ROBIN SWEET'S CHATELAINE

We are having a chatelaine swap in the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group, and my partner is Robin Sweet. I asked Robin what color she would want and she said earth tones, so this is what I made her. She loves crazy quilting, so I decided to try that and then I used a vintage doily with roses on it. I made the roses from ribbons and put a vintage rhinestone pin on it. It also has a vintage button on the pocket. I hope she likes it.

I HAVE A DRESS FORM

I have been wanting a dress form forever, and I have looked and looked. I really wanted a vintage one, but was afraid to buy online, (would it smell?). But I found a wonderful seller of new dress forms. My husband bought me one for Valentines and I got it today. It came packed really well. The price is great $68.00 and only $15.00 shipping. It is a company in NJ and if you are lucky enough to live in NJ you can pick it up. They have lots of different styles and color stands, some of their dress forms are as low as $49.00. I bought it on Saturday and received it today. Very fast shipping and its a buy it now. I just thought some of you might be interested. I was so excited to find the shape I wanted. I picked the french style with the wasp waist. It comes with a stretch cover and a topper and stand and you can take the cover off if you want to decoupage your form and I found a great blog showing you how to do it.

Here is the seller on Ebay dressformmall.

Here is the blog showing you how to decoupage your form: http://whitelinenlavenderfield.blogspot.com/2010/02/dress-form-tuto...

I just thought I would share this with you, I know there are probably some others who would love one.

A WONDERFUL GIVEAWAY HAS ARRIVED

My friend Kim at http://tabithalenox.blogspot.com/, was having a Valentine blog event and giveaway, with three giveaways and I was lucky enough to win one. She sent me such lovely craft goodies, things I have been wanting and could not find and beautiful trims and lace and a beautiful pink bird and a vintage hanky with roses on it, all were in a beautiful glittered Eiffel Tower bag. It was wonderful looking through all the beautiful treasures. I can't wait to start creating with all of these items. Kim is also a member of the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group, she is such a lovely person, always so helpful and friendly, it has been wonderful getting to know her better. Thank you so much Kim, I truly appreciate this wonderful gift.

ONE WORLD ONE HEART GIVEAWAY THAT I RECEIVED TODAY

I received this wonderful One World One Heart Giveway from Sylvia. I just love it, it is vintage and so sparkly and beautiful. Sylvia has a beautiful blog: http://my-trinkets.blogspot.com/. It has been wonderful to meet a new friend. Thank you so much Sylvia, I really love it.

MARIE ANTOINETTE SHOES THAT I MADE

I am a member of the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group and we are having a Marie Antoinette shoe swap. It is a 3/3 swap, but they were so much fun I made more of them. The swap is hosted by Terri Heinz and on her blog she has a great tutorial with wonderful directions on how to make these shoes. She has a beautiful blog: http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/ you really must visit her. She is an amazing artist. Thank you Terri for hosting this wonderful swap.

ONE WORLD ONE HEART GIVE-AWAY THAT I RECEIVED TODAY FROM.....

I received my One World One Heart Give-away today from Cathy at Treasured Heirlooms http://treasured-heirlooms.blogspot.com/. What a beautiful giveaway, her work is amazing, I feel so lucky, all my life I have never won anything and this was just a wonderful week. Cathy has a beautiful boutique http://eleganceandwhimsy.com/ and another shop http://www.treasuredheirlooms.net/ and a beautiful Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/NewEnglandVintage. You just have to visit her sites, you will just drool over all her beautiful creations. Thank you so much Cathy, you have really made my day. I love everything.

LYNN STEVENS FROM TRASH TO TREASURE ART......

http://trashtotreasureart.blogspot.com/has opened her Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/razzledazzlestamps. Her work is just beautiful and what a shop, it is filled with such beautiful things, ATC cards, jewelry, altered art and so much more, she is a very talented artist. I can't believe I won a $25.00 gift certificate to her new shop. The problem is I just can't make up my mind what to get, everything is so beautiful. Thank you so much Lynn and congratulations on such a beautiful shop and the best of luck, even though you don't need it.