All of the people who sent in their tags now have a book sent back to them! There are a few stragglers that I am waiting on, and those books will be made this weekend. But for now, FREEDOM!! I'm feeling a bit worn out and crossed eyed from doing so many tag books and labels, its good to be away from it.
My desk is calling to me, I've missed my arty time there. I bought some new Copic markers and am dying to play with them.
I want to show you some of the pretties that came in the mail to me along with the tags. Thanks to all of you who joined the swap, and thanks to those of you who sent treats for Sugarwings and I. We are having fun with our packages!
This queenly bird was a gift from Mercedes.
How wonderful are these bird house tags??? Cheryl always comes up with something extraordinary. She had them packed in the darling box, which is now living on my desk.
I'll miss checking the mail every day to see what shows up. I was always blown away by the lovely wrappings, like Sheila had on her vintagey tags.
And this simple burlap bag was a cute idea. Even cuter, it was filled with fab metal tags from ________.
Oops, I lost where I wrote down her name and they are not on the tags!! Sorry.
And I love old wallpaper boxes, this came from Debbie Mc Renoylds and was filled with great, old trims.
Jingle sent Sugarwings this pretty pink clothes pin doll.
Robin sent a mini purse full of jewels. I've already shared some with my son who makes jewelry too, and the rest are in a glass bottle on my desktop.
Of course, Sugarwings had to scoop up the pink purse and sashay awasy to go and play dress up!
My pal, Cami, is as big of a bargain hunter as I am. She knew I'd appreciate hearing that she found this Fitz and Floyd dish for only 75 cents!
I'll have some more photos of the goodies later. And wait til you see my own tag book, made up of over 40 tags given to me as hostess gifts. I think I could enter it into the world record book for its size.
All of you will immediately be hosting swaps to snag a book like that of your own!
Thanks again, swappers!
I honestly enjoy doing these swap books, even if this time, the size of it got a bit overwhelming and I wasn't able to get much done besides tagging. Its a joy to open each package and see the creations inside. I show you all the crap I make on a regular basis. Its fun to see what is on the other end of the blog, the things YOU make.
I'll announce the latest winner of an online dress form class soon.
I'm giving one away every couple of weeks. Leave a comment if you'd like to have a chance to win.
Ps- I'm going out of town on Wednesday. If you are still sending tags and haven't got them to me, TUESDAY morning, I'm making the LAST books!! So, over night them if you are serious about being in the swap and just didn't have time to get them here. And please contact me so I'll expect them.
I received my tags yesterday and they were a ray of sunshine! I was having “one” of those days to say the least, so the timing was perfect. I truly want to Thank You from the bottom of my heart for doing this for us, and Thanks to all the artists who made my tags! They are gorgeous~
Lots of hugs,
Jennifer p.s. I kept every scrap of wrapping ! 🙂
Please enter me into the chance to win. I LOVE your blog and all the “stuff” that you do. Keep it coming!
My tags arrived yesterday and I LOVE them! You did an amazing job with the covers and wrapped them beautifully! Thank you so much! I hope Sugarwings enjoys her little doll and you enjoy your ATC!
So looking forward to it Karla! Thanks again for hosting!
Hi Karla, I would love to win your giveaway, it would be wonderful. I want to thank you again for my beautiful tag book. I love, love, love it. This was such a huge swap, I don’t know how you did it. It is such a beautiful keepsake. Thanks again and have a wonderful week. I can’t wait to see your book. Hugs, Terri
What beautiful things! I love seeing everything you are a part of. So inspirational! xo!
Oh, my, Karla, you are just so amazing – so talented, so energetic, and so loving!
Thanks so much for hosting this beautiful swap! I love all your swaps, and love all the tags in my new Birdsong Tag Book! Thanks to you – and all the swappers!
Jane-Jacksonville
My book is over 40 tags! What a fun swap.
Sent from my iPad
I received my wonderful tag book yesterday and had so much fun looking at it again and again. Karla, thank you for all the time and energy you put into these great tags books for everyone.
Thanks so much for doing this swap! I had my tags sent to Florida, so have to wait till I get back. But I will ask my Dad if they got there.
Thanks again Donna
I appreciate all the work!!! I would love to be entered to win that! Thanks
Hi Karla, this was my first online swap and I loved it. I know you worked very hard at getting it all put together and it shows. I love my tag book. It’s just perfect and I can’t wait to do it again.
Such talent and generousity, Char
Thank you Karla, for pulling this all together. It was very fun to hear all the details about making and assembling and shipping on your end. You have amazing energy! When I got home last night my beautiful little book was waiting in the mail. we were heading out to meet friends but I made my husband wait while I opened the package because I was so excited to see. LOVE it!
awesome awesome blessing came in the mail today…beautiful gorgeous bird tag books! just wanted to say thank you to everyone and especially to kind, wonderful karla for hosting this swap! blest be … 🙂
I received my tag book yesterday and I was thrilled! Every tag is so lovely and unique — all such great little works of art. Thank you, Karla, for your hard work hosting this swap. Such fun!
My tag book arrived today. What a pleasant surprise! I will be posting about it. I just wanted to thank you for this swap it was amazing! Becs
Karla, your hard work definitely paid off. You received some lovely gifts for your efforts. The tags are all so beautiful, I love seeing all of them. Of course now that the tag trade is over we are expecting great things from you! Take care, Marilyn
I received mine yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everybody in my house was excited to get to look at them after watching me make mine. I had injections in my back last Friday, and have been laid up all week, so it was so nice to get the tag book and a box of new art supplies in the mail yesterday! It gave me a reason to have to feel better today, so I could get up and play.
Thank you so very much for doing this! I’m so glad you were showered with gifts!
I wanted to let you know my tag book arrived. I love, love it. Each and every tag is so wonderful.
I am sure your tag book is a thing of wonder..
I wanted to thank you once again for hosting this swap, one of my favorites by far.
Have a great weekend.
Hugs
Michele
Hi Karla, Your wonderful tag book arrived this week and I love it! You did such a beautiful job and thank you so much! I’m so happy you received so many wonderful gifts and can’t wait to see your book of 40 tags! Wow that will be amazing, so much talent and so much fun, I would love to join in any more swaps you hold in the future. Great fun and thanks for letting me jump at such a late date. Here is the link for a blog post I created for all the tags I received and your booklet. Pass it on if you like. Hugs and get some rest. Smoochies for Sugarwings. Marilou http://luluslovliesheartfulcreations.blogspot.com/2011/07/singing-praises-of-birdsong-tag-swap.html
Hi sweet Karla ~ what a generous give-away you are offering! I would love to win!
I am so missing you and the rest of the gals who attended the Moulin Event in March. It was lovely to meet you and I hope our paths will cross again in the near future. Your grandchildren are precious and I so enjoy your sharing the beautiful photo’s of your family!
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Debby
Karla, I rec’d my Songbird Tag Swap in the mail…just DIVINE!! Was so glad I participated…will be watching to see what you host next! (Would love for the chance to win, by the way!