Vintage appeal, Hand dyed Seam Binding

Seam binding can be used in a variety of ways and looks great as an enhancement for any art and craft theme.  With Christmas just around the corner it is a great stocking filler and gift idea.  I love to use it on my hand made gift tags and when wrapping pressies for that personal touch.

 

 

 Each length of vintage look, crushed seam binding shows beautiful mottled hues as they have been individually hand dyed ~ so no two are exactly the same. 

 

 

 

God is so good - Our life is in His hands

This was sent to my Facebook page by a friend and I thought it was so inspiring that I placed the post here for you to read.

**A picture began circulating in November. It should be "The Picture of the Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact, unless you obtained a copy of the U.S. paper which published it, you probably would never have seen it.

The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The baby was diagno...sed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb.

During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr. Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.

The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope." The text explaining the picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life."

Little Samuel's mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the picture. She said, "The photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little person" Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful. Now see the actual picture, and it is awesome...incre dible....and hey, pass it on! The world needs to see this one!

New Year Giveaway

Win a Personal Planner - scroll down to see how

Would you like to add some colour to your workday at the same time as making your planner more efficient and that bit more personal?

 

 If so, Personal Planner has a great idea I think you’ll love!

 

 

Their planners provide you with endless design possibilities.

You can change colour, text and design on front/back cover as well as inlay.

 

There are also clever boxes for to-do list, gym session, preschool, idea of the week and weather. Friend’s and family member’s birthdays can also be added to the inlay directly from Facebook. They print and deliver the finished product directly to our your doorstep. 

 

Here are a few things that I like about these planners:

• Design the front/back cover
• Tons of ways to design the inside to suit your style & needs
• Add friends & family members birthdays to the inlay 
• Choose between 4 different sizes
• You pick the start date
• And best of all its fun and easy

To have a chance at winning your personally designed Personal Planner:

1. Comment below and give me a good reason why you want the planner
2. Click here to visit their website and facebook page
3. like them on facebook and Tweet this post

Opportunity begins 15/01/13 and ends 31/01/13 - be quick!