La Pomme Surprise: mini apple ornaments

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     I love surprises and winning one is a treat. A few days ago i received a package from France with a set of mini apple ornaments from Apol of La Pomme. Abby Glassenberg posted that Apol, a blog friend, lover of birds, maker of plush flowers, sailboats, fabric books and zines, offered to give away two sets of her mini apple ornaments. Whoever left a comment at Abby’s site would be entered into a drawing. Abby’s random number generator pulled up my name and I received these scent-filled mini ornaments in their stamped vintage ticking fabric bag. 

      I've enjoyed visiting Apol’s blog and her Etsy shop, exploring Apol’s and Abby’s very early postings, interviews and sites they enjoy, while being enticed to learn and create more and more. We who love to work with our hands and hearts are fortunate to enjoy endless Internet offerings. (In such appreciation, I just downloaded more podcasts from Craftypod.com and Craftsanity.com.)

      Hmmmn. Maybe I should do a giveaway...ask people to comment by a certain date.That could be fun. Thank you, Apol and Abby!

Crafting fun: earrings and dandelions

This morning Erika and I made storyteller dolls with Model Magic and this afternoon I joined my beading group. While friends created beautiful necklaces, I plodded along trying to remember how to make earrings for my unpierced ears to go with my summer outfits. I made these three sets.

After beading I gathered materials for some more plain old fun with little purpose. I got the yellow, green and white wild 'n wooly yarn and pipe cleaners to make varieties of dandelions woven on forks I had viewed on CraftSanity for their Mother's Day blog (click on gray CraftSanity and scroll down to see the tutorial or how to). Abby had told me how much I would enjoy the podcasts at CraftSanity.com and CraftyPod.com and I believe you will also! I downloaded over 100 and am learning so much. Grandmothers must BE PREPARED. Summer is nigh.