air canada

when i returned from my travels and travails throughout chile and argentina, a package was awaiting from canada, a bundle of pure joy i had won on a blog giveaway at the grower's daughter, a blog i have been following regularly for about a year now.  i never win anything at roulette, bingo or 21, never won a dime at the slot machines, never a single raffle but boy did i win BIG when i signed up for this one.  thank you so much maria for such a generous bundle.  i must now find little corners around the house to display the pillow and bag and use the ephemera and fabric to incorporate into one of my future fabrications.  much love.

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BLOG GIVEAWAY

just a quick note to let you in on a good secret.  Maria from Canada's The Growers Daughter is having a fabulous blog giveaway.  just follow the link highlighted above to sign up and also enjoy Maria's entertaining

view of the world and life. 

p.s.:  arrived happily in santiago and enjoying my first couple of days here throughly thanks to friends who have catered to my every need.

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BLOG GIVEAWAY WINNER

...... and the winner is Par Tea Lady  of Tea & Talk from Georgia, USA. 

Isn't she beautiful?  Ah, the people one meets through blogging! Thank you all for participating.  I have now decided to make this a monthly blog MUST. 

So keep on coming back.  I love each and every one of you and always appreciate your kind words on my blog.

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BLOG GIVEAWAY

making someone happy yields the best return, for me anyway. 
and i've wanted to do a blog giveaway forever and a day!  and the day has arrived.  i travelled up the coast, all the way up to santa barbara, to gather the goods i thought might make a good giveaway, with a little added something made by me, a set of altered art gift tag originals.  everything pictured is part of the giveaway. and since i am in the process of cleaning out my art supplies and closets, many new things will be added in the next few days.

i have watched you all be so generous of heart throughout this year, ironically called the year of the tiger in the chinese calender.  it sure has felt like it, an angry, vengeful tiger wreaking havoc around the world.  so, for all of us who protect what we have, our home sweet homes and all the hopes that are born of them, here are a few of my favorite things found to add to that comfort.

spread the word since the drawing will be sunday.  i like to blog regularly so a few days should be enough. i might even make this a monthly habit.

GOOD LUCK AND ENJOY!

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