mr postman has been busy here lately!

my awesome friend Kelly (kelbug on flickr) and I did a halloween swap. Weve been swapping every holiday for just over a year now. I hope we continue for another year! I was sooo excited to find the bride of frankenstien in my package!!! isnt she lovely?Kelly came from OHio to my aunts cottage with me last month and she is so creative! She knew I was liking her bride of frankenstien too.. though, it wouldnt have mattered what she made for me, because I LOVE every thing she does! thank you sooso much Kelly!!


I love it all.. these were in my package from kelly too... That little pumpkin guy will become a little necklace to wear soon for halloween!

lots of goodies!! all wonderful! ♥


and look at these sweet ornies!


and this huge spider was hiding in the box too! Kelly your awesome! thank you for all the goodies!


the post man (or lady in my case) has been dropping packages off right and left this week! I also recieved a package from Elizabeth of creative breathing this week. I know you know who Elizabeth is.. I ADORE her. I had the most awesome pleasure of meeting Elizabeth too. We met last year in ohio during the country living fair. I love you E! thank you for the sweet little skier viv doll!

We did a collaborative banner and it is perfectly awesome!!! OMG its wonderful.. at least all of it before mine.. (I dont care for mine after seeing all the rest... ) what a wonderful piece of art!All you girls that participated here rock!

(elizabeth, Julie and Mimi)
look how wonderful each piece is!

(Lisa, Sandy and Joyce)

(Betty and Paula Clare)
And then theres mine at the very end.. (cute, but no where as sweet as the others..! )


My sweet friend Sandy Camarda sent me a birthday package this week too. look at all the goodies! I was so excited to see the paper doll theatre doll that Sandy made for me!


Dont ya just love her !! Thank you again dear Sandy! I love her and she is quite happy here in my craft room! Sandy is another blogger that I've had the great pleasure of meeting on several occasions now!


another birthday package recieved from natalea (kandeland) Isnt this the cutest little box!? I LOVE it! thank you so much Nat! so freaken cute.. just like Natalea! (another blogger pal Ive met that lives only an hour away, so we get so see each other when we want to!)


and from Nataleas adorable daughter Scarlet.. how cute is this? notice the two dollars she had her mom dig out of her piggy bank because she just knew how excited I would be to recieve it! lol ! Scarlets a doll, thank you sweet little fairy princess! (scarlet and I played fairy princess on the beach one day.. much to my childrens dismay, I think they were embarrassed by my running around in my bathing suit pretending to be afairy while my boobs bounced up and down! ! I got the "mom people are looking at you!" lol!

another birthday package recieved from my dear friend Cindy of thimbleprims! I'm dying to get a chance to make some of the birdies in the book she sent me!Cindy your a precious friend! thank you so much for all the goodies! Ive not had the pleasure of meeting Cindy in person yet, but We have talked on the phone a few times.. She is a doll and I look forward to meeting her sometime!

well that about does it for now.. I really only have 1/2 an hour left to get ready for work now.

Thank God its Friday!!

yeehaw~~

see you later!