Coming Up For Air

I've been busy... very busy!. It's so nice to be able to take a little break and share some things with you.

Shannon's swap was really fun to participate in, my partner was Linda. And how generous she is!. Look at all the pretty and fun things she sent me, even the kids got some goodies from her. Thank you so much, Linda.

And for the kids:

My kids loved everything, Linda. Those koalas are just too cute!

And these are the parasol items I sent her:


This parasol is double-sided, so all she has to do is turn it over for a different look!

And a wall hanging, isn't this just darling! ( I know, self praise stinks!! lol)






Like I mentioned on a previous post, I think these are the prettiest items I've created so far. i hope Linda enjoys them for a very long time!
I also sent her gift wrap from the Simply Shabby Chic line, and a pearl beaded "L". I didn't take pictures of those.


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June 19th was the last day of school. You could hear the excited screaming all the way to the moon!

Ah, those school days!

I wish all kids and parents a very happy and safe Summer vacation!

I made two last banners for Jeremy's teacher:

They look a lot nicer in real life!. These were my way of thanking his teacher for a wonderful 2nd grade experience! (If you'd like to see the other banners, they're in my Flickr).

This is it for now, time to get busy again. It's all for a good cause!

Big hugs to all!

Rosa

The Hurrier I Go, The Behinder I Get

The title of this post is from a Peanuts card I bought when I was in Jr. High, I always remember it because I find myself doing too much at once, and if I try to make myself go faster, many times I have to start all over again!. There's so much on my plate right now, that's really overwhelming. However, as frazzled as I may become, I just say to myself, take things one at a time.

So I'm running behind saying thanks publicly to Miss Sandy. I won her 100th post giveaway a few weeks back. And let me tell you, everything she sent, was all a treasure!

She placed everything inside a beautiful box:






Here are my fabulous goodies, I felt and I am, so lucky to have won all of these!







As soon as I can I'll be using these to create all sorts of things, so THANK YOU, Miss Sandy!

On a sad note, Sandy's grandmother, Lucille, just passed away on May 5th. Please stop by her blog to offer your sympathy, she'll appreciate it!


And for the Enchanted Swap, hosted by Sarah, these are the beautiful items I received from Jillian, thank you so much. EVERYTHING is amazing, I love all of it!!





Gorgeous treat cone with one of my favorite candies:





She sent beautifully wrapped chocolates for my kids:





I also received her gorgeous rose paper, and pretty ribbons:





All accompanied by a lovely handwritten note:





You're a fantastic swap partner Jillian, thanks again!


This week is teacher appreciation, today's theme was a handwritten note, letter or card for the teachers. I sent this Thank You banner to Jeremy's teacher:





And thank you to all the wonderful teachers out there!


I was tagged by Irma, to list some quirky things, or habits of mine. I haven't forgotten about it Irma, I'll write about them in my next post. Thanks for tagging me!


Well, now it's time to get off the computer and work on things!

Have a great Thursday my friends,

Hugs and kisses,

Rosa

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

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