Autumn Kitchen Towels and A Pocket Letter Swap

Friday blessings to you, my friends.

Ah, blessed weekend. . .you are here at last :)


Before I go any further with this post 
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Today I have a couple of things I want to show you
one being these sweet kitchen towels.

But before we get into the towels I want to share something else first. . .

The lovely Deb from Garage Sale Gal

hosted a Pocket Letter Swap last month and I simply had to participate 

as I have seen the delights of pocket letters from other blogging friends.
This being my first time I was a little intimidated by the whole process
since I have seen some incredible pocket letters
and I was afraid mine would be mediocre.
But thankfully I was paired up with a kind and gracious woman. . .
Linda from A LA CARTE :)

Linda shared with me that she loves Paris
so for the Pocket Letter that I made her I went with a Paris and Autumn theme.
I had the sweetest time putting it together for her
and here it is all finished with lace, pearls, bookmarks, a lavender sachet,
a fabric pumpkin, a doily, and a shabby rose magnet all tucked inside. . .

You can visit her charming blog and read her post on it by clicking on the link below:
A LA CARTE.

Now for the beautiful Pocket Letter that Linda graced me with.
She filled it with sweet trinkets and delights
that brought a smile to my face and a song to my heart.
Let me show you, sweet friends. . .

This is the front side of the pocket letter

and this is the backside.

Sweet lace and a darling little bow.

Mint tea!

My favorite :)

"Happiness is made to be shared."

Amen!

Autumn stickers

and a beautiful handkerchief with pink roses {{sigh}}

Many thanks to Deb for hosting such a fun and sweet Pocket Letter Swap;

I can't wait until the next one!

And a big thank you to Linda for blessing me with such lovely items!

I will certainly cherish and enjoy each one.

You can click on the names of these two lovely ladies 

and it will take you to their blogs.

Stop by and say "Hi!"

Now for a little Autumn decor that is fun to make and looks festive in your home.

Materials Needed:

autumn kitchen towel
lace
buttons
thread
sewing needle
safety pin
beads

Let's get started.  .  .

I made a flower out of some vintage trim

by sewing a gathering stitch along the top edge

and sewing the two ends together.

Here is the finished flower.

I hand sewed the flower onto the towel

and then I sewed on some buttons.

To finish it off I placed some beads on a safety pin

and pinned them onto the towel.

Voila!
A beautiful towel for your kitchen or anywhere else in your home.

Here is another autumn towel with some darling little owls on it.

This towel has vintage lace sewn onto the bottom edge

and burlap leaves have also been sewn on.

These autumn delights and other fall items are available in my Etsy shop
Rose Petal Blessings

Have a most lovely weekend, my friends, and a blessed Labor Day!
Hugs and blessings.

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