Greeting cards, blank

Pen & Ink blank greeting cards~

Perfect for you to color or mail a little note for your recipient to color!

Greeting cards measure 4.25" x 5.5" depending on orientation

They come in sets of five, envelopes included

Blank inside

Printed on white card stock

The first six designs available in my Etsy shop!

Hope your July days are off to a great start!

Take good care, Friends~

"Neighbor to Neighbor" copyright 2020 Michelle L. Palmer

Punch needle pattern

Sharing what we have~

Gathering groceries for elderly friends, checking with

each other before we run errands to protect and connect.

How we love our neighbors, near and far.

Chickadee was wondering if Wren had a few

straight pins she could borrow...

Hope you're staying strong and healthy~

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Pincushions~

Birthday milestones~

I have enjoyed watching friends share fun projects to celebrate

birthday milestones.

50 weeks of paintings!

60 sketchbook entries!

One gal turned 80, she shared different walks/hikes and 

photographs along each journey! (That was fun!)

30 poems...

I enjoyed watching a Facebook friend share beautiful tiny stitches

each day for one whole year and another

share her beach findings from her morning walks after turning 65!

It was a lot of fun to follow along, getting to know each of them

a little bit more through each milestone share!

I thought on it a bit...

50 Favorite Things!

One each week or as they pop up in time.

No. 1 Pincushions & Pinkeeps!

My mom pulled this one out of her 'cigarette drawer' and told me

it was her mothers. There was a narrow cupboard in my parents kitchen

with a tiny draw above it. That is where they kept their cigarettes.

Once they stopped smoking it became the coolest junk drawer. 

I LOVED to looking through the drawers when I was a child.

Our kids LOVED to look through ours when they were little.

Full of things that should have been tossed,

'But we might need it someday!'

Full of things that may have been taken away, too!

This is a yummy-looking cup of tea!

A little hefty as they are filled with emery powder/sand~

This is my 'Fried Green Tomato'

I just LOVE the movie Fried Green Tomatoes and this beauty

is the only green pincushion I have and

it is a little brown around the edges~

Alaina found this one at a thrift shop~

All of those beautiful glass heads, no uniform size & the colors vary.

Yellow and blue glass heads~

This little wool & velvet love is a 50th birthday treasure from a dear friend!

Love her, Miss L.

This beauty is the work of Donna Liljegren, Brynwood Needleworks!

I shared a link~ her shop is filled with treasures~

These two pinkeeps travel with me~

I purchased 'Lincoln' from the Etsy shop Avery Hill (our daughter)

Alaina is a printmaker, Lincoln is a wood carved print.

This image is printed on fabric from her original.

Hope you have a wonderful week, Friends!

Thank you for stopping by~

Snowmen Meadow quilting fabric

'Snowmen Meadow' copyright Michelle L. Palmer/ P&B Textiles

Snowmen in the meadow...

After a three hour drive to my moms house our children

were ready to run off some energy!

They didn't want a snack.

They didn't want to sit.

They didn't want television.

They were not interested in books.

The toys would wait...

They wanted outside!

Bundled up~ they would slide down Gramma's little hill.

Mom would pull the scooters out and the three of them would attempt to

ride them up & down her driveway. She told the kids they had snow tires!

Mom always had snow. (Except for the dash through summer & fall)

Her snow always seemed to be perfect for snowman making!

Our children will always have those treasured memories and

I will always be drawn to snowmen.

Squares for quilts, Christmas stockings, tote bags, table runners & place mats!

Stitched with simple trims around the border they would

make fun ornaments to hang on a cupboard knob...

Wouldn't they be fun around the bottom of a Christmas tree skirt?!

Unique pocket designs!

Small pillows stuffed with balsam! Mmmmmmm~

Stitched to the tops of pre-purchased pillows~

There must be more things we could make!

The collection is promised to arrive any day now!

I'm so happy with how the pen & ink illustrations translated to fabric~

Part of the panel and border design~ these are in full color!

The border would be fun as a Christmas tree skirt, too...

More of the panel images~

We're not rushing winter winds~

These warm August days are always my favorite!

Just had to share a peek of what's arriving in shops soon~

Please let me know if you see it in your favorite store!

Hope you have a nice week, Friends!

Happy New Year!

Some of my favorites wishing you a creative New Year!

I hope your hearts are filled with fresh & unique ideas~

I hope your arms are filled with supplies that inspire you~

I hope your days allow you time to work on your favorite hobbies~

Wishing you happiness, love, peace & laughter~

It is such a joy to still find buttons in antique & thrift shops!

Sometimes the most amazing ideas started as daydreams!

Thank you, Friends for all the joy you share with me!

Wishing you great health and joy!

Happy New Year!

Vintage linens

This is one of those linens~

I had ten different ideas for how to illustrate the empty areas!

Perhaps there was a bowl of fruit originally kept in the center area...

A pair of candle sticks... one to either side?

~ or ~

Vases?

I love white on white~

No matter what condition they are in~

A soak brings out their beauty!

Wear areas are proof that they were loved and treasured.

In all the years I have been gathering linens...

I have never found two alike.

Just like snowflakes~

Thank you for stopping by, Sweet Friends!

Wishing you a wonderful weekend~

Memorial Day~

"Memorial Hill" Copyright Michelle L. Palmer

Today and everyday~

Remembering those who gave their all for our freedom, liberty, peace...

I keep my poppy collection in a small salt box~
One always is attached to my rearview mirror,

put there after thanking a Veteran.

I say a little prayer for our soldiers every time I see it.

That ALL will be home safe and sound, soon.

Hope your Holiday is relaxing and safe~

Crow with the button jar!

I have misplaced a jar of tiny buttons.

They are in this studio somewhere~

If you happen to see a crow flying by with my button jar...

Hope your day is filled with creative, Sweet Friends!

Quilt label art~

I have been spring cleaning~

The biggest trouble with cleaning...

I always become distracted with lost treasures!!!

I "unearthed" oodles of vintage linens that I had washed & pressed!

(Put away where I KNEW they would be!) 

Ha!

Once I had these all sketched and ready to add to my Etsy store~

I lost them AGAIN!

Further proof of how easily I become distracted around my studio...

My studio is small and cozy...

It should not become cluttered overnight~

Pretty sure my little friends play while I sleep!

Don't these two friends look a little guilty of mischief?

Here's to another day of sorting!

Wishing you joy~