Once upon a time, I had a message board and lots of friends from the HGTV site. We got to know one another through our love of primitive-country, colonial and farmhouse decorating. When they closed down the message boards there, I created one for us. That was more than 15 years ago. I'm happy to say that most of us are still friends today. But a couple of our special group has since passed away. Now we have a private group on face book so that we can still chat and keep in touch.
One of these special friends sent me the two wooden signs in the above photo. She knows I love sheep themed items. She is such a sweet, giving person. Jenn, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
My affection for sheep is because Jesus is the Lamb of God. I always think of Him when I see sheep or baby lambs.
I have a small collection of sheep. Here are a few of them.
I made the mama and baby on the middle shelf years ago.
The two resin sheep were given to me by a dear friend who passed away a couple of years ago. The paper tag was a gift from another friend and the tiny punchneedle pin keep on the top left is one I made.
I bought this lamp from Goodwill several years ago and repainted it and decoupaged the sheep artwork to it. I burned the edges of the paper to make it look old. The paper tag hanging from the lamp shade was made by gluing the artwork to a tag that had been grunged.
A more recent addition is this wonderful plaster sheep, bought from a crafty friend.
And a closer look at the wooden signs my sweet friend gave me.
These simple items bring me joy and peace when I look at them. They also remind me of people I care about. Such sweet blessings.
Even the little things should not be taken for granted these days, considering the coronavirus spreading devastation, fear and death. May God have mercy on this world and bring an end to this deadly virus.
I wish you all peace and good health during this difficult time of uncertainty.
