merci beaucoup le vendredi #6~GracieBellaButterfly's PIF treasures...

guess what came in the mail all the way from AUSTRALIA...

yup...

pay it forward...

random acts of kindness...

that's what Gracie has done...

WOW!!!!

Gracie sent me a huge package filled with so much LOVE!!!

took some nice pics of most of the treasures she sent to me...

in love with this print below from theloveshop...superb...amazing

theloveshop

go check it out...you're going to fall in love...

Christopher Vine Design-absolutely divine!!!

here's EVERYTHING....SWEET!

theloveshop

check out all the sweet treasures, Gracie so kindly sent over to me...i'm absolutely floored by her absolute sweetness ... every item...coming from the heart...chosen with such caring thoughts...

Christopher Vine-exquisite card...simply magnifique!

la vie de France guidebook for my future dream trip to my Love-Paris-France +

smiggles + chocolates...mmmm = oh my!

totally put a smile on my lil' munchkins' faces...

pure happiness...
thank you so very much for thinking of my lil' bugs and sending over such adorable goodies!!!

ian+shioban+gracie's love+treasures=pure delight!

simply one of my favourite authors...can't wait to delve into this wonderful novel and totally dream away...i simply love this movie... gorgeous eye-candies and one of my alltime favs!!!
wow!!! this package was covered with such a delicious scent...'french lavender'...ahhhhhh take me away!!!

wow...adore this postcard print...i heart belle and boo, too...soooo sweet!

belle and boo

such a thoughtful letter...Gracie kindly listed all her goodies to me...such pretty paper and i truly love getting a personal letter, don't you?! makes it much more special and i feel like there's a total connection between the two of us...

sweet letters...it's like a gift in itself...

simply precious!

now check this next item...

what a beautifully designed card...all by the amazing Gracie!

wowzer...Gracie made this card for her friend's bachelorette party...absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!

another adorable creation made lovingly by sweet Gracie~

gracie bella butterfly's shoppe (closed in preparation for wedding)

and here

aren't these tags just adorable!!!! i love tags, paper, you name it...this was so creative...love the colours and how the doilie looks like it's been fossilfied (is there such a word?!lol) on the paper...gorgeous!!! you could find Gracie here~

graciebellabutterfly

here are more cute items Sweet Gracie sent...

simplesongdesign + mulberry muse
BEAUTIFUL!!!

love how everything is wrapped and packaged...

anastasia of pervical road design
delicious paper, tags, embellishments...i heart anastasia too!!!!!!!

Gracie sent me this postcard with a couple of handmade envies.
wow...simply gorgeous!

simplesongdesign.com
who doesn't love lists?! i love making them...and well keeping all your lists in one spot would be so wonderful!!!!!!!!

now how sweet are you, Gracie!!! you truly remembered my munchkins and these stationaries, erasers , pencils, candies are absolutely divine!

smiggle love

smiggle love

thank you so very much, Sweet Gracie...for making my b-day soooooo extra special...

i LOVE + adore everything!!!!!!! it's as if you already personnelly knew me...

maybe one day...my lil' family will go down under and hug + kiss you...

~but for now, i'm blowing some kisses your way~

you really made my heart sing today!!!!!!

again, merci beaucoup!

have a beautiful week + weekend...

bonne nuit...

xoxo jo ;)

Tokens of Appreciation...Follow Your Bliss Ning Network...

i adore illustrators...

3 years ago, i fell in love with Emily Martin's Inside a Black Apple blog + shoppe, you name it...

one day, i hopped over to her shoppe and was swooning with delight...

my lil' fingers did all the talking and well...

i soon found myself with a collection of Black Apple prints, buttons, cards...

you name it!

emily is a sweetheart and because i was such a great customer, she sent a few extra goodies for me...

i just love her button felt pin she sent to me...i wear it a lot!
i created this collage of the above picture to peek just a bit into my Black Apple world...

you see, my sis, Mary Ann, 's ning group called Follow Your Bliss Network...

was created as a forum for creative bloggers who love to swap, create + learn new + exciting things...we have a new group called Membership Appreciation and my sis + i are hosting a Membership Giveaway...(she's also doing a 'Promo-Special in flickr...if your one of the 6 people that made a comment on her flickr-you'll be able to see what i'm talking about and join the Network for 3 months free!) this all started when my sis found another Rachell Ashwell's book called The Gift of Giving...and GAVE me one too!!!!! (she bought about 3 just incase...she's also donating one of her newest artblock creations) it's a very special book and i love reading about what inspires great designers (kindred spirits) and how random acts of kindness can be quite contagious!

this is my very 1st giveaway and i'm donating a few items to show our deepest + heartfelt appreciation to our lovely members!

the first item i'm donating is ONE print from my Emily Martin collection. i think the print is called 'Luna' for a fairy...thought it would be perfect to giveaway during our 1st week into Spring...i am also including a Birdcage Girl button and a postcard sampler of Emily Martin's sweet illustrations...i thought the cards were simply adorable and also perfect to WELCOME SPRING!

this is my second donation: a Pink Easter Bird Card Holder...isn't it adorable?! you could put cards, papers, pencils, lil' flags, lollipops, lil' bags of treats...oh the wonders of this cute

lil' Easter bird holder...but that's not all...

this is part of my 2nd donation: a Lily Waters' purse, Green Cosmetic Bag, bunches of lotions, sprays, soaps, clock + tray...PLUS...

a purplish sign: that says "Meet me in the Garden"...
that purse is made out of oilcloth material for easy cleanups...
i love the colours, dark blue, splashes of colours, and the robin's egg blue polka-dotted purse straps...it's quite roomy inside and i added the Green Cosmetic Bag to help keep the inside of this gorgeous purse somewhat organized, right?!

coconut + lime verbena soap, lotion, rainkissed leaves sprays/splashes, cool citrus basil lotion and the vintagey-inspired clock + tray are all for the lucky #4 receipiant...
sunday night's the deadline: midnight 03.29.09...so far we've about 11 interested kindred spirits
that want to join in the fun...after a day or two, we'll be picking out (via random.org) the lucky 4 winners in our Follow Your Bliss Ning Network...
so exciting...i've never given anything away via the internet...and hope someone in our group will like them...
looking forward to finding out who the lucky hearts are!
bonne chance...
thank you for visiting and stopping by my part of the world...

hmmm. what's up next?
my sweet+new kindred spirit, Dionne, wrote a wonderful question and answer post a couple of days ago...hopefully in a couple of days, i'll be able to post it here...would love to find out more about all of you...
bonne nuit
xoxo jo ;)