Hand Embroidered Lavender Sachet Door Hangers - A Very Special Gift

A Sweet Daughter's Gift

I received an email from a young lady here in the South who was looking for a special gift for her parents. Her parents live in Prattsburgh, New York and own a 1890's Victorian Country Bed and Breakfast, called Feather Tick & Thyme, a home in its own fertile valley on a quiet picturesque country road within minutes of several Finger Lakes attractions. The Bed and Breakfast/Inn is located in the heart of the New York State Finger Lakes Wine Country between Keuka Lake and Canandaigua Lake. That hot air balloon in the picture is there to actually give rides! There is a much better picture at their website..the link is above.

It seems this darling place is quite famous and in 1996 it was a Better Homes and Gardens Home Improvement Contest finalist for Country Victorian and given an honorable mention. It is truly very beautiful!
 
This young girl had seen some of the personalized hanging lavender sachets I had made on our website and wanted to know if I could make some of these for her parents for their bed and breakfast. When she would visit her parents there, she said her mother would send her up to the rooms for one reason or another and she would always have trouble figuring out which room she was supposed to be going up to, so her idea was to have these lavender sachets made to hang on the door with each one in the name of the rooms. She gave me the website to the bed and breakfast and we discussed colors to use to do the embroidery. After visiting the website and seeing the rooms myself from the photos, I came up with an idea to try to make each sachet coordinate with the room itself.  
 
These were the finished result to the creations. I was happy to hear that her parents absolutely loved them. I was honored to do this for her and for such a wonderful place. I hope one day my husband and I can travel there ourselves for a visit. We love anything old especially bed and breakfast inns, and even more so when it has a history to it too!
 
 

Each name on the sachets is the name of the guest rooms at the bed and breakfast. On the website I was excited to see, that when you click on their link for the "Guest Rooms", you can see one of the sachets hanging on the open door when they photographed the room recently. It's the J. G. Sturdevant Guest Room. I believe if I remember right, this J.G. Sturdevant was the man who originally built and owned the home. 

These didn't come out to bad considering I haven't been embroidering very long and I taught myself how to hand embroider just by studing the stitches from my huge collection of vintage embroidered linens.

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Boy Did I Ever Need this Message Today - Being Prayerful - Having Faith

So Many More Than Just I Need Our Hearts to Know This!

This below was in an email to me today.

{Every day, you and I are reminded of how tough life can be. It's true that life can be really hard but don't ever give up on your tomorrows!

Keep believing, keep looking ahead, keep pressing into more and more of what God has for your life no matter what is happening.

Our best days are ahead. God's plan is bigger than just what He wants to do for you — it grows into what God wants to do through you.

The power of God's increase is so great that there are no challenges too big and no circumstances too difficult to be radically transformed.

When you keep on believing in the midst of your storm, not only will God lead you out, but He will lead you into His supernatural increase!

What you see as a major setback is really a divine setup.

God's working through the circumstances in your life to create an incredible moment of progress and promotion. He has pre-ordained seasons of increase in your life — not because of anything you do, but because He wants to pour out His goodness in your life.

God's plan for your life is bigger than simply solving today's problem — He wants to promote you. Through His Word and the power of His Holy Spirit, you will be amazed at what God will do in your life.

Always remember that God is for you and loves to give and help His children.

It's important to hide God's Word in your heart even when you feel like you don't need it because one day, when it feels as if the sun set while it was still day, you'll find strength and encouragement.

Everything you need is found in God's Word. Hope, healing, direction, relational issues, parenting advice, work advice, whatever you're seeking, you'll find it in God's Word.

Even if you just start to meditate on His word three minutes a day, God will bless it.

Here are a few verses for strength and encouragement to meditate on during difficult times.

Psalm 94:19

"In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul." (NKJ)

Amplified Version says, "In the multitude of my [anxious] thoughts within me, Your comforts cheer and delight my soul!"

New Living Translation says, "When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer".

Psalm 50:15

"Call upon me on the day of trouble and I will deliver you."

Psalm 142:3

"When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then you knew my path."

Psalm 61:2


"When my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I." (One of my many favorites!)

Psalm 62:8

"Trust in Him at all times…God is a refuge for us."

Jeremiah 15:20

"'I am with you to rescue and save you,' declares the Lord."

