For the past month, Miss Sandy of Quill Cottage has been hosting a blog~a~thon and a three-part art swap entitled “I Remember Laura”.The final installment requests that we share our cherished family Heirlooms and Art Swaps.
Heirlooms and Art Swaps
In keeping with the theme, I thought I would show a set of six silver teaspoons that were given to my great-grandfather, Andrew Jackson Ingalls and his bride, Emma on the day of their wedding from my great~great grandfather, Lansford James Ingalls and his wife Mary.
The spoons rest in their original presentation box. (Which is held open by a skeleton key.) They were purchased from Henry Buckstruck, jeweler, 11 East Seventh St. St. Paul, MN. There is an “I” engraved on the end of each spoon. A true treasure indeed.
Before I ship off the box of art swap treasures, I thought you might like to see what I made.
Miss Sandy provided the supplies to create three Laura Ingalls Wilder themed tags. I made one extra as a thank you for Miss Sandy.
Next up was a blank recipe card, and fun trinkets so that we could share a favorite food.
Here is the front.
Left interior.
Right interior.
The back of the small book has a quote referencing Laura’s wedding cake from “These Happy Golden Years”.
Here is a second little book that I made. Miss Sandy gets to keep whichever one she likes the best.
Front cover.
Interior.
The back has a quote from “Farmer Boy” regarding pies and cakes. Lastly, we had to alter a 9 patch quilt square and a photographic image. Given that LIW is such a wonderful author, I made my two into a book bag, with a small inner pouch for pens, etc.
Perfectly exquisite and so generous of you to do all that extra work. I know that Miss Sandy will love her gifts. The silver spoons are a wonderful family treasure…simply exquisite and with the initial “I” all the more special.It’s been a pleasure meeting you, Laura. Hope that our paths will cross again!
Laura,It is I who should be thanking you for the honor of telling your story as well as sharing your inspiring testimony. Thank you so much. I am blown away by your generosity and the swap items are fabulous! I am so excited to see them all come together! Thank you so much for all your participation and help! Have a great day!
Your spoons and case are unique. I enjoyed visiting today.Thanks for sharing your story and posting.
Thanks Laura. I did get your email and I am doing quite well right now. Your tags are so beautiful! I hope someday soon we can meet in person. BTY, did you know Ginger is getting married this weekend?
Beautiful work! And I’m so excited that I was one of the participants… how generous of you to make the little goody bags! I’ve enjoyed getting to know you through the blog-a-thon.
I am just getting to visit around for the blogathon.The artwork is beautiful! I wish I could have participated — we just moved my mil here and it just wasn’t possible. But mine would not have looked near as nice, so I will enjoy looking at them here!I love the spoons, too — what a treasure!
As a papercrafter I can certainly appreciate all the attention to detail and creativity you’ve poured into your tags and recipe booklets. They are amazing, thank you for sharing.
love your website. How fun! I just stumbled upon it and I love all things involved in designing. do you review products? also, do you know where to get those umbrellas used in the girl’s pink bedroom?thanks!Kati Walkerhttp://www.katiwalkerart.com