Vignettes! Swap Goodies!

Hello Friends!

Bonjour!


 Found this little pumpkin at the fabulous Vignettes Antiques!
The Bonjour is carved right into the pumpkin.
I believe it's a technique where you carve into the pumpkin
when it's young and as it grows it develops this "scar tissue",
for lack of a better term, lol!
 

 I wanted to share with you some more lovely photos

from around the shop:

 

 

 

Very blanc et noir: 

 I thought this was a fun display

for chandelier crystals:

 

 

This is a fabulous pink headdress!

 

And I picked up one of these to sigh over:

 

 

I will be going back soon, because:

And...
I received these lovelies from my swap partner Becky
in the November Swap for All Seasons.

Thanks so much Becky!

Freebies for Friday:

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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  

Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday.!  

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

 
♥♥♥Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend!

Halloween Swaps!! Tinsel Trading Company!! Freebies!!

Hello Friends!

Hope you are having a lovely Fall!

I returned from my New England leaf peeping
to find these lovelies created by my swap partners waiting for me!
This bootiful spoolie doll and tag were created by Kimberly of artJOYstuff:

Look at this beautiful tag:

 

I LOVE them, thank you so much, Kimberly!

I received this lovely matchbox stuffed with goodies
from JoAnne of Vintage Dragonfly.
This is a picture of the top only:

 

I love this embellished skeleton hand!!

 

Thanks so much JoAnne, I love it all!!

My annual trip to Tinsel Trading Company

yielded a big disappointment this year. 

I knew they had relocated to a different part of the city,

and I was looking forward to visiting them and see what's new.

Well, I almost walked right past them,

they have totally downsized :O

 

A shadow of their former self... whoa... that's pretty spooky, no?  ;)

Now, that is not to say that I didn't find anything to buy there, LOL!

 

But click on the following picture to go back to my post

from my 2012 trip to see how fabulous it used to be :(

 

 

OK.

Enough whining.

 

So....

The last week before Halloween, are you ready??

Here's a few more images for use in your own

handmade Halloween:

 

 

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Crafty creations abound at Make it Monday!
For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!
More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!

Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Next Friday!

 Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday. 

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

 

 

♥♥♥Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend!

Halloween! Party! Treats!

Hello Friends!

I'm back!

Halloween fervor has taken hold,
and I've been on a roll,
making another spoolie doll
for my friend Rosa's birthday:


The images I use on the doll and coffin
are from Paper Whimsy,
I think they have just the right mysterious look for Halloween!
Plus I "gothed" them up a little with dark circles under the eyes
and burgundy lips ;)
The little BOO banner I got on Pinterest
from the Witch's Larder. 
Right click on the banner to save for your own use:



Here are all the coffins from my swap group:

And a close-up of Pam's over-the-top graveyard vignette:



These next photos are of our spooky treats:

Pam used edible food coloring and stamped right on these wonton wrappers:

 

 

OK, here is my dubious attempt to make Jack-o-lantern faces

on some pumpkin macarons:

 And look at this sweet and simple Halloween packaging:

 

There's still plenty of time for Halloween crafting,
so here are some more images for you:

 

Click to enlarge, right click and save!
 

More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday.
Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Next Friday!

 

♥♥♥Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥

Have a great week!

 

 

 

 

Vignettes' Pink Soiree and Freebies!

Hello Friends!

Are you ready for Valentine's Day?
And you've made ALL your valentines?

OK, then come with me to the fabulous
Vignettes' "Fifty Shades of Pink - Valentine Soiree"!

It was jaw-droppingly gorgeous! 
Oh, and there's much more, so stay tuned for part deux!

And in case you didn't really have all your valentines made,
here's some pink pretties for your crafting pleasure:

 

Click to enlarge, right click and save!
 

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday.

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

Lovely, feminine things at Pearls and Lace Thursday!

 

Party on at a very pinteresting party at Tutus and Tea Parties! ♥♥♥Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