Paper Soiree, Book Bundles and Tags

Hello Friends!

Our little swap group Paper Soiree is shaping up quite nicely.
We've had two meetings and have met new friends,

sipped champagne,

 and oh yes, swapped and created!

Michelle is the owner of Paper Tales and kindly lets us meet there.

She is also wonderfully talented and a member of the group!

I blogged and posted a pic of my altered journal for the first swap here.

We sipped champagne with lavender simple syrup

and munched on lavender shortbread and lemon bars.

Then we made book bundles for our make-and-take,

here is mine:

Embellished with burlap and muslin roses

and lavender and hydrangea from my garden.

We've met for the second time and swapped lovely cones
filled with artsy goodies, this is the cone I made.
It's not a great pic as I shot it indoors,
and I much prefer natural outdoor lighting.



topped with muslin roses, and embellished with one of my fave images
from the Graphics Fairy:

And further embellished with vintage lace, a vintage beaded earring and festooning.

Our make and take this month was shabby chic French perfume label tags:

Here's a little freebie if you'd like to make one yourself:

Our next swap is based on a little banner I made for Marti,

who had a birthday in June.

We're a little obsessed with all things French,

so this little banner spells OUI!

However, with all the GLITTER on this banner,

it was difficult to photograph,

here are my two attempts:

Again, it was indoors, so not a great shot.

And lastly, some very sad news.  My sweet, sweet little kitty has settled down for her final nap.

(BTW, this picture is of her actually napping.)

I am heartbroken and miss her soooo much.

She was my little baby.

But she lived a good, long life (21 yrs!)

and was so loved by many. 

She chose us to be her family, and she truly was family.

Take care of each other!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by White Wednesday!

Have a great week!