XOXOXOXOXOXO...AMY...XOXOXOXOXOXO
ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS AND MIND
HAPPY HALLOWEEN IN HEAVEN OUR
"PRECIOUS BUTTERFLY PRINCESS"
OH MY, HOW I REMEMBER SEWING THESE
BUTTERFLIES ALL OVER YOUR GOWN
THIS IS REVEAL TIME FOR
THE FALL FINDINGS CIGAR BOX SWAP
AT
THE BLOGGERETTE SORORITY
HOSTED BY
THE LOVELY
MS. KAREN
FROM
SOME DAYS ARE LIKE DIAMONDS.
MY SWAP PARTNER WAS
THE ARTISTIC
MS. REBECCA
FROM
Un Lapin dans le Jardin.
A RABBIT IN THE GARDEN.
I WENT AND BROWSED AROUND REBECCA'S BLOG,
WHEN KAREN GAVE US THE NAMES OF OUR SWAP
PARTNERS. I EVEN MADE THE STUPID MISTAKE
OF TELLING HER I WAS HER FALL SWAP PARTNER......I
DIDN'T KNOW THESE THINGS WERE SECRET. THE E MAIL
CAME, TELLING IT WAS A SECRET AFTER I ALREADY
TOLD HER. I WORKED
AS A NURSE ALL MY LIFE UNTIL I BECAME DISABLED
AND ONLY BOUGHT A COMPUTER ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO.
ALL MY CREATIONS AND MY COTTAGE DECORATING WASN'T
POSTED...I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A POST WAS, LET ALONE A
COMPUTER....AND SPENDING TIME WITH MY 2 CHILDREN WAS
MY JOY.
YOU MUST GO VISIT HER. SHE CREATES THE MOST AMAZING
ATC'S. NOT ONLY IS HER WORK STUNNING BUT SHE
IS BATTLING A CHRONIC ILLNESS THAT KEEPS HER OUT
OF THE STUDIO WHEN CREATING BRINGS HER SO MUCH
JOY. WE HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE BUT I AM GLAD I
WAS BROUGHT DOWN HER PATH.
MY PHOTOGRAPHS DO NOT DO JUSTICE TO THE
BEAUTY OF THE ALTERED CIGAR BOX SHE SENT
ME.
IT IS NO SECRET THAT I LOVE PARIS AND SHE
BROUGHT PARIS TO MY HOME VIA A BOX.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE MUCH CLEARER PICTURES,
SHE POSTED ABOUT IT ON HER BLOG ON
OCTOBER 23, I THINK, AND HER PICTURES ARE
VERY CLEAR.
IT IS ALL DONE IN LAVENDERS, CREAMS, AND
PURPLES. IT HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PURPLE
LACE FLOWER WITH GORGEOUS VARIEGATED RIBBONS
EXTENDING FROM THE LACE FLOWER.
I TELL YOU I TOOK MY TIME SAVORING THE WORK OF
THE ART PIECE IN FRONT OF ME.
IN THE UPPER TWO CORNERS, THE SMALL BRONZE
SWAGS AND THE LITTLE TAG FLOWER ON THE PIECE
OF SHEET MUSIC, ARE ANTIQUE FRENCH PIECES.
THE INSIDE LID IS BEAUTIFUL IRISES WITH A PRECIOUS
BLUE BUTTERFLY. IT IS FRAMED IN SHEET MUSIC.
THERE WAS AN ENVELOPE THAT SAID,
"READ AFTER YOU'VE SEEN YOUR BOX!"
I THOUGHT, "I HAVE SEEN MY BOX AND EVEN IF IT
WAS EMPTY, I HAD BEEN GIVEN A GIFT I WILL TREASURE
FOR A LIFETIME."
IT HAD BEAUTIFUL FALL LEAVES...SOME VELVET AND
GLITTERED, TWO SWEET SPARKLY SQUASH, AND SOME
GORGEOUS GLASS GRAPES. IT WAS PACKAGED SO
PRETTY.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL HANKIE AND IT IS WRAPPED IN
VERY DELICATE VINTAGE GOLD LEAF LACE ON NETTING.
I JUST GIGGLED
LIKE A LITTLE GIRL WHEN I SAW WHAT WAS ON
THE INSIDE OF THE HANKIE WITH SWEET VIOLETS.
IT WAS........
DRUM ROLL PLEASE.............
THE CUTEST, SWEETEST MINIATURE
COOKIE CUTTERS. I COLLECT COOKIE CUTTERS AND
HAVE A BIG JAR FOR ME AND A BIG JAR FOR AMY.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE TINY ONES...SO NOW I CAN
START A NEW JAR.
THANK YOU REBECCA. THEY ARE SO SWEET.
I WISH YOU COULD SEE HOW VERY PRETTY THIS CRISP
WHITE VINTAGE EUROPEAN EMBROIDERED POCKET IS.
WHEN I SAW IT, IT MADE ME THINK OF WHAT A EUROPEAN
WOMAN WOULD HIDE HER JEWELS OR MONEY IN.
INSIDE MY POCKET WAS TINY CUPCAKE HOLDERS.
CUPCAKES ARE A JEWEL BUT I CAN'T HAVE THEM.
