Embroidered Collage

I bought these three great gifts on Etsy for my and my husband's grandmothers.  For many years I have given them small stitched gifts, but I wasn't motivated this year, so I'm glad I can at least give them something handmade.  I'm shopping for my parents too, but they have an internet connection and I would hate to spoil any surprises I might come up with.

The little tree is a wirework and bead bonsai by ladaworks. I loved these so much that I needed to get one for myself as well. This grandmother has her living room decorated in an oriental style, so this little tree will fit right in. I had ladaworks' shop bookmarked for a few months before I made my purchase, ever since she commented in the forums on etsy that she'd received great compliments but few sales and I just had to click on the little tree in her avatar.

The glass boro dish is by Dan Rushin who sells as creativeglasswork. I was browsing through various categories for gifts, seeking for something, anything, that looked appropriate. I tried browsing small glass bowls and was really taken by the color changes he showed in his photographs and the neat waviness of the glass. In some ways the style is very different from this grandmother's "Southern Living" style house, but somehow it looks like it will complement what is already there. I hope I'm right and she enjoys it.

The beaded art quilt pin is by Sue Andrus, of AndrusGardenQuilts. Sue is a member of an art group I belong to, The Fiber Alliance, and I remember when she first started selling these in addition to her larger works. She was wearing one to a recent meeting and my brain went DING! - that would be a good gift this year, especially for this grandmother who has created many traditional quilts.