If your mom is crafty, loves to sew or embroider or is a fiber fiend – why not try her to a new pair of scissors this Mother’s Day?
Simplicity Patterns is offering a special deal on their 8″ German steel fabric shears – but just until Mother’s Day!
You can save 25% off the scissors and get free shipping anywhere in the USA, just enter the code “MOM2009″ at the checkout.

And remember… good scissors are for moms – make sure the kids can’t get a hold of them
image: Simplicity

Are you a collector of odds and ends related to sewing?  Not fabric nor embellishments, but the tiny tools of the trade?  Many of these items bring back memories of my early days of sewing and quilting with my grandmother.
These Items include:

Pin cushions
Thimbles
Needle threaders
Old sewing machine accessories
Bobbins
Spools with thread
Empty spools with identification marks
Pin boxes
Advertising cards
Travel sewing kits
Tape measures

The Crazy Haberdasher is one of the blogs that will provide information and pictures about these items and collecting them. 
What do you have in your collection?
(Bell Hop image at Amazon)