artful exchange....

Happy Saturday everyone!

Corrine's package came in beautifully wrapped

in a cotton bag...

I adore handmade books and this one is precious...

Thank you soo much Corrine!!!
I love the cotton bag so much and coincidentally
it was also the perfect size for one of my latest handmade journals.

Well the cough is slowly settling

although not hundred percent..

but I hope to be back up and about pretty soon..

I must say this bug is one real tough bug to eliminate.. 

I have a tag to share and here's hoping your weekend will be
a wonderful and restful one..

Cheers!
steph

Happy Tuesday!!

and it's our weekly T Tuesday post!!

A while ago,  Kimmie   sent me a beautiful water color tea cup..

isn't she pretty? look at the details...
Thank you dear Kimmie for this beautiful piece of art work.

Well, I am homebound today, nursing a nasty cold..
at the meantime preparing for an overseas working trip..

I've been drinking lots and lots of herbal teas and water....
It does feels a lot better right now and am hoping to
"tame the caugh" ha ha...with more herbal concoctions...

(sorry I have no pictures to show as I've been drinking them "on the go" )

and today...the body just felt like it wanted a nice and restful break....

Happy Tuesday everyone!!
steph

gifts...

In the past week, I've received 2 special packages from my postman..a pleasant experience indeed.

The first mail was from  a wonderful friend, Jeanne, whom I met when I was in Ann Arbor 2 years ago. 

(mixed media fabric tag)

Jeanne and I met at a bookmaking workshop at the Kerrytown Bookfest in 2008. And since then we've been in touch and this is what Jeanne sent me..

The second package was from Marilyn; filled with a variety of papers for collage. 

Marilyn was my swap partner for Lawendula's January paper swap.

Thank You, Jeanne and Marilyn! 

I love the beautiful papers and little books you sent me....these will keep me busy in the next few days....

In closing, a quote I love from KRR (Kelly Rae Roberts)

" A friend is a present you give yourself"

xo

steph