My Husband is going on a business trip this week to North Carolina and then up to Washington, DC (where he will be on Valentines Day).  We were trying to make it work out for me to fly out there so we could be together for a few days (alone without the kids for the first time in 17 years) but we just don’t have enough money to get me there    so I’m asking all of you for help!!! 

As you may know, I have a shop where I sell beautiful handmade baby items and a few items for the home too.  (heirloom blankets, flannel blankets,  burp cloths, baby dresses, patterns,  Martha Stewart Stamps, etc..)  I’ve also decided to sell alot of our outgrown, namebrand girl clothes in sizes newborn to 5 years which I’ll be posting within the next couple hours..  All transactions will need to go though paypal so I will get the money in time.  my paypal email is missy@fairychildheirlooms.com PLEASE help me out if you can! 

click HERE to go to my shop.

thank you!  Missy

Many years ago, when I was a child, a loved one made this sweet valentine horse for me.  I love it and I love the fabric it’s made from! 

the head, body, legs, and ears are made out of hearts.  the hooves are hearts drawn on with a marker.

I have been wanting to make some of these for my own little girs for several years now… maybe this will be the year I make them!  maybe I’ll make a tutorial  for the horse if you ask sweetly

 

for more Pink Saturday posts, go visit Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound.

I’ve finished the prize for the most creative kid made bag! 

silver wool felt crown with silver trim and silver embroidered stars.  what little girl or boy wouldn’t love to play dress-up with this beautiful crown!?

As you know, I’m hosting a fairy swap (go HERE for all of the swap details)  I have changed one little thing:  if you are interested in joining the swap, you are more than welcome to, as long as you send me your package by March first! 

A perfect post for a PINK Saturday!

For this marvelous swap, we were to fill our partner’s box with “kitchen linens” that suit her kitchen,  adding a “gadget or two” that she has requested…..And to top it off a piece of “jewelry” that is also our partner’s taste.  My partner loves PINK and SHABBY CHIC!  ( does that sound like me too?) she also loves ANGELS.  I told her to just go ahead and send me something she loves, because that would be what I love too…

 My partner Marian (aka. the Princess of Pink) lives in the Netherlands.  isn’t that awesome?!   I had to use Mariane’s pictures of what I sent because my computer lost mine (last year).

I made a  potholder and matching tea towel from the same fabric…

 an apron that I made from half the width of a window valance and added nice big ties…

Christmas angel tea towel…

and a sparkly pink necklace

I added pink utinsels, cupcake recipe card, pink gloves and scrubber, and a pink flower magnet.

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Marian’s package to me hasn’t arrived.  it’s been lost in the mail system for at least 8 months now!  I figure that I might as well show off what I sent.

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Thanks so much to my dear friend Heidi for hostessing this spectacular swap! 

Thank you Beverly at “How Sweet The Sound” for hostessing Pink Saturday!!

I spied something purple in my tree today…

 

Could it be!?

 

YES!!!! It’s a sweet little fairy!

I made this 4 inch purple fairy (inspired by Salley Mavor) as the prize for the most creative bag in the adult category of my fairy swap.  

go HERE for all of the swap details

 

This sweet little bird has flown the coop!  She now lives at  my dear friend Lori’s house.  

 

Happy Pink Saturday!   head on over to Beverly’s to see more pink goodness.

 

it pours!!!

Here in the Arizona desert, we don’t usually get very many storms like this one.  I’m not sure if you read/watch the weather reports for Mesa, AZ so I’ll just tell you what’s been going on.  A HUGE storm came in and dumped about 5 inches of measurable rain,  winds of 50 to 75 mph,  grounded airplanes, and tornados!

 

This is a picture out our window  Thursday morning… the clouds were so heavy and low that they dropped below the mountains.

 

this morning we woke up to a flooded yard.

 

The sky still has rain clouds lingering today

 

if you look closely, you can see it’s still raining.

 

In  Mesa, we have parks where all the rain water drains into.  my hubby took this picture this evening (about 4:00pm) on his way to work.   You can’t even see the picnic table.  it’s covered with water but should be under the ramada. Notice where the top of the garbage can is! 

Although this looks and sounds scary, it was exciting to live though and thankfully WE had no damage and we are all safe.

Some dear friends of ours have a daughter who recently celebrated her 7th birthday.  Since they live in Arkansas and we live in Arizona,  we send each other a little package of sweetness for our little ones birthdays.  Katie loves fairies (like all children her age) so I made her a few fairy and mushroom items (pink, of course). 

mushroom pixie dust,  little notebook with a fairy on it, wooden mushroom, and fairy body glitter.

 

after it was wrapped, my daughter decided that SHE wanted to make a fairy out of pipe cleaners and a bead. the hair is a little fluff of wool.  isn’t it cute?! 

Do you like fairies too?  if you do, then check out my newest  FAIRY SWAP!

 

thank you Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound for another Pink Saturday

I’ve just added a few new items to my SHOP…

1¼” wooden mushrooms (set of 3) $15

 

  

 

6″ tall Mushroom Bag  with crocheted drawstring $15

 

 

3¾” Mushroom Pixie Dust $3

 

Please let me know if you are interested in purchasing any of these items 

Oh wow…  It’s 2010 already!  I still need to get myself a new calendar. lol.

Last month I was in a nature table exchange.    A nature table or seasonal table can be whatever you want it to be.  Simple or elaborate.  The important aspect is that the child is able to connect with the objects and the scene depicted on the table.  Generally, the scene will be related to the current season or an upcoming festival or holiday.

These are the items I made for the swap (except the wooden bowl).  go HERE  to read more about it.

 

Here’s my December nature table

 

This semester I’m teaching an art class at my daughter’s elementary school every Wednesday.  Please visit my Homeschooling blog if you would like to see what we are doing each week.

 

 

I’ve joined up with Val’s Year of Enchantment ornament swap which I will be exhanging an enchanting ornament each month. by next Christmas, I will have 12 wonderful ornaments!  She’s also having different chalenges each month so go check it out  :)

 

I’m also hosting a new fairy swap! 

 There are two categories – one for adults and one for kids, and prizes for both. For more information and to JOIN  please click on the swap button (above or to the right) for more details

To see pictures of some of last year’s enchantment, check out the flickr group here