All So Pretty

Good afternoon mis amigas (my friends),

Didn't have time till this afternoon to post the cuties I have to show you, but here they are. So sit back, and enjoy...

First off , last Tuesday, we went to my son Jeremy's class for some activities in his classroom. The kids get to read books they've written and illustrated to their families, they really do a good job and feel so proud

Remember a couple of banners or pennants I've shown before and I mentioned they're for my son's second grade teacher? Well, here they are hanging in the classroom. What do you think?

They look really nice in person!

If you are a Cath Kidston fan like I am, Barnes and Noble carries her stationery line, notebooks,stickers, recipe holder. Simply gorgeous!

I'm planning on using the paper for some projects, never mind writing on them!

And I received my "Celebrate" banner from Bristol. When I opened up the package and saw the banner, I became speechless. It is so beautiful, I love it!!

On the back, she decoupaged the poem, "Our Playhouse". It's a beautiful poem written by her great-grandfather, this really took my breath away! Thanks again Bristol.

She also sent me many wonderful little extras, I'll be creating with these for sure!!

And speaking of Bristol, she is opening her website store, Honey Bend Vintage on May 2nd ( this is also my 16th wedding anniversary!). Mark it on your calendars, she'll have many fun things!

I love anything France or french related, so when I saw this paper Eiffel Tower on Krisl Hurst'sEtsy store, I knew I had to get one!

OOH LA LA, tres magnifique!

Did you all enjoy all these pretties? I hope so!

Till next time.

Big hugs,

Rosa

Make Time To Play

Hi my darling friends,

This is going to be short and sweet, and no photos for today. Tomorrow I'll be back with pretty things to show you. I just need to get caught up with some things that require my time today.
My sweet friend, Sarah has invited me to play the "Six Words Mermoir" game. So here it goes:

1. Write your own six words Memoir
2. Post it on your blog
3. Link to the person who tagged you (see above)
4. Tag 5 more blogs with links ( Leave a comment on their blog with an invitation to play)

Here's my Memoir: Make Time to Love and Create

Yeap! That sums me up alright!

I wish I could tag more than five people but I'll go by the game rules. I'd like to extend this invitation to:

1. Fitty: Fitty's Pink Rose Cottage
2. Jessi: Scrappy Jessi
3. Jillian: Sweet Moments by Jillian
4. Sonya: Love of Yellow Roses
5. Tiffany: Shabby Scraps

Hopefully, these lovely ladies will accept my invite and play along!

I'll be back tomorrow with a picture of the BEAUTIFUL banner I received from Bristol, and other lovelies.

Till then, take good care and be happy!


Huggies,

Rosa

Lovely Bits

Hello dear friends,

This is my idea of a good breakfast: Portuguese Roll with cheddar cheese Panini, and a good cup of coffee. If I don't eat breakfast, I can't function!

I have a few things to share with you today; now that I'm ready!

I participated in Tamy's Celebrate Banner Swap. My partner for this swap is Bristol.

Based on her color choices, this is the banner I created for her. I hope she likes it!

I also sent her some goodies along to help her "celebrate".

I had a great time creating these items for her. I'll post a picture of the banner she created for me as soon as I receive it.

And I placed an order from Tiffany, and she wrapped them up so beautifully! She sells many vintage items, like, the sweetest Mother Goose pages, flash cards, pom pom ribbons etc. Go check out her website : Shabby Scraps Boutique. Her blog is full of eye candy!

And this is a peek for the "Enchanted Swap". My partner is the lovely and very talented Jillian,I don't want to show too much, because she reads my blog and I don't want to spoil the surprise for her! ( Hi Jillian!)

I'm hoping this turns out as pretty as I envision it in my head. Don't worry, I'll post pictures when I'm done and after she receives it!

In my next post, I'll be sharing some other cute things, I've gotten lately.

So, until next time...

Huggies,

Rosa

Good Things

Hi sweet blogging friends,

Above, is one of a few sap buckets I own, I'll post pictures of the other ones over time. Can't show everything at once, right?. I have this one in my craft room, it's one of my favorite ones.

