• Fall Teacup Exchange •

Today I'm sharing the gifts I received and sent out for The Enchanting Rose teacup exchange.  Stephanie hosts this lovely event twice a year, and it is always a joy to participate.  She does such an amazing job of arranging it all, for which I am so thankful!  :)  

I was absolutely thrilled when I got the mail one day and found a package from Emily!  She blogs over at Emily's Vintage Visions, and has such great vintage (and historical) style.  It was so exciting to get a package from her!!

She sent this gorgeous Franciscan Desert Rose tea cup.  I have admired this pattern for a long time, but did not have any in my collection.  I really hadn't realized how beautiful it was until now; I just love it!!  :)  It's also so neat how every tea cup I own has a rose pattern.  Too fun!!!  :D

Along with the tea cup she sent a couple of gorgeous vintage hankies, one with a rose pattern (yay!!), and another with a white-on-white floral and scalloped edges.  I just love them both!

She also included this stunning brooch, which I am dying to wear!

Thank you so, so much for the lovely gifts, Emily!!!  I enjoyed each and every one of them.  :)  

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I sent my package to the lovely Delvalina, who blogs over at Falling in Love with Jesus.  

It was so fun how the things I sent tended to be in the same color scheme, without me even planning it!  I love this color of blue, and I'm so glad Delvalina did as well.  I included two skeins of Downton Abbey yarn, as well as a cute little notepad. 

The tea cup is from an antique shop.  The floral pattern caught my eye right away, and I had to get it.  I can't remember the name, but I know it was an English company.

Do check out Delvalina's blog, if you haven't already done so; she makes the loveliest crafts, including really gorgeous cards!  The one she sent for a thank you was just stunning.

And a big shoutout to Stephanie for hosting the exchange once again!!  Thank you so much, dear lady!!  :)

Also, my Etsy shop is on sale, now through Thursday, November 2nd.  Use coupon code FLASHSALE to take 20% off of your purchase.  Happy shopping!  :)

• The Enchanting Rose Tea Cup Exchange •

A little while back, Stephanie of The Enchanting Rose Blog announced that she was hosting another tea cup exchange! I had never participated before, and it took some gentle persuasion from my dear friend Sarah, but I finally signed up for it. ;) I was not disappointed, and in fact, I was amazed not only by the generosity of the lady who sent my package, but also the expert arrangement and overseeing of the exchange by Stephanie. I received my package in very short order, and it was exactly to my taste!!

My package went to a lady named Heidi, whose interests were anything British, blue, and historical crafting/costuming. I sent along a pretty floral teacup, her favorite flavor of tea, a couple of potholders I had made a little while back, and a doily, also made by me.

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The package I received was from a very talented and generous lady named Dana.

She sent me a gorgeous teacup, an adorable bunny, (!!!) chocolate (!!!), my favorite flavor of tea, and a gorgeous handmade tea towel. 

The tea cup is absolutely exquisite; roses are some of my very favorite flowers, and, well, pink IS my favorite color. So this cup is just perfect! The green outer with the gorgeous gold on it is also breathtakingly beautiful, and to top it all off, it's made in England! :) Can't beat that!

Amid all the other treasures in the box was this beautiful tea towel, hand embroidered by Dana! It is so absolutely gorgeous, I can't believe it! Such intricate detail! 

Thank you so much to lovely Dana for the wonderful gifts, and to Stephanie for hosting this so-much-fun tea cup exchange!! I will definitely be participating again, and I would recommend it to all others who are interested as well! Special thanks also go to Sarah, for successfully persuading me to take part. ;) 

Thanks for visiting! See you next week. :)