Saturday, June 20, 2009

Summer is 25% Complete...

June is flying by and I am trying to avoid being sucked into the draft!

It has been almost two weeks since I left town to gather with my family to celebrate the life of my brother-in-law. It was good to be together with my daughter, my brother and sisters, in-laws, cousin, nieces and nephews. There was much eating and visiting, as usually happens when we get together.

Also, since I have a June birthday, it was celebrated a bit, as well! I received several charming children’s hankies!


The girl in the pink dress is from Dearest Sister and the girl with the dog is from Dear Ms A. I unwrapped them at different times and places and until I put them side by side, I thought they might be "related"...


This is the one I opened first. I love her eyes and her gloves!



They are not from a series, but I think this could be her tomboy little sister!


DS also gave me this bunny skater! I love the cable sweater and the vintage colors!

Dear Ms A presented me with this beautiful bird necklace!



It is a Ruby Crowned Kinglet! I am not familiar with them in real life, but I love this one!

I received many cards, with and without musical accompaniment when opened…


and “art supplies”!

Dearest Sister presented me with some of the raw materials for “Sealing Wax Art”. I am not promising that it will be used for that purpose, though. The instruction booklet is filled with cautions about burning fingers on hot wax! Also, I do not have an alcohol burner. I am intrigued, though, so I may give it a whirl. Who knows? Maybe I will come up with a variation and start a new trend amongst crafters everywhere!

6 comments:

Iron Needles said...

An alcohol burner? I bet a camp stove would suffice...
Also. I must have one of Ms. A's necklaces. Must. Have.

Allie said...

It's always nice to get together with family, why is it so often only for a sad reason? Happy Belated Birthday, I'm glad you got to celebrate with family. LOVE those hankies, swoon. And the necklace oh my! How beautiful is that! I remember having a kit like that sealing wax years ago!

Lynne said...

Ruby crowned kinglets are plentiful on our land/cabin in Colorado. They have a beautiful song. Sadly, they don't exist here in Nj but we have other beautiful songbirds instead.

Adorable hankies!

Happy belated Birthday!

Celebrating a life of a loved one with family is always a good thing. So is remembering.

Take care.

Martha said...

Happy Birthday Jan! I'm so happy to see you blogging again. Those hankies are to die for -- it's so sweet that your family knows just exactly what to give you. All my best....Martha

Tish said...

I just love those cute little hankies. I remember Grandma making a baby in a crib during church out her hanky for me to rock. Good luck with the sealing wax art!

Iron Needles said...

See! I remember the hankie/baby/rocky things too!