Zephaniah 3:17

"The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."

Remember, God always causes us to come out better. If it's raining here, the sun is always shining somewhere else. The sun will always shine again in your life. God always wants us to come to Him in the day of trouble. And when you call upon Him, He will show you great and mighty things, and He will surely rescue you.}

This was just what I need to remember today. It seems no matter how old I am, or how much my life has been through, the turmoils in my life will still throw me. God must be with me even when my faith wains, because His message seems to find me either through a friend, an email, the title of a book in the store that my eye is drawn to, or even a peice of junk mail in my mail box, but a message all the same letting me know He is there with me, to turn to Him and His Word - to ask and believe.... and my sunshine will shine again. It may not be the way I was hoping for, but it's always BETTER! I'm hanging on for dear life to his word and his promise because nothing or nobody can help me but Him!

I'm praying for all out there, that if your life is in turmoil and you feel like I do... that your day feels like night too.... that you too will turn to God with all your heart, and give the cause of your heavy heart and the tears in your eyes over to Him and leave it alone, and then wait patiently upon Him. He will give us our sunshine again. Believe and have Faith! I have been there done that so many times in my life and He has NEVER let me down.

Today I needed this myself and if I don't get there on my own He always finds me through something and reminds me He is with me. Today He did again and it's always just when I need him too! :) So take a quiet moment and just stop....listen.....and feel.....you'll know God is there still with you too, and he is telling you, "I'll give you sunshine in your life again". Just let go....and.....Let God!  :)

May Gods Blessings and Love Be With You
Love and Hugs,
Debi

May God Bless and Keep You, and May You Never Let Him Go!

(Photos courtesy of the web).

Announcing Our Pillowcase Dress Giveaway #1 Winner

We Have A Winner!

First a special thank you to all our sweet friends old and new for entering! {{{Hugs}}}!

I wish I could say you all won but sadly there could only be one winner. Thank you also for all the lovely compliments and kind words that you left. My heart was warmed and I was very humbled.

We will be doing another giveaway soon for another pretty creation for another lucky winner. I have some custom orders to complete first, and then I'll let you all know what it will be.

Okay this is it! This is where you all started in this bowl...

I mixed it all up and let my sweetie have the honors of drawing the lucky winner! (So it's his fault if you didn't win, there is a method to my madness) :)

Here we go.............

And the WINNER IS?!?!?!...............

Congratulations goes to LAnderson

of Southern Stitches!!!!

(Please email me with your address at

DebiR@jdwc.net and we'll get this in the mail to you right away! :) Congrats! Thank you for entering!

I hope you will be pleased.

Thanks again to everyone that partisipated! I really appreciate all of you and thanks for making this fun!

TaTa for Now and we'll see you at the next giveaway soon!

Hugs and Stuff!

Debi

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Our Trip to Macon, GA. the 1842 Inn, and the Cherry Blossom Festival

My husbands stepdaughter was attending Mercer Collage in Macon, GA., and when we would visit her we found this wonderful bed and breakfast just a few blocks from downtown Macon. Each spring Macon has the Cherry Blossom Festival which was their celebration of spring. Macon is full of Cherry Trees and at that time of year also, those trees are in full bloom and a beautiful sight to see. Along with this celebration the downtown area is set up with an arts and crafts festival, live music, and tons of food. It is absolutely fabulous!

This is Our Favorite Bed and Breakfast - 1842 Inn in Macon

This at one time was a grand antebellum plantation home built in 1842. The home was built by a man named John Gresham. Mr. Gresham was also the founder of the Macon Manufacturing Company, and forerunner of the present day Bibb Company. He was also active in southern politics, serving as mayor of Macon, a state Senator, and Justice of the State's Supreme Court. During the civil war he led a division of troops to fight the Yankees. His oldest son joined in the cause and fought with his father. He also had a younger son and daughter. During the war when Atlanta was burned and the Yankees were marching on to Macon, Mr. Gresham sent his wife and daughter away to stay with relatives, and the younger son stay at the home with servants as he had become very ill due to a fall from a tree that hurt his leg. The injury caused a great infection that they fought to control for five years to no avail. When he was seventeen, he died because of the infection. 

