Charming Hand-embroidered Old Blue Wool Needle Book New England native I really really love this

I really really love this old hand-painted postcard

It definitely lived outdoors for a good number of years

and he is great fun to animate

I think all three are just exquisitely beautiful objects to look at and live with

Charming Hand-embroidered Old Blue Wool Needle Book New England native I really really love thisI've developed quite a weakness for old handmade needle books, in small part because I'm forever digging around for a needle, but mostly because I love all of the effort and care put into making little things like this. And how to resist this one especially, crafted of navy blue wool and announcing itself in perfectly imperfectly embroidered lettering on the front? Plus rosy pink stitching around the edges and buttons for flourish in the corners and