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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Thinking of those in Christchurch, New Zealand...
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earthquake,
New Zealand
Friday, February 18, 2011
New Zealand's Quilt Symposium--Please Vote!
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Labels:
New Zealand,
postcard,
quilt fever,
Quilting,
Starwhiz
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Teacup Trade from Me
Sharon at Faith, Hope, and Cherry Tea sponsored a teacup trade on her beautiful blog. I had wanted to share both what I gave and what I received on this post...but my dear partner has been delayed. So...I will just share what I sent her in this post. I sent a small parcel, actually, but thought that it has some very pretty things. The first thing, of course, is the teacup. This was a teacup from a friend...which has now been passed on to a new friend...that being Dolly from From my Cherry Heart, of course. She likes roses and pinks and burgundy colors...so I thought this would be just to her liking.
Next, one must have pretty napkins in order to have a proper tea...and these are some of my favorites...pretty in every way.
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Of course, you can't have tea without, well, without tea...and this box of yummy Raspberry Royale tea I thought would make for a wonderful cup (and I like the color of that box too!)
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And finally, I sent along a little treat from my Etsy shop--a pretty vintage image pin featuring a tumbling basket of roses with lots of glitter.
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It was fun to put all of this together and send it off. Thanks, Sharon, for such a wonderful idea!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Dreaming of the Tropics?
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Well, I am! Burrrr...this Wisconsin morning is a frigid one. I did an Etsy treasury called Destination Tropics featuring all sorts of tropical-themed goodies (including a very cool Steampunk pineapple and a grass skirt). I'm featuring the pretty guilloche parrot pin (above) that's available in my shop. Click on the link Destination Tropics if you'd like to see the whole treasury--and enjoy all of the warm breeze thoughts that go along with it.
Labels:
etsy shop,
etsy treasury,
hawaii,
parrot,
tropics,
warm weather
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Dug Out...and New Old French Stamps
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Labels:
France,
French,
postage stamps,
Snow,
stamps
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Vintage Style Valentine Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Grace Wong #7 for winning my giveaway! You were chosen by random.org (even though I still haven't figured out how to get that small random pick box saved then cropped then uploaded on here--trust me #7 won!). Thank you to all of you who visited and entered.
Labels:
giveaway winner
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
New Moo Mini Cards
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Well, I took the plunge and joined in with the many people who buy Moo Minis. I really do like the regular sized business cards better--they look professional and, well, have the whole picture on them. Since I can get twice as many Mini's for less money...I thought it would be worth the try. They didn't turn out so bad after all--even with their partial pictures. That matte finish is just great, and you can't beat the service. I'm pretty pleased.
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