Monday, March 12, 2012

Shabby But Not TOO Shabby

I have a wonderful friend
I met through blogging~
She has a blog full of
"pretties".

She has sent me some beautiful
things in the past year or so.
I used some of her tags on
the little girls'
Pink Christmas tree (here)

I was totally surprised
and delighted
to open an envelope last week
and find this inside.
The beautiful yellow piece of art
in the front is a hand made card.
Doesn't she do a beautiful job?
And underneath the card is
this beautiful altered
Candy Box.
Can you believe how sweet it is?
(get it? Sweet? Candy? never mind)
My pictures do not begin to do it justiice.

When I opened the box I had even
more of a surprise because
it had some wonderful goodies in it.
A beautiful hand made tag.
And a lovely notepad wih calendar on it
And also tucked inside 2 sweet little candles..

Isn't she a talented lady?
I am blessed to be her friend.

I have a guest bedroom
that is all done in shades of
lavender. 
 Can you guess where these items
 will be displayed?

If you don't know
Suzann's blog Shabby ESP
go visit her.
I promise you...
Her blog ain't too shabby,
if you know what I mean!

Thank you so much, Suzann!

ps...should I take the candles
OUT of the box before lighting them?;>)

your photo name

38 comments:

Sandi~A Cottage Muse said...

How pretty!

Maria Elena said...

These are so pretty! What a wonderful friend!

Debbiedoos said...

Oh How pretty are those. Enjoy them Diana!~

Kim @ Savvy Southern Style said...

What a sweet surprise. Yes, take the candles out first!

ℳartina @ Northern Nesting said...

What a sweet friend! Those are so pretty, can't wait to see how you display them!

Simple Pleasures said...

Hi Di,
They're beautiful, just like you my friend. Have a great day.
xoxo

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

What a sweet and thoughtful friend, Diana! What a lovely surprise that must have been!

SImple and Serene Living said...

What lovely things from such a sweet friend.
xo
Laura

Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...

Oh what lovely and sweet gifts. Blogger friends are just the best. Hugs, Marty

Jettie said...

What a precious gift.

At The Picket Fence said...

What a lovely and thoughtful gift!
Vanessa

Ann@A Sentimental Life said...

Gorgeous! that is the kind of friend to have!

Japolina said...

Lucky you Diana!

Sherry said...

It's absolutely gorgeous! And yes, do remove the candles before lighting... (smile)

Gina said...

Very pretty & very sweet!

Mark said...

What a nice friend you have there!
m.

Kelly said...

What a wonderful handmade heartfelt gift! Those will be beautiful in your guestroom.

Donna said...

What a sweetheart Suzann is! Everything is just beautiful, what a thoughtful friend! Bloggers are the best, aren't they?

Susie said...

Diana, That was so very nice of Suzann. You will make it all pretty in the guest room. :):) smiles, xo, Susie

My Dream Canvas said...

Thanks for stopping by MDC. Will look into the word verification thing. Thanks for letting me know. Following you back and lets stay in touch :-) Anu

Rebecca Nelson said...

Beautiful gifts from a talented lady.

Love that pink tree!

Thank you for visiting me Miss D...especially on the post about bullying.

Love you~Rebecca

NanaNor's said...

Hi there, I know you have an incredible friend because you are on incredible friend. Love every item and especially the color. In our old home in Ca. our guest room was purple and white but now it is blue and white.
Thanks for sharing, I'm heading over to her now.
Hugs, Noreen

Maureen Wyatt said...

What could be more fun than a surprise package like that! Lucky girl to have such a sweet friend. ~ Maureen

Anonymous said...

Truly an amazing gift- lucky girl! Everything is gorgeous!

Lin https://linridley.miche.com/Home said...

Beautiful gifts most certainly!

Debi WeeFaerie said...

Those are so beautiful!!! What a great surprise!

ShabbyESP said...

I do hope you enjoy them Diana!!!
Loved working with the purple colors it is my 2nd favorite color.
Have a good week!!!
Suzann ~xoxo~

Donna said...

Let's face it Diana, everyone loves you! Hope your new week is wonderful! Loveable even! Bloveable in fact!

Blessings, dear friend,
Donna

Wendy@Once upon a rose haven said...

How sweet!

Heaven's Walk said...

Goes to show ya how much you're loved out here in blogland, D! ♥

xoxo laurie

Pamela said...

Lovely gifts Diana! What a sweet person she is! So many wonderful people out here in blog land it just blows my mind!!
Pamela xo

The Polka Dot Closet said...

I know Suzanne and love everything she does, she is so talented!

Carol

Pinky at Designs by Pinky said...

How nice that you get gifts in the mail! Love everything. Have a great day. XO, Pinky

bj said...

Hi, Nana...
Gosh, what lovely gifts. She is indeed talented. I don't have a clue where I was when HE handed out talent but I didn't get any. :(

Unknown said...

How beautiful. Such a lovely and talented friend. I'll have to stop by her blog. Have a beautiful day.


Karen

Karen said...

That is a sweet surprise, please take the candles out first lol.

Holly said...

what a precious surprise, Diana, and so beautiful!! (I think you have a lot of people out there that love you). =0)
xo
Holly

Miss Kitty said...

Yes, that beautiful box will look great in your lavender guest room...so pretty with pretties inside.