My butterfly is finished

and I had the right kind of project I wanted to fit it into.............

 I made it into a mason jar pin cushion!  I love mason jars...........

do you?

I then started filling the jar with some of my favorite things from some of my collections.

Old wooden spools with the thread still on........which by the way is still excellent thread!

Also a small pair of scissors.

which I just replaced with an older metal pair............

much better, don't you think?

I love shaped beads so a beaded flower was perfect to go with the butterfly..........

don't you think?

I also added an old thimble and yes, there is an old square  mother of pearl button.

I had another mother of pearl button...........I love those things!

I also added a twirl wire with a beaded flower to hang on the outside of the jar.

And then to finish it off, a jeweled heart charm...........

to represent the friendship I share with a friend who is coming to stay for a few days..........

who loves butterflies and is an excellent quilter...........

and is the only one I would share my collections with......

the whole reason I put the jar together!

The wildflowers and butterflies are all over the grounds here at the farm

and just as butterflies and flowers go together..........

so do friends and sewing projects.......

don't you think??

How about you?

Do you still have friendships from way back when you went to school?

Do you see each other often.........or maybe once a year?

What do you do when you get together?

 I would love to hear!