Monday, May 4, 2009

A Wonderful Package in the Mail!

A while back Lee Laurie from A Southern Rose blog, told me she was out thrifting and found something she wanted to send me. How fun is that? She didn't tell me what it was, but I assumed it would be a plate or two for me to use in my mosaics.



Today the package came in the mail...







What a wonderful surprise! Lee Laurie knows I love roosters and aprons....Look at this ADORABLE ROOSTER APRON! I just love it!! (you can click on any picture to enlarge). See the rooster in the dining room to the right? And the rooster on the wine cabinet to the left? Lee Laurie KNOWS me :-)



She also sent this cute rooster planter, thinking I would like to paint and mosaic it. Lee Laurie, you are so right! This is going to be a fun piece to mosaic!


And last, but not least, a wonderful Geranium book. Red Geraniums are one of my favorite flowers....they are very country French!


Thank you so much Lee Laurie! I love everything! You were so sweet to think of me. Words cannot express how wonderful it feels to receive such a sweet thoughtful package out of the blue.

Welcome Home,

Penny

32 fun creative friends stopped by to say,:

TattingChic said...

That apron is darling and I cannot wait to see how the planter turns out! You have such a gift!

Connie said...

What a darling apron, sugar! I love them, make them and WEAR them when I cook.
xoxo,
Connie

BittersweetPunkin said...

What wonderful gifts Penny....she sure is a thoughtful friend!

M.Kate said...

Congrats Penny, how thoughtful of your friend :P

Diane @ Four Paws and Co said...

What a sweet gift! I can hardly wait to see what you do with the planter! ☺ Diane

Kathleen Grace said...

Aren't bloggers the sweetest? What lovely gifts from a sweet lady:>)

jeanne said...

Good morning Penny, thanks for your visit today. I am up and running today. Senior Games photos today and a luncheon. This group of a couple of hundred people are amazing and so much fun. Next Weds. Bill and I play bridge in a tournament. There are many professionals playing and that would not be us!!! LOL.

Your apron is so cute. Now that apron will keep tiny you spic and span. Love the roosters and your photo. A new mosaic project and I know it will look awesome. What a sweet gift.

Congrats to Vicki on winning your giveaway. Lucky her!!! She will be a happy girl when she sees what you can do.

Have a wonderful day, Hugs...Jeanne

Catherine Holman said...

What a thoughtful lady! I will have to check out her blog. You look great in that apron!
Hugs,
Cathie

Lee Laurie said...

Penny,
I'm so glad that you liked everything. You look so cute in that picture! The apron looks huge on you. LOL I can't wait to see what you do with the little rooster thingy! I know that it will be beautiful! I don't think that I knew that you liked geraniums, I just saw the book and thought of you because I knew that you liked garden books. I also know that you like the color red so I thought 'this would be a good one for Penny'. You have always been such an inspiration to me. Your blog was one of my first to ever read. I saw your add in a magazine before I even knew what blogging was. I've been hooked ever since!

Have a great day!

Hugs,
Lee Laurie

Andrea at Opulent Cottage said...

Penny, you look so darling in your rooster apron! I have one somewhere, made of our favorite red and yellow rooster toile. It was purchased for Thanksgiving, and I wore it over to our friend's family dinner because I was carrying the turkey. I have never, ever gotten as many compliments on any outfit I owned as I did on that apron, it was so funny. Have a good week, and thanks for showing us your wonderful gifts!

Judi said...

Penny!
Look at the beautiful gifts you received. Isn't it wonderful to get a surprise like that from a good blogging friend...it is!
Everything looks sooo nice...
You look great in the apron too.
have a lovely evening
Judi

Mermaids of the Lake said...

Your apron is so cute and you look cute in it! How fun! Come visit and enter our giveaway!

glorv1 said...

That was so nice of your friend Penny. Enjoy.

Lisa said...

A mighty snazzy apron! You wear it well (:

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

How sweet! And look how cute you look in your new apron! ENJOY!

Jen r. said...

It looks great Penny.. How thoughtful! Is your house always that clean ? ;) jen

The Muse said...

LOL...so you are the friend she blogged about! LOL NEAT!!!!

bj said...

lIKE THAT precious apron...but I like the lady modeling it the best of all !!

Enchanted Treasures said...

Hi Penny! The Rooster is a wonderful symbol of hospitality in France and it looks like you have the gift! Thanks for stopping by.
xo Roberta

Gabriela said...

Hello,

That apron is fabulous and I a huge fan of red Geraniums!



~ Gabriela ~

THE HOME THAT LOVE BUILT said...

Thinking of you Penny and I want to wish you a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.

Love the apron!

Love and blessings,
Brook

Fifi Flowers said...

LOVELY apron... roosters are FAB!!!

the pleasures of homemaking said...

What a cute apron and how thoughtful she is! I love Geraniums period - they last such a long time in Georgia!

Manuela

CJ Stitching and Blooms said...

Hello Penny, What a neat gift to received from your friend. I especially love the planter. Hugs judy

CJ Stitching and Blooms said...

Hello Penny, What a neat gift to received from your friend. I especially love the planter. Hugs judy

gahome2mom said...

Wow! I am impressed with our talent. Beautiful!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out in cyberspace. lol

Mary Isabella and Kiley too! said...

Happy Weekend...m.

Naturegirl said...

The apron certainly fits into your surroundings what a generous gift box!
Wishing you a Happy Mother's day weekend Penny! hugs

wendy said...

Happy Mother's Day!

KarenHarveyCox said...

What a beautiful gift. You look lovely in that apron. I love roosters too, and this apron will look perfect in your place. I love that rooster sitting on top of the hutch too.'

Karen

Anne Fannie said...

Hi Penny
I just have to comment, I have a apron made out of the same rooster fabric for working in my craft room on mosaics! What a lovely gift you received. I also love that rooster planter, it will be very pretty with mosaic.
~Ann

ellie said...

you look too adorable Penny. and those gifts are right up your alley. can't wait to see the finished planter project after you've worked the penny mosaic magic.