WAH....WAH....I LOVE MY SWEETS
THIS IS THE CARD I SENT TO REBECCA.
I HAD HERS ALL WRAPPED UP AND THEN REALIZED NO
PICTURES HAD BEEN TAKEN.
IT SAID HER FAVORITE COLOR WAS RED BUT MORE OF
A BLUE RED.
I FOUND THE RABBIT IMAGE AND SINCE HER BLOG IS
Un Lapin dans le Jardin,
I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT LIKE IT. HE WAS A
HAPPY EASTER BUNNY I CUT OUT AND THEN FOUND HIM
A HAT.
I WAS GOING TO CLOSE THE CIGAR BOX WITH TWO
PIECES OF TWIG BUT I USED TWO LITTLE CARROTS
THAT WAS SENT TO ME FROM MY FRIEND DEEDEE.
THAT IS A WHOLE POST IN ITSELF.....I AM 6 POSTS BEHIND
BECAUSE BLOGGER, WELL, I JUST WON'T SAY UNTIL I GET
THROUGH WITH THIS AS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO POST
FOR OVER 2 WEEKS. I JUST LOVE BLOGGER, DON'T YOU.
I PUT A BEAUTIFUL FALL BUTTERFLY IN THE LID
WITH SOME ITALIAN STAMPS.
THIS WAS VERY FUN.
AND KEEP YOU.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE
IN PRAYER:
MY AUNT JEAN....SERIOUSLY ILL. BEEN IN HOSPITAL
5 WEEKS NOW...
LORETTA'S MOTHER
ANGEL DAWN
BONNIE...STAGE 4 UTERINE CANCER
LEILA
KRISTIE
PATRICIA
OUR HOUSE TO SELL
BE SURE TO BE EVER VIGILANT IN USING PAY PAL
OR ANY ON LINE TRANSACTION...
SOME ONE GOT HOLD OF OUR VISA NUMBER
AND SPENT $186.00 AT A PLACE CALLED SHERRY'S BOOKS
IN KENTUCKY...BUT I BELIEVE IT MUST BE AN E BAY STORE
AND $183.00 IN ARIZONA. IT HAS REALLY PUT OUR LIFE
IN MISERY. THE BANK IS INVESTIGATING AND THEY KNOW
IT IS OUR VISA ACCOUNT THEY USED AND THEY SAID THEY
ARE HAVING A LOT
OF FRAUD THROUGH PAY PAL. IT WILL BE NEXT WEEK
BEFORE THEY KNOW SOMETHING. IT IS VERY SAD THAT
THEIR ARE CROOKS, WHO WANT TO AND DO STEAL FROM
YOU.
HUGS
BE SAFE TRICK OR TREATING
SIMPLY DEBBIE
26 comments:
Wow, what a swap! Love your butterfly princess - she is always with you!
dana
Wow...both of you created very lovely boxes and filled them with fabulous goodies. Thanks for sharing ...
:))
Dearest Debbie,
I just love both the boxes with all the goodies inside that you received and that you gifted!!
So many lovely goodies!! I would be giggling too!!
Sorry to hear about your visa problems! It happened to my son not once but three times and three times he had to change all acct. numbers.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!!
Hugs,
Debbie
I have several old cigar boxes in the garage. I think I'll do one just for fun, sugar. Yours are delightful. Happy pink saturday, sweets!
xoxo,
Connie
Hi Debbie The picture of Amy is wonderful. What fun she was having and you can see the Joy all over her. And your cigar box swap was awesome. The one you did and the one you received. Glad you got to participate. Love you sister, Mollye
Hi Dear Debbie,
It was soooo good to see you post!! I know this has had to be a very difficult month for you and your family. What a stunning picture of Amy. Was that Homecoming or Prom or something like that??
Wow, you guys did amazing things with a cigar book!! They were both so pretty, and full of fun goodies. The lil cookie cutters were just adorable, as were the tiny Paris cutouts for cards. Don't you just love those lil things. Course, I love just about anything miniature.
Must be the lil girl in me!! lol
Hope you are doing well hon,
Blessings, Nellie
Debbie, thanks for coming by my little corner of OZ. If your moving to McPherson KS, we will both be Kansas Girls. The box you receieved was gorgeous, love all the little cupcake and Paris item. You also did a fabulous job on the one you sent. My Mom who is 84 got a call last week from London from someone saying he was her Grandson needed money. He said he had been in an accident, They knew her name and her grandsons name. THANK GOODNESS, she didn't wire any money. Evil sure does exist, we need to be aware.
Have a fantastic fall day.
Ann
Well - I too have been having MEGA problems with Blogger and had to post my post early yesterday cause I was afraid it wouldn't get up. That would've been a disaster!
FUN SWAP! You both did such fun things! Lots of memories now. Love the linen pocket! How pretty is that?
Im so glad you were able to post and participate!
Have a great weekend! Karen
You both have some beautiful treasures! Enjoy!
The box you received was wonderful and the one you made was great - the rabbit was such a great idea
Your swap treasures that you received and that you sent are fabulous, and created with love, I can tell.
