BUNNY BUNNY BUNNY BUNNY
BUNNNNNNNNNNNNY!!!

Last year I didn't have time to get all my bunnies out and
displayed so I thought I would get to it early this year.
Here are about half of them.
Aren't they adorable?

I'VE GOT SPRING FEVER...

I am filling up my website with loads of new Sweet Spring Creations.
Here are just a few of the pretties I've added today.

"PETER COTTONTAIL"

"SWEETS" GARLAND

PETITE "MARIE THERESE"

IN THE ROSE GARDEN

WE NEED SPRING...
WE NEED SPRING...
WE NEED SPRING...

It's a toasty 15 degrees outside and these adorable spring items have been sitting in my kitchen all week just waiting for me to make a little vignette. I just love anything PINK, love polka dots, birdies nests, bird houses, cupcakes, etc. etc. etc. I'm sure most of you know that by now. So... since I have so many friends who love the same things I do, I usually pick up two of everything when I'm out and about.
One set I sell ~ and one set I keep.

Here are some new scrumptious treasures for
all of my friends who love what I love.
You will find them all under
"NEW THIS WEEK"
at Treasured Heirlooms.

Enjoy the view and have a great weekend.

Isn't this Spring Vignette just adorable?
Makes you scream fresh air, flowers,
Easter, picnics, parties and fun!

Polka Dot Cupcake Dessert Plate

Two Victorian Birdhouses and a Sweet Bird's Nest

Yellow Polka Dot Vase and a Pretty Robin's Nest

Polka Dot Pedestal Dessert Plate


A Great Easter Egg Craft Book

Polka Dot Ice Cream Bowl and Matching Cupcake Toppings Jar

NEW TREASURES FOR
YOUR VALENTINE

You may have already purchased Valentine treats for your
Best Friend, Mother, Sister, Auntie, Doggie, Cat, Birdie,
Neighbor, Daughter, Cousin, Mentor, Teacher, Mailman,
Professor, Shrink, etc.
Somewhere in this group,
don't forget to
VALENTINE YOURSELF!

Treat yourself this "Valentine's Day" to something sweet,
something pretty, something unique, or just a little something,
something you've wanted for yourself.

I have listed lots of "NEW" items throughout
"Treasured Heirlooms"
boutique and
"Elegance and Whimsy".

Have fun and don't forget.....
new goodies listed all over the place!
Find something you love and treat yourself.
Happy Valentine's Day
my Sweets.


Princess de Lamballe

Cherub Candy Dish

"FiFi" Pink Poodle

Gorgeous Victorian Dessert Plate

Hand-designed Heart Sachet

JUST A TEASE OF THE NEW TREASURES AVAILABLE ON
ELEGANCE AND WHIMSY


"MY SWEET VALENTINE WREATH"

HOPPING DOWN THE BUNNY TRAIL.....

ENJOY!

A little something for all of YOU...

It amazes me how fast time flies. Although I try to enjoy each and every moment. There just aren't enough moments in the day for me create, play, glitter, sleep, eat, blog, keep house clean, take photos, pack, ship, create, create, create. I find myself awake most nights wishing it were morning already so I could "begin again" and run down to my "Glitz and Glam" station and maybe create at least one of the hundreds ideas I have floating around in my head (there have been thousands just waiting there for right "time" ~ most of my life).

I love to post blogs and read blogs so I'm not letting another moment go by without blogging.

So my blog today is dedicated to YOU, my friends.

"Thank you" for the hundreds and hundreds of inspiring emails, letters, and posts I've received over the past two years. You have no idea what a kind word means on sometimes an otherwise sad day. I don't know where I would be without you.

"Thank you" to all the new friends I've made all over the world. Some of you I have had the privilege of actually meeting in person and some of you I will most likely never meet. It doesn't matter, you are all more important to me than you will ever know. We laugh together, we cry together, makes pacts together, chat together, cheer each other on, inspire each other to create, but most importantly we understand each other and we are touched by each other's souls. What could be better than that?

"Thank you" to Everyone who believed in me (even those of you I have never spoken to or met) when I didn't believe in myself (which is a lot of the time). You are what keeps me on my path of happiness and success in life. I love you for believing in me.

