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Friday, March 15, 2013

WooHoo Am I a LUCKY gal

OK, well first of all I think the title may be a little misleading...Luck ? Well, no...More liked BLESSED...Blessed with wonderful friends like Karen from My Colonial Home...She has been so sweet and kind to me since I entered this primitive blog world and yesterday I finally got to meet her !!! Yep, we have been trying to meet up for , well, forever it seems and yesterday we were both healthy enough to meet (although it was EARLY in the morning for me, lol). She has offered encouragement when I was at my lowest...she encouraged me to keep going when I felt like giving up and of course she has been there to listen and read my sometimes completely unreadable emails...I once emailed her after taking some sleeping pills and darned if there wasnt a single sentence that made a bit of sense but did she judge or scold ? No, she simply laughed and asked for clarification of what the heck I meant to say in the email...Yep, that's who she is. Oh and did I mention that she's not just generous with her praise and encouragement, but also wait until you see the gifts she showered me with when we met at Denny's for breakfast....

Just take a look at these wonderful, beautiful things she made for me....
First is this beautiful stitched wall pocket filled with lavender and sweet annie...It smells soooo yummy and it looks so pretty hanging in my bedroom.
But that wasnt all she had for me...She made me this beautiful pillow adorned with her signature pennies !!! Can you believe it ? What a generous lady but gals, the creme de la creme, the icing on the cake came next and it was so stunning it brought tears to my eyes...
Look at this beautiful, oversized penny rug she made especially for me...she even used wool that she got from me...I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it (as well as everything else) but more than that I love the fact that I got to finally meet my dear friend "Karen from Wisconsin" ( which is how I refer to her when I am telling my husband something about her....he cant keep all you gals straight and now he can put a face to the name because our hubbies tagged along for breakfast).

Just one more picture of the penny rug because I want you all to see the quality of Karen's work and her attention to detail...I mean look at those beautiful stitches...
I have so much more to say but for now I just want to remind you that today is the UPDATE over at the selling group Primitive Handmades Mercantile...Here is my entry for the month...
Make sure you pop over by clicking the button listed on the right hand side of my blog to see all thr wonderful items made by some true artisans !!!

Until next time,
Margie

16 comments:

  1. Hi Margie, how wonderful that you and Karen got to meet each other. Yes, she is a sweetie and has a heart of gold. I love her work and am so lucky to own one of her penny rugs. I love everything she made for you. And you are such a sweetie too, I know you both had a wonderful time. So glad you got to meet each other. hugs, Lecia

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  2. Morning, how wonderful to finally meet Karen, such great goodies you received, lucky you.....talented crafter you both are......Enjoy the weekend, Francine.

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  3. Love that penny rug! Glad you two gals got to meet ~*~Lisa

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  4. Fun Fun Fun!
    Bet you had a great visit
    You make wonderful items too.
    Earlene

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  5. Wonderful you two got to meet.I expect one day I'll bump into her at Root's LoL..Your gifts are truly special.Warm Blessings!~Amy

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  6. How wonderful that you got to meet! Love all the goodies Karen gave you! Enjoy!

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  7. How sweet that you guys got to meet! Such beautiful goodies you received. Have a great weekend:)
    ~Lori

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  8. Looks like you got a bit spoiled - and I'm sure you deserve it! Really nice!

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  9. It was so nice that you got to meet your good friend Karen! The gifts she bestowed upon you are so beautiful, and it was so kind of her. Have yourself a very wonderful weekend! Blessings,
    Linda

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  10. Margie, sounds like you had a great time. I agree Karen is so sweet and I would love to meet up with both of you someday too.
    Linda

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  11. How wonderful to get to meet a blog buddy! It sounds like you had such fun and what beautiful presents she gave you! I know you will treasure them and her friendship, too! Hugs!

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  12. What fun meeting a blogging friend. She did give you some wonderful gifts. I had forgotten about sweet annie. I used to grow it every year and dry it, I love the smell. I will have to put some in my garden this year.

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  13. Wow! those are awesome gifts :) How fun to meet up with one of your blogging friends! I love the online world and all the kindred crafters I have met :)
    Smiles, DianeM

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  14. Sounds like you and Karen had a fun time. How awesome that you two were able to meet.
    I love your wonderful gifts from Karen.
    I say Blogging friends are the best friends.
    Though we may never meet or know what the other person looks like, I think we all have a special bond in the blogging world.
    My Blogging friends are there for me and more caring than my friends I see quite often.
    Thanks for sharing.

    sandraallen260@centurytel.net

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  15. so fun looking at all the treasures from Karen! enjoy!!

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  16. They don't come much sweeter than Karen in my book....What a treat to have been able to meet - and what wonderful gifties.... !!! And I know you equally spoiled her....(Somehow, on a rare day, at a rare point in time a week or so back, I caught her blog post....) :o I'm surprised if she let you leave that restaurant with any wool left in that oversized basket of yours! And what a little cutie you are!!! Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin

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