How to give the perfect Wedding Gift.

Well here it is May and the beginning of the Wedding Season. One year I was invited to 10 weddings! Well I guess it comes with having 4 children very close in age. As they have gotten married so have all their friends. That year the gift of choice was crockpots. Since then I have decided it is nice to give something a little personal. I like to look at the gift lists that the Bride and Groom have registered for. I Check out what colors of towels, kitchen gadgets, or even the shower curtain that they have listed, that way I have a good Idea of their likes. I choose a set of towels in their colors and Monogram them, or put some motif on them that they are known to like. His and Hers are fun for Newlyweds. One friend said the favorite gift her son and daughter-in-law received was Monogrammed Robes. It may take a little extra investigating but it will make the gift special. If you know the Bride's Mother well, you can ask if there is any unique characters or designs that the Bride really likes. One of my sons and his friends were down for a wedding recently and as they were talking about some of the wedding plans, I said, "you know it is really all about the Bride!" I was listening to a speaker recently and he said, "Happy Wife, Happy Life!" I have to say that Being the "Wife" I loved the saying! Check out this gift set. 2 Sets of Towels made in to something special! Set included 2 Bath towels, 2 embroidered & Monogramed Hand towels and 2 Wash cloths. $52.00

Sewing repairs can prolong the life of your clothes

I read some place that all good business have a clear and defined mission statement. I had not been able to come up with one until now.

My Mission statement is:

To Create, To Embelish, To Repair.

To Repair: I have noticed in these economic tight times that it can be better to spend $10.-20.00 to have something repaired than to go out and spend $40.-50.00 on something new. I have had several repair jobs lately. I have a friend who's hem came out of her pants and another who's daughter had a hoodie that needed some seams restitched, come to me and ask if these could be fixed. They were ready to throw them away because they could not sew or mend it themselves. Sometimes we just have that one shirt or outfit that we just love and can't bear to part with even though it needs some repair. I worked at a Bridal shop for awhile and learned to repair a lot of garments. Brides can be hard on clothes! So if you need some pants hemmed, seams restitched, Boy or Girl scout patches sewn on, or some other sewing need, email me and we can get together.

I ran across the old saying that I think is great to remember these days.

"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without!"