Finally-- Some Pictures

Finally-- I am posting some pics. Most of these have been on my camera for a while. I still have to take some pics of the giveaways that I won from the OWOH event. I received A very pretty journal from Joanne at

"ad libitim" http://joannethiemehuffman.typepad.com/ad_libitum/. She has a fun blog to check out!

And I also won an awesome little heart box with a darling charm and little pretties in it. Won that from Mary Ann at "Follow Your Bliss" http://firstborn.wordpress.com/. I have been enjoying her blog for quite awhile now. The whole OWOH thing was so cool. I found so many fun blogs that I never would have known about !

OK- so here are the pics!

These are some vintage postcards that I picked up at a new antique store in town. And I also got the Anderson's Fairy Tales book there. I just love them!

Here is the beautiful box I received from my swap partner Sarah in the Sweetheart Box Swap. Isn't it pretty? And look at all the great things she put in it! So pretty! Can't wait to use everything!

And look at all the cool old vintage buttons I got from Charming Designs http://lauriescharmingdesigns.blogspot.com/. I am a button collector big time, but I have to admit that I love the roses she painted on the envelope the best!! If you have not visited her blog, you most assuredly should. I really love seeing her new creations. Her little birdies are just the cutest!!

This is my first weaving that I am proud to show off. I kept the edges straight finally! Thinking of making a purse out of this one. I just love the shades of green in this hand spun yarn. Wish it showed up better in the picture.

And my little grandaughter fell asleep clutching these flowers! Precious! Wish you could see it better, she is wearing an adorable little top that my daughter made for her out of a vintage pillowcase in the the prettiest pale pink! I'll have to take some more pics of that later and post.

Isn't this a great picture that my daughter took of the double rainbow we could see from our front yard?!

I mailed my swap package off to my swap partner

in the Pretty Little Nest Swap this morning. Hope

she likes it! It was a fun swap!

Happy Birthday To Me!! And I Won 2 of the OWOH Giveaways!!!

Today was my 51 st birthday. I had such a great little get together with my family! I am just so incredibly thankful tonite for such a great family! I have been truly blessed!! My husband of 32 plus years is the greatest! Don't know how I got so lucky! And my daughter and son are so awesome!! And I have a great son in law and a great daughter in law!! It is so great when your kids are all grown up and you see that they turned out to be all that you ever hoped for them and more.!

My daughter made a delicious coffee chocolate trifle dessert for us! My daughter in law made yummy spaghetti! Should have taken pictures of the trifle! It was really too pretty to eat, but we did a good job of it anyway!! All 4 of my little grandkids were over. What a great birthday! That's what life is about!

I am way behind in posting and REALLY way behind in posting pics!! So I will try real hard to get some pics up soon of the pretties that I got for my birthday and -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I won TWO of the OWOH giveaways!! How fun! I will post pics of these and the latest swaps I have been in. ******* PROMISE!! SOON!

Blog & Giveaway Heaven!

Wow! There are some awesome giveaways going on right now. One you really need to check out is this Easter basket giveaway at: http://nancymalay.blogspot.com/

I just realized it is part of the One World One Heart event! If you haven't already checked that out, do. It is so awesome and I have found some of the coolest blogs through this!! Yes, I have been pretty much glued to the computer lately looking at all these blogs!! How fun! Anyway go to this site to check it all out:http://oneworldevent.blogspot.com/

I would have loved to have joined in on this! But I will be away for part of that week . Oh well, next year!!

Later!

I Gave In!

Ok! I gave in and joined a swap! Well, I had to. It's a nest swap!! I really was going to take a break. I swear I was!!
This swap really does sound like fun though. Don't you think? You make a nest and embellish it , about 4-5". Anyway,Heather at Speckled Egg http://speckled-egg.blogspot.com/ is putting it on. I just love visiting her blog!

Well, that's all for now!

Another Great Giveaway To Enter

I found another great giveaway for you to enter! Art From The Heart & Sewing on Paper http://www.cmscanlon.blogspot.com/ is giving away two awesome books! And all you have to do is put a comment about it on your blog. And---it is a fun blog to visit!

Went to the Doc today. I have a dumb sinus infection!! I hate them and I get them all the time!!

Lots of work to do today in the office , so this is a shorty!!

Relaxing Sunday

What a nice relaxing Sunday I have had!! I needed it, as I have been running my tail off ( I wish!) all week with a cold! Went to see a couple of movies this weekend. I rented "Waitress" yesterday and watched it by myself. Cute movie. This afternoon I made a couple more nests. I made these with pastel colored eggs for Easter. I think they turned out pretty cute. I added some recycled leaves from the Forte tea bags to one of them.

There are a couple of new swaps out there that I am trying to decide if I should join. I said I was going to wait awhile to join any more swaps so I can catch up on some work and get some things made to put on my Etsy shop which I have been neglecting lately. But these are soooo tempting. They sound like so much fun.

Well, I am off to relax some more!!!

Later!

This Time of Year and Another Cool Blog

This time of year makes me have very mixed feelings. On one hand it is wonderful, the start of a brand new year. A fresh start! But on the other hand, it is alot of work. It is when we have the cleaning out of the old files and starting new files, getting ready for taxes. You know all that fun stuff!!
I have had some time to craft alittle. Actually, my daughter and I are taking another weaving/fiber arts class next semester. So I have been weaving some lately, trying to get back into that before the class starts.

I found a new cool blog you might want to check out. It's called Hope Tree Studio http://hopetreestudio.blogspot.com/. She is having a giveaway also. She has some very pretty things to look at!!

My husband's cousin had a heart attack last nite. We are not sure how bad yet. He is only 47 years old!! Just went to see him and he looks good now. But very scary!!

Happy Friday to all and have a great weekend!!