Thursday 25 March 2010

QUEEN FOR THE DAY ....

Queen for the day..and why?
Well the answer is this beautiful neat parcel, courtesy of Sophie of Chez-Sophie as part of Sew Scrumptious flower swap.  I really thought I was having a second, or is that 'official' birthday.



Inside the brown paper was a box covered in pretty pink tissue..



and inside this a very stylish box



But only when I opened this did I realise what a treasure trove I had received.



It was more like a Tardis than a parcel. How Sophie managed to squeeze so many goodies into it I don't know.

And what were my lovely treasures....Well I hope you have plenty of time


pretty lavender sachets


A handbag tissue holder complete with tissues (must have heard about the scruffy packets littering all my handbags)


A piece of fabulous fabric ..Now what can I make with that?.. for me of course



A rose patterned make up bag containing.....




A great big flump (that won't last long)


A pack of pretty playing cards


Flowery cleaning cloths..too pretty to use!


3 packets of poppy seeds..absolutely love them..

And finally the most exquisite vintage scarf - again with poppies as well as cornflowers, blue tits and robins and the prettiest retro style pinny which I will wear with pride.  My daughter has already ogled it!! Not a chance!







All in all an amazing haul



So thank you Sophie for such a wonderful swap, I haven't stopped grinning yet and my family are most impressed.
I would also like to thank Louise for arranging it and for all her hard work getting us organised.

Oh and Sophie we are taking a cottage in France this year and I will be packing my scarf to go with my red,white and blue (I know such a cliche) wardrobe..



Tres chic n'est ce pas!

And now O no! I have to do it all again. Off to finish my Tilda swap, catch up again soon

Bye lovely friends
Jenny x



9 comments:

  1. Wow. What a fantastic parcel of goodies. Gorgeous! Its so exciting seeing what everyone has made and sent. x

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  2. Hi Jenny
    I'm soo glad you liked your parcel, I had soo much fun making and pulling it together.
    I love my parcle you sent me and will be posting about it tomorrow.
    Glad you like the scarf I got it im my CS and thought it fitted the swap perfectly, It looks fab with your jacket.
    Luv Sophie xxxx

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  3. My goodness, what lovely things. Also recognise the CK pretty label on the parcel !
    Enjoy it all
    Sue x

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  4. Oh how fantastic! What an amazing gift! I would be so happy to receive something as beautiful as all those wonderful goodies, and all in one gorgeous box! - a little bit of everything we love! Thanks for your lovely comment yesterday, the laptop is back working and I can breath again! Also, I cannot wait for the launch of your online shop, I've been looking through your goodies and I love them. I'm not very "crafty" myself but I've adore interiors for many years and remain v house proud despite having 2 boys under 5! I'm also a huge fan of handmade thhings as they're so much more special, and even more so since discovering all your wonderful blogging ladies. Thanks again, have a good day, Karen xx

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  5. What lovely things from Sophie. Swaps are such fun:)

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  6. Just LOVE your site- and thankyou for your kind comments!
    xx

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  7. Hi Jenny,
    Thank you for visiting me. Its nice to meet you! What a lovely package you recieved. Celebrate!!!

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  8. Hi Jenny, I'm so pleased I chanced across your blog. Welcome to Blogland. I loved the story about tea at Nanny's. I was beginning to think that I was the only blogger in Lincolnshire. SueXX

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