Great Mail Day!

I love finding wonderful packages of awesome artwork from wonderful friends in my mail box!!Yesterday was an especially good mail day! I got the latest issue of Quilting Arts Magazine and I got the most wonderful collection of Valentine Heart Pins from my art group pin swap. In an earlier post I share with you the pins that I sent off for the swap. Now you get to drool over the pins that I recieved in return!!

Sammy beaded this wonderful pin.

Jan made this pin.

Barb needle felted this glorious chocolate and raspberry confection!

Look at her glorious presentation card! a work of art in itself!!!

And Hope created this wonderful little gem with tiny flower sequins and tiny french knots!!

I think that I might just wear three at a time from now till Valentines!! Thanks so much , girls!!!

Next I have finished up a few little sur[prises for several wonderful friends.

The bluebirds in the nest will go to Trina!! My wonderful friend Trina and I started working on books with similar themes, back in October. She has been so incredibly supportive and enthusiastic about my work that I thought her Altered book about birds could use a few Bluebird fledglings. Trina has also recently opened a wonderful Online store that specializes in All original vintage finds. The shop is called The Paper Flea Market at http://thepaperfleamarket.com . Trina has a passion for Thrift Stores, Flea Markets and Estate Sales and has opened her store to share her amazing one-of-a-kind finds with other apprecaitive artists. She carreis whatever she can find-from vintage brass stencils to vintage trims , vintage reciepts from the 1800's, game pieces and vintage puzzles. I urge you to check out her wares as her prices and stock are amazing!!

The Blue bird with the flowing tail is for a wonderful New friend, who will remain nameless as she reads my blog on a regular basis. I wonder who it could be????????