What a great week!!

A while ago I was contacted by a lovely woman called Katie who had just bought a rattle on Etsy and was asking about if I could gift wrap the rattle and post it to someone else, and she also wanted three more as they were for Quads! She was given my special multiple births discount rate of course*. How exciting QUADS!  Katie told me theirs names and that they were still in hospital and one of them had to have surgery. My heart went out to their parents, how exciting and stressful and what a blessing, four blessings in a row..but having them still in hospital....heart breaking. A few weeks past and Katie sent me an excerpt of an email from their mother:

"They came with a sweet hand-written note from the woman who made them and were individually
packaged in little brown lunch bags with teeny clothes-pin closures.I love each and every one of them and they are perfectly suited for each baby. We've hung them on mobiles right now so they watch them spin and twirl around..Lily especially watches hers very intently. As soon as they're old enough to start grasping, I'm going to stuff the little creatures into the babies' palms and tell them not to let go :)"

I cried! Not just because she liked them, but because a little bit of me does go into everything I make, a little bit of love and care and me and to know that they are hanging over a tiny babies cot and they are looking up at them, well it makes my belly feel nice inside. This email from her is WHY I make things, why I make things for little babies to smile at and for children to giggle at. Sigh. It has made my day.


Busy's newborn feet

 I have been crying a lot this week- tears of joy. Some lovely friends of mine who I have written about before are having a baby. I cried so much when I found out Chef was laughing at me. I am so excited for them, it was so unexpected and what an absolute delight. I had to stop myself from leaping into the sewing room to start making things for the baby... (but this was a few days ago, so the sewing has started!!)

And to top it all off- another Kiva loan has been repaid and today I get to choose someone else to lend the money too! I have started a team on Kiva too! Crafty Bloggers? Want to join up? I have sent some of you an email but please don't feel any pressure I know it is not always a good time, but I would love it if you put the logo on your blog even if you cannot participate? They are here

What was your good news this week? What warmed the cockles of your heart? What was that nice thing someone said to you? What was something nice that happened to you?Tell us!!!