HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I want to wish you and your families a very Happy New Year! I hope that 2012 is a much better year for many people, wishing you a healthy and Happy Year! Hugs, Terri

A Wonderful Surprise Gift

Just before Christmas, I received this sweet bee from Mary Brockway from The Damsel of Distress . She is a member of the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group and in the group the owner is the Queen Bee and I am a helper bee, so she made me this sweet bee, which I love. Thank you so much Mary, I put it immediately on our Christmas Tree, front and center. Please visit Mary's blog, she is so talented. Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you are having a wonderful week. Hugs, Terri

Merry Christmas!

Hello and thank you for visiting me today, I want to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas. I am having a wonderful Christmas with both Son's home, it is really flying by fast and then they will be gone. I am trying to enjoy each and every moment. This is our tree this year, our son Matt took this photo. Hugs, Terri

Beautiful Swaps with Debi

Beautiful Shadow Box that Debi made for me, that I love






Shadow box that I made for Debi

Beautiful tea cups that I received from Debi and the beautiful bags she put them in.


The most beautiful tea cup and my new favorite tea cup!



She sent me two, love the beautiful forget me not flowers, so sweet.



Beautiful goodies she sent me

Beautiful ornament

Another beautiful ornament

Beautiful tree she sent me


Tea Cup that I sent Debi




Goodies that I sent Debi and Charlotte doll angel ornament I made for her.



Debi hosted a wonderful shadow box swap with the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group and I was her partner. This is the beautiful shadow box she sent me, it is cream, taupe and soft aqua. I love it and it is so beautiful in my room with my aqua Christmas tree. Then there is a photo of the one I sent her. Thank you so much Debi, I really enjoyed this wonderful swap. Debi and I also decided to have a tea cup swap, she sent me two of the most beautiful tea cups. They are both Royal Albert, which are my favorite tea cups. The pink one is so beautiful, the cup is white and pink inside and the saucer is pink, it has the most beautiful roses on it and the shape of the cup is so pretty, I have never seen this pattern, it is my new most favorite tea cup. The other cup is just the sweetest, it has forget me not flowers and beautiful gold. She made bags for each of the tea cups. She also sent me some beautiful ornaments and lace doilies, which I love. Thank you so much Debi, it is always so much fun to swap with you. Then there is the tea cup that I sent her and the ornament that I made for her. I love everything! Thanks for visiting me today and I hope you are having a wonderful week. My son's are home for Christmas, so I have been so busy cooking and making cookies. We are having such a wonderful time, I am trying to enjoy each and every moment. Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas. Hugs, Terri

Tea Cup Swap

Tea Cup I sent Melanie



Goodies I sent Melanie

Ornaments I made Melanie



Beautiful Tea Cup from Melanie





Beautiful goodies from Melanie

Ornament she made for me


We had a tea cup swap with the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group. Each person sends your partner a beautiful tea cup, a christmas ornament that you made and some of your favorite tea and also your favorite cookie recipe. My partner for the swap was Melanie. I had such a wonderful time making things for her and finding a beautiful tea cup for her. I also love what she sent me, I love the tea cup she sent and love her ornament and all the wonderful goodies she sent, she made pink and aqua sugar hearts and she sent me a beautiful china spoon and tasty peppermint taffy. Thank you so much Melanie! I love everything! Thank you for visiting me today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Hugs, Terri

Marie Half Doll Supply Swap

Beautiful Bag Wanda made me

Beautiful things inside the bag

Love these beautiful flowers she made me

Oh I am going to have a beautiful doll


The bag I sent Debi

Beautiful Cream things for Debi



I am hosting a swap with the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group, we are going to be making a Marie Half Doll. This swap was for supplies to make your own doll. You buy your head and then send a person beautiful supplies to make your doll. We had an odd number of people so we were unable to have partners. I received my supplies from Wanda and I sent my supplies to Debi. The first pictures are of the beautiful pouch that I received from Wanda and all the beautiful things she sent me. Oh I was so excited when I opened her box, her bag is so lovely and I can't wait to make my doll. She has an Etsy Shop: RosesinWinter , her work is beautiful! Then are the pictures of the bag that I gave Debi, It was a vintage Lingerie bag and I added the ribbon and the roses to it and then are pictures of the supplies that I sent her, she asked for all cream. I can't wait to start my doll and also to see everyone's beautiful dolls. We have until the end of January to finish our dolls. Wishing you a wonderful day and thanks for visiting me. Hugs, Terri

Ornament Swap

I made

I made

I made

From Kristen

From Kristen


From Kristen

From Heather

From Heather

From Heather

From Cerri

From Cerri

From Cerri

Hello, thank you for visiting me today, I joined Cassandra's ornament swap. We had three partners and these are the ornaments I made and received. My partners were Kristen, Heather and Cerri. Today I received the last three ornaments. Thank you so much Kristen, Heather and Cerri, I love them all and they look so beautiful on my tree. Thank you Cassandra for hosting such a wonderful swap. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Hugs, Terri