The Art of Sewing

An upcoming wedding is scheduled for October,

and the rush of preparation has begun.

There will be two flower girls for 

strewing petals from these little bags.

I made two lined bags from burlap and white muslin.

They are adorned with a white muslin rose

and vintage pearl beads. (click on the
image to see enlargement) The pearl beads

came from my grandmother's stash from
 Lee Wards, so they certainly should qualify as

'something old!'  I also added a cross-stitch

label inside with the girls' names, so they 

know which bag is theirs. (which for some reason

is important to 3-6 year old girls)

I found the idea for this bag on Pinterest.

But beware. It is extremely addicting!

So many entrancing images...so it can

really be a swallower of large chunks of time.

Whatever your art is, make sure you make the

time for it. Mine will be sewing, decorating, and

arranging flowers in the weeks to come...