Well I decided I wanted to refresh my sewing skills. Since I haven't really sewn anything in 10 years I figured it was time. I had bought some fabric to cover a cork bulletin board for my booth at The Fayetteville Trading Post. There was a big enough piece left over to make a child size half apron. So I threw it together without a pattern. It turned out really cute!!! I cut out pockets from an old pillowcase and hand stitched them on and added a few buttons. I hate wasting anything! So I used scrap fabric and recycled an old pillowcase for one project. Yay!
While I was sewing the apron, my 7 year old son came in to my room. I guess he couldn't get to sleep because it was 11:30 pm. He started digging through a crate I had next to my bed. He found a tiny wooden picture frame and asked if he could have it. He had a picture he wanted to put in it. He has had a picture of his sister in his wallet since he was 3. He just moved up to a grown up wallet and wanted to frame the picture he had carried around for 4 years. The picture is of his sister on her first day home from the hospital and she is smiling. Of course, my heart sang when I heard my tiny man wanting to frame this very special picture. We put it in the frame and then he said, "I wish I had some stickers that said love to decorate the frame." I got him some of my scrapbooking stickers and he proceeded to decorate the frame by himself. It was so precious that I wanted to share it with everyone. He put the frame on his night stand then went to be. I am glad that my children are so thoughtful and creative! I have encouraged their creativity since birth.
