Life in our little cottage in the country
Late Friday afternoon, I ventured outside with my camera. The sky was moody and lit by the setting sun – I had to take some photos of our trees, the mountains and the beautiful sky.
It is Pink Saturday again – thank you to Beverly for keeping track of all of us every week! Please stop by the other participants’ blogs and leave a comment. It means so much when we get a comment from fellow participants…don’t just look…comment! Chances are the gesture will be returned.
I participated in my first swap this week. I know swaps are going on all the time in blogland, but I don’t always feel that I’m ‘crafty’ enough to participate. After seeing my little fabric hearts, my friend Elyse of Cottage suggested a swap and I thought it was time to face my fears! I received my package this week….oooh la la! Shall we open the box?
Oh, such treasures! Let me give you some close-ups…
Look at these pretties!
Fashioned by Elyse and oh-so-lovely, with the prettiest pencil I’ve ever seen! Isn’t it perfect? I think it will reside in my ‘studio.’
Buttons, tags, trims, all sorts of fun things to create with!
Oooh! Elyse’s famous clip art! I have always wanted these! Look closely…do you see my name on two of the clips? And ‘Mockingbird Hill Cottage?’ Sigh! I love them. (Have you noticed Elyse’s flowered tissue paper? Everything matches!)
I love everything, Elyse. I can’t wait to play with my treats! By the way, Elyse has her own Etsy shop and you must stop by some time.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
The winner of the blog signature giveaway is Vicki of Bunny Cottage. Congratulations, Vicki! Please email me with your email address so that I can pass it along to Mandy. Anyone who is interested in a blog signature should visit Mandy’s Etsy shop – you will be pleasantly surprised how reasonable her prices are!
If you need me, I have disappeared into the black hole that is our office/spare bedroom/husband’s recording studio. I am taking advantage of said husband being away for part of the day so that I might begin to sort through all the stuff that is in there. It is currently a holding pen for boxes of books I used in San Diego, mail that needs to be saved, 4 guitars, a mandolin, speaker, mike stand, microphone, a bed, baskets of stuff, a desk, the other computer, my printer from San Diego, a chair, winter coats….we sound like hoarders, don’t we? We’re really not. I just have to find some way to organize everything that makes sense and makes the room more functional. Any ideas?
If I don’t show up by dinner time, send someone in there for me.
