Thursday, June 28, 2007

A Little Tuffet Came a Callin'

So I arrived home with a truck load of dirt, see... when there on the porch was a package. Do you ever just know something special is at hand? One minute before what we had was an ordinary day and then... Oh My, looky here. Better than a box load of puppies is all I'm sayin'. Don't you think?

This is such a pretty tuffet. Even Talia thinks so and she' not easy to impress.

These beautiful vintage needlepoints are rescued by Sharon at C'est Chouette. With an abused or neglected needlepoint in her hot little hand, Sharon co-ordinates the perfect fabrics and trims. She measures and cuts and stitches till they are cushions anew. Once restored and refreshed, from her website, Sharon finds them new homes. A one-woman needlepoint rescue society. Ya know, more and more these pretty little tuffets do remind me of a box load of puppies -- but quieter and better behaved.

It seems someone dear to me conspired with Sharon to send this lovely tuffet. I'm not sure I should say who.... but it was such a nice gesture, a grand gesture... It occurs to me that if she and Sharon combined their efforts, stuffed the Scent from one's Cottage into the pillows of the other, they'd have the world's great biggest sachet.

I love this tuffet -- doesn't it look like the Painted Cabinet has been saving a spot for it?

Thank you both for your kindness, your generosity and for being my friends. Talia says "Thanks" too -- she especially likes her pretties.

7 comments:

Francie...The Scented Cottage Studio said...

You are a blessed woman, blessed with talent,intelligence,beauty, friends,a fabulous new GRANDbaby and now one of C'est Chouettes tuffets...life can only get marginally better.
LOVE that tuffet,(okay, we all know I am a tuffet junkie) it does go beautifully with your cabinet and colors...you can tell Talia really likes it too.
When I count my blessings you and Sharon are at the top of my list...

Vallen said...

You are so right. Francie,I too say "Tuffet" These have reached national attention. Saw one in a magzine last month.

Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality said...

How very sweet of those 2! That is a gorgeous tuffet.

Rhoda
Southern Hospitality

Tami Bayer said...

I don't think I've ever actually seen a tuffet, only heard about the one miss muffet sat upon. It's a beauty and what a lovely story of how it came to live with you!

Betty said...

Oh my goodness...that tuffet is beautiful. You really do deserve it! ..but I LOVE your cabinet and table. did you paint them? I just put an extremely shabby cabinet that color in my dining room to hold my sewing stuff.

Mary Anne said...

Miss Muffet, I LOVE your tuffet VERY, VERY pretty!

Anonymous said...

Somewhere there is a stitcher in her glory saying~ that is exactly where that lovley needlpoint should be. Lucky me to have friends like you and Francie in my life.