Easter Tags, Freebies, and Altered Egg Cartons!

Hello Friends!

I'm late!  I'm late!  For a very important date! :)

I do have some Easter projects to share with you.
First up are the altered egg cartons I made for my partners in Cassandra's Easter Egg Carton Swap.
We had the choice of neutral, natural tones or pastels;
My partner Heather chose naturals, and this is the carton I made for her:

And inside the carton she will find... 

Paula, my other partner, chose pastel colors, so I made this for her:

 

And inside... 

This was such a fun swap, I've never altered an egg carton before!
But I loved the creamy look of paint on the carton,
even though it did suck up the paint and require two coats!

But that's what gave it the creamy look. I also made some Easter tags at a mini-crafting session with friends Marti and Rosa: 

I just love those little chickies!

Also embellished with tissue paper garland and german scrap.

 Here are some freebie images,

perhaps you'd like to make your own Easter tags:

Click to enlarge, right click and save! You may like to stop by White Wednesday for more chippy white pretties!
Thanks for stopping by...Have a great weekend!

Vintage Marketplace--Spring Edition!

Hello Friends!!

I'm still glowing from the lovely Vintage Marketplace
we went to in Rainbow, CA!
Oh, what lovely things!  

Lilacs...a rare commodity here in Southern California...

Shabby pocket pillows stuffed with lovely things...

Tissue paper roses ...

It was such a beautiful Spring day...

It's just such an inspiring experience,

to be among people who treasure the same things you do.

And I love meeting and talking with the vendors. 

I will have more pictures next week.

'Til then, here are some freebies that you may be able to use

in your Easter crafting:

Click to enlarge, right click and save! You may like to stop by White Wednesday for more faded white charm!
Have a great week!    

Happy Spring!

Awake, thou wintry earth -
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!
~Thomas Blackburn

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Hope you're having a lovely Spring day!

Vintage Easter Freebies!

Hello Friends!

I'm still laying low with my tendinitis,
but wanted to share these images with you:

  Click to enlarge, right click and save! And have fun creating with them!
  You may like to stop by Pink Saturday for some pink lovelies!
Have a great weekend! 

Vintage Easter Postcards!

Hello friends!

Just a little post today,
my tendinitis is rearing its ugly head :(
I'll be back next week with pictures of the wonderful
Spring Vintage Marketplace!
And some new creations!

Til then,
I just want to share a few cute Easter images with you:

Don't you just love those roses?!
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You may like to stop by Pink Saturday for more pink lovelies!
Have a great weekend!

Hello Friends!

That's pretty much me these days.
I have been leveled by a monster cold this week,
and tapping away at the keyboard is pretty much all I manage.
And...oh my gosh...where do the hours go when you're on Pinterest?!
Or I Can Has Cheezburger (cute pet pics)?

Oh, but I do have some things to share with you...

I received these lovely journals from my partners in
Speckled Egg's Altered Journal swap.

The gorgeous journal I received from Ros:


And the very lovely journal I received from Kim:


I love them, thank you Ros and Kim!!

I did finish my vintage button brooch for a swap
in the Marie Antoinette Mail Art group:



I have it pinned to a fabric tag in the picture,
I think they look pretty cute together. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by,
and you may like to stop by White Wednesday
where you will find lovely links to lovely whites :)

Time for a couple of freebies:

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Have a great week!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Soooo...you may be thinking,
I see Lorraine's been busy making lots of valentines...
I'll bet she's received some pretty sweet valentines
from her swap partners.
Well, yes...yes I have!
Here's a little gallery of the beautiful valentines
I received from my lovely swap partners at Paper Whimsy.

♥From Julie Loeschke:

♥From Alison Kissling:

♥From Trish Duncan:

♥From Mary Ann Severin:

♥From Marti McClure:

♥From Heather Corn:

♥From Carolyn Huber:

♥From Chris Thuerk:

♥From Wendy Aspinall:

♥From Sandy Scholz:

Thank you all, ladies, I haven't gotten this many valentines since fifth grade!!
Which was, um, a while ago! :)

You can see the valentines I made by clicking on the picture:



Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day!!

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