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Sunday, March 1, 2015

It's Still February! No It's Not!!

Hello Friends!

Sooo, did March come in like a lion or a lamb where you live?
It came in like a lion here in San Diego.
Rain!
Wind!
Temperatures in the 50s!
Actually, that's kind of fun for us :)
My best wishes for you all dealing with
the crazy cold and snowy winter this year!

I had wanted to get this post out while it was still February,
as I still have a few pretty Valentine pics to share.

The fabulous Vignettes hosted a wonderful event
for Valentine's Day,  
Fifty Shades of Pink!

Vintage Valentine boxes:







Look at this altered book!


Pretty pink dresses:



Fabulous bling:



Look at the fabulous bodice on this dress,
created from vintage rhinestone jewelry!



I would love to have this Eiffel Tower
(it lights up!).

Because this shop is literally a few blocks from the ocean,
they incorporate sea treasures in many of their creations:



Yep.  Jaw-droppingly gorgeous!

For our Valentine's Day, we took naps and stayed up late to watch
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Not exactly a rom com date movie.
But so good!

The next night we went to the Hard Rock hotel
to babysit our adorable grandson
while his Mom and Dad went out for date night.
 They made a cute Valentine for me,
which I can't find right now,
and brought us gold-dusted macarons from a fancy OC bakery:


Next time I'll have some new creations to share with you!

And freebies...
I wish you cloudless skies and happy hours:






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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  
Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  
Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!
Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!
Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!
Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!
Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!
Vintage creativity at Vintage Inspiration Wednesday!
For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!
Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys.
Lovely things to be found at
French cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!
 

♥♥♥ Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend!
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Swaps, Swaps, Swaps and Freebies!!


Hello Friends!

Noooo, it's almost the end of January
and I still have Christmas posts to catch up on!  :O

I just love the swaps in my MAMA group,
they are so fun and the people are wonderful!
This is a Douze Jours de Noel
(Twelve Days of Christmas)
swap
where we made gifties and gathered vintage/French-themed goodies
for our partner.
These are my handmade gifties:

 A closer look:


Marie Antoinette chandelier crystal...


 Hand-dyed seam binding...


Handmade tags...

Altered matchbox....

Embellished snowflake...


Charlotte clothespin doll...
Embellished Eiffel tower...


Bottlebrush Christmas tree in salt shaker...

I received gorgeous gifties from my partner Lisa,
which I will post next time.


 This is a Bingo card pocket stuffed with goodies
that I made for a swap in my Paper Soiree group:


And this is an altered bottle I made for a friend:

And these little houses kept me VERY busy in December:


A pink one for my friend Brenda:


 Whew!!
It's always hard for me to let go of Christmas each year...

But this year I had another big event
to keep me busy in January, which was
MY BABY GIRL's BABY SHOWER!!
Well, she is not exactly a baby :)
I will soon post pics of that wonderful event.

I am enjoying the Swap for ALL Seasons swaps;
January's theme was "Thinking of You", and the color blue:



I was very excited to finally use that little wooden
"thinking of you" tag that I've had for years :D

 We make a card and tag to fit the theme,
and send color-themed goodies along with:



And now let's get on with the Valentine's Day crafting!

This is an altered candy box I made for a swap:
 

I'm still not up to date,
I have more pics of what I've made and received,
which I will post shortly!

Here are some images that I hope you will like:








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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  
Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday.!  
Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!
Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!
Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!
Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!
For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!
Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!
  ♥♥♥Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great week!
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Friday, July 27, 2012

Happy Pink Birthday!!


Hello Friends!
And a big Happy Birthday to Beverly of Pink Saturday fame!
And best wishes for many more!
Speaking of birthdays, I participated in Heather's Happy Birthday Matchbox Swap
last month and had lots of fun making paper birthday cake boxes.
I covered the matchbox in pink music paper
and made a band with eyelet paper from Martha Stewart.
I glued a cake box that I made from a template on top,
embellished with lace, pearls, festooning and a couple of coffee filter roses I made.

I love making these little cake boxes,
they're so much fun to decorate and tuck a little giftie inside!
Here is one I made for my friend Brenda:



And finally some pics of my son-in-law's 30th birthday
when I made crowns for everybody.  I started out making one for him,
then one for everyone who had a summer birthday,
and from there the project ballooned out to include everyone!
Sorry for all the pics, I know this isn't Facebook, lol,
but I didn't get a chance to take a pic of just the crowns
before the guests arrived!
The birthday boy:
As he put it, that's my life on a hat!
His 30th birthday and pics of the things he loves: my daughter, San Diego Chargers,
Sacramento Kings, New York City, Macy's (where he works),
dinosaurs and flip flops (for fun).

A pretty bird for Chelsea and a cupcake for Aynsley:
 A travel crown for Bob, leopard skin and feathers for my wild child,
 and Wizard of Oz theme for Wende.
San Francisco Giants for Sean and Paris for Jackie.
Kevin's crown has birds and a nest,
that's me with butterflies. 
A road warrior crown for Mike and a retro crown for Jim who just turned 60.
Sooo much fun!
Everyone was a good sport in sporting their crowns.



Happy Birthday,  
Beverly, I hope you celebrate in grand style!

Here's a little birthday giftie for everyone:
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Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday.
For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by White Wednesday!
Have a great weekend!
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