I'm having breakfast with my side of the family with aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. and then having an early dinner with my husband's immediate side of the family in the East Bay. It will be a busy day.
I was busy sewing for little mother's day gifts...and some lite shopping. At work we were given a special deal on some skin care from one of our affiliates. I got these olive oil soaps:
I wasn't sure how to package them until I saw these little plates at Japantown.
I'm including this book with the soap:
...and FYI: I'm quoted on page 55:
I packaged everything together in fabric bags:
It was the first time I did a buttonhole...and sew a button with my sewing machine! I'm so proud of myself - haha! I had to interrupt my husband from his online poker playing so I could watch how on YouTube.
I had lots of practice since I made 8!
Have a Happy Mother's Day! I hope you all have a good one.
Gorgeous! Happy Mother's Day!
Posted by: justJENN | May 11, 2008 at 07:23 AM
Sounds like a great Mother's Day! You always package up your gifts with such care. They are beautiful!
Posted by: Oiyi | May 11, 2008 at 09:30 PM
Happy Mother's Day, Joyce! Your gifts are so lovely and thoughtful. Congrats on your first buttonhole, too!
Posted by: caitlyn | May 11, 2008 at 09:33 PM
Joyce! Your entire family is in Chronicle Books :)
Posted by: anne | May 26, 2008 at 05:47 PM
Your fabric bags are so cute! I really love them. I also make a number of fabric bags but have never thought of doing the closure with a button, probably because like you I have had sewing machine button phobia. Well done that you overcame this fear of sewing buttons and button holes with the machine. Maybe I should give it a try too...
Posted by: Ravenhill | June 18, 2008 at 01:19 PM