Whenever someone comes to visit......be it friends or family,
I like to open my "linen drawer" that is in a space in an old Hoosier cabinet
in my kitchen and offer them an embroidered dishtowel and matching crochet dishcloth
that I have made to take back home with them.
I have let my stash of give aways dwindle down and now I am in the process of making more applique, embroidered, and crocheted items to be able to give away.
I decided to make a simple applique towel with a teacup design
and then added some embroidered vine and an appliqued small "broderie perse "
flower spray.
I added some embroidery to the teacups
and stitched a simple edging to the towel and then crocheted a matching dishcloth.
I also like to add a cookbook for a special occasion.
I have added some pretty fabric on some of the dish towels. I plan to
embroider something in the middle of each.
I never have a steady flow of visitors, which gives me time to get a stash accumulated.
Since covid....I have noticed that the giving of handmade gifts has grown ........yet
some do not like to offer handmade........and some do not like receiving handmade .
I am thrilled with a handmade gift. For me, it says, the gift came from the heart.
How about you? What are your thoughts of giving or receiving handmade gifts?
I would love to hear!
