Wordless Wednesday...well, almost.....

...... Happiness comes .....

....bubble-shaped!

I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud...........

......but I didn`t have to float very high to capture these beauties....

....and they looked even better at close range...

......just can`t get enough of their cheery little faces.......

.....colour is everything now that the dark recesses of Winter are behind us (hopefully!).....

.....the light was so very bright today ......RENEWING,REJUVENATING,REWARDING : just what the doctor ordered for everybody!.....

......just ask the bee (you`ll have to zoom in to the left to see her!)....

or the chickens!....

....or the dogs, who very unfortunately, don`t all belong to me but I get to see and walk them everyday, except the chickens who do their own fair share of walking!......

...and what fitting way to end such a bright and sunny day than a spot of charity shop shopping, where I found these beauties.....

....all beautifully crafted and handpainted.....though I`ll have to rearrange my whole kitchen to fit them all in!.....after I`ve finished making more of these....

......and finally, a little `unbirthday` gift from my friend Shaz@ShabbyChicBohemian whose recent `ATC` I admired so much, she sent it to me on a card and I love it! I was very touched by her kindness. Thanks Shaz and I enjoyed the tea too!

Have a good`n sunny weekend Y`all! x

Polkadot Parcels from Abroad.....

....I was recently involved in the `Spread the Love` Swap organised by Jackie@SewSpecial Bears and was paired with a lovely lady called Claire@SweetBirdyLove, who lives in Australia. Well, our posties must have crossed paths the other day because our respective parcels arrived on our doorsteps at around the same time........
....and here are all the beautiful treasures which were inside mine.....

.....wrapped up in the prettiest polkadot paper, complete with sweet stickers...

......how cute is this tape? I`ll be using it a lot soon - many birthdays in March and April!..

....and on to

......can you tell what it is yet? ....

..and everyone needs a little heart....

...or two....isn`t this divine? I love the inscriptions on both sides too..

.....and I`ve ALWAYS wanted one of these...

...aren`t the colours lovely? and the embroidery is so well done, Clever Claire.....

.....I love the colours inside too....

...and I totally agree with this sentiment......
Claire also sent me some fabulous pieces of fabric, sweet little buttons and delightful little neon quilting pins and a fabulous bar of Cadbury`s chocolate called `Cherry Ripe` which was like a cherry-flavoured Bounty bar smothered in fantastic plain chocolate and which you can only get in Oz unfortunately! I`ve taken pics of these too but Blogger is really slow tonight with the uploading pics feature - having to transfer everything to Picasa instead of just being able to upload from my hard drive so will try again tomorrow, else my laptop is in great danger of being chucked from the nearest window again!
A really special `Thank You` to Claire for the beautiful things she sent me and for the effort she put into choosing them for our Swap. Also, a shout out to Jackie for organising Swap. Good Luck with the Spring Swap too.
Sweet Dreams, Mes Amis.....until next time. x

Anyone for Pancakes?!....

Happy International Women`s Day 2011 to All You Fabulous,Talented and Lovely Ladies in Blogland and Beyond.
Enjoy your pancakes too! I`ll have mine with pineapple, please!

It`s Cool to be Frugal......

....and nifty to be thrifty! With that in mind, I`d like to invite you to pop over to my good friend Betty`s blog and have a gander at her fantastic idea for an April Thrifty Swap - you`d be a fool not to (see what I did there?!). We all have loads of fabulous ideas,hints and tips,recipes,craft suggestions thrown our way almost every day or tucked away in cupboards and drawers or even scribbled on post-it notes at the bottom of our handbags so why not share some of them and depart The Wisdom of our accumulated knowledge? So come one, come all, you Lovely Blog Sisters, you know you want to!:)
http://mrsyappydog.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-about-frugal-living-april-and.html

See you there x