Here is the jewelry I made for Megan's bridesmaids. I used light sapphire Swarovski crystals for the earrings and necklaces. Megan's necklace is at her house so I'll have to wait until she has it on. The necklaces look so much better on someone but no one is home right now but me!

Here is the little black dress I made for Jenny. It has to be hemmed yet and the little belt with the buckle needs to be added. I'll switch out the picture when it is totally done. Hope she likes it!

LADY OF MILKWEED MANOR

I'm reading this book now. I just started it but it is good so far. Here is a review on Amazon:

From Publishers Weekly
In this inspirational historical romance debut novel set in 19th-century England, a young pregnant woman is forced to make difficult choices. Twenty-year-old Charlotte Lamb is the daughter of a heartless English vicar, as we discover when she becomes pregnant and he throws her out of her childhood home. Vulnerable and unprotected, she is forced to a lodging place for unwed mothers. Soon, Lamb must make decisions involving true love and sacrifice, providing many powerful turning points throughout the story. Although Klassen occasionally lapses into back-to-back dialogue, her prose is generally smooth, and Charlotte has the reader's sympathy from the earliest pages. The amount of information about wet nurses, lactation and breastfeeding can become weighty, although often intriguing (such as the practice of using goats to directly feed foundling infants to avoid the spread of syphilis). Faith themes are subtly woven throughout. The reader will need to suspend disbelief to enjoy some of the plot twists, especially the happily-ever-after ending, which provides the redemptive conclusion common to Christian fiction. A bonus is the milkweed poetry, lore and symbolism knitted into the narrative. Both readers of faith fiction and general readers of historical romance should enjoy this lovely first offering from Klassen. (Jan.)Cut to the Quick (reviewed Oct. 29) will be published in July 2008.

Here is the spring wreath I just made for our front door. I had been using a wreath that I made about 7 years ago when we lived in NJ. I think it was about time I made a new one. The sun is so strong here and deflects off the brick so the ribbon and flowers fade out after awhile. I used daffodils, lilac, snowball, ferns and little bird's nests with eggs in them. I used a green ribbon (in honor of hubby's Irish heritage!). I enjoyed having a project on my "me" day!

This is the necklace my husband bought me yesterday. It's a little hard to see but I love it and hope you can see it well enough. The round medallion is abalone and shimmers in the light. We had alot of fun having lunch together and then shopping a little.

It is so beautiful out! The weather here today is awesome!! I wish I was out in the sunshine enjoying myself, but I am at work until 4:00. I played "hooky" yesterday. I spent the day with Jenny, my youngest daughter. She had a bad day on Wednesday and I felt we needed a "girls" day out! Sometimes you just need one of those! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

I hope all of you have a Happy Easter (if you celebrate)! Today we will go to Church, Megan and Ken will be joining us. After Church unfortunately John has to go to work at 1:00 now instead of 2:30 so he won't be having Easter dinner with us. Jenny has to work also. So Megan, Ken and Hiliary (a friend of the family who was going to be alone) and myself will be having dinner together. John will be home around 7:15 and we'll have dessert then. Jenny and Kevin are going to come down after she gets off too! I hope everyone has a wonderful time with friends or their families today. Enjoy!!