Rejoice!

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It's times like these I am glad I am a collector. Everything I made this Angel from I collected. I have been using a lot of my supplies and plan on continuing this all Christmas Season. Working at April Cornell and having to buy my mom clothes was a blessing the last few years of her life. She would love and wear whatever I brought her. She would express how beautiful the cloth felt and how it would make her feel beautiful. When I collected all her belongings I knew I had to keep them, especially anything with embroidery. When I was going through all of my collections, I found these beautiful fashion plates (pages from fashion catalogues during the Victorian period) I had bought at a Paris flea market. I had made copies of the ones I used for these ornaments. The idea was born to make these special ornaments for my tree this year. I LOVE them and they give me joy! I added the angel wings this morning. I did buy a pair of scallop fabric scissor shears for the bottom of the skirt. I think decorating a tree is a way of setting intentions. I was starting to not to enjoy the whole process of buying a fresh tree and decorating. This year I couldn't wait! I hope decorating brings you joy this year. Quote of the day: Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. Lao Tzu Song of the day: Rise Up from the Disney movie: Godmothered music by Rachel Portman

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