Thank you for all your kind comments about the passing of my Great Aunt Caroline. She was a gracious lady who led an interesting and full life. I hope I can inherit some of her longevity genes! Not only did she live to just a few days short of 101, she did so in excellent health up until the very end. And she passed away quietly in her sleep with no trauma. Not a bad way to go, at all. Lucid and no pain.
My flight to Florida is Thursday, and I am trying to get caught up before I go. I added this pearl collar to my Boutique, and have been making some projects to add too, but most likely, will not be able to till I return.
One thing I needed to be caught up on was showing off the pressies I've been getting! It has been feeling almost like Christmas around here lately and I haven't had a chance to get pictures of the lovely loot till now.
My friend, Jenn Queen of the Garden Fairies sent me this Millinery School book. I wish I could really go! And not to a modern one, I want to go back in time and attend this school and play with all the flowers and trims there.
And at our Blogger's Shopping Day in Leesburg, VA, there was a flurry of gifts being exchanged. Amy Powers created the sugared and framed bluebird, that is so cute next to the minuscule flowers that Robin crafted from coffee filters and sticker dots. Can you tell what she has used for a vase? The lid to a spice bottle!
Andrea gifted us with gift tags, all sparkly and pretty and packed in a tin.
Please excuse Twinkle's vanity, but she insisted that I pay attention to her instead taking photos of everything else…
Most of these gifties have been used already, so I can't show you how cute Heather and Stephenie's little straw basket was when it was filled with blooms, or the hand knit wash cloth that Bethmade. I saved the packaging she made for it, (the tube covered in ephemera) but the wash cloth has been hard at work already. She has given me a few of these over the years and I just love to use them. I keep one in the kitchen to wipe the fairy grand baby's face after meals, because the cotton yarn is just right for a baby's soft skin.
In a previous post, I mentioned the great idea that Pamela had for the travel folders, filled with tags to tie to our packages, room for receipts and business cards, etc. And Hope gave us post cards from her shop, that I just can't use, I will save in the folder Pamela made along with other mementos of the day.
You are probably thinking that is all I have to show you???? No way!! It has been a gift-a-thon around here!!!
In today's mail, these wonderful Blue Bird plates arrived from Jenny!! I quickly filled them with fresh, hot blueberry muffins. Don't things taste even better off of pretty plates? It was so thoughtful of her to send these to me, after she saw the post about my mini collection of this china.
Jenny has an antique shop in Raleigh, and I just found out that my husband has that city in his region now. Hopefully soon, I'll be able to travel with him there and check out her store and thank her in person.
And there is more…..
Andrea sent a voluminous bundle of beauty my way! Full of vintagey tidbits and treasures. Including a hand made frame, for a photo of Sugarwings. And out of old pastel wallpapers and glitter. Now that even more yummy than a fresh muffin!
But wait, I am still going- yes there is MORE. How lucky am I?
First of all, pretty lucky to have a friend like Beth, who sent me this wallpaper pack from Holly's shop after I mentioned how much I loved the chocolate brown paper. I am beyond lucky, don't you think?
And so lucky that Sugarwings is fine, no problems from her episode of mushroom munching in the grass. The poison control center thought that the mushrooms were dangerous and sent us to the ER, but a specialist in mushrooms happened to live in the area and came in to inspect them and told us that they were a safe variety.
Thank you all for your concern about her. And now, she has a fairy guardian on the shelf above her bed, a gift from Lori,that is just about as precious as little Sugarwings is!
Thanks, everyone for the fantastic gifts! And don't forget that I have one for you, this month's gift drawing will be on the 30th and is one of my tag journals.
great great stuff!!!
xo
chasity
Great gifts, you deserve them. I wish I could go to Millinery School with you, but perhaps my results would be very disappointing sitting next to the hat whisperer ;-D!
You got some great gifts, lucky lady!! Sorry about your Great Aunt! Some losses last forever! Sugarwings sure got a surprize in that chocolate milk!!!!!! Too cute!
Have a great trip!
So sorry about your Great Aunt. She sounded like a very special lady! I am so glad you liked the plates! They look wonderful with the muffins! Let me know when you might be able to come to town! I would LOVE to meet you in person!!
Such pretties you have!
i am so glad that Sugarwings is fine, but I know how scary that must have been for you all….
Also, wanted to say, SO sorry about your Aunt, she sounded like a very wise lady…
hugs
Brenda
Thank goodness Sugarwings is a-okay!
all those gifts are so cute aren’t they!? just so sweet! I LOVE the bluebird plates of course!
Have a safe trip Karla.
Karla, I am so so sorry about your Aunt Caroline. I hope you have a safe trip.
All the gifts are beautious!
xoxo
Be safe, Karla, I’ll be thinking of you. I don’t suppose there’s a lone blueberry muffin you could send me? They look yummy!
What wonderful friends and readers you have! There are so many lovely things! I’m jealous! 🙂
Karla,
Thanks for all of the pictures of the great gifts. Love the journal!
Hi Karla!
As always, thanks for sharing with all of us blog readers.
I am glad your sugarwings is OK! It’s amazing how someone so small can cause such big concern. Thank goodness she is alright and not suffering any side effects.
I was sorry to read of your Aunt Carolines’ passing. I am sure she will be missed by her family (both immediate and extended).
Congratulations on all your special gifts. They look wonderful!
Have a safe trip and know your blogger friends are sending good thoughts your way.
Lois
What wonderful gifts for a very thoughtful gal. I am so glad that all is well with Sugarwings and hope you have a safe trip Thursday..
Jean in Virginia
Sssshhhh! don’t tell everyone! I’m gonna win this one, I really am…. I am …
LOL! hugs! karen….
PS…love all your gifties, you lucky girl! Nice people get nice gifts!
I am behind on my blogs. So sorry to hear about your aunt, I hope you have a good trip. But aren’t you glad you made her birthday last year so special. And Miss Sugarwings-yikes! Gave me the shivers, so glad she is okay!
You definitely had an interesting weekend Karla, sad to hear about Aunt Caroline, glad to know that Sugarwings is a-okay…thinking about you as you’re off to be with family, knowing that as you guys gather there will be tears but knowing they will be diluted with happy thoughts of her as you all remember. Happy happies.
Very sweet gifts for a very “NICE” person!! haha. Karla, I am so sorry to hear abt. your Aunt Caroline and sad that you didn’t get there to see her first, you and your family are in my prayers! I’m really glad that Sugarwings has come out smelling like roses instead of mushrooms, that story scared me to death and I have had to do a once over in my yard to make sure my Brady didn’t follow suit! Have a safe trip tomorrow and know that there are many of us thinking and praying for you!
Oh Karla, I am so sorry about yout aunt!! How wonderful that you were able to have the beautiful party for her last year! I hope you have a safe flight.
I love all of your new goodies and the muffins look soooo good!!!!!
Hugs,
Amy
Karla, I’m so sorry about the loss of your Aunt Caroline..I’m trying to catch up on my blogs and was saddened to read about her passing. Wishing you safe travels, peace and comfort…hugs, Marilyn
I don’t know how I missed this post yesterday! Everything is so beautiful. You are a lucky woman!
Blessings
Christine