My Gram was a collector....mainly of teacups and souvenir plates. When her friends and family members would go on vacation, they would bring her back a teacup or plate - the plates usually had a picture of the area they visited. They were very colorful and decorated the walls in her kitchen.
I still have many of her teacups....so I decided to finally use them for a project I have been thinking about for quite some time.
Not every one sews but I think everyone has pins and needles. So I made pinkeepers out of the cup and saucers. I made them for my girls and my grandgirls for Christmas.
I wrote up this little description of my Gram and some of the things I remember about her and Christmas. My daughters were able to spend time with her but my grandgirls never got to meet her. She was such a special lady....
I still have many of her teacups....so I decided to finally use them for a project I have been thinking about for quite some time.
Not every one sews but I think everyone has pins and needles. So I made pinkeepers out of the cup and saucers. I made them for my girls and my grandgirls for Christmas.
I wrote up this little description of my Gram and some of the things I remember about her and Christmas. My daughters were able to spend time with her but my grandgirls never got to meet her. She was such a special lady....
This teacup is from your Grandma/Great Grandma Matilda
Wilhelmina Brandvold Johnson Solee's collection. She was born in 1903 and died in 1982. You never saw her without a crochet hook or
needle in her hand. She made and sold
many Weary Willie dolls and gave away many afghans.
Christmas at her house was a feast of Swede sausage, meatballs, mashed
potatoes, lutefisk, Swedish brown beans,
homemade rolls, pickles, olives (one for
each finger), and every kind of cookie imaginable - Spritz, Washboard Ginger Cookies, Fatigmand, Krumkake, Mexican Teacakes, Icebox cookies, Date balls,
etc. She must have cooked and baked for
days ahead of Christmas Eve. Her home
was small - the second floor of a house built on the side of a hill at on the East Side of St. Paul.
It was crowded but we loved it there with her. Her hugs were the best. When her friends returned from a trip they
would either bring her a souvenir plate to hang on her kitchen wall or a teacup
to put in her cupboard. So after taking care
of her teacups forever, I thought it was
time to share them. I hope you enjoy
this remembrance of your Grandma/Great Grandma.
Love, Mom/Gram 2016
I think everyone liked them and when they use them, will think of her and maybe even me...
Take care,
Bonnie
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