MORE GIFTS FROM TWO OF MY VERY CLOSE AND DEAR FRIENDS.

Yes I chose to show you more gifts from two very dear and longtime friends!!

I know it is a long post from me, but I so wanted to honor both friends ,by showing their 

beautiful gifts and hearts,-before Christmas, so I hope you will

be with me all through the post !!

The one I opened up first arrived from dear Lynne https://lynnesbowsandbelles.wordpress.com/

Isen`t this one wrapped so beautifully, with the gorgeous tag, an art piece all

in its own !!

This is the card, deserving so much more,than this photo gives it,

but if you click on it, you can see the shine ,and beautiful texture ,

and the little but so effective adds Lynne did.

And Oh my , look what I found inside , --the most gorgeous 

jewelry, that Lynne created herself, just to me-.

See the texture, the little cheesecloth and gorgeous  rhinestones, I

so love it ,and know it will be one of my very used and treasured 

necklaces. It is so very stunning, Thank you my very friend.

Also my dear Lynne, gifted me with this special and angelic canvas,

which fill the room with lovely shine, and the peace of Christmas.

I love the material she used to deck the stamped word, and which gives it 

a blurred or foggy look, with tiny bubbles ,which gives an ethereal feeling.

It is gorgeous, Lynne, dear.

As extras, yes you read it right,...I was also gifted a bunch of wonderful

paper clay items, Lynne created herself,-- some lovely snowball ribbon.

and blinky "rhinestone" ribbon. 

What a feast and surprise ,to open up for all these lovelies !

Thank you so much  from my heart my very dear friend!!

The other dear friend of mine whom also send me wonderful gifts and greetings

is Marie  http://marie-lostbirdstudio.blogspot.dk/

See this beautifully wrapped gift  and her sweetest envelope,

Santa looks at me as to say : "Don`t open up until 24 /12 "  but

 dear Marie, wrote me not to listen to him , lol.

Here is the card which is such a beautiful, Christmas card all in neutral tones ,

and with one of the most lovely drawings of Santa, I think.

Look at all the layers ,rusty bells,and snowflakes, and old papers,

I love it Marie.

AND I also love your amazing gift. It is a beautiful Christmas treasure,

With the soldered bottle neck, the lovely tiny tree, with star and sign,

and oh see the gorgeous snowflake, glittering from the rhinestones.

Inside are lovely silver glitter, pearls, and two little

signs :love and peace-click the photo to see.

One thing I also found great is this stamp on the back of the envelope,

it looks wonderful,dear ! 

Now this one with the very spoken text, I have not dared to open up, but

last week Marie wrote me to say, it was ok, and only for fun, :0 

so as we are to be with my daughter ,grand kids and their father, this year,

and as I know there will be so many gifts for the kids, I preferred to open up all,

in my own piece, and so little lovely creations, would not disappear in papers !! 

And boy it was a surprise,... Marie  know that I for long have wanted,

to buy something like this to learn to create soldered charms, and bezels, but

that all I can buy here in DK, are very expensive tools for making

Creme brulee , and I did not have money for such.

Thank you for your kind heart, and sweetness, my dear Marie , I look so much

forward trying this after Christmas !!

And thank you also to you from my heart for all your so beautiful gifts to me.

So this was the last ,I promise, :o post before Christmas Eve,

Again I wish you all a

BLESSED, AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS

 and

A HAPPY AND HEALTHY,AND SAFE, NEW YEAR !!

Hugs and love from Dorthe 

CHRISTMAS LOVE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD !!

Yes love it must be, that Suzy http://suziqusthreadworks.blogspot.dk/

put into this packet for me, so filled it is with gorgeous laces, and

pieces of wonderful beauty.

And her gorgeous card, ,with the powerful word : PEACE , of which we 

need so much in our world, is so very beautiful, I`m sorry my

colors does not do it justice, but not possible to make a good

photo these rainy and grey days ,we have here.

Isnent it a wonderful image, too.

And then all the old laces ,that unfolded for my eys, when unpacking the

different sweet packs from this lovely, and very dear friend.

The photos speaks for themselves I think,!!!!!

So please enjoy this feast of most gorgeous 

and fragile looking pieces, like recieving a 

                                           breath of many angels wings, as these fine thin stuff
                                                           makes me think of angels !!!

Isen`T it amazing and gorgeous.

And then lastly but not least, Suzy also packed me some of her lovely softest

mohair wool from her own goats !

It will be a joy to start using some of all this wonders, and also the 

sweet birds paper has been saved : ) 

Thank you from my heart my dear friend, you made my eyes

wide open  and my heart happy, when seing all this adorable pieces.

You have been so generous, to me, and I am blessed with your 

warm friendship, THANK YOU !!!

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As this might be the last post before Christmas, I want to thank all of you,

for bringing so much joy to my life ,here and on FB , it is a  constant

joy ,meeting all of you, and seing your wonderful posts .

I`m truly thankful for you being in my world, and also for some really

special and treasured ,close friendships .

To everyone reading this I wish you all

MERRY CHRISTMAS &

A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Take care . and see you in the new year 2016 .

Just a little shout out for my dear friend Liz !!

My very dear friend ,

Liz   http://lululizinlalaland.blogspot.dk/

tries to collect money for dogs shelters in

 Bulgaria, Romania and Portugal, where it seems they are 

treated so very badly by many people, it is really heartbreaking photos .

But this wonderful lady have decided  to try collecting money to help those 

working in the shelters to rescue as many dogs as possible from the 

terrible "life" they are living.

As many of you know,  Liz is a collector of all things French, and from her many 

wonderful finds, she now offers a lot of different things on auctions,-

for you to bid, if there are some of the pieces, you favor.

