Summer projects, cont...

This was a baby gift for my lovely friend Erica who just adopted THE MOST ADORABLE baby girl.

Sadly, little miss Jenna arrived (at home) just days after I had to leave Idaho for Maui.

Sniff...sniff...

So I consoled myself by putting together a little something for the "little something".

Again, of course, it had to have a flower.

I hope she liked it...

(Her momma said she did.)

Oh hello there...

You're still around?

Yay!

Then I'll share a few of the projects I worked on this summer with you...

First, a bag for my friend Michelle, the shell collector. She has a gift for seeing the tiniest, most beautiful shells and sand dollars I've ever seen.

It was her birthday and I thought it would come in handy for her.

It has a long shoulder strap that sligs across the torso.

It is made of hand-embroidered linen and has interior pockets for her teeny, tiny sand dollars.

Of course, it had to have a flower...

and vintage buttons...

and her name...

(a most excellent one, I might add)

and pleats...

She liked it.