Spring Swap Goodies

I wanted to show you the wonderful boxes that I got from my swap partners!  In the picture above is the amazing box that I received from Stevie. It is so lush and layered -- love those pink fabric roses! Here are the wonderful goodies that were inside:

These two special handmade goodies were extras -- aren't they divine?  What a great treat this was!  Visit Stevie's blog to see more of her art.

The other lovely box I received was from Julia, all the way from Russia!

I love the gorgeous rose on the box, and the sweet paper that she used to line the inside of the box.  Here's what was inside:

You can visit Julia's creative blog here. 

Thanks, ladies, for such a wonderful swap! I can't wait to start creating with these wonderful goodies!

Spring Petite Inspiration Swap Boxes

Here are the boxes that I sent my swap partners.  This was a fun swap, hosted by Heather.  Thanks, Heather, for another great swap!

I started these boxes by spray painting them a creamy ivory color.  Then I covered them in a new favorite paper that looks like a sweet vintage wallpaper.  I adhered a doily to the top of each, then attached velvet strawberries and velvet leaves.  I added lace on the edges of box and tied a bow on the bouquet of strawberries.  The final touch was a small blue brad on the end of the box.

Then I filled up the box with flowers, leaves, glittered clothespins, a bag of vintage lace, a tag of pink and blue trims, a Victorian calling card, and a piece of special organza trim.

I  hope that my swap partners love their boxes! 

Swap Box Sneak Peek, and Some Thoughts on Justice

I participated in another fun petite box swap, this one with a spring theme.  I had a lot of fun with this one, and I'm happy with how my boxes turned out.  I'm just showing a little sneak peek today, because I don't want to ruin the surprise for my swap partners.  I'll post all the pictures later in the week!

In other news, I just want to say how grateful I am today to our men and women in the armed forces and the intelligence community for all that they do for us every day, and in particular, for pursuing justice to the end, even after almost a decade.  Like most of us, I will never forget that day -- never forget the fear and the grief -- and while nothing will bring back those that have been lost, at least this is a certain measure of justice.

We have a winner!

 Drum roll, please....  the winner of the lace giveaway is Kitten!  Kitten, email me with your address and I'll get your goodies in the mail to you.

Thanks to all of you who entered!  Check back for another fun giveaway soon!

Royal Tea

This was the scene early this morning at our house.  I hauled out the vintage Spode, loaded up on scones, and brewed some Earl Grey tea.  I had set the DVR to record BBC America starting at 3 a.m., so I got the girls up around 6 a.m. our time, and Mimi came over to our house to join us.  We watched the highlights of the wedding via the BBC recording until the girls had to leave for school.  What a fun morning!

So, what did you think of the wedding?  I thought it was lovely -- just like the dress -- classic and elegant.  I particularly enjoyed all of the hats!  Wowser -- there were some interesting/cool/jaw dropping hats on display! 


Don't forget -- if you want to enter the lace giveaway, leave a comment now!  The drawing is later today, so time is running short!

Lace Giveaway!

 It's been awhile since I've had a lace giveaway, so I think it's high time for another one!  In this fun giveaway, you not only get 2 hand stamped vintage tags with a total of 6 different types of vintages laces (like the ones above), but you'll also get a set of these tags, too:

The pink tags have a total of 8 yards of French Valenciennes lace!

That's right: the lucky winner gets all 4 tags (the tags will be similar to, but not exactly like, the tags pictured).

Just leave comment here in order to be entered to win.  BONUS: if you spread the word about this giveaway by either tweeting, posting on Facebook, or mentioning the giveaway on your blog, you can have an extra chance!  So, if you spread the word like crazy, you'll get as many as 4 chances to win!  Just tell me about it in your comment here, and I'll add your extra chances to the hat.

I will put all the names in a hat and draw the winner on Friday, April 29, at 3pm Central Time (assuming, that is, that I can tear myself away from watching the Royal Wedding over and over and over.....).  So, hurry and enter!  Good luck!!  :)

Cuteness Alert!

 

I have to share another shop update with you today, because Kari has been busy adding lots of our fantastic Round Top finds to her shop.  If you're in need of a gift for Mother's Day, she's got lots of darling hankies listed, with more on the way!  (The heart hankies are soooooo cute -- I'm still having trouble parting with them.) 

She's also got more fantastic vintage fabric listings, including a favorite from my own stash that I finally decided to let go of:

This sweet fabric is flocked!!  I love it so much.  But that's not all:

Kari is also now adding vintage patterns to her shop, like this, super groovy pattern:

Check them all out in her Etsy shop Pixie Dust Linens!