Something's Gotta Give

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After much thought, I have decided to take a break from writing my blog. I can't keep up with everything and something has to go for a while. I appreciate all of my followers, as well as the others who dropped by occasionally. I will, however, continue to follow the blogs I enjoy, so I'll still be around the blogosphere. Special thanks to Kristin, Nadya, and Laurie--keep up your beautiful blogs.

French General Freebie

Not long ago, I began following a blog by the name of The Warp and The Weft,  whose subtitle is Scraps About French General.  Now for those of you who are unfamiliar with this name, French General is a brand of delightful stickers, fabrics, paper packs, ribbons, books, and who-knows-what-else. It is also a shop in Los Angeles (and online) where all of this stuff is sold. I was familiar with some of their goods, because their stickers and a few other things are sold at Michael's. 

Upon my first visit to the blog, I read the current (at that time) post, entitled Some Sort of Wonderful Giveaway. Well, of course, that caught my eye! Everyone loves giveaways, don't they? I do, if there isn't a lot asked of me. All this required was a comment about one's summer crafting. Having recently dyed buttons, as you may recall from an earlier post here, I dutifully left my comment and crossed my fingers. 

Lo and behold, the next posting on their blog, entitled The Oprah Moment, stated that they were going to give their new paper crafting collection to everyone who commented on the prior post (it had to be done by a certain date). Yippee!! I sent in my address and a copy of my comment and waited for it to arrive in the mail.

It took a few weeks, but I received it the other day and was so excited to find lots of stuff!

They sent button stickers,

assorted tags and twine, ribbons (the little spool is a shank button!)

 and these little cuties-- tiny stickers and tiny buttons.

 

I have no idea how I will use these treats, so for now they will sit out, where I can look at them and hope inspiration strikes. I'm sure it will, sooner or later. 

 For now though, I urge you to visit their "Brocante Francaise" and check out their "Petite Bijoux."

(links above, in first paragraph)

Blog Friends

One of my favorite blogs is Indulge Your Shelf. Laurie always posts photos of great stuff she finds at flea markets and thrift stores, like vintage linens, buttons, and other brick-a-brac (love that word!). 

She is quite creative and always seems to be fabricating delightful things with her treasures. One day a week or two ago, she made some cute tags and showed them off to her "indulgent friends" (i e, followers).

 

I thought they were so fun, so I complimented her on them and to my utter surprise, she offered to send me one! I was allowed to pick which I wanted and it was hard to choose.

A week later, it came and I was so excited to see it. I hung it right by my desk on the neck of a lamp.

What a treat!  Blog friends are so inspiring.