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Treats from Rosemary, Squares 27 & 28

March 28, 2010 at 9:01 am by Claudia

I won a giveback recently from Rosemary of Ozma of Odds. Rosemary has a beautiful blog and she creates wonderful things – please visit her to see for yourself.


This is Mr. Bunn (Rosemary named him.) Isn’t he delightful? He has the sweetest face. I’ve developed a big old crush on him. As you can see, Mr. Bunn is currently living in the bottom basket of my wrought iron thingy thereby solving my dilemma of what to put there. I love him so much that he will be living in my studio all year long.

Rosemary also included some other goodies.


Rosemary’s bakery tags – these are so beautiful that I’ve considered framing them!


Paper lace ribbon strips, tulle whimsy ruffles in beautiful colors (and very hard to photograph.)


Beautiful pink roses. Thank you so much for this gorgeous present, Rosemary! How nice it was to receive all these treasures in the midst of our time of loss.

I stitched a bit last night while watching one of my favorite movie musicals, Gigi, on Turner Classic Movies.


(I tried at least 10 times to get a good photo. I give up. Officially.) Anyway, I started stitching “Garden” in the square and added some flowers. Then I realized I was a square behind for today’s post. I could not think of one new idea. So, I added a green vine and more flowers and connected it all together. A bit of a cheat, but the well was dry.

Embroidery muse: please come and visit once again. Today, if at all possible.

Filed Under: giveaway, stitchalong 25 Comments

Snow, Dollhouse Chair and a Gift

February 17, 2010 at 7:08 am by Claudia


Yes…more snow arrived yesterday. There seems to be about 6 or 7 inches on the ground. Fortunately, it was the light, fluffy kind which made shoveling much easier. As Don and I shoveled for the second time, I shouted out, “Wouldn’t it be great if this was our last snow of the winter?” I’m ever hopeful.

I’m priming the interior of the dollhouse after a few days away from it. Not very exciting…but it must be done. The little chair I was working on taunted me, so I tried a wash of aqua.


What do you think? I think it needs something more. Maybe a bit of antiquing glaze? I’d like it to look “artfully worn.”

I won a giveaway at Mary’s blog, Across the Pond. Mary is a seasoned traveler and is going on a big trip soon. She gave us a series of clues and we had to guess where she was headed. By some stroke of luck, I guessed correctly: South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. I also correctly guessed she would be visiting Victoria Falls. Doesn’t that sound like the most wonderful trip? Mary is going with some very close friends and I can’t wait to hear all about it. She sent me these lovely prizes:


A travel journal – now I have to go on a trip (and not the kind where I am also working!)



Mary is such a sweetheart – she also included two envelopes full of wonderful things for creating: labels, tags, cards, so many wonderful treats! Thank you, Mary!

Tomorrow is the second anniversary of Mockingbird Hill Cottage! I’ve recently passed the 400 post mark. What a wonderful 2 years it has been!

Filed Under: dollhouse, giveaway, snow 24 Comments

Look What Arrived in the Mail!

December 17, 2009 at 9:53 am by Claudia

Are you familiar with Vintage Lizzie? If you aren’t, run right over to her blog and website! She has a shop on Cape Cod (already I am jealous) and she is so talented. I got to know her through Elyse, who has visited Lizzie’s shop and shared it with us in her posts. So – Lizzie had a giveaway and I won! Yesterday, in the midst of this awful cold/sinus yuck and dealing with a mistake made by the tax people in NY State, this package arrived:

Let’s see what’s inside, shall we?

This gorgeous stocking, made by Lizzie, with her own line of fabrics; UrbanGardens Textiles. Look at the detail in this beautiful stocking.

This is the prettiest stocking I have ever seen – something tells me I will be leaving this out all year long.
Lizzie made these sachets (with UrbanGardens Textiles) – filled with lavender:


That sneaky Lizzie also included some wonderful treasures:


I knew this next beauty was coming, so I just had to buy a little tree – you will see why.

Lizzie made this reversible tree skirt for a feather tree. Isn’t it lovely? I don’t have a feather tree, but I do have this sweet white tree from Michael’s.


Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Lizzie, for such a generous giveaway. You are a treasure, indeed. I love everything – a pink lover’s dream come true!

Filed Under: Christmas, Fellow bloggers, giveaway 18 Comments

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I live in a little cottage in the country with my husband. It's a sweet place, sheltered by old trees and surrounded by gardens. The inside is full of the things we love. I love to write, I love my camera, I love creating, I love gardening. My decorating style is eclectic; full of vintage and a bit of whimsy.

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