On our first visit there, we met two of the older ladies who ran the 1842, Emma and Joann, very southern also. Both ladies were like a walking history book knowing everything about the Gresham family, the home, and about the second family that bought the home years later and all the neighboring families that used to live there in the area. All these homes there are just to die for, all very old and historical. I have a huge love of the civil war era and was spell bound by both of these women and their knowledge. We would sit out on the veranda late in the evenings and talk for hours. I found that there were two journals in their possession that were hand writings from the Gresham family and one was entirely written by the younger son. I spent our whole first weekend reading both journals. I was totally fascinated! One journal had a list of every member of the Gresham family on both sides, all the servants names and who belong to who, and right down to the names of their horses, cats, and dogs! The second journal was the one that was hand written by the younger son giving daily accounts of the progress of the war and also his health and family. I also found that one of the little black boy slaves, who was the younger Gresham's boys man servant, was actually his half brother! Mr. Gresham had a liking to the boy's mother I guess. Never found out if Mrs.Gresham knew that though. Another interesting fact that I read, was when the Yankees where heading to Macon, the family took all their valuables and silver and carved out a hole in one of the big white columns in the front of the house, the front veranda, and stashed all their things in there. I tried to see if I could figure out where, but the repair to it later was so good there wasn't a trace. I thought that was exciting to learn but it really all was fascinating.

After the war ended and Mr. Gresham and his oldest son returned home, later on the oldest son became a well known Presbyterian Minster and traveled all over the world. He also wrote a book that is there at the 1842 Inn, which I started to read but wasn't able to finish it. Next trip I'll get it done. I could go on and on with all I learned but I'm sure it would bore some of you so I won't. Here are some pictures we took of the 1842, with some being courtesy of the 1842. This home was almost torn down several years back. It had been vacant for quite some time and became a place for teenagers to hang out doing all kind of things they weren't supposed too. The neighbors had had it and wanted it torn down, but 10 business men went together and invested in it, put it back to its original beauty and turned it into the bed and breakfast it is now. There is also another home that they rescued from another part of town and had it moved to the back of the 1842. It also serves as additional rooms for the bed and breakfast. The place is gorgeous! All antique everything inside, and you will never be treated any better anywhere else in the world. They treat you like royalty! It's one of the greatest places I have ever been and it's with real southern hospitality! Enjoy the pictures of the 1842 and a few from the Cherry Festival too. 

Right front side of the veranda.

Left front side of the veranda.

Side view of the front entrance and veranda.

Part of the foyer entrance.

View of foyer from front door.

Fuller view of foyer from front door.

Shot of Foyer looking towards the front entrance.

The library off the front parlor.

Shot from standing in the front parlor looking into the library.

Library. That round table every afternoon at 5:00PM has a delicious food spread with appetizers & h'orderves. Soooooo good!

Parlor

Standing in library looking into Parlor.

Parlor

The first room we had. This is the John Gresham Suite

Gorgeous. Has a bath also.

The second stay. This is the Magnolia Suite.

My sweetie and his stepdaughter Nikki in the sitting parlor across the entry from the front parlor. Off the sitting parlor is a large dining room too.

The courtyard in back. You can have breakfast each morning here if you choose to or in your room.

This also shows the other home that was rescued and moved to the property that has other suites to stay in.

The green tables is the area for breakfast. They have great food.

This was a wall of a building a few blocks from the 1842 I saw on our walk down to the arts and crafts festival that I thought pretty cool looking.

Isn't this gorgeous?!

A local black artist. I watched him paint for a long while that day. His art is fabulous! His pieces tell a story of times a long time ago. Probably of a life he remembers and stories he has been told.

This is one of several living statues we saw that day. I really thought it was a real statue until it freaked me out when it changed positions! You can see some of the blossoms on the cherry trees around her too. It was truely a magnificant site with all the hundreds of trees in bloom! (Have no idea who the guy is, he was in my way it seems)!

And last, for crying up a river!,we have a real pink poodle with her pink toenails too! I died laughing! Love the visor! Thats a bit much for the dog I would think lol! Hope you enjoyed the stroll! Now I want to go back there right now. I love it there! I also found a huge antique mall there too! It was and is totally fab!

Ta Ta for Now! Have a great day and go visit this place one day! You will love it!