XOXOXOXOXOXO...AMY...XOXOXOXOXOXO
ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS AND MIND
HAPPY HALLOWEEN IN HEAVEN OUR
"PRECIOUS BUTTERFLY PRINCESS"
OH MY, HOW I REMEMBER SEWING THESE
BUTTERFLIES ALL OVER YOUR GOWN
THIS IS REVEAL TIME FOR
THE FALL FINDINGS CIGAR BOX SWAP
AT
THE BLOGGERETTE SORORITY
HOSTED BY
THE LOVELY
MS. KAREN
FROM
SOME DAYS ARE LIKE DIAMONDS.
MY SWAP PARTNER WAS
THE ARTISTIC
MS. REBECCA
FROM
Un Lapin dans le Jardin.
A RABBIT IN THE GARDEN.
I WENT AND BROWSED AROUND REBECCA'S BLOG,
WHEN KAREN GAVE US THE NAMES OF OUR SWAP
PARTNERS. I EVEN MADE THE STUPID MISTAKE
OF TELLING HER I WAS HER FALL SWAP PARTNER......I
DIDN'T KNOW THESE THINGS WERE SECRET. THE E MAIL
CAME, TELLING IT WAS A SECRET AFTER I ALREADY
TOLD HER. I WORKED
AS A NURSE ALL MY LIFE UNTIL I BECAME DISABLED
AND ONLY BOUGHT A COMPUTER ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO.
ALL MY CREATIONS AND MY COTTAGE DECORATING WASN'T
POSTED...I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A POST WAS, LET ALONE A
COMPUTER....AND SPENDING TIME WITH MY 2 CHILDREN WAS
MY JOY.
YOU MUST GO VISIT HER. SHE CREATES THE MOST AMAZING
ATC'S. NOT ONLY IS HER WORK STUNNING BUT SHE
IS BATTLING A CHRONIC ILLNESS THAT KEEPS HER OUT
OF THE STUDIO WHEN CREATING BRINGS HER SO MUCH
JOY. WE HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE BUT I AM GLAD I
WAS BROUGHT DOWN HER PATH.
MY PHOTOGRAPHS DO NOT DO JUSTICE TO THE
BEAUTY OF THE ALTERED CIGAR BOX SHE SENT
ME.
IT IS NO SECRET THAT I LOVE PARIS AND SHE
BROUGHT PARIS TO MY HOME VIA A BOX.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE MUCH CLEARER PICTURES,
SHE POSTED ABOUT IT ON HER BLOG ON
OCTOBER 23, I THINK, AND HER PICTURES ARE
VERY CLEAR.
IT IS ALL DONE IN LAVENDERS, CREAMS, AND
PURPLES. IT HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PURPLE
LACE FLOWER WITH GORGEOUS VARIEGATED RIBBONS
EXTENDING FROM THE LACE FLOWER.
I TELL YOU I TOOK MY TIME SAVORING THE WORK OF
THE ART PIECE IN FRONT OF ME.
IN THE UPPER TWO CORNERS, THE SMALL BRONZE
SWAGS AND THE LITTLE TAG FLOWER ON THE PIECE
OF SHEET MUSIC, ARE ANTIQUE FRENCH PIECES.
THE INSIDE LID IS BEAUTIFUL IRISES WITH A PRECIOUS
BLUE BUTTERFLY. IT IS FRAMED IN SHEET MUSIC.
THERE WAS AN ENVELOPE THAT SAID,
"READ AFTER YOU'VE SEEN YOUR BOX!"
I THOUGHT, "I HAVE SEEN MY BOX AND EVEN IF IT
WAS EMPTY, I HAD BEEN GIVEN A GIFT I WILL TREASURE
FOR A LIFETIME."
IT HAD BEAUTIFUL FALL LEAVES...SOME VELVET AND
GLITTERED, TWO SWEET SPARKLY SQUASH, AND SOME
GORGEOUS GLASS GRAPES. IT WAS PACKAGED SO
PRETTY.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL HANKIE AND IT IS WRAPPED IN
VERY DELICATE VINTAGE GOLD LEAF LACE ON NETTING.
