Sometimes we feel like we live in Narnia. This morning we woke up to the sound of the snowplow clearing the road. In my drowsiness I imagined talking woodland creatures, boxes of Turkish delight and lamp posts in the snow.
It’s mid-afternoon now, and it’s still snowing. I love it. Plain and simple.
With overgrown balsam trees climbing up our hill, we have plenty of supplies to make wreaths, garlands and offer smaller trees for cut-your-own fundraisers to local not-for-profits. And why not make fragrant balsam sachets to share the signature scent of our “bit of earth”?
This sachet was stitched for a friend last week. I used cotton fabric I had dyed with yellow onion skins, using a resist technique with clothespins. Sachets can be tossed onto the dashboard of your vehicle, they can be stashed in a closet, tucked at your bedside, or buried in a basket of woolen mittens and hats.
I’ll have a batch of balsam sachets in my shop when it opens. :-)
Some things I’m looking forward to that you may enjoy as well…
Tammy’s Barn Chat at A Wing and a Prayer Farm on Saturday. Tammy will be talking with slow fashion advocates, stitch activists and authors Sonya Philip and Katrina Rodabaugh.
A Midwinter Gathering with Krista Tippett and Lucas Johnson on the evening of the Solstice.
And check back tomorrow for something I’m very excited about.