These will have you in stitches!

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Stitched Ribbons (Straight)

-FREEBIE-

 

Today's freebie is a grosgrain ribbon with stitching along both edges.  It is straight, 12 inches long, created at 300 ppi, in png format.  As with my other recent CU items, this is presented in 12 muted colors, as well as in light and dark grayscale for coloring to your needs.  (I also made a folded version of the same stitched ribbon, and it will be yours in my next post!)  Enjoy!

 

Click HERE to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

We had an interesting day today - lots of fun and a big change.  First of all, from about 8:30 this morning until after 1:00 this afternoon, my darling daughters were slaving away very secretively in our back room at something, and refused to let anyone come near their little hub of activity.  They were getting along so well, and showing reassuring signs such as bringing the broom and mop back there and asking for cleaning supplies, so we let them do their thing.  By the time they emerged, they presented us all with elaborate party invitations with a list of about a dozen activities we would enjoy during the party.  They charged a penny for admission, but kindly provided a penny in each invitation. We entered a beautifully decorated room with ribbons all over, noticed that everything had been thoroughly cleaned (even the floor was bright and shiny) and saw a lovely little child-sized table all set for the celebration.  We were treated to crafts, music and dancing, code-cracking games, story and joke time, a lovely snack of grapes and salami, an elaborate puppet show, and a group rest time.  After all that (which took most of the afternoon), we each received carefully wrapped presents from the girls.  Elena gave some of her precious preschool artwork, and Lydia gave adorable paper dolls, for example.  It was a very lovely afternoon, and one I'll always treasure, as the girls showed all the joy, sweetness, generosity and love that makes motherhood such an amazing blessing.  

 

My little girls, having worn themselves out with the party and a late afternoon swim, have dropped from exhaustion.  They can catch some much-needed winks while I catch a few moments to write this post to you...

 

...to be continued...another freebie awaits you tonight!

 

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie