Little Works of Grace

The other day I received a package from a new blog friend Laura from Little Works of Grace. I found her beautiful blog thru Christine Crocker~ an 18th c. reproduction dollmaker who many of you may have heard of. Her website is called the Pastoral Dollmaker. Her daughter Katie ~ from Sparrows Cottage is also very talented. They both have the most beautiful blogs that will inspire you and make you feel like your walking into another century when life was calmer and simpler. Laura's blog is much the same and you will fall in love with her images and her works as well as her gentle way of seeing the world.
I should also mention that I would not have ever known of any of these wonderfully talented women if it wasn't for my good friend Ginny who first bought one of Christine's dolls. She's very familiar with real antique dolls since she owns an antique store full of primitive early american. She had never seen any modern dollmaker make them as well as Christine.
Well.... we'll have to get into that another time when I can show you her lovingly restored home and her doll collection........

I have a package to unwrap!!!!!

I wanted to wait until I got home to open it. It was so nicely wrapped with care. Simple but elegant.....

I love the little tag she added and the silk ribbon....from my favorite ribbon maker ~Midori perhaps??? I am a bit of a ribbon nut and just love good ribbon. Excuse the dry old hands I get this time of year. I'm really not that old just my hands are...lol

Laura had posted her "little workes for sale" and I wanted one of everything til I saw the journal she called "The Farmers Wife"

I thought " I have to have it"

How appropriate since the name of our gift shop is The Farmers Wife.

I was thrilled when I saw it. It was even better then the picture and the best part was that it was made by Laura herself. The farmer wife cutout was beautiful coated in beeswax to protect her.

As soon as I put the book on the bed Nigella came running to see what I had come home with. Paper is her favorite thing in the whole world well except for tuna juice....no not tuna... just the juice! are there other cats out there that just like the juice? I had never known of one that didn't eat tuna????

Nigella was trying so hard to be a good girl and listen to Mommy but she just couldn't help herself....

and had to give the farmers wife a gentle little pat.

I guess it's her way of saying welcome!!!!

One thing I've learned is that she's pretty stubborn and I might as well let her have her way and get it over with. I knew she'd be gentle....

Then she just gets bored and rolls over and goes to sleep.....like all good kitties do.

Thank you Laura for the wonderful journal that I'll treasure forever!

Nigella loves it too!!!!