looks like I forgot to tell Beverly I was participating in Pink Saturday this week.  LOL.

 

My Daughter turned 9 this month and decided to invite her 3 best friends over for a tea party to celebrate.  My daughters made the invitations.

 

I bought a stack of 9 pretty plates at a garage sale for $5.  I love them!!

 

instead of teacups we used my pink goblets and had chocolate milk to drink.  flower shaped pb&j sandwiches along with some yummy cookies were on the menu.

 

I even got a wink in this picture

 

The girls made bracelets and/or necklaces with some pretty beads

 

Present time!

 

We made each guest a pretty notebook. (yes, the flowers came from my garden)

This tag swap was from last month.  I was waiting for one last tag to arrive but it never did so I’m posting this anyway.

 

I made the Duchess tags.  I glittered the edges to make them sparkle

I made 10 tags, which made it easy to do two of each background (like looking through a looking-glass)

I used the picture of the Duchess singing to the baby (pig) and so I coordinated the ribbon by using some with music notes on it.

 

Nancy Stone / Tweedle dee & Tweedle dum

 

Elaine Marchisi / Mad Hatter

 

Terry Pitzel / Door Mouse

 

Terri Gauthier / Cheshire Cat

 

Becky Loyall / Caterpillar

 

Renee Miller / Alice

 

Debra Abel / Red Queen

 

Rebecca Allinson / Queen of Hearts

the wheel turns as the queen changes her mind who should lose their head

 

 

thank you for hosting, Terri!!!

  

I noticed a couple months ago that some of the other participants of Pink Satturday were posting about these cute little dolls.  Imagine my excitement when I found one at the thrift shop for under $5! 

she reminds me of one winter when I was very little and one of the malls had a Santa Shop where the children would go in (without our parents) and pick presents for their family.  The worker elves would wrap everything up so the presents would be a surprise for the parents.  this little doll reminds me of the treasures I saw in that magical shop!

Did anybody else visit a Santa’s Shop similar to the one I visited??

thank you to our wonderful host Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound  for another Pink Saturday!

My computer thinks it’s tired and keeps falling asleep.  I think it should be awake whenever I want to use it!  Therefore, this post is only 11 days late…

 

I’ve received another birthday tag (hanging) from a friend in the Yahoo dollmakers group.  She also sent me the cute embroidery transfers… so cute!  Thanks Kristine !!!    I love it !

 

 

***What I’m Working On***

Due out this month is 3 swaps…

Secret Santa, Enchanted Forest ornament, and a stocking stuffer swap. 

Also, my family (parents, siblings, and families) are having our Christmas celeration the day after Thanksgiving.  The siblings exchange names so we have one family to make presents for each year.  I’m making something great but can’t tell about it yet because my sister-in-law reads my blog (sorry Susie, I want it  to be a surprise!)

I’ll have a few sneak peeks to show later on. 

I loved this swap! 

My swap partner  Connie @ www.creative-bubbles.blogspot.com has become a very fast, very dear friend of mine.  She told me that she loves apples and would love to receive something to put on her table this fall.  she (like me) enjoys Martha Stewart/Pottery Barn inspired decorations. 

 

I knew instantly that I needed to make Connie a pretty centerpiece for her table.  I bought the flower stem and the apples to make the arrangement.  would you believe the vase is just a teracotta pot that I painted? (the drip pan is turned upside-down and hotglued together before painted) 

 

I couldn’t resist sending the cute Halloween tag

 

I also sent a cute book, scrapbook tags, and apple rubbber stamp.

 

I told Connie that I would love to receive some nature from her part of the country. 

 

She got this yummy wax melt and metal leaf tea light holders from the Amish!

 

The adorable acorn held these sweet pinecones and acorns that Connie’s daughters gathered for me. 

Thank you Connie (and littles) for such a fun package!

 

Thank you dear Lori for hosting this swap!

 

My sweet cousin Becky is having her first baby, a girl.  When my Mom heard that I have  bunch of flannel blankets on clearance, she snatched up this cute lavender blanket and coordinating burp cloths.

 

  since my Mom was going with the lavender theme I decided to give Becky a lavender heirloom blanket to match.

 

  Of course I had to wrap the presents in lavender fairy wrapping paper!

Becky loved her lavender gifts and was thrilled to discover it all matched a precious lavender baby dress that her grandma-in-law gave her

check out my SHOP for more fun shower gifts!

what a super fun swap!!  all of us gals that participated were given a witch name  (I’m Saphira Foulweather!)  that way we wouldn’t know who we were sending to or receiving from, until Halloween night.

Here’s all the stuff I sent to Agatha.   She loves orange, witches, bats, pumpkin spice, and candy corn.

 

 

I made her a cute towel with a witch on it…

 

made 24 party picks…

 

made this pretty Halloween card, and altered the little notebook.

 

Isn’t this a pretty way to send candy corn?!

 

 a few extra goodies I sent were:  orange flavored hot chocolate, pumpkin spice candle, orange glow-in-the-dark necklaces, stickers, and 3 fat quarters of fabric in candy corn colors.

 

Wendy (Agatha) sent me alot of fun things too. 

 

She made this beautiful doll quilt

 

some fun ‘goodies’

 

fun Halloween stickers and streamers for the kids

 

doggie treats

 

 

I thought this was a neat idea… I’m not sure if Wendy stuck this in so I could see what kinds of homes are in her town, or if this was part of the packaging, but I think it was fun to see 

Thank you Wendy!!!

 

and Thank you Genevieve for hosting this witch fun swap!!!

How would you like to show up to a Halloween party in this gorgeous coach?

 

Or would you prefer to arrive on a butterfly?

 

Maybe riding on a horse is more your style?

 

Maybe you’ll find a handsome young knight to be your escort?

 

Or maybe you’ll go with your dear frind?

 

Perhaps your friend is a donkey?

 

whatever the case, I’m sure that when you arrive you will make a wonderful statement that says… now let the party begin!

 

thank you to our wonderful host Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound  for another Pink Saturday!

 Do you need a quick and easy idea for a bean bag toss? 

materials:

•  a scrap of white  muslin 4″x12″ for each ghost
• rice
• permanent marker

 

fold fabric width in half and cut the folded side into a ghost shape.  only cut one edge.   sew around them with a ¼” seam allowance, leaving at least a 1″ opening in the bottom of each ghost.

 Turn the ghost right side out.  fill ½-¾ of the way with rice.  you don’t want them to be too fat! I used a funnel to put the rice in.

 sew the bottom seam with a zig-zag stitch twice to reinforce the seam.  you don’t want any rice to escape!   be careful to keep the rice away from the opening or it will break the needle

 Draw funny faces on the ghosts with permanent marker.

 sit back and enjoy the fun your kids and grandkids have with these cute (and natural) bean bags!

To kick off Halloween week, I’ll be showing you all a really fun swap followed by some pictures of kids in costumes and end with more Halloween swappy fun! 

For Heidi’s Homemade Halloween swap, the limit was $15 and at least one thing needed to be homemade.

I sent to my partner Melissa : packet of orange hot chocolate, ribbon, Annalee black cat,…

made her a towel…

cute little altered notebook…

rag balls…

and a Halloween tag.

Melissa sent the cutest basket full of stuff!

milk glass, glittered Halloween sign, recipe, yummy candles, hershey kisses, silk leaves,…

and she made the cute tags and gorgeous altered bottle!  (had to show both sides of bottle)

 

Thank you dear Heidi for hosting