What a little doll...

This is one of my precious customers...

She is six months old and has quite the collection of Hartwell Designs bibs...

6 years

ago today I told my Mother good-bye for the very last time.

Everything happens for a reason

It's weird how one single decision can change our lives so much. How sometimes we are too caught up in the moment to think things through enough, and then we find ourselves wishing that we could go back in time and change the way we have handled things. Decisions tend to surround us in our everyday lives: should i have toast or eggs for breakfast? Should i buy the green shirt or the pink one? Most choices are so little and easy for us to make, we don't even consider them as decisions. But what happens when one of those big ones hits you in the face? And what's more, what happens when you find yourself making the wrong choice? It just goes to show you that life is just plain tough sometimes and most of the time it is hard to see the plus side of our bad choices. That overwhelming sense of regret seems to take over our emotional selves, and all seems hopeless. Eventually we do see that things turn out okay, but it just goes to show how one little decision might affect our entire lives. We all just need to be reminded from time to time that everything does happen for a reason. I find myself asking.. what is the reason this is happening? I cannot find the answer.

Where do other people find vintage chenille??

I see sellers on eBay that have many vintage chenille bedspreads up for sale. I'm wondering, where do they find these bedspreads? I'm constantly checking our thrift stores and antique shops but I never run across the "good stuff". Is it because I live in South Carolina or do these sellers have "connections"???

My business or as I call it ... "bib"ness has been booming lately - but I'm running low on certain spreads that I like to keep on hand. I was lucky enough to win an auction this afternoon on eBay for a Morgan Jones pink rosebud spread.. yeah :) I'll have to sell 6 bibs until I can start turning a profit - but the rosebud chenille is so girly.. it is a wonderful seller!

Oh to find a gingham Morgan Jones chenille spread.. pink & white, or blue & white.... ahhhhhhhhh - that would be a gold mine find.. maybe one day. If you happen to have one, like the 2nd picture, with either blue or pink checks.. let me know.. I would love to purchase it from you. These spreads are perfect for boy and girl patchwork chenille quilts.

Don't you just love the floral bib? It has been a wonderful seller but unfortunately this spread is about gone.. that is the down side of working with vintage chenille. I can't just run out to the fabric store to buy more - but then again.. it makes my items more unique. I just love creating vintage chenille bibs.

Be sure to take a peek at my Etsy Shoppe... I'm always adding "new" items, created from vintage finds.

www.hartwelldesigns.etsy.com