"The Present"

Today is ...

Button Day!

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The buttons picture above
are from a recent giveaway
sponsored by
Button Floozies

Halloween Issue

I was happy to be selected

by Sharon

for her magazine giveaway.

She had an extra

Annual Halloween Issue of 

Just CrossStitch.

Thx Sharon!

And, swing by her blog, Sharon's Cross Stitch Obsession,

 when you have free time.  

Among her beautiful needlework projects, 

she has a  couple wonderful

samplers in progress.   

Buttons!!!

Laurie at

Button Floozies

pulled my name for the 700 followers giveaway.

I'm so lucky!!!

I received a fabulous package in the mail:

Imagine opening all this???? 

(Did you hear me squealing with delight???)

A splendid assortment of carded buttons, recycled glass.  

I am the proud owner of a unique --

creative decorated tin FULL of ceramic, plastic, wood, glass buttons. 

Thank you so much!

I'm grateful and am enjoying the button assortment accross my desk!!!

I wish the weather cooperated in cheerful photos ---

Much better images by Laurie:

Photographs HERE

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Should you be interested, there is a

Button Swap

being coordinated (sign up Nov 1-11).

Details on the Button Floozie Blog

Happy Birthday: Hello Kitty

(Per official character profiles for Hello Kitty, 

her real name is Kitty White and she was born 

in the suburbs of London, England on November 1)