Springing Ahead, a FINISH & Hopping Along ~

*YAWN*

springing ahead today ~ 

...hate losing that hour in the morning!

but it means it will be lighter later this evening :)

and for that I say.....YAY!

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and guess what I did?

I FINISHED it!!!!

ten-thousand stitches later....

{ok, maybe not that many ~ but out seemed like it!}

i finished my little

 {but bigger than I initially thought it would be}

~ Pentagonal Sewing Box ~

whatever possessed me to make this I still don't know ~

other than it is sew pretty {pun intended}, practical & was really fun to stitch

although I complain about everything anyway ;)

and because I saw how pretty Susie's was and just had to give in to my creative muse...

cotton fabrics in browns, creams, beige, white ~ florals, tiny prints, bees & birds too!

I lined the inside with old white wool,

well ~ except for the inside of the lid...

for that I used a pale hand dyed red scrap of wool.

I tied a strawberry emory to the front with crinkle-ribbon

to act as an anchor for the ribbon tie...

~ which wraps neatly around a large mother of pearl button 

that I stitched to the lid.

I had so much fun making this ~

I plan to use it to hold my rug hooks, as it is the perfect size...

or buttons. yeah, maybe a whole slew of white buttons!

oh! 

it can hold thread spools!....

~ well i can think of many uses 

ha!

try your hand at making one ~

visit

http://pennyrugsandmore.blogspot.com  

I'd love to see yours!!

today is day number 8 on the

Buttermilk Basin Spring Thyme Blog Hop!!!

and designer Debbie Busby has a beautiful little project and tasty recipe for you:

http://www.woodenspooldesigns.blogspot.com/

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as I had mentioned previously,

Hannah & I will be heading North to CT tomorrow, 

so I will not be able to post here from the road...

BUT

make sure to visit on Tuesday, when it's MY turn on the blog hop!!!

have a relaxing rest of your weekend my Friends ~

~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori