Bella Enchanted's Magic Wand Swap

I was recently in a swap to make a magic wand hosted by Bella Enchanted. It sounded fun and something a bit different. So, Lori, from Morning Glories and Moonflowers, and I were partnered. It was great fun getting to know a bit about Lori and her two lovely daughters. Lori home schools her two daughters. I admire anyone that can have such dedication to their children's education!

Here's the results of our labor and the wand created for me. Lori used a vibrant pink for the base and silver glitter paint. Trimmed in luscious pearls and of course edged in her trademark, those beautiful buttons! She added the delicious wire ribbon with silver accents and glittered the shaft of the wand. Just beautiful!

All that silver glitter! Yummy!

Buttons and pearls - a nice pair, don't you think?

Lori told me she loved the color combination of blue and white, so that was my inspiration for her wand (see below). I love using vintage materials, so I felt that it was absolutely necessary to add the vintage glass drawer pull as the top of the wand. I topped it with a vintage rhinestone pin. The shaft of the wand was painted white, glittered with a stamp design, french blue ribbon, and of course the bling of blue rhinestones. I couldn't leave out her two precious daughters. So, flower fairy wands were in order for them.

Lori and I decided that we would wish for peace and contentment, and of course, good health. So, I added those tags to the wand to remind of us of what's important.

Flower wands for two little girls!

Thank you Lori for making the swap so much fun. I loved your magic wand you created for me and am hopeful you loved the one I created for you, as well.

Kitty

Show and Tell Sunday - Millinery Flowers!

Well, I'm a little late in jumping into this Show and Tell Sunday...... But I just LOVE the thought of it. Although I haven't been collecting millinery very long, I do love it and have to share a few of my pictures with you. Thank you Cerri from Little Pink Studio and Miss Analise from Sugar Sugar for hosting all of this fun.

The above picture is 3 of my favorite pink roses. I covered them with a pink veil, just for fun.

Heather, my daughter, gave me these delightful little violets. I just love them. So dainty! I put them on the saucer of a cup and saucer set Madai from Wren Cottage gave me in a recent swap. Don't they look so pretty?

And these sweet velvet flowers and dainty pink flowers sit in some new cups I bought at Preserve Cottage at her "April In Paris Tea Party" this past weekend. Just love the cups, they are just so sweet.

Well, Don't mind how I uploaded these pictures. I had the alignment set wrong. But, here's a new hat I just bought from Cottage at Doe Hill. Love the very pale pink flowers mixed with the white.

This is all my "pinks" that I dumped into a beautiful pot. They look scrumptious together, don't they? The pink velvet one on the top is my all time favorite.

Well, that's it for me, girls. I will have a ball going around looking at everyone's millinery! Enjoy!

Kitty