"Thank you" for all the amazing inspirational stories, blogs, emails, snippets, photos, and posts which I would never have read, seen, felt, or known about if it weren't for you. They have changed my life in ways you will never know. I finally feel connected to the Universe.

"Thank you" for the people who are happy to hear from me when I telephone you or send you a quick email. It warms my heart to know that I have put a smile on your face. Even if only for a few moments.

I "Thank God" that I am able to live each and every day with such a happiness in my soul and peace in my heart because of all of YOU. I never dreamed there would be such a time in my life when "Everything is PERFECT". I need nor want for anything. I have so much love from all of you and I spend each and every day being able to do what I have always dreamed of doing ~ creating beauty for YOU. And for this "I THANK YOU!" Who could ask for more.

Have a GREAT DAY from one friend to another. You're the best....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEEEE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Don't I have a great voice!

Well the Big Day is here and my Sweet Pea bought me some lovely presents.
I woke up to two dozen stunning pink and white roses which smell amazing and are quite a welcome ray of sunshine on this frigid cold day! Just beautiful. What more could a girl ask for, right? But there was more.

A lovely birthday card and one of my "all time" favorite movies "Love Actually" were also beautifully wrapped and ready for opening. He went out to grab us our morning coffee and came back with my Chocolate on Chocolate birthday cake. What can I say? I've got the best Sweet Pea on the planet. Kind, thoughtful, caring, and loving. I'm one lucky lady.




Ooooops, I almost forgot NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to each and every single one of you amazing bloggers for posting about my newest website Elegance and Whimsy. I am in awe at just how many of you were willing to participate and help me get the word out.

O.K. I just used the trusty Randomizer and the winner is..................

Connie of "Living Beautifully"!
Congratulations Connie

TWO MORE DAYS UNTIL THE BIG CONTEST!
JANUARY 17, SATURDAY
MY BIRTHDAY!

My newest wreath...
"Little Blue Bunny"
hopping down the bunny trail.

Not just for Easter, but an awesome springy, candy filled, pastel, sugary wreath ~ just for you!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY BLOGGING BUDDIES

TO CELEBRATE ~ I'M HAVING A CONTEST!

PLEASE HELP ME SPREAD THE WORD...

Opening a new website has been wonderful and very exciting. But with the holiday rush, I haven't had as much time to spread the word as I would have liked. So I am having a contest to do just that. Will you help me spread the word? There is a GREAT prize for you if you enter and win.

Here are the simple rules.

1. Go to my new website: www.Eleganceandwhimsy.com and take a look around to get a feel of the site so you will have something to blog about.

2. Take my new banner and use it in your blog post and tell everyone what you love/like about it then while linking the banner back to my website (www.eleganceandwhimsy.com).

3. Add my banner to your Favorite Links page on your website. I will be happy to reciprocate on my Favorite Shoppes page.

4. Come back here and post your name, blog name (and website) so I can read all blogs and see what you like and would like to see in the future at
Elegance and Whimsy.

5. Tell everyone you know about the contest.lol

The contest will end on January 17th, my birthday!
My gift will be a Prize for you...
Now the PRIZE you ask???? I think it's a great one myself.

A $50 Gift Certificate to purchase anything you choose on either one of my
websites. Either "Treasured Heirlooms" or "Elegance and Whimsy"!
(S&I not included unless prearranged with me via email)

Won't you join in the fun and help out a fellow blogger?
I would really appreciate it.
Thank you kindly,
Cathy

MY SWEET PEA AND I GOT MARRIED YESTERDAY
NINE YEARS AGO!

It was a wonderfully, exciting, and very romantic day when Mike and I eloped on the Boardwark in Disney, December 28, 1999.

Definitely a "Cinderella Story full of Magic"...
and it keeps on coming!

Oh, to still be that thin again! lol

AND IT KEEPS ON SNOWING!!!!

It looked beautiful last night. Good thing I took a few photos. We are buried with the beautiful white stuff today!

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
EVERYWHERE I GO.....

Our first big storm this year and right before Christmas. I couldn't have asked for more. I just love having a white Christmas. The weatherman is forecasting snow every day this week, except Tuesday and of course, rain on Christmas Eve. Hopefully we will have enough snow on the ground on Christmas Eve for Santa to park his sleigh on the rooftops.

