Valentine swaps!

I was involved in a couple of very fun swaps this year and I am going to share them with my blogging friends!

The first one is a swap that was organized by Dolly of 

From my Cherry Heart

this is what I sent her

 

a heart shape mixing bowl loaded with goodies

and a handmade tussie mussie!

this is what she sent me

  

a pretty handmade card, salt dough hearts, a heart ornament candy and assorted vintage buttons and gems

NEXT...the other swap...at Etsy Cottage Style Ning This was a Secret Valentine Friend swap where it is a secret who you are getting your gift from

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My secret friend was Sherri Pruitt and this is what she sent me!

Hand made felt items, chocolate truffles (yum),cookie and cupcake mixes, coffee mug with coffee, candle even a little heart picture frame!

My secret friend I sent to was Carmen Mays

and this is what I sent her!

Carmen likes pink Victorian things so I made her a soft lacy tussie mussie filled with chocolates and her favorite candy is peanut butter fudge.I couldn't find it anywhere to buy, so I made some for her at 

home and decorated a pretty little box. Also a gift box of gardenia bath products, and few other fun things.

This year was fun fun fun. I love swaps! Now on to Easter.....

my latest finds and art projects

Some of you may not have popped over to my biz blog yet, but it is all about the web business I have with my textile art. Well, I do a little vintage collecting and a tiny bit of mixed media too. I been doing some Valentine projects which are some of my faves~I entered a challenge with an English cottage pillow I made. You can read about it over there too.
Here are some of the fun finds and creations~its all pink!

 

 

 

Marionberry Cottage, the blog

~The Cottage Sweetheart Sale~

20% off entire inventory
until February 11th

This is a sale that I don't offer too often, so now is the time to take advantage! Best of all, the sale is ELEVEN DAYS and I will be adding new items often throughout the sale. Take a moment to pop over to my website Marionberry Cottage and find that perfect gift for your Valentine that just loves the cottage style!

New Valentine items at my website

I just listed this pretty little keepsake pillow on my website in the Valentine cottage as well as some other many other pretties for the cottage lifestyle!

Countin it down

Well folks, 2008 is almost over! And each year I look forward to staying healthy and not thinking about being one year older....I look forward to the rebirth of spring and all the beautiful colors to come even tho winter has just begun. I cherish the love that Valentines Day brings and the ode to the green 4 leaf clover of St Patrick's Day--but I am getting ahead of myself here!!! But I have been in the Valentine mode for a couple weeks now, busy stitching up pretties and listing them on my website. Not to far behind will be a few pretties on etsy too. If you get a chance pop over and take a peek!