Today, I found in my mailbox an Easter gift from my blogger friend, Darlene. She sent me a pretty card and a biscornu pincushion she had made. I was familiar with this type of work only because Darlene had blogged about it with this web site as reference:
http://www.prettyimpressivestuff.com/biscornu.htm
I learned from this web site that a biscornu is an interesting 8-sided little pincushion. The word “biscornu” (sometimes written “biscournu”) is derived from the French adjective meaning skewed, quirky or irregular.
Darlene’s tiny cross-stitch work is so beautiful. What a nice surprise!
Such a sweet gift! That was so nice of her to think of you like that. Take care!
That is adorable!! What a sweet friend!
What a wonderful gift! I have made them before and they are fun to see come together.
Hugs from Holland ~
Heidi
this is a lovely gift. I wish I had kept up my handcrafts that I learned as a child, including embroidery such as this. I am sure you treasure this, now that Darlene has passed on. It’s amazing what good relationships can spring from something like blogging on the internet! ;oD