News from eden's bouquet

News from eden's bouquet

Amanda’s beautiful little Zoe wearing eden’s bouquet Annie Dress Photo by Amanda Keeys Photography   I started eden’s bouquet 9 years ago, specializing in handmade, one-of-a-kind garments.  I would reconstruct vintage and antique wedding dresses and personally hand sew children’s clothing and Christening gowns. I would sew customer orders until the wee morning hours of […]

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25 weeks

Unborn, Jessie Pearl, is 25 weeks old. I took a small step back in the pregnancy sickness and was back up to 1/2 Zofran in the morn and 1/2 at night, but now I am back to the 1/2 pill at night.  I am already at the weight I was right before I delivered Hazel. […]

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Sunday

 It’s a rainy Sunday and Hazel is spending it taking good care of her purple hippo. Dressing her up and giving her sleigh rides. Daddy made her day when he tied a ribbon to her sleigh. Hazel is wearing eden’s bouquet Gossamer Tie Dress in black. Wyatt is drawing aliens, monsters, race cars and all […]

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Konner Lee

Happy Birthday to Konner Lee, our new nephew. Born on January 16 to Brother Timothy, Amanda, Tyrel, Kirsten, Laban, Shiloh & Brandt.

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Sledding

Sabra, Jace & Violet. Picture taken with daddy’s iPhone.

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January snow

We have about a foot of snow here in the foothills,  with another foot forecasted tomorrow.  Looks like our 3 day weekend will turn into 5 days or more. Yesterday ended with a sledding accident: scratches, broken collarbone and dislocated shoulder.  Today we managed to slide down to town for a doctor visit and to ship […]

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Antique silver fork bracelet

Landon and Anthony have been working on my dad’s antique coal-burning forge and handcrafting jewelry.  Landon brought in this bracelet that he fashioned from a antique silver fork he found buried in the back yard. Pretty cool. Silver bracelet in eden’s bouquet Flea Market Collection, here.

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Slipcovered dining chair

I bought a pair of these chairs at a thrift ship with the intention of reupholstering or slipcovering the worn fabric. After about a year of sitting next to the kitchen table, I couldn’t put it off any longer. My latest project:  A casual, loose-fitting slipcover. Topstitching & ribbon ties. No zippers, no piping, no […]

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The Serving Counter

Levi spent winter break making concrete counter tops and putting in new lighting over the serving counter. This is where we always serve the food, buffet style. It is in the middle of the house. A handy pass-through between the dining room and kitchen, but it does not get enough natural light. I thought I […]

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Christmas 2011

What a joyful and blessed Christmas we had. I turned a corner in the pregnancy sickness, the weather was delightful and it just seemed so meaningful this year as we took the time to read about and discuss the true spirit of Christmas every day of Advent.  We had our Christmas Eve dinner here, as […]

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