a thank you...

I had a lovely surprise last week.  I received an email that I'd won Heather's Tasha Tuesday giveaway for that week.  I was so excited!  

After a few bad days, pain wise, I stepped out to get the mail today and found a package had arrived.  Look at the beautiful gifts!  I've always loved Heather's art and have an original painting hanging in my bedroom.  I'm hoping to add more of her art to my collection.  I love the card of her painting of Tasha and the little corgis. In addition there was a gorgeous scarf.  The colors are so lovely (and not really photographed very well) and I love the pattern.

Thank you Heather so much for this wonderful gift!  I love it so much.  I'm already searching through my stash to see if I have a frame to use for the card.  I can't wait to hang it up.

If you like folk art, or Tasha Tudor, head over to Heather's blog.  She is such a sweet and talented lady.  I've been following her blog for years and just love reading about the things she does and makes.

Thanks for stopping in for a read...

love & blessings

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sometimes surprises are good...

Last week, on a particularly bad day, I found a package in my mail box.  When I looked at the return label I recognized the name and was immediately bewildered.  I was rushing out to an appointment when I got the mail so couldn't open the package right away.  I worried over it for hours, wondering what it was and if I'd managed to purchase something without remembering.

When I finally made it home, I opened up the package to find a note (that left me just as confused) and this lovely pair of earrings.

Pink, sparkly, dangle-y, sugar skulls...perfectly me!  I instantly fell in love with them!!

Like I said earlier, I recognized the label of Blue Finch Jewelry and knew this was sent by the lovely and talented Rachel Stewart.  I met Rachel last fall at the fabulously amazing Red Thread Retreat.  Rachel is a fantastic person and so sweet.  I was so happy to get to know her a little (as well as the other wonderful women) and spend time creating. 

In an effort to solve the mystery, I went to her blog (you might remember I'd been on an online hiatus for several months) and discovered that she'd sent out earrings to people who followed or commented during a specific time period.  I'm still so honored to have been included and also am amazed at how Rachel seemed to tailor the earrings to each person. 

I highly recommend that you visit her blog and shop.  I bet you find something you like.  :-)

Thank you so much, Rachel!  You are so fabulous!  I can't tell you how much you brightened my day!

blessings
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my new toys...

I keep meaning to show you what I gave myself for Yule...



I'm loving it. I've copied all my personal stuff off my work laptop except for my iTunes and music. Hopefully I will get that done in the next few days.

Tonight I had a surprise and an early gift from my mum...



Yep... she is so hooked on hers that she bought one for me and another to give to my brother and sister-in-law. She said she just couldn't wait until our gift exchange night to give it to us. I'm kind of excited about this. I tried the Wii Fit on hers and really liked it. I'll have to see if I can figure out how to hook it up. Maybe tomorrow... I'm tired tonight. I stayed up too late last night playing on my laptop.

I can already see these will be knitting distractions... oh well... :-)

Blessings,
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