Birthday Flowers

I received these lovely flowers for my birthday.

My sweet Mom sent these to me. Carnations are one of my favorites and purple carnations are even better! I love it when Fed Ex comes to the door! :-)

Flowers in my yard

Here are some of the flowering delights in my otherwise mangy yard.



I LOVE lilacs. I wish they bloomed longer.

birdies hanging out

hanging out
Originally uploaded by drewzel.

Birdie Brooch

Pregadeira Pássaro Diva
Originally uploaded by Carla M. (Birra de Sono).

This little birdie would look nice on my purse.

Miss Lemoncello

Miss Lemoncello
Originally uploaded by Alicia Paulson.

Maybe someone who loves me can make me a
sweet birdie in a cage....
I'll put it in my upcoming inspiration room.

little spring birdy (sent)

little spring birdy (sent)
Originally uploaded by drewzel.

This is the first little birdie I came across, the one that made me love these crafty bird creations.

bird purse

bird purse
Originally uploaded by Handpicked.

Have you ever seen a bird purse before? Isn't she lovely?
Make me think SPRING!!!

flock of birds

flock of birds closeup
Originally uploaded by wishfactory.

Here is another set of bird beauties I found!

Easter Tree Hangers

Easter Tree Hangers
Originally uploaded by Vintage Pleasure.

Isn't this just BEAUTIFUL?!
I am really liking birdies lately, which all started with a lovely, simple bird embroidery I saw.

Prospective MiniVan

I test drove this van twice and love it! It is smooth and handles like a car. It doesn't have a whole lot of leg room in the back seat or sotrage room in the cargo area.
The color is a soft silvery green.
Husband is still holding out for an Astro van.

My swap from FunToScrap

My swap from FunToScrap
Originally uploaded by sylviascreation.

I sent this package to Denmark for the Fat Quarter Swap.
I chose the fabric because many of the bags she makes have a nautical look to them., I also liked the various nations on the flags. The red furry trim is so soft and I thought it might make a great addition to one of her purses.

ugly friends

This was a very fun package I received in the Round Robin talent swap. We each made 2 somethings, one to send to our partner and then we sent another to the person that sent to us.
YaYa has been carrying them around for days.

Knitting Sheep Schwap

Norah was so excited when I opened this box.
She gasped with excitement. So which is cuter? This adorable toddler?

Or this wonderful package of yarn and sheep?

Norah claimed the lambs and sheep and rocked them all like babies.

And not only did I get a great package, but I got a nice note too.

I just love it when swaps turn out this wonderful! :-)

Jar of Whimsy for April

Somewhere on this blog I posted about the jar of whimsy I received. I think I was the first one in the swap to get one. I love my jar and use it to hole my candy that I get from swaps.
I had a hard time making the pincushion on the top for mine. I tried a few methods and looked online for ideas, but I just didn't get a nice poof on the top. Maybe I used the wrong batting. My partner loves the colors of autumn so I picked things with that in mind. I gave her the lamb and some yarn because she is a knitter.

Flat Goodies Swap

These are two flat goodie packages I just sent out. One goes to Stafforshire in the UK and one goes to Malaysia.
They each like Hello Kitty so I actually bought Hello Kitty stuff just for them. The gal in the UK uses Kool Aid to dye wool and stated it is hard to come by in the UK; so I sent her some.
The gal in Malaysia likes stickers so I gathered some from my plethora of scrapbooking stickers. Even with the smaller swaps like this I check my partner's profile and try to send things they like. That is my favorite part of swapping!
I was hesitant to do another flat goodies swap because the last time I got a lot of magazine pages and calendar pages.
I was disappointed.
In yet another flat goodies I received items that I couldn't use.
Although I have received a few wonderful packages, like this one. So I decided to try again.
Well, today I received both of MY flat goodies packages and they are delightful. Very diverse and fun. I will upload pictures later.