Today I received the sweetest gifts from Sonya, she was the first person to leave a comment on my blog, and that meant a lot to me. Every time I have a comment from her, it brings a smile to my face. She is also very creative, so go check her blog and say hi to her. She is lovely! These are the items she sent me:

A beautiful journal (looks like my living room!), a sweet friends tag, pen and sticky notes with pink roses all over , very Shabby Chic!

Three unfinished wood cutouts, I will have fun creating with these:

And the cutest and sweetest birdhouse ( I'm in love with it!), I've ever seen!

It's beyond CUTE!

Thank you so much Sonya, I'll treasure these gifts forever. Above all, thank you for your friendship!!

And speaking of friendship, I'm also getting to know, Jessi. I love that she is always doing something fun, she's creative, energetic and she makes time for people. I'm sure many of you know who she is. Jessi and I, are exchanging seasonal tags. We just received each other's Spring tags.

She sent me this beautiful tag:

Thank you Jessi, I'm looking forward to the Summer tag!!

This is the one I sent her:

I have something special planned for the Summer tag, so stay tuned!

And the following is the Spring banner/pennant I created for my son's second grade teacher:

Tomorrow we have activities in his classroom, I'll take a picture of all the banners together for you to see.

That's it for now. Till next time.

Hugs, Rosa

An American Girl in New York city- Part 3

Hello Everyone,

This the the final entry about our trip to NYC (The Big Apple). I suppose some of you have had the opportunity to visit New York City, and for those of you who have not, I truly hope you will some day. For now, I'd like to share a few photos of three places in the city.

The following shows the south side of St. Patrick's Cathedral. It's beautiful inside and out!

Next, are the Channel Gardens in Rockefeller Plaza. Depending on the time of year, they have beautiful displays that represent the season

This the famous Rockefeller Ice Skating Rink

This area is beautiful in person, and there's always something fun and interesting to see. This is where the Christmas Tree is placed during the Chritmas season. At this particular time, there is an Electric Fountain on display

And the next picture shows where the Today Show takes place

And finally, on our way home, we walked through Times Square. This area is gorgeous at night with all the billboards, and the lights

I hope you enjoy this little glimpse of NYC, there's a lot more to see. Next time we go to New York, we'll go see "The Little Mermaid" on Broadway.

I'll be back soon. Until then, take care and be well.

Hugs,

Rosa

An American Girl in New York City- Part2

Hello everyone, how are you today?

This is the second entry about our recent visit to the American Girl Place in NYC. I'll continue with our entree selections.

My mom and I had Tuscan Chicken Salad (VERY GOOD, VERY FILLING!):

Katarina (AKA Kathy), had Chicken Tenders:

And Nellie (Hayley's special guest) only had tea:

The girls can sit their doll(s) at the table.

We accompanied our meals with Pink Lemonade ( VERY LEMONY!!):

CHEERS!

And for dessert, we had Chocolate Mousse Flowerpot, Festive Heart Cake and Seasonal Sugar Cookie ( YUM, YUM...YUMMY!), delicious and pretty!!. My mom and I had cappuccinos, Kathy had green tea. The waiter put a birthday candle on Kathy's ( she turned 24 on March 25th), and on Hayley's heart cakes, and we sang Happy Birthday to them.

Here we are enjoying our time together:

This is my mom, Luz

Hayley and her doll Nellie( top photo)

And yours truly... this is ME!

Kathy and Hayley

Hayley and I

After our lunch, it was time for some shopping, something that some of us do too much of!

Miss Hayley bought the new Girl of The Year: Mia. She also bought some outfits for her dolls; and Kathy bought Hayley another outfit as her birthday gift- Thank you Kathy

We had a wonderful time ! . One of these days, we'll go back there for Tea.

I'll post part 3 , the final installment in this series as soon as I can.

Take care and big hugs,

Rosa

Enchanted Swap

Signed up for another fun swap hosted by the lovely Sarah, please go check it out. She was inspired by Disney's "Enchanted" movie, I personally love this movie!. It'll be interesting to see what the swap participants come up with.

Have a truly beautiful Tuesday!

Hugs,

Rosa