was totally unexpected, and that made it all the much better, I mean, seriously, who doesn't like to be surprised with gorgeous jewelry, handmade with lots of love and sent with the kindest of thoughts attached? It's rainbow moonstone, flourite and amethyst, interestingly enough, all favorite stones of mine. Christina, how did you know?? And yes, it will look incredible with my Minde dress! It really is something how these lovely ladies of hippiesew have been so supportive of me this fall, I know I say it a lot, but I am blessed; I recognize that in and amongst the daily b.s., that I really am blessed. Thank you Christina!

Pictures for Nana...

Violette and Estar in some of their beautiful handknits from Nana. That's Estar's Easter bonnet from last year, which is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen on her. I love the way the picture is skewed, I think the fairies were out playing or something, I've never seen a picture do that so perfectly.