Happy Mail......

Do you want to see what Happy Mail looks like?......

Well...take a peek at these lovelies....

I was thrilled to win this stunning print called 'Pia' from the beautiful

Jenny

Jenny is an amazing artist, the faces she paints are soooo beautiful.

'Pia' also arrived with her own little printed story (such a sweet touch!)

and some wonderful goodies too....

Thank you again Jenny!!!
-oOo-
...and over at the Flickr
Matchbox Monthly Swap
my swap partner for the
'Winter sparkly blue swap'
was the Lovely
Les
(another awesome artist)

  Lesley's 1st matchbox went MIA in the crazy postal system..
....so Les, being the sweetie she is, so kindly made up another swap for me.
..and I came home one day to find not ONE but TWO lovely packages !!!
Yes, box #1 made it safely along with replacement matchbox #2 ....on the same day!!!!
How weird is that!! 
Both boxes were beautifully decorated with hand made embossed papers and gorgeous trims and vintage images.
...and the lovely goodies that Les spoilt me with...

..and Les also surprised me with these....

..... my breath has been taken away by these stunning little canvasses, Oh my!! I just love the little mermaid with the mini shells and amazing backgrounds!!...and I am so honoured to have one of Lesley's first mixed media portraits!! 'Peace' she is Gorgeous...
Thanks again Les...and I'm still working on a little 'Thank you' package for Les...as a token of my appreciation for going through all the trouble of making two swaps for me!
-oOo-

THANK YOU
so so much Jenny and Les... it is all truly beautiful... I will be finding a very special place to display your gorgeous art-work in my craft room.
Don't you just LOVE Happy Mail Days like these!!

Thanks for Peeking!
Jan x

BOO !! Happy Halloween....

BOO !!

 Been busy carving pumpkins today!!
and this is my Halloween 2011 effort...

I know, I know....need to get out more LOL!!

Pumpkin inspired  (OK...'pinched' the carving idea from google images!!)

-oOo-

TRICK OR TREAT!!

Catching up here...on posting about some of the Halloween swaps I've been involved in....

This is the Halloween matchbox I made for Gail

over at the

Flickr Matchbox Group

Witches on  Fabric, buttons and charms...

 Inside the matchbox

My  Goodies for Gail...

-oOo-

Ready for more 'weenie' wonders!....

 these are the lovelies I receieved from my partner Karen....

Also over at the

Flickr Matchbox Group

How cool is this  Coffin shaped matchbox...

 ..and more witchiness on the inside

WOW!! Goodies from Karen...

Altered bottle cap, spoon, inchie booklet, card and a bag of choccy/candy :)

...And definitely more Treats than Tricks !!

Thanks again for a fabulous swap Karen!!

 Just peeking out the door, Not a witch in sight but did see this tonight...

No, it's not a spooky UFO

Just the Goodyear Blimp flying over Thurrock!!

-oOo-

Oh...another Halloween trade!!

Remember these?...

These are the crafty goodies that I sent to my lovely friend Linda

for our little (5 item) Halloween Challenge.

(Mmmm, there is actually 6 items there!!= not 5!!)

..... and this is the Halloween tag and matchbox that I altered for Linda.

...and this is the Halloween gorgeousness I received in return.

WOW...Linda is sooo talented, I just love our little swaps!!

How spookylicious is the little Halloween booklet inside the matchbox!

Thanks again Linda for another fab swap!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!

Thanks for stopping by..

Jan x

Speckled egg - Petite Inspiration Box Swap - Curiosities Edition

Curiosities

I've just recently participated in Heather's 

 Speckled-Egg Petite Inspiration Swap Box,

Heather organizes the most fabby trades.

The theme of this swap is Curiosities ,

 ...the idea is to decorate the box and fill it to brim with inspiration/artsy goodies

My swap partners are

Julia  from Russia

and

Jane from the UK

These are the boxes I made for my swap partners...

For Jane, she loves Halloween themes...
So I altered my box for her, with a Raven witch, lace, pumpkin and broomstick!!

My Goodies for Jane...

-oOo-

..and this is the box I altered for Julia.

Julia doesn't celebrate Halloween in Russia

She said she liked shabby style and frozen charlotte dolls...

which inspired me to create  this ...

Goodies for Julia....

-oOo-

....and these are the lovelies I received from my swap partners...

from Jane...

...a Gorgeous Halloween decorated box

filled with some wonderful lovelies...

Gorgeous trims, pins, glass pebbles, doll, but my fave is the sweet little owl!
-oOo-
 and from Julia...

...another fabulous box

....soooooo curious to find out what was inside!

and WOW Look at all these lovely goodies. 

crochet flowers, buttons, clay faces, cherub, shells, french vintage emphera, but what really took my breath away, was this little cutie...

I have admired Julia's little baby creations on her blog, so was ever so Happy to receive one in her swap package!
So adorable!!

Thanks again Julia and Jane for being Fabulous Swap partners.
I just adore everything you both have sent!

Thanks for Stopping by!
Jan x

SWOON!! Another fabby trade....

I really look forward to my swaps with my dear and talented friend Margaret

She always spoils me.

When her package arrives....

...... it always feels like I have another birthday !!

Margaret packs up everything so beautifully and enticing..

making the reveal of our swaps soooo exciting!

We decided to have a Halloween/Autumn trade

Now, are you ready to whoooooo and Arrrrrrr

over the lovelies that Margaret sent to me.....

 A Fantastic Altered Matchbox

 

 Packed with Soooooo many lovely inspirational goodies

 A spookylicious ATC

love the skelly stamp...

 ...and how fun is this, M knows like that I like altering jigsaw pieces, so she wrote me a little note on a jigsaw, which I had to complete to read it !!

Margaret also sent me this beautiful dress *SWOON*

which I absolutely adore !!

Thank you again Margaret, sooooo much for sharing your creativity, kindness and generosity..

I'm so glad to have found you in Blogland x

-oOo-

...and now for what I sent to Margaret

 an altered Halloween themed matchbox

 Goodies for Margaret :)

 A spooky tag...

and last but not least an Autumn fairy atc....

Thanks for Looking  !

Jan x