Card holder from Gail

This adorable card/holder is made by Gail Woo, who doesn't have a blog but really should because all of her cards are beautiful!!

Inside she put a penguin die and matching stamps from PaperTrey Inc. (I love that company!) and some Stash tea.

January Tea Swap Open Call and Tea with Friends

Happy New Year!!

The first 2012 January Tea Swap is now open!

The optional theme is: "Celebrations"; Optional Colors are: Blue and silver (or white)

"Celebrations" could be New Years or birthday or baby, etc. Anything that gives cause to celebrate. Cards can be blank or with sentiments, your choice.

Requirements: Send a handmade CARD with two tea bags to your partner by the deadline.

Please let me know if you would like to join the January Tea Swap by January 6
Your partner's information will be emailed to you by January 9
You will have until January 16 to mail your cards out.

If you are interested in joining us, send me an email with the subject: TEA SWAP and the following information:

1) your name
2) mailing address
3) email address
4) likes/dislikes/allergies (re tea type)
5) Loose tea okay? Y/N
6) blog (if any)
7) If you are willing to swap international or US ONLY

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This past week I had Christmas tea with 3 ladies from our tea swap.

A picture of our delicious High Tea delicacies

LOL! And, of course taking pictures of everything and everybody!

I had a wonderful time celebrating friendship and afternoon tea.
Thank you, Dori, Gail and Brenda.
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Tomorrow I'll post the outstanding handmade gift these talented ladies made.

Much to be thankful for:

This post is a modgepodge of items I wasn't able to post the past couple of months.

Sweet Hello Kitty double pocket card from Colleen

Beautiful holiday card from Anne in Denmark. Note the intricate cutting on the heart. She said that the weaved heart is a true Danish tradition. Please check out her blog for other beautiful work she does.

Precious Thank you dry embossed card from Merle.

Thank you, ladies, for being so thoughtful and for the wonderful surprise of your card and the delicious teas!!

Lastly, this is the photo of the 18 or so hand sanitizer holders I made for scrapbook club holiday gift.

Owl Dry Erase/Magnetic boards

And this is one more made for the gal who sits right next to me at work. She loves owls:



I created a couple other different designs but with the stressful creating, I neglected to take pictures. Anyway, have a good one!

Hello Kitty Boards

Now that friends should have already opened up their presents, here are the Hello Kitty Boards:

Merry Christmas!!

"I'm dreaming of a white christmas . . ."

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(trying to type the sound of the record player scratching to a stop here)

We have no snow in Hawaii but we do have:

double rainbows!

Just took these pictures the other day outside my office window. It's been raining a lot and very windy. We have lots of rainbows but it is the first time I took a picture of one! The first rainbow was so brilliant that it created the double.

As I look at these pictures, the Hawaiian Lullaby Song by Bradda Iz goes through my head:

Where I live, there are rainbows
With life in the laughter of morning and starry nights

Where I live, there are rainbows
And flowers full of colors and birds filled with song

I can smile when it’s raining
And touch the warmth of the sun
I hear children laughing in this place that I love

Source: Book of Golden Hawaiian Songs Copyright 1974,77 Siluco Music


Merry Christmas!
May you have a wonderful day with family and loved ones.

More Dry Erase/magnetic boards

Here are other boards I had made for the craft fair
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