snapped from minis to real life. I actually have my mother's set of "Good China" which could NEVER be used for everyday meals. Not ever! Today they sit in the same cupboard that they have sat in for decades where they are kept dusted, washed and loved. I have estimated that over the years they have been hand washed more than 120 times, but used only once! Hand thrown and hand painted pottery dishes by CDHM Editor Alice Bell

My mom taught me to crochet, sew and cook. From there I learned knitting, embroidery and cross-stitching. How many of us have picked up any type of needle art from our moms? Almost all of us have sat at our mother's or Grandmother's Hand stitched 1:12 sampler by CDHM Artisan Katie Arthur side and learned at least the basics. Once we had enough practice we could begin more complicated work, very much like the sampler made here by Katie Arthur. Katie's work reminds me so much of those first stitches I learned and of the more