Here are a few pics I took this morning when I came back from getting my morning Iced Coffee. Mmm, mmm Banana Cream Pie coffee. Delicious.....

Hopefully I will have time to get some photos while it's snowing at dusk with the lights on outside. Until then, enjoy my front porch covered in snow.

LET'S GO SHOPPING....

LOLLISHOPPING THAT IS!!!!

There are so many wonderful and talented artists at Lollishops I just don't know where to begin. I have done some window-shopping, some purchasing and spent time this week making new friends.

I wanted to send you over to one of my favorite shops to take a peak. Hopefully from there you will do a bit of your own window-shopping and may be find some "must have" treats while you are there.

Here is what I have my eye on this week.
It is a "Cherry Crumb" candle from "Candle Confections".

Click on the photo and you will be sent right to her Lollishop.

Click here and you will be transported to my very own Lollishop!

Elegance and Whimsy

"MY SWEET TOOTH"

I have been wanting for so long to get back to just creating everyday pretties for my new website, especially some new wreaths. I had so much fun today with my glue gun and all the faux sweets I've been collecting for months.

Ta Da! "Sweet Tooth" is my newest creation. I love it so much. I did have a bit of a difficult time photographing it, but I think you can get the idea of the colors from the close ups.

This lovely will be added today to my new website
"Elegance and Whimsy".
I hope you like it.

GRAND OPENING TODAY!

"ELEGANCE AND WHIMSY"

I hope you find my new website as a magical journey and a fun place to shop. I am opening with as much as I can possibly get featured during this crazy busy holiday season.

New and exciting products will be added as they become available and most of the website will be One-of-a-kind hand made treasures created either by myself or amazing Artists from around the world.

Enjoy poking around and have a wonderful day.

They're here.....

PLEASE SAY "HELLO"

I have literally had no time at all to spend blogging or emailing my friends just to say "hello". It has been a crazy 6 weeks since we were featured in "Romantic Homes" and I have been busy beyond belief to say the least. That's a GOOD THING!

My Christmas tree, mantle, sideboard and kitchen are all undecorated and are waiting patiently for my undivided attention and their share of the holiday decorations. I am hoping to at least have time to decorate my tree before Christmas actually arrives. Last Wednesday it was really warm here in MA so DH and I decorated outside and it looks lovely ~ although since then I haven't been out there in the dark to see the lights or to take any photos.

My sweet friends, even though I haven't been by to visit, please leave me a quick message just to say "hello".
I always read my posts and then go directly to read your blogs. I'm sure this will help me take a little more time for myself and for you.

Some of the faux sweets have arrived, but the majority of them are still in transit. I have taken my own personal treasures and added them in with the new stock that arrived (which will be for sale soon) and took a photo for you all to see what is coming within the next week or two.

I have uploaded all the available faux sweet Holiday Ornaments on "Elegance and Whimsy"
Click here to find them.

Have a great week and enjoy the sweets my sweets.

THE "CUPCAKE FAIRY" ARRIVED TODAY!!!

There's no doubt about it! I am the happiest girl on the planet because my favorite mailman made a "Special Delivery" today. Being the ultimate "girly girl" that I am (which I know you already know by now) I just can't tear myself away from all the beautiful faux sweets created by my wonderful friends.

Today my "Special Delivery" from "Tami of PinkButtercreme" made me dozens of the most delightful and scrumptious looking cupcakes. No one paints them like Tami, this I know first hand. I, myself, wouldn't even try. Tami pours magic in her paintbox before she begins and when she is finished her creations just melt your heart away.

Once you have experienced her goodies, you will not be able to stop going back for more and more. Everything she creates touches my heart and inspires me to create magical items for my own customers.

O.K. ~ Don't be jealous because I'm the lucky recipient...lol

DRUM ROLL PLEASE... HERE THEY ARE ~
MY SPECIAL DELIVERY CUPCAKE STASH!

If you would like some of your very own, just click on the picture and visit Tami's beautiful shop. Hurry, go, go, go....
OH! and have fun shopping girls.

"Romantic Homes Magazine"

"Home for the Holidays"

January issue
on sale now...
here at Treasured Heirlooms

Click on the photo to buy your copy.
I will ship it right off to you.