Creating something from nothing.

The best kind of sewing days are the ones that make little one's smile a little bigger - where the little one chooses from Mummy's fabric selection and wonders what Mummy is going to whip together while she watches.

Learning, dreaming, watching, making, creating something from nothing.

and then I tell her I am making a little something for her dolly, and she looks at me like this and giggles, with wonder in her eyes and a smile that could get her nearly anything (shhh... don't tell her that).

then she gets to help, learning, dreaming, watching, making, stuffing

and just like that, in a space of an hour you can show a four year old that something can always be made from nothing,

and that makes me smile.

Oh - have you noticed, I'm loving taking photos with my phone at the moment they are the images I would never normally take, it's within reach and captures the day just as it is with no frills and whistles.  They are not perfect images, sometimes blurry, low quality, taken one handed on the run, nothing like what I adore from my SLR  - but it's just everyday life with a bit of crazy thrown in for good measure and the best camera is the one that's in your hands.

Yes, I love that.

Till then,

Natalie x

Comments

[goedkope voetbalschoenen]

I love you not for who you are, but for who I am before you.

[Patricia]

i use my phone alot too these days, like you said sometimes you see something and just need to take a shot instantly and click , done.

i love what you made for your little one, i can remember very clearly my mum helping me make a pillow and blanket for my babies when i was little.....
you brought a smile of remembrance to my face

[Sandy M]

I have a fancy SLR and have started to learn how to use it manually but I always find myself pulling my phone out for those spontaneous pictures. with little ones, those are the best pics.
These moments are so precious. I remember my baby at that age and miss it (she's 25 now).
Say hi to your mom from Tx!

[hanne]

Wonderful, so cute, have a nice weekend!

[Robyn of The Rat]

So cute!
I love my phone. I always have it with me, but I'd always forget the camera. Everything I take is done with my phone. You get all the candid shots with them - can't with the SLR. I know with my daughter-in-law, if she drags out her trick SLR, the kids pose, whereas she can get some super cute candid shots she wouldn't get any other way.
I love how much fun that she seemed to have helping to make dolly's bedding. Gorgeous!

[Kim]

How woderfully put...and the smile says it all!