Fun in the mail

There is so much to share since I was out of town all last week.  I'll have to start with today's mail that brought some wonderful surprises!!  All the way from Japan, Heather sent this lovely little crocheted mouse for the softies swap.   

This is about the cutest little creature I have ever seen.  We named him "Itty" because he's so small he fits in the palm of my hand.  I can only imagine what size needle Heather had to use to make him.  She included this beautiful little hand made picnic blanket (I just LOVE the fabric!!), and the darling cheese pincushion.  As you can see, Itty is quite tired from his travels and is having a little break before he snacks on his cheese.  Heather also included these darling stickers and this stationary set.

What a wonderful surprise!!!  Thank you so much Heather!! 

Also in my mailbox this morning were my fabulous ATC's and mail art envelope from Amy's ATC swap.  I am just over-joyed with the beautiful ATC's I received to add to my collection. 

 

What a bunch of talented artists!!  The mail art envelope (so fun to see sitting in my mailbox!) is by Hanna, and from left to right Thumbelina by Pepper, The Red Shoes by Ellia and Jack in the Beanstalk by Holly (LOVE that she created an envelope out of "sky" paper).  Thanks to all these creative women for such a wonderful gift of art.  Most of all, thank you Amy for once again organizing such a great swap.

Finally, I owe a HUGE thank you to this talented woman!!  Jen never ceases to amaze me with her generosity.  Home from Boston late Tuesday night I found a box had arrived from Jen.  I waited to open it the next morning as I know how much Peanut enjoys to open packages.  And to his joy it was a birthday gift for him!!  First, there was this beautiful card that she made:

Jen knows that we speak Spanish and also understands my love of trees.  Inside was this cute pouch with the adorable Peanut on it:

And in the bag this adorable shirt that Peanut couldn't wait to put on.

That sweet guitar is made from several layers of stitched on fabric.  Peanut took to strumming the stitched strings immediately and was so excited playing his shirt guitar, that I took a moment to cut him one out of cardboard:

Jen is my first swap and blog friend and I am so grateful to have made this connection.  She is an amazingly talented woman and has such a big heart.  When I was feeling a bit down and neglectful of my son because my job demanded that I travel so much recently, she sent me a mother's day gift and reminded me that even in my absence, I can be a good mother.  I see she has been spreading more goodness around the blog community.  If you haven't seen her shop yet, check it out.  I just LOVE this piece.  Thank you Jen for your generosity and for always making me smile.  More on Jen later.

Comments

[amy]

Such lovely mail! I love that tshirt Jen sent for your little guy. It's brilliant. Did she make it?

I'm happy to hear the cards made it to you safely. I am even more happy to see I didn't send you back one of your own like I did Pepper! I'm mortified. Sigh.

[jen]

ok i'm a little embarrassed to comment. gosh what nice things you said about me. i got a little teary but we do that to each other don't we? i value our friendship and personally think I am the lucky one. thank you again for all your kind words.

oh and must not forget. peanut looks adorable in the shirt and i LOVE the guitar you made for him. such a lucky boy to have such a clever mama.

[Angie]

wow what fantastic goodies..dont ch love the mailman! That shirt is adorable & so is cutie in it!!

[li li]

Wow,soooo many wonderful gifts! :D

[Selena Mordue]

The shirt with the guitar is incredible. I love the color of the shirt and the guitar is really amazing. I find boys clothing to be ever so dull and constantly try to find more unique ways to dress my son. What a lovely package you received.

[heather]

yay! i'm so glad you are pleased with the mouse i made. and what a cool name! doesn't the bear paper look like itty? he really wanted to be a bear, but it just didn't happen. he's a mouse.

i enjoyed making him. he's fine mohair, and you're right, it was a really tiny crochet hook. oh i just looked it up. it's a japanese 0 which is 2.1 mm!

every once in a while i try working tiny. i adore miniatures and small things.

looks like you got some great mail there!