Yep, Another Giveaway

I noticed last week I was at 300 followers, now I am at 306, so to celebrate I am having a back to back giveaway. This is for those of you who like Roses, pink romance and Tussie Mussies. Even if you don't you could always win it for a friend :)

I first would like to thank all of my followers for taking an interest in my blog. I know we can't visit all the blogs we love every week or very often. I know if I did I would never be off the computer, but I do appreciate you all being there, even if you don't always comment :)

You do not have to be a follower to enter this giveaway, and you do not have to post about it on your blog unless you want to :) The only requirement is to leave a comment and make sure I have a way of contacting you after the giveaway. If you like to post about my giveaway, it is always an honor, and if you want to be a follower, that too is an honor for me, so do as you please :)
This tussie mussie is made using the most beautiful Laura Ashleigh fabric and trimmed with a piece of vintage doily and pearl earring. I finished the bottom with a doily too and also popped one in the top. I am showing the back of it too where I added another pearl earring. (After I took the clip off of course ) If you would like to win this tussie mussie, leave your comment and I will draw a name on Monday July 26th, one day from today.

Thank you for all the lovely comments on my Birthday giveaway, I am going down the list and will visit you all as time permits. I am still trying to sort out my studio in the new house and I think I have it ok now to actually create in, so I will show you soon. It's nothing that fancy but it is always nice to see where each other creates and I missed Karen Valentine's "Where bloggers create party" because we were moving at the time, so I will just have to post late :)

Have a great day,
Lynn

Tussie Mussie and Good News

This is the tussie mussie I made for Debby. I used fabric to cover the cone, and I tea dyed doilies and trim to decorate it.
I really enjoyed putting this together, thing is, I forgot to take photos of everything else I included in the swap, but Debby has done a wonderful job of taking photos and posting them on her blog on this post at The Gathering Nest.

Now my good news. Our house SOLD last night... woohooooo...finally we can breathe better. We have two months before the new house will be ready to move in to, so it gives me just enough time to get packed and hopefully have some time to be more creative. It is so hard to be creative when you are stressed , and when people are constantly coming to view your house.

I am so happy, and so blessed to move into a new house which we got to customize a lot. All our married life (30 years in June) we have bought fixer uppers and then renovated ourselves and sold them to move up and up the housing ladder so to speak. Now, we are finally at our dream home :)

Here is a photo of my new studio, which I hope I get to spend lots and lots of time in when we move. I still don't have my muse back and it's been gone for a few weeks too, but I am not worried about it, I have done other things instead, and I know it will come back now. I will get more photos soon, probably going inside to view again on Sunday.

It's not the greatest looking room at the moment, and I still don't know what I will do with it, but I am loving the two large windows. It also has a walk in closet which we will put shelves in to store a lot of my "stuff" :)

Tussie Mussie Swap Gifts

I had not signed up for a group swap of any kind in a year, until I found out about this one,and now I am so happy I did because I really enjoyed it. This was the May Day Tussie Mussie Swap organized by Linda on her blog "A Swap For All Seasons".
I was lucky enough to be partnered with my friend Debby from The Gathering Nest, we both could not believe it and were thrilled. I met Debby through blogging about a year ago, and she is the sweetest person, and as you probably already know, a very talented artist. I am thrilled to have swapped with you Debby and I think we both spoiled each other really well, thank you :) I really needed this right now.

I warn you this is a long post with lots of photos, lots of goodies, lot's of fun opening this package that arrived wrapped in sheet music, and LOTS of tape right Debby? I was so excited to open it and had a heck of a time getting in LOL... scissors were even hard to get through this.

Good thing I remembered to take a photo of everything when I finally got in the box, even though I was already ooooing and ahhhhing and dying to open everything, I neatly displayed it and took the time to snap a shot.

Sorry Debby I had the crochet parcel upside down you can't see the pretty blue flowers.

First of all I want to show you the gorgeous, gorgeous Tussie Mussie, that Debby created for me. Beautiful soft vintage colors, paper, lace, trim and a lovely vintage image printed on fabric, isn't it amazing?
The funny thing is, Debby and I have never sent a parcel like this before and had not given each other any inclination of what may be in it beside a Tussie Mussie, which is really what the swap was all about, yet we both had wrapped gifts in doilies and little bags. This is something I love to do when I send a gift, not always, but if I can, and so I was thrilled that I received something so thoughtfully wrapped. Look at this one below....

Look what I found inside, lots of little goodies, all the things I like to play art with.

Inside the beautiful silk bag was a lovely cabinet card wrapped with lace and trimmed with flowers, and also, tickets and tons of papers bits to use.

I am not sure what you call the candle thingy, but I love these things, and have a hard time finding them around here. This was wrapped in sheet music and looked like a cone and was lovingly decorated with pretty flowers. Lot's of attention to the details here :)


In that bag was also some lovely stamps, you can see them in the photo below.
Then I started opening the larger floral bag and inside were smaller bags. I was so excited I forget what was in each one now, but I found the most darling mirror in one with some Sniffs tissues of the Eiffel Tower, and in another these chipboard thingies, that are like a little book, with spaces for art work I think and glass pieces, never seen these before have you?

It doesn't stop there, wait, there is a lot more. Look at this package of rusty stuff and tin. I just love that cone, never seen one before. The star is quite unusual too, I don't know where she found all this, but I am happy it's mine now :)

When I opened the large gift which was wrapped in a lovely crochet table runner with blue ribbon, I was really surprised. Debby had created this amazing mixed media canvas for me. I just love all the texture and the colors, am I blessed or what?

That's not all she created in this lot, look what I found peeking out of the Tussie Mussie, a darling little altered spoon, just love it!



There was spritz and speckles, a vintage hankie, and this beautiful card.


I hope I didn't forget anything, it would be easy to do so when you go through it, there seems so much more, i am truly grateful, this was one of the best swaps I have had, I feel so spoiled :)

Thank you to Linda for all the work she does in organizing these swaps, the next one will be posted soon at A Swap For All Seasons.

Debby, I can't thank you enough, you really went far out on this swap :)

I think I will show you the Tussie Mussie I made for Debby another time, blogger is having fits on me, this post has taken a couple of hours, because it was having errors uploading my photos. I think I better click "publish" before anything else goes wrong.

have a beautiful day,
Lynn