Here is an example 

Here another,  but there are so many wonderful finds to study, and maybe

bid on, if you want to give yourself a special Christmas gift, and in the

same time help in making better circumstances for some dogs, needing to

be just a little lucky !!

Thank you for reading this, and for maybe visiting Liz,

and bid,- for her to help!!

http://lululizinlalaland.blogspot.dk/

I hope your weekend will be just wonderful.

Hugs and Love

Dorthe 

CHRISTMAS IN MY HOME !!

Little by little, Christmas is arriving to my home, but I have not all up, yet,

and as many of you knows, we only bring in the Christmas tree a few days

before Christmas Eve, which here is on the 24`th .

But in some of my windowsills, Christmas is glittering and sparkling,--

this little house I made last year ,  it is difficult to photograph in all

the light, but you might see, the manger to the left, and the deer

and Christmas trees to the right. Also my little loved angel, which  I recieved

from a dear friend, Terri http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.dk/. is there.

She created this adorable angel for me ,for christmas, one year, isen`t she lovely !

Here a little closer, for you to see her better .

I love "Buttle brush trees " and this little collection shows,

two smaller I purchased from another dear friend, Kimberly, https://www.etsy.com/dk-en/shop/ajoy2bheld?page=1- the taller one I bought last week in Copenhagen,

...it was the first year ever I spotted something like this in Denmark.

On my TV table some lovely hyacinths and a tiny glass piece, with place

for decoration inside and 4 candles in the corners .

And one of the cards send this year, to someone ,

I love sewing the cards, and just add a little paper.

Here a close up of the lovely lady ,and how I added a 

tiny bit of light to her, with paint, and stones.

Dear friends I wish you a wonderful weekend,

hoping you are all well, and wishing you some happy days, to come.

Love and hugs from

Dorthe 

Simply Neutrals # 13

This the last time, for Wendy`s Simply Neutrals,

http://appleapricot.blogspot.dk/2015/11/simply-neutrals-013.html

 I have choosen a few

photoes from our nature , showing first the sea after a huge storn,

And these beautiful dried seads from a flower , which I`m not 

sure what is called , but looked so amazing,

that I brought them home, and decorated with them in my kitchen.

And lastly there is another photo of a beautiful sky, over the

Baltic Sea.

 Thank you  sweet Wendy for  this first many weeks 

of your wonderful neutrals party , dear friend,

I will look forward starting again in the new year.

And thank you to you ,visiting to see my blog and read my 

little ramblings. 

The rest of the week I will not be near my computer,  but with

my grandkids , so you will not hear from me, untill I`m home again. 

I wish you all a blessed week, and happy hours.

Love and hugs, Dorthe 

Simply Neutrals #12 , Winter girl, Paperangel, and beautiful gifts !!

The other years I have made winter girls, in fabric, but this year I

chose to do some in white, not spun wool.

She is dressed in old lace, and knit, and holds a little

winter greenery and a heart.

This most beautiful card I recieved some time ago, from one of my dearest friends

Lynne https://lynnesbowsandbelles.wordpress.com/

I love her style , and wonderful art. 

See  the fantastic details here!! Such a beautiful card !!

Also I received this wonderful bunch of  Relics & Artefacts pieces,

which Lynne bought , --they are produced by Prima ,for Sandra Evertson, and 

you may remember the heart I coated with silver leaves, which also was

a gift from this fantastic stash !!

Thank you my dear Lynne, it was such a gorgeous gift, dear friend.

And latest my handmade roses, not really finished, yet, and a little paper folded angel ,

I hope you enjoyed my number 11 post of Neutrals, and that 

you will visit our lovely hostess Wendy  http://appleapricot.blogspot.dk/ and all the others

taking part in this lovely party !!

Wishing you all a safe and happy week.

Hugs and love, Dorthe 

SIMPLY NEUTRALS 11, - LETS ACT AND THINK WITH THE HEART !!

Even my head  is still  filled with the thoughts,and  the difficulty in

understanding ,what happened in Paris last  friday, 

and feeling so much,  with all those whom lost dear family members and friends,

I have chosen to post a little love here on dear Wendy`s

11 Simply Neutrals.

Because only with the heart we can change , what is causing

 fear ,and no hope for tomorrow, in so many countries!!

So here is my little heart of hope,

and my angel ,praying for the many whom lost their lives in Paris,

and many other countries .

And some simple beauty from my everyday,

for which I`m so grateful.

And as my dear friend Suzy, also write,.... I`m deeply

grateful for the many friends I have all over the world,

and I wish you all , piece , safety and blessings.

Thank you again dear Wendy, for making it possible for me

to join this loving circle of people, showing their beautiful world !!

Hugs and love Dorthe 

SIMPLY NEUTRALS 10 -CARDS AND NATURE !!

I have made so many paper cards , so now it

is time for using my fabrics and laces, for the last

christmas cards !

This one with the lovely lady in black and white ,transferred

to muslin,and with laces from my stash, is also perfect for,

Wens  wonderful Natural Party

I used a stamp for the text , little flowers,and pieces from

my scratch box !!!

This rock in my garden has been handled with care by

my German  friend , artist Matthiass Masswig

and some of my husbond `s chopped wood, stacked inside !!

Another card ,very simple , with an embossed background,

handcut white woolen felt flower leaves, and a little

silver bling,- can I say simple beauty !!

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Thank you Wendy for another week, with SIMPLY NEUTRALS 

and for showing my silver cross on your beautiful blog, this week, sweetie .

Hugs and love ,to you all out there 

Dorthe