October 04, 2008

Birthday gifties from Ela

I believe I never got to post the wonderful goodies I received from Ela before the summer...

As usual, everything was packed with virtuosity...

The little packages contained this pinkeep, which I later copied...

This super cute little box handmade after a Japanese pattern, covered with lovely fabrics...

It contained French threads...

There was also a package of coussins, a specialty from Lyon, which I am now addicted to and Ela knows it so well! :) I'll let you "visualize" the taste!

Then there was this lovely pinkeep...

.... and a piece of gorgeous fabric, and I'm sure something else... Ah, that lady knows how to spoil me rotten!!

Friday nothings...

I have to confess to you that I did nothing today. After delivering a short job, I fell asleep... and lost contact with the world for most of the afternoon. Ah, I can't even blame myself for that... I noticed that with the days getting so short, the darkness falling so early, I had a tendency to hibernate this week - need to fight it!
I hope my HOE PS exchange partner receives her package very soon now... I know she reads my blog ;-) so all I can show till then is a photo of the stitched piece and of the handmade XXX:

I'm hooked to etsy. Addicted. There's such a wealth of talent to discover, so many great ideas to drool over... I've been treating myself to a little (or bigger, hmmm...) something over the last months and I would love to share some of these goodies with you. If you have some favorite sellers, let me know, I love to discover new crafters :) It find amazing the ideas people have, the techniques they use... Can you resist a smile seeing THIS or THIS? Or THIS?
Here is a package I received last week from Siska, it is a customized stationary set with my blog's address. Next time I'll ask for the address to be put horizontally in the bottom of the page but I like this version a lot too. The color can be described as pink grapefruit. How could I resist it? A tree, a bird, that's what I love in all craft styles, cross-stitch samplers or other beauties.

Don't you love the little birdie and the shadow on the branch?


Time to head to bed.... Have a nice week-end, everyone!