Gifts from Katherine at the Chatelet~

I have been so behind in sharing two lovely gifts I received from a sweet blogging friend.  Katherine from the Chatelet blog sent me these two exquisitely dainty eggs she made.  They are so delicate and made with such care.  Katherine has a lovely blog and makes such beautiful things.  She always has something unique and delicate that she is working on.  I admire her sense of style and craftiness.  

I couldn't decide which picture was best so I put in both!  Aren't they just lovely??  Katherine so carefully sewed each lace piece to the wire frame and then decorated them with more lovelies.

Thank you sooo much, Katherine!  I love my lacey eggs & have them hanging in my studio so I can enjoy them.  Do go visit Katherine's beautiful blog HERE.

I have been crazy busy at work and doing some projects at home.  I hope this finds each of you well and enjoying the springtime.

Blessings,
Cindy

Sharing with:
Thursday Favorite Things #88 at Katherine's Corner

Avon...Bug Guard Plus Review~

Hi Everyone~

I joined up with Avon a few weeks ago & haven't really been trying too hard.  I wanted to get some products for myself... don't tell anyone!!  Anyway, I have been using some really great lotions, shower gels, and lately bug guard.  I can't keep it to myself any longer!  I love these products & I will let you know as I use them what are my favorites.

The view from our little boat on the lake...

Today I am sharing the "Skin So Soft Bug Guard Plus Towelettes".  We went camping over last weekend at Green Peter in Oregon, just an hour away from home and had a wonderful time, including some fishing.  I caught two, which was so fun!  The campground was rustic & quiet; I'm sure that in a couple of weeks it will be crowded, so it was a great time to go for us.  The weather was warm, around 80 degrees and a little humid.  It was prime breeding for the mosquitoes!  I happen to be one of those that those little creatures love... sweet blood or something like that!!  LOL!  I had brought the "Skin So Soft Bug Guard Plus Towelettes" to try.  I was so impressed, as well as my hubby.  It was as if we had an invisible shield around us by about 6 inches.  Some of our kids came on Saturday & I watched the mosquitoes hover over my daughter~in~love's head, but never get any closer.  I was amazed!  The scent is nice and light & the product isn't sticky.  The towelette covered two people for us, instead of just one.  I guess it depends on how much clothing you have on!  It lasted over 6 hours.  So that is my review.  If you are interested in this product, you can click HERE or go to my link on the top of my sidebar to order.   The item # is 045-714  @ $12.99 for the 16 package or for a pack of 8 it is $6.99 (item # 269-562).  In the Avon Campaign # 11, there are several products in the Skin~So~Soft Bug Guard line that are on sale.  Check out pages 3~11 in the main catalog.  Any questions, just email me or comment on this post.

Next time I will share a gift from a friend...  Have a great week! 

Blessings,
Cindy

Blessed Easter and Vintage Blue Jars

My sweet dear hubby found some vintage canning jars on Craigslist today.  He had them all sitting on the dining room table when I got home from work & I couldn't resist taking a few pics to share with you.  They positively glowed in the sunlight & cast shadows on the rest of the table.  There are 32 of the beauties.  We have plans for them, but alas that is for another post!  

Have a wonderful Easter Week!  May the true meaning of our Christ's sacrifice and resurrection fill your heart and soul with love and reflection.

Many Blessings to You and Yours,
Cindy 

I'm sharing with:
Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop #83 @ Katherine's Corner

My Giveaway Win from Angie!

This is another long overdue post, but I wanted to share with you my beautiful cone ornaments I won from Angie at Hopemore Studio blog.

Angie is a real sweetie & sent me two ornaments that she crafted.  The details are lovely & I ended up keeping them out after the holidays!  Go visit Angie & her Etsy shop (which is linked through her blog).

Here are the ornaments she sent me...

 Aren't they adorable?  Thanks so much, Angie!  I love them!

Blessings,
Cindy

Gifts from a Friend!

This is long overdue, but I would like to share my wonderful gifts from my friend, Laurie at "Laurie's Charming Designs" blog.

If you haven't visited Laurie's blog, you need to!  She is such a talented artist and I am sooo glad I met her through our blogs.  I live in the same town that she used to live in... a little town, mind you.  It is a small world indeed.  I know that if we lived close to each other, we would be more than blogging friends!  Anyway, she makes these lovely charms that she handpaints then puts between glass.  I was beyond happy when she sent me two for Christmas representing my two little angel grand~daughters.  So now I will let the pictures speak for themselves...

And the back of each had a rose...

Aren't they gorgeous?  I hung them on a new vintage~type white tree that my hubby got me for the holidays.  Thank you so much, Laurie!  I will cherish them always.  They are now hanging in my living room on the pegs of my faux mantle.  Have a wonderful day everyone!

Blessings,
Cindy

 

Mixed Media Creation

I have been very lazy busy and haven't posted in soooo long.  Thank you so much for your patience with me!  I thought I would write a quick post and share a mixed media painting I did a few months ago.  It is only my second attempt at this type of art, but I did have fun.  

 It is hard to see the writing, but I wanted it to be muted.  I sewed on the pearls to the bottom of the vintage handmade lace and made the dimensional butterflies from 5 layers of different papers including vintage book pages, scrapbook paper, vellum and printed butterflies.  I added a swarovski crystal to the corner sun with vintage buttons & a doily.  This represents the butterflies fluttering to heaven.  It is hard to see that there is dimension to the added rays from the sun and the corner scrollwork.  

This piece of art hangs in the front office at my work in a mammography department.  I work in a back office, but am happy to share it with others.

Have a great rest of your week & I will share some goodies I got during the holidays from some wonderful bloggy friends next...

Blessings,
Cindy 
I'm linking to:
Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 77 @ Katherine's Corner

Giveaway Winner!

I just did a sequence generator through Random.org and it chose #21, which is...
Deb Kaufman!

Deb, just send me an email with your address and I will get your trees to you.  

Thank you sooo much to everyone for entering and such sweet comments!  I can't tell you how much it means to me to have such wonderful, caring followers & friends.  I am behind on emailing all of you who participated, but know that I will.  May God touch you as you have touched me.

Merry Christmas to each of you & your love ones and have a Blessed New Year!  

Blessings,
Cindy