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ancient cloth a return to simple ways ancient cloth a return to simple ways skip to content home awesome blogs beautiful hey its me i like that out of the box embroidery stuffies and astulabee sculptures blue fish coconut head cute felt cafe on the desk places to visit primitives victoria and richard emprise wild somerset child me older posts you can find me here posted on january 14 2011 by ancientcloth my new blog ancientcloth blogspot com posted in uncategorized leave a comment reborn posted on january 11 2011 by ancientcloth i want to say thank you again to everyone your heartfelt words and kindness mean so much to me 3 i have taken some time off from work at first i thought i would just work right through all the transitions that are taking place but i realized that on a deeper level i needed time to grieve and heal i plan on spending a lot of time healing and stitching also i have felt that in this new year i want to focus my energy in one place i have played with different ideas blogs and i have decided to create a new blog at blogger because i feel they offer so many different options same name just a new format you can find me here now ancientcloth blogspot com 3 posted in uncategorized leave a comment transition posted on january 10 2011 by ancientcloth grief is kinda like birth only in reverse you get the hardest feelings first and then they spread out over time till you just hold the person in your womb with out pain but with love becky november 8 1914 january 8 2011 she was the salt of the earth my 97 year old grandmother she was so dear to me she has been the rudder in the waters of life for my family keeping us together we knew she would leave soon but it is always too soon she always spoke her mind accepted what god gave her with such grace and always saw the good in whatever was given she was quick witted and sharp as a tack she read a book a day for as long as i knew her she worked hard during her lifetime she raised her brothers and sisters because her mother passed away when she was a young girl she was a cotton farmer when she was younger and when she came to the city she worked at a plant making tires she was warm and gracious and always made everyone feel welcome she would make you laugh and see the humor in things she was the steady strong force in my life she will be missed 3 i wanted to say thank you to everyone for your kind words and comments it has meant so much to me during this time i was not able to attend my father s funeral which deeply grieved me i know through it all it was a gift to me one gift i received was a phone call i received from my sister she told me the caregiver for my grandmother said my grandmother was reaching up into the room the caregiver ask her what she was reaching for and she responded ed the caregiver asked her if she was reaching for ed my grandmother responded ed ed was my father actually edwin my grandmother called him both ed and edwin my grandmother was my mother s mom and my dad knew her from the time he was a little boy he used to throw the newspaper to her my grandmother was seeing my dad who just passed away he was waiting for her along with my mother i know there is a celebration in heaven when my sister told me this story it brought me great comfort this is a time of intense transition and change on every level for me personally i promise i have some new things to share soon stay tuned thank you 3 posted in uncategorized 14 comments peace to you posted on december 28 2010 by ancientcloth september 10 1928 december 26 2010 daddy this is for you he served in the navy for 20 years he was a good kind man he was a loving father who was married to my mother for 50 years they are together now i am happy for them i love you daddy i will miss you 3 posted in family heart home spirit uncategorized 32 comments treasure posted on december 25 2010 by ancientcloth cc license view a little glittery hummingbird not really a treasure but makes me smile cc license view daughter 2 lovingly painted this little chest for me she spent many hours working on it while i was at work i had no idea she was going to do this i asked her where she got the little chest and she said at a gift exchange at school it was a little kit that came with paint and paint brushes she decided to paint an ocean wave on the front because she knows i love the ocean cc license view she painted a wolf and a moon on the top of it because she is my little wolf spirit lastly she painted a rose on the back because she knows i love them cc license view i walked onto the porch and look what treasure i found there they are big snowflakes like i have never seen before cc license view another treasure given to me last night was when my 2 shy son sang a 1942 song i don t want to set the world on fire to me cc license view a little treasure gift i made for a swedish friend today god jul means merry christmas cc license view it is the little handmade things or not even things that are treasures to me hope your having a special day 3 posted in art embroidery fabric friends friendship fun gift heart home 10 comments winter soul stice posted on december 23 2010 by ancientcloth cc license view i wanted to create a moon to represent the winter solstice with each new solstice i can always feel the changes taking place on every level of life i cut out an angel to look like a shadow just because i liked the effect of it when i looked at the completed picture i thought about angels and how they are unseen but with us so the shadow effect was just right for the picture i created this picture not knowing what i was about to be told cc license view i try to always write happy and positive words but life gives us both the good and the bad or happy and sad etc but it seems to be true that we cannot have joy without its opposite we cannot have light without the dark try as we may kari writingupastorm typepad com i received the sad news that my 97 year old grandmother is going to leave this earth at any time now she told my sister she had been to heaven while resting and was ready to go i am sure there are angels with her and angels waiting on the other side angels being perhaps my mother her daughter waiting for her and my grandfather i also got the news that my dad is not well and will not be here much longer i am sad because i will miss my dad and my grandmother i can not be with them now it gives me comfort knowing my sisters are watching over both of them in my absence for various reasons i was led to write a letter to each of them because i can not be with them they may not be able to read what i have written but i thought perhaps the letters can be read to them it would be useless to call my dad because he can not hear me over the phone how do you say goodbye in a letter i sat at my desk tearfully asking myself that question suddenly i looked up and saw this book that i bought quite a while ago but was not ready to read it when i bought it cc license view it is as