Good Luck Charm

It's really the littlest things in life that prove to bring us comfort, isn't it? A warm blanket, a steamy cup of tea, a tattered toy, a reassuring phone call from a friend. It brings comfort to think at the end of the day, these things will be there to take even the slightest edge off  of our day. I wanted to make a little something for a friend to do just that; to take just the smallest trifle of stress off of her day. It's such a small token, how I wish I could do more...  A friend who's made many trips to and from doctors with her sweet child; her faith unwavering and her spirit so strong with the sweetest smile.
 I decided I wanted to make one of those moist heating pads that you can heat up in the microwave. Only I wanted a a prettier version and one that carried a message. I found a beautiful vintage postcard in my collection and printed it onto fabric and then went about creating a pillow case for the heating pad to slip into. The pad itself is filled with rice, lavender buds and lemon essential oil... it's smells divine! 

I used velvet on the back so it's soft against skin and while not in use as a heating pad and because it smells so lovely,  it can be used as an over sized sachet.I hope she will enjoy her gift and if it can provide the smallest bit of relief of a rough day, then it's doing just as it should. 

 

Comments

[Marti]

Gabrielle, What a lovely gift! I'm sure your friend will adore it and treasure it, and it will surely bring her comfort during her difficult days. I love the idea of the rice, lavender and lemon oil. So lovely! ~Marti

[gift for her]

I think it's lovely! And not only the gift! The way you care for your friend. You are so right - it really is the little things that keep us going, things like sweet childhood memories and warm hugs. I think that the "lucky charm" you made looks like a sweet childhood memory that came to life.