Y’all know I love sentimental gifts and surprises. At the beginning of this year, Kyle asked me to make some pillows from her mom’s clothes to gift her family at their upcoming mountain vacation. After giving me some of her mom’s outfits, she told me to “use your creativity to make some other stuff.” You…
Category: Crafts, Gifts, Poetry
Sentimental gifts are my favorite. Enjoy some of my personalized poems, gifts, and crafts.
Special Wedding Garter: A Little Piece of Heaven
Sentimental gifts and surprises are my favorite things to make. When Angela asked if I could make a wedding garter from her daughter-in-law’s late father’s shirts, I couldn’t wait to get started! One garter turned into 3 plus a teddy bear. Having a reason to write a personalized poem for the special day just added…
Mema’s Hands
Made from fabric blocks found in my grandmother’s home is my second quilt, named Mema’s Hands. Mema could really sew– Clothes, wedding dresses, and I can only imagine what else. One memory I treasure is the time she told me she could sew a purse so I begged her to make me one. She did,…
A Hug From Heaven
Written by me for a family friend, accompanied with a home made memory shirt quilt, sewn with much love. A Hug From Heaven A display of my wardrobe Affixed for your remembrance A familiar touch from Heaven Made of my most worn fabrics Admire my attire To reflect on all my love Embrace my favorite…
Heaven’s Wind Chime
A faint and gentle breeze Conducts your wind chime’s song May the tune sing to you When you ever feel alone When the harmony reverberates Into the atmosphere It is me reminding you That I am still near I’m just living life from Heaven I have not gone far away But when you get to missing me Know this is what I’d say: Take in the wind’s soft melody…



