WooHoo! In the states we have a holiday on Monday and I have today off — so it’s a four-day weekend for me. Yipee!!! As Gail says, “Breathe In, Breathe Out”!
There. At last, some excitement around here — ’cause this week has been pretty darn Sa-Low. Fortunately, Sharon saved me from myself and opened the cupcake swap package that I sent her. She waited until she had the package to me in the mail — and now I’ll have something to look forward to receiving next week. Anyway, here’s what I sent her:
A jumbo cupcake cake pan, sprinkles, cupcake papers, tips and bag for frosting, an apron (which I thought maybe she could use to hold her tools when she’s machine quilting), and a little cupcake tiara.
I was sitting at my computer one Saturday morning getting ready to descend into the dungeon to make Sharon’s apron and I got an e-mail from Nan. She suggested that maybe Sharon might like a Cupcake Queen tiara. That Nan is BRILLIANT! I loved the idea, thus the Cupcake Queen on the apron and the tiara. After all, as the swap organizer, Sharon is definitely the Queen!!! Thanks Nan for the great idea! (And btw, you should go check out the FABULOUS cupcake hat Sharon got from her other swap partner — I’m So Not Worthy!!! That hat is awesome — we must know who it’s from!)
So…off to the weekend. What do YOU have planned? I’ve got a little cleaning (does it ever end?), a get-away tomorrow, and then hopefully, finally, some sewing time on Sunday and Monday. I’ve missed my sewing room!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend and manage to soak up the waning days of summer!
XOXO,
Anna
P.S. Some of you have asked for more information about the soldered pendants. I found a bit of a tutorial HERE and a good video HERE. (Skip through the collage stuff if you’re in a hurry to get to the soldering — she also gives some good supply tips.)
P.P.S.S. Have you seen THESE adorable cupcakes??? They’re bakerella-on-a-stick!
What an awesome package, everything is so fun and clever. Just looking at the pictures makes me smile as it all looks so happy!
The package is fantastic! All those happy colours and cheerful patterns, and the embroidery is beautiful!
What a wonderful swap package!!! I love the “cupcake queen” apron. Enjoy your long weekend, how great to have four days off, yay!!!! I’m hoping to finally get the rest of my school stuff organized, ugh.
What a cute package. ITs all unbelievably cute. She will LOVE it. You always think of/do the cutest things. You inspire me so much.
So, you’re the one who lavished all the cupcake royalty on Sharon! I read her post earlier but must have missed who it was from. Did you make the large cupcake hat, too?! Now we just have to wait to see what you get.
Wowwee!!! You have to be the most fabulous swap partner in the world!! I saw the humungo cupcake pan on the front of a magazine recently and have been drooling over it since. Love all the gifts you sent to your partner!
Dang Anna, I want to be your swap partner. You give good things, how fun. I have the big cupcake pan and it works like a charm. I’m glad you’ll have some down time this week-end, it sounds like you are very busy. Have a good one.
Anna, you got some wonderful goodies there! Cute, cute apron and so much fun!! The tiara is FAB!
Have a good long weekend! It is smoking hot here, but promises for the 80’s come Sunday. whew! I’m meeeeellllllttttinnnngggggggggggggggggg.
xoxo
Becky
What cute little gifties! I’m sending my husband off to California to hike in the Sierras for a week, starting Saturday. I’m going to be sewing with season 1 and 2 of Sex and the City playing in the background. I also need to prep for my retreat in 2 weeks at Lake Tahoe with my former quilty peeps from CA. Have a great one!
Wish I was getting that package – just beautiful! Love the tiara touch!
My middle son is playing in an ‘australian rules’ football grandfinal – so I am all jittery and nervous and he is as cool as a cucumber!!!! Can’t wait for it to be over!
Have a great long weekend! And what a very generous and beautiful package you sent off! My trip is only a few weeks away now so I hope that you are putting to action a plan to get yourself to Houston!!!
Gosh! Is it bad to say that I wish I was your swap partner???? That was a fabulous gift!!!!
Have fun in your sewing room this weekend! I am spending a little time out in the woodshop tomorrow and I can’t wait!
Wow you really made a super package. I love the apron. It is really cute. Have fun this weekend and find time for you.
Hooray for long weekends!
Your cupcake care package is amazing!
I begin my weekend with cleaning too and some laundry out on the line and then I hope to get to some embroidery and maybe some sewing too.
Jody
Ya Anna – lovely swap gifts you bestowed on our queen Sharon – very clever as always. My weekend is going to be blessedly quiet and at home – first weekend all summer with NOTHING going on – am I excited – thrilled sister. Hope you have time to head into the sewing cave for some creative alone time :)
Hugs – Karen
enjoy your 4 day weekend! (how do they fill up faster than the 2 day weekends?!??! I just don’t get it.)
So many lovely bits and pieces. Hope you have a great weekend.
Enjoy your long weekend!! Love the cupcake package you put together – such lovely goodies. The aprona nd tiara were most inspired!
So the apron is darling, I loved it on Sharon’s site too. You always have good color choices. And look at the rest of that loot! Whoooaooa Enjoy the weekend. I have a little shocker for you that I will post about sometime soon. I finally got around to trying to make. . .I guess I will have to wait to finish that one.
What fantastic goodies you sent!!!! Lucky Sharon – I hope she has promised to wear her tiara regularly!!!!
wow.
will you marry me?
that apron has got to be the cutest apron ever!
great job.
Oh my, what a loot! I’d die of happiness if I received such a wonderful package! I’m in love with your apron an can just picture myself baking with a tiara on my head! Really a wonderful package for your friend.
Always so many goodies to look at here! Your work is just lovely Anna.xx
I love swaps, what a happy package! It is a long weekend here too; I am off to Vancouver Island on Monday to visit the parental units. I can’t wait – I love the Island. It is so relaxed and hippie – a total difference from uptight Calgary. I will be there five days and then a I have a conference in a city close to where they live for four days. Today I went for a long run – 15 km today.
Wonderful goodness and sweetness!
Dear Anna,
I was Sharon’s other swap partner, and I must tell you how much I love what you sent her. That apron is wonderful and I love the crown too! I also have one of those cupcake pans and use it all the time. Can’t wait to do another swap – it’s such fun!
S.W.A.K.
Hope you’re having a wonderful 4-day weekend!! Oh that apron is sooo cute–love the cupcake queen embroidery, and that tiara is the perfect accessory!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE all my cupcake goodness you bestowed on me. The girls loved my stuff this weekend too. I had to make sure it was all here when they left. I frisked everyone as they left the door. You know how they steal my stuff.
What a great swap package! SO many fun goodies!
Ooh how I’d love to be your swap partner. Hope you had a wonderful weekend, we went camping again, same spot. same trees and yes another weatherwarning! More darned rain but it was wonderful
Kimx
I loved this post so much and loved visiting all the places you tag in your blog. I especially loved the video from craftedby.us so much that I made a post about it thanking you and sharing my findings.
It was fun to see the cupcake things you sent to your friend and I loved the cupcake hat! That was SWEET!
You are so creative and I just thoroughly enjoy visiting your blog. Thanks for the inspiration! I’m working on something for you too! But, it’s a surprise and you’ll have to wait! ;)
where did we find ric rac the size of our head?
hmmm?
Ha ha, not worthy, not worthy.
Those are the cutest cupcake accessories on the planet!
And thanks for the link for soldering.
Oh my Anna! You ARE worthy, and such a talented lady! You should not give me any credit, as you were the one that ran with my small idea and gave it beautiful and wonderful life! I love everything you sent to our Queen Sharon!
Oh my gosh!!! That is soooo super cuter!! What fantastic ideas.