The photo of Amy shows both beauty and joy, I know your heart is aching and we blog friends care about you.
What a lovely heartfelt post Debbie! The gifts you gave and received are all wonderful.
Beautiful beginning with your beautiful Amy.
Hi Debbie,
So nice to hear from you. Oh, it was
her Halloween costume. She looked so beautiful never would have thought!!
She looks so delightfully happy in that picture. I am a Happy Harvest girl myself, but my kids are into Halloween as well. In fact, they went to a costume party last night and are going to another one tonight.
Scott went as a policeman his girlfriend was his prisioner, and Our
Dee was a sailor and her boyfriend a pilot!! I am hoping they will come by and let us see them in their costumes since they are coming to our area for the party.
Scott is loving his new job, and well....we are still waiting on the Lord to tell us what He is gonna do with Hubby!! But we do feel the Lord is leading him into his own business,
we think anyway!! Only time will tell, but he has had some great ideas and things that seem like direction to us!! lol
The Lord has been super faithful as always, and has kept giving him work from his old job, so we are soooo
grateful for that!! The last 2 weeks have been like he is working from home and was never laid off, and he will have another week this week, so that is good!! That will take care of this months and next months budget.
Yes, we pray for this nation daily too, our country is in such a mess and unless the Lord intervenes.....
It is hard to think about, course,
the Lord may just come and get us out of here....and that would be fine too!! It's way more scary to think about living here ~ course, we just have to keep our eyes on Jesus, and he will take care of us, either way!!
Glad you liked my story about Joey,
I thought it was cute, and was thinking that maybe down the road
when I have grandchildren I might could make it into a lil book for them. A girl can dream, can't she?? Dream meaning grandchildren!! lol
Glad you are doing well Sweetie,
and thanks for your nice long encouraging comment, it was special and made my day!!
Love and blessings hon,
Nellie
This is so much fun seeing what everyone has created and swapped! Adorable :)
Happy Fall ♥
Toodles,
Renee
Hey Debbie,
So glad you liked the box I created for you, and thank you for the kind words about my art! My bunny box is now a permanent part of my studio and thanks again for giving me a box with so much of yourself in it!
Love,
Rebecca
Hi Debbie,
What a wonderful swap! Your box was beautiful! Such a fun way to meet blogging buddies! Take care. Hugs to you and your family. The pictures of your Amy are precious! I am so grateful we are able to somehow move forward and have our memories to keep us going. Hugs!
Debbie...I love that picture of your sweet Amy...she looks so happy in her dress with the butterflies...
Glad to see you back posting again...
You did an awesome bunny box and you received lots of great treasures as well...this was a relly fun swap...
HUGS..... victoria
Debbie,
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I am going to try to get by everyone's and see their beautiful stuff, but with the yucky stuff going on my computer time is limited. I love your box, the colors are so beautiful! You did such a great job on your partners also. I bet she so loved the rabbit!
I picture of your daughter is so wonderful to look at, she looks so happy in the picture, a true angel from heaven!
Hope you have a wonderful Halloween and please stop by my blog anytime! I love it when your name comes up, it reminds me of my sister that lives in Oklahoma (must be a great place for Debbie's)!!
Terrie
Hi sweet Debbie, first I am so sorry about your Visa cc problems, my parents recently had somoone spend 900 dollars on their debit card and it was a pain for these elderly folks to get the bank to reimburse them, they did but not aftr a lot of unnecessary sstress...I do not understand how someone can steal like that. ugh.
Love the boxes..the best part is making new friends!
Thinking of you and thank you for stopping by:)
hugs, Barb
LOVELY SWAP DEBBIE. I'M GLAD. I LOVED TO SEE ANY'S PICTURE UP THERE - I KNOW SHE LOVED HALLOWEEN AND IT HAS BEEN A YEAR NOW. I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU. HAVE MISSED YOUR BLOGS!
LOVE,
SANDIE
Beautiful, both the picture of you daughter gone to heaven and your box. I will keep you and you family in my thoughts.
Hello dear Debbie looks like you made and got a very nice gift. I am doing Blissfull ATC swap. Haven't been too involved with Bloggerettes been so busy doing my Christmas projects. I have been weaving baskets for my children and am loving the basket making. I think I will be doing that for awhile. Praying with you that your house sells. I have noticed the weather in your area and we finally got some rain. Blessings
QMM
That swap required a lot of work, and you were thoughtful to go to the blog of your swap partner and find out a little bit about her.
Both projects are very lovely and look as though you both spent much time on them.
Am thinking about you and those on your prayer list.
Hi Debbie! What beautiful boxes you and your partner created! I love the sweet little hat you put on the bunny! And I'm going to have to look for those Paris stickers you got in your box...Love them!
I'm so sorry to hear about someone using your card number. Something similar happened to my daughter years ago, and it was a looonnnggg process, and she never did really get justice. I hope things work out for you.
Thanks for sharing your lovely swap gifts. Have a great week.
Hugs, Debi
Debbie..you know my heart is with you this month...
I love both of these boxes...and the use of them little carrots is awesome...hehehe!
thanks for being a blessing in my life...hugs
sending you a hug today.......hehehe! sneeky I know it....
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