if the title stood out to me when i looked at the book shelf when i bought the book i had no idea when i would ever read it i just knew that i liked sylvia s books and have always learned a great deal from them i began to read and it gave me a peace about everything there really is no death only change i am not certain what each day holds but i find comfort knowing that there is more than what i ours can see or our hands can touch 3 on a happier note i thought i would share what i have been doing on my time off cc license view i covered these unattractive 1950 s chairs with scraps of fabric i spray painted the legs with a silver paint i covered 4 of them with various scraps and thought i would share a bit of two of them please disregard the black thread that did not get cut away and the fuzz cc license view i used my guatemalan fabric for one of the chairs cc license view also i worked on this little book and a lovely surprise came in the mail cc license view this lovely fabric from isathreadsoflife wordpress com cc license view i can not wait to start stitching with these lovely bits of african fabric thank you so much isabelle 3 cc license view while at an antique shop i found these needlework pieces this one made me smile the hurrier i go the behinder i get cc license view i am always touched to find such things i imagine the time and love that someone put in to these pieces and why they were willing to part with them i also found this antique christmas postcard from the mid 1800 s i also found this lovely antique christmas card i wish you and your family a merry christmas or whatever you celebrate and much peace in this time of transition from one season of life to the next 3 posted in family spirit 18 comments the gnomes are busy posted on december 16 2010 by ancientcloth cc license view the gnomes are busy cc license view finishing up the trees i began i had been following jude at spiritcloth spiritcloth typepad com her gnome like tree is absolutely magical and the other tree hugging it was heart warming i think a hug is a gift of love freely given nice 3 i have decided to make my velvet tree an angel tree i like that cc license view this picture is for you becky i know you like to see the whole piece cc license view i have been making atc cards just for the fun of it the top piece of the deer card is made from a brown paper bag i simply drew the deer and added stitching from left over thread cc license view another atc card no deep meaning here just playing with things i had on hand cc license view lastly spending time with the girls before daughter 2 s jazz band christmas concert fun posted in art embroidery fabric family gift heart home quilting recycle spirit 12 comments following along posted on december 8 2010 by ancientcloth cc license view i have decided to follow along with jude at spritcloth on the holiday trees spiritcloth typepad com she has a couple of wonderful videos where she is explaining what she is doing she makes you feel right at home and makes it easy to follow cc license view and well of course it was so much fun cutting them out and deciding on what fabrics to put together i chose to cut out enough to make some christmas holiday postcards too i had to use the hand dyed turquoise fabric for a tree he he he so me cc license view this picture has corduroy tree trucks from some fabric gifted to me also i used a bit of wool i had for one of the trees love working with wool i just need to collect more of it i have cut out more i will share them when i am finished stitching them cc license view i have been looking for bakers twine to wrap around gifts but had not found it locally luckily i found this cotton yarn that will do nicely and it was inexpensive i like that lastly i was going through some pictures on the computer and look what i found cc license view shhhh don t tell a picture of my very shy 2 son that he took while walking in the woods he has a beautiful smile but refuses to smile big for the camera have a great week 3 posted in art family fun gift heart home postcard sewing 18 comments sweet posted on december 1 2010 by ancientcloth cc license view i baked a heart shaped chocolate birthday cake for my youngest child made her favorite food pizza and decorated with streamers and banners hard to believe the children are growing so fast 3 daughter and i sat and chatted last night and she shared her dreams and goals with me i wish i was half as together when i was her age my children give me hope for a better tomorrow cc license view 3 pie cc license view a little gift i stitched i found a replica 1930 s tea towel and was trying to figure out what to stitch on it cc license view pecan pie yep i ate the whole piece mmmm eureka i had my idea for the tea towel fruitcake cc license view the inspiration for this piece came from my christmas cards goreystore com drupal catalog ed note when i first saw the card i thought it was funny and clever i actually enjoy fruit cake with rum sauce that was an annual gift from my mother she did not make it but ordered it and had it sent anyway back to the card the picture shows a family including the dog throwing fruitcake into a cut out hole in the ice lol more inspiration came from this book cc license view i can not say enough good things about this book by janet bolton it is a valuable tool for stitching and so easy to read she gives thorough descriptions of how to stitch with loads of ideas and patterns cc license view i am stitching the word fruitcake on this piece and then i will be framing it the book by janet bolton tells you how to mat and frame your quilt pieces have a lovely week 3 posted in art baking cooking embroidery fabric family fun gift heart home quilting recycle sewing spirit words 10 comments a day to be grateful posted on november 25 2010 by ancientcloth cc license view i want to wish all of you a happy thanksgiving and even if you do not celebrate then i wish you a happy day i have decided to take this day and write out all the things i am grateful for one thing i am grateful for is all the wonderful friends i have met through blogging it has been a wonderful journey i have seen myself grow change and unfold along the way and i have been touched to the point of tears in a good way speaking of change i mentioned that my blog style was changed by wordpress so i had to choose a new format in doing so i have switched things up to a more stream lined look i have moved a few recommended favorite blogs to the awesome blogs page at the top of my blog cc license view i will be cooking today but also stitching little gifts for the holiday season i love the word imagine it has endless possibilities of goodness cc license view so i am going to imagine a wonderful day posted in ceremony embroidery fabric family friends friendship fun gift heart home sewing spirit uncategorized 11 comments older posts ancientcloth gmail com tweets by ancientcloth blogroll albedo new all the luck in the world 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