wedding gift

Oh hello.

Life has been good, spending less time on the computer.  Less time on the computer means more time on the Featherweight. What’s not to love about that? I finished the Paris dress. I’ll have to model it in Paris, bien sûr.  Let me just say that it was not as easy to make as I had hoped it would be. But it all turned out well in the end.

In the midst of Paris preparations, sewing, tending home, and (ahem) homeschooling, a dear old friend got married. Eloped, to be exact. Which I think is awesome. If I were to do it all over again, that’s surely the way I’d do it.

I worked on this gift for them here and there, when I had the time, and I have to admit that I’m very pleased with how it all turned out. The Emile Henry bowl and the brush were purchased at Sur la Table. The apron is made out of a lovely nubby linen, with an adjustable neck (I just hate it when aprons are all saggy at the chest). The dishcloth is knitted from soft 100% cotton, and I used this pattern.  The small jar contains spoon oil, which I made using this lovely all-natural recipe. The larger spoon (on the right) is quite old (for a spoon, anyway) and belonged to the groom’s mother many years ago.  The spoon in the left was hand carved by me. It is my second attempt as spoon making and I have to say that I’m so thrilled with the results. My fingers are itching to carve more.

See you soon(er), I hope.