Sunday, March 21, 2010

Dreams Can Come True

It's here!!!!

It's really here!!!

I dreamed!

I hoped!

And now, IT'S MINE!!!!!

No, I didn't win the lottery.  That is next on my list of accomplishments!

What??  Stop laughing .....  it could happen!



I have been searching for a copy of this book for a year.  It was published in 1982 and snagging a copy has been a challenge. There are a few on eBay but the asking price has been well out of my reach (over $30 in most instances).

And then there was Bev from Australia.

She had this wonderful, beautiful, almost new copy that she was selling on OZtion (it's like eBay but just in Australia as far as I can tell).

And how much, you ask.

$10 !!!!!

And those are Australian dollars -- even better as the Canadian dollar is worth a bit more.

It took two weeks to arrive and I swear I have been carrying it around like a kid who got the dolly she wanted for Christmas!!!

So far we have created these little goodies:




We put a brooch pin on the back of the bunny but I see all kinds of other options, too....

backpacks
keychains
magnets...

Oh, are you as excited as I am?






You can stop laughing at me now.


Thursday, March 11, 2010

Welcome-to-the-World Gifts for Rebecca

My dear friend Julianne had a precious baby girl on January 29. 

She is a beautiful little miracle named Rebecca.

Baby gifts are always fun to buy but I made that handmade pledge to myself and have done pretty well so far sticking to it.

Also, Rebecca is baby no. 4 for this special family.  Really, what hasn't Julianne seen already?!

This is what Rachel and I thought might work.



It's a felt name banner that I suppose could hang on a door or on the wall in her room.




A little lamb made of terry cloth with no little parts.
Her face is hand-embroidered so no buttons or bits to worry about.
The pattern is from Bit of Whimsy.


Welcome to the world, Rebecca!

We love you already!