Happy Pink Saturday and Freebies!!

Whew! Well, I have a lot of catching up to do here!!

If you've visited me before, you know that I LOVE Swaps!!
My most recent was a Grandma's Attic Swap
hosted by JoAnne at Vintage Dragonfly.
For this swap we were to embellish a matchbox
and fill it with vintage treasures such as one might find in Grandma's attic.

JoAnne was my partner in this swap, this is the matchbox I made for her:



I diecut the flowers from some soft, creamy felt from an estate sale
and used Tim Holtz's Tattered Florals die.
The middle of the flower is also vintage fabric.

And I filled it with these goodies:



Laurie sent to me this adorable matchbox which she cleverly constructed
to make it look like an actual trunk from Grandma's Attic!
How cute is that!



And inside were:



That was just a small sample of the goodies she sent,
she spoiled me with bunches of vintage lovelies!
Here's another view of her darling box:



Thanks so much, Laurie, I loved everything!!

OK, now see...while I was making this blog post and waiting on the computer,
I surfed around and found ANOTHER SWAP!!
See how I am?!! ;)
If you're interested, all the details are here:



I'm also behind on sharing pics from my monthly *aRt*PaRty!! club,
and I promise to post those in the next few days.
But right now I have some Friday Freebies to catch up on,
just some late summer images to play with:






I hope you have a lovely weekend,
and my thoughts go out to those of you in Irene's path.
My daughter and son-in-law live in New York City
and so far have not been ordered to evacuate.
We'll see what happens tomorrow. :/

Pink Saturday, Faerie Slippers and Freebies!

I recently participated in a wonderfully whimsical swap of faerie slippers
hosted by Wendy at BlissAngels.
I was oh-so-lucky to be paired with Anna of Frosted Petunias.

I made this little slipper for Anna:



And here is the enchanting slipper she made for me:


I love the bold, earthy colors:



And I love that she put a faerie quote on the sole of the slipper:


Thank you Anna, I just love it!!!

And here's a couple of fairy cuties for you:




Click, right click and save.

And please visit Pink Saturday, you will find links to all sorts of pinkness!

Have a wonderful, whimsical weekend!

Pink Saturday, Cake and Freebies!

I have regretfully been absent the past two weeks or so
because my computer is out on the front lawn smashed to little bits.
Well, not really, although I would have enjoyed the smashing to bits part.
It has been all but worthless, won't let me upload,
taking off for lala-land whenever I click on something...
OK, OK, enough kvetching!!

I have been busy crafting, though:
I made this pretty little crown for my friend Brenda's birthday:



And this little piece of cake:



And inside I tucked a pretty little bracelet:



And I have fallen behind on my Friday freebies,
so here's a couple of cuties for you:




Please visit Pink Saturday for more lovely pinkness!

Have a great weekend!

White Wednesday and a Fairy Freebie

I am sharing some photos
from a trip to one of my fave places, Urban Barn.
This place is a must visit if you're in San Diego County.

I LOVE seashell art:


And I love the huge white paper roses on the wall:



I love all the hues and textures in this photo:



Love the seashell crown!
And...the way to make something cute--stick a baby doll head on it! :)



I wanted to leave you with another fairy image...


Isn't she sweet? Click, right click and save!

Take in all the loveliness of White Wednesday at Faded Charm.

Pink Saturday!

I wanted to share this last little group of pictures
from my wonderful day at the Vintage Marketplace.
With a bit of a Gypsy homemaker theme!

Choose a pretty little apron:


From all of these:



And whip up a little omelet
in your tiny kitchen in your very own
tiny romantic Gypsy trailer:



Who wouldn't want a wall papered with vintage greeting cards?!


This is actually the kitchen in another Gypsy trailer
with more of a boho theme:



Snuggle up here with a snack and a good book:



Or relax outside in the garden:


Ah, the gypsy life!

More pink fun can be found at Pink Saturday!

Friday Fairy Freebie!

Summer is here and June is drawing to a close.
Since June is peak season for roses,
here are a couple of rose fairies for you:




Click, right click and save!

Have a great weekend,
and stop in later today or tomorrow for my Pink Saturday post!

Fairy Freebie Friday!

And it's time again for a new little fairy image:


So sweet!
Click, right click and save.

Scroll down for this week's White Wednesday and Pink Saturday posts!

Vintage Marketplace

My theme for this week is Summer whites...
here are more lovely pictures of the fabulous
Vintage Marketplace I visited last week:

You had me at white starfish:



Some wonderful altered couture in here:



I love this little mini-gazebo:



Vintage glass glittered paper roses:



Best for last...what a charming way to display pendants:

Mmmmm...Summer whites...
it's almost like you can smell the fragance of fresh line-dried linens!
I will have more pictures next week!

I'm linking to
White Wednesday
Pink Saturday

Visit also the lovely giveaway by Wayside Treasures.

Thanks for stopping by--Have a great week!