I JUST GIGGLED
LIKE A LITTLE GIRL WHEN I SAW WHAT WAS ON
THE INSIDE OF THE HANKIE WITH SWEET VIOLETS.
IT WAS........
DRUM ROLL PLEASE.............
THE CUTEST, SWEETEST MINIATURE
COOKIE CUTTERS. I COLLECT COOKIE CUTTERS AND
HAVE A BIG JAR FOR ME AND A BIG JAR FOR AMY.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE TINY ONES...SO NOW I CAN
START A NEW JAR.
THANK YOU REBECCA. THEY ARE SO SWEET.
I WISH YOU COULD SEE HOW VERY PRETTY THIS CRISP
WHITE VINTAGE EUROPEAN EMBROIDERED POCKET IS.
WHEN I SAW IT, IT MADE ME THINK OF WHAT A EUROPEAN
WOMAN WOULD HIDE HER JEWELS OR MONEY IN.
INSIDE MY POCKET WAS TINY CUPCAKE HOLDERS.
CUPCAKES ARE A JEWEL BUT I CAN'T HAVE THEM.
WAH....WAH....I LOVE MY SWEETS
THIS IS THE CARD I SENT TO REBECCA.
I HAD HERS ALL WRAPPED UP AND THEN REALIZED NO
PICTURES HAD BEEN TAKEN.
IT SAID HER FAVORITE COLOR WAS RED BUT MORE OF
A BLUE RED.
I FOUND THE RABBIT IMAGE AND SINCE HER BLOG IS
Un Lapin dans le Jardin,
I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT LIKE IT. HE WAS A
HAPPY EASTER BUNNY I CUT OUT AND THEN FOUND HIM
A HAT.
I WAS GOING TO CLOSE THE CIGAR BOX WITH TWO
PIECES OF TWIG BUT I USED TWO LITTLE CARROTS
THAT WAS SENT TO ME FROM MY FRIEND DEEDEE.
THAT IS A WHOLE POST IN ITSELF.....I AM 6 POSTS BEHIND
BECAUSE BLOGGER, WELL, I JUST WON'T SAY UNTIL I GET
THROUGH WITH THIS AS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO POST
FOR OVER 2 WEEKS. I JUST LOVE BLOGGER, DON'T YOU.
I PUT A BEAUTIFUL FALL BUTTERFLY IN THE LID
WITH SOME ITALIAN STAMPS.
THIS WAS VERY FUN.
AND KEEP YOU.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE
IN PRAYER:
MY AUNT JEAN....SERIOUSLY ILL. BEEN IN HOSPITAL
5 WEEKS NOW...
LORETTA'S MOTHER
ANGEL DAWN
BONNIE...STAGE 4 UTERINE CANCER
LEILA
KRISTIE
PATRICIA
OUR HOUSE TO SELL
BE SURE TO BE EVER VIGILANT IN USING PAY PAL
OR ANY ON LINE TRANSACTION...
SOME ONE GOT HOLD OF OUR VISA NUMBER
AND SPENT $186.00 AT A PLACE CALLED SHERRY'S BOOKS
IN KENTUCKY...BUT I BELIEVE IT MUST BE AN E BAY STORE
AND $183.00 IN ARIZONA. IT HAS REALLY PUT OUR LIFE
IN MISERY. THE BANK IS INVESTIGATING AND THEY KNOW
IT IS OUR VISA ACCOUNT THEY USED AND THEY SAID THEY
ARE HAVING A LOT
OF FRAUD THROUGH PAY PAL. IT WILL BE NEXT WEEK
BEFORE THEY KNOW SOMETHING. IT IS VERY SAD THAT
THEIR ARE CROOKS, WHO WANT TO AND DO STEAL FROM
YOU.
HUGS
BE SAFE TRICK OR TREATING
SIMPLY DEBBIE