and they called it Cuppie Love

Mmmmmmmmmmm...
Yummy Cuppies!!!

The theme this month for the small
swap group I'm in was CupCakes...
Get a cup of tea or coffee and sit
back to enjoy some sweet treats!

Twyla 'n Lindsey are part of the group...
We limit our swap creations
to either hang tags or ATC's...
This is what arrived from the Crazy Crafters...

Lindsey made this unique,
sparklie cut-out cupcake...

These sweet mini cupcakes on
pink were crafted by Twyla...

Kathy sent this super chic hang tag...

I love the sweet roses on each treat...

There can never be too
much glitter in my world...

Deb sent this very cute ATC...
and tucked inside was
the fun cupcake magnet...

So many sweet details...

Deb also sent along a few extra
goodies to make sure she'd
spoiled me rotten to the core...

Here's what I sent to the girls...

They each got their
own glittered hang tag...

Complete with a button cherry...

and a whole lot of Love...

Sparklie ATC's were
also sent to each one...

I could stay calm all day
long for some cupcakes...

Many Thanks to the
lovely ladies in the
Thrifty Swappers group...
I just adore everything that came my way...

Ahhh... gotta adore Cuppie Love...

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl

A Vintage 4th of July

Hopefully some of these images of
Vintage Post Cards helped to get
you in the mood for the upcoming Holiday...

What are your plans?!

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl

Birthday Goodies

Indeed Birthdays are filled with
Hope and Dreams ...
Last month was my special day
and the gals from my swap group
kept the mailman busy ...

Twyla and Lindsey sent me some
wonderful crafting supplies ...
and a giant letter "P" to embellish!

Thank you so much!
It will be a creative challenge to
do "something" to that big letter!

Kathy also sent me some
terrific crafting supplies ...
and a beautiful Vintage
hankie for my collection ...

You really do need to enlarge the
photo, above, to see the detail on
those teeny tiny adorable
wooden dolls ... just so cute!

Kathy also sent an amazing hot
iron transfer pattern book ...
I love those Vintage designs
for embroidery ...
Thank you Kathy ... I love it all ...

Deb sent me a package filled
with all kinds of goodies ...
I got my first-ever, one-and-only
faux pastry ... beautiful cards ...
a lilac candle and stickers ...

Some of the awesome cards ...

Deb made the sweet little purse,
and tucked inside of it was that
teeny tiny bottle of French Lilac
perfume ... I collect tiny perfume bottles
and have never seen one like this before ...

These two cards have such
sweet verses on them ...
please take a moment to enlarge
them so you can enjoy them, too ...

A darling Vintage hankie with violets ...
and a heart shaped brooch with pearls,
of course! Isn't the Vintage Evening
in Paris powder box beautiful?!

Here is another "first" for me ...
an altered cigar box ... I just
ooooooohed 'n ahhhhhhhhed
when I opened it ... I think it's
just so stunningly beautiful ...
at the beginning of this post is
a close up of the lid ...
Thank you, Deb, for spoiling me rotten ...
I love everything so much ...

I'm truly blessed with some wonderful
and dear friends from blogland ...

The inside of the box sums things up nicely ...

DREAMS FULFILLED ...

God bless ...

Until another time ... Pearl

Everything Baby ♥

Precious ♥ Darling ♥ Magical
I Love Babies and
everything about them ...
I suspect you do, too ...

Today I want to share some
Vintage Baby Card Art ...
Enchanting Baby Shower Cakes ...
and Planters from my small collection ...

Of course, I Love Pink!
This cake would also be pretty in
Blue, Yellow, Lavender or Peach

I really like the bright colors
on this baby crib planter ...

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Isn't this Yellow Duckie Bubble Bath cake
one of the Cutest you've ever seen?!
I confess to also having a small collection
of these Adorable Duckies ... Hmmmmm...
Did I just hear you admitting to a similar collection?
~ chuckles ~ ... I thought so!

Shouldn't all baby planter collections
have at least one lamb pulling a cart?!

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This Whimsical cake actually makes me
want to dive into doing some baby laundry ...
kinda ... sorta ... maybe ...
Love those colorful buttons circling each layer!

There's just something Enchanting
and Magical about Carousels ...
It's the only ride I'll go on at
an Amusement Park or Fair ...

Have you noticed the dirt at
the base of this planter yet?!
Obviously I haven't cleaned this one ...
just pulled it out of my storage box
where it's been "living" with other
treasures found at the Flea
Market and Thrift Shops ...
Just trying to "keep it real"

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Can you believe that this is a cake?!?!
It goes way beyond
Whimsical 'n Adorable ...
Extra points scored with me
for having a Yellow Duckie!

The basketweave detailing
on this planter is terrific ...

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~ reaching up to tickle baby's toes ~

I wish I'd get a cake like this someday ...
any reason would be fine with me ...
I'm in love with the unique
cake plate stand, too ...
~ swoons ~

This totally Precious baby bootie
planter is at least 51 years old ...
I know this for a fact because it was
given to my dear Mom when I was born ...

She said it came with a small
green plant in it, and a pink
ribbon laced across the front ...

I'm so thankful that Mom saved this
Darling planter over all these years ...

Of course, it's my favorite
one in my little collection ...

Precious ♥ Darling ♥ Magical
Indeed ... I Love Babies and
everything about them ...

God bless...

Until another time ... Pearl