Tuesday, July 29, 2014

HAPPY - A visit by the Postman

A song hitting our airwaves at the moment is Happy by Pharrell Williams. It is a catchy tune and you find yourself smiling and bopping along listening to it.

As many of you know it has been a bit of a tough start to the year for us with my husband losing his job and being unemployed for six months (thankfully now employed again). It has meant a change to our lifestyle and pretty much a nil budget for miniatures.

Therefore I was extremely happy when a parcel of miniatures arrived in the post the other day from Barcelona. I was even happier when I opened the parcel and saw the items inside.

The parcel was from Sandra of La Casita Pequena and contained items I had won in her recent giveaway. While I knew what I was receiving the items were even better than the pictures on her blog showed in her giveaway post:
http://lacasitapequena.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/un-ano-mas.html

Sandra thank you so so much. I love everything and your workmanship is exquisite.

This is what that parcel contained:

The items were packaged in a lovely orange box (photo of lid only) which happens to be my 'happy' colour.

 This was what was inside.
 
A beautiful hydrangea in a pot - and I love hydrangeas.
 
 A family book and an old newspaper.
 
The family book is wonderful and has pages of family certificates.
 
 A little drawer containing a stack of postcards.
 
 A beautiful orchid.

 A lovely pitcher.
 
 A cute cluster of tiny candles.
 
 A bag of rubbish.
 
 A fruit crate and a coloured base.
 
Having a play I turned the fruit crate over with the base on top as a table.
 
And a little surprise (as it wasn't included in the giveaway description) a delightful little daisy in an apple tin.

Do check out Sandra's blog. Her miniatures are exquisite. I love her Urban Trash project, perhaps because I have two naughty little kittens:
http://lacasitapequena.blogspot.co.nz/2013/10/urban-trash.html

So, you can understand why I am happy.

Wishing you happiness too.

20 comments:

  1. Ha-ha. Only in our hobby can a gift of a bag of rubbish be an exciting thing ;0) Lovely gifts from Sandra. I especially love the Family book.

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  2. Felicidades por estos regalos tan estupendos. Disfrútalos mucho

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  3. How absolutely gorgeous! I'm so happy for you receiving such lovely gifts to cheer the tough times you've had.

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  4. las cositas de Sandra merecen verse en la mano, te felicito

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  5. Felicidades, son unos regalos estupendos...Disfrutalos. Un beso

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  6. Congratulations for winning this great prize! Enjoy your lovely gifts. So nice an ending for the hardships you and your family had to go through.
    P.S. I love Sandra's Urban Trash project.
    Hugs, Drora


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  7. What a gorgeous giveaway win! Beautiful, detailed minis, and some in your happy color--it couldn't have been more perfect! Congratulations, and have fun playing with your new treasures. xo Jennifer

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  8. Hi Sharee! What a Desireable gift! Everything is so charming even the bag of trash! :D
    I love hydrangeas too and the display in the tub is wonderful!! I have always found the flowers in the food tins, irritable and I love that she included that as a bonus. All the items are related and really compliment each other. How nice to win such a splendid gift at this time.
    Congratulations on your husbands job situation. That no doubt, is an answered prayer.

    elizabeth

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  9. Sharee dear, I'm glad that your husband has found work. And very nice package items received!
    Hugs.Manu

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  10. Congratulations on winning all these gorgeous gifts. Enjoy all your new treasures.
    Hugs Maria

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  11. Only in miniature a bag of garbage can be nice... ;O) Congrats on winning this awesome giveaway, all your prices look very nice, Sandra is one talented lady for sure. No surprise you've had a happy day!

    Hugs
    Birgit

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  12. What a wonderful feeling it must have been to open these beautiful treasures! You deserve a bit of happy after all the stress of the last year.

    I hope you get some time to enjoy your hobby again, congratulations on the hubby work it must be rewarding for him as well!
    Hugs and pats around! ~J

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  13. It's always fun to receive a parcel, but even more fun when it contains beautiful miniatures! Sandra's attention to detail is marvelous. Enjoy your treasures...it's nice to see you've already begun playing with them ;-)
    Hugs,
    Lisa

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  14. Какие замечательные подарки!!! Поздравляю! Все миниатюры изысканы, и прекрасно смотрятся! Наслаждайтесь!
    Обнимаю
    Татьяна

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  15. Las miniaturas de Sandra son preciosas, enhorabuena y disfrútalas. Un abrazo.

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  16. Hi Sharee,

    Lovely gifts!

    Julie

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  17. These are very happy tiny gifts! I love the look. It's all so sweet! Glad everything is finally getting better for you guys.
    hugs♥,
    Caroline

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  18. Hey!!! I had lost your post!
    Thank you for this wonderful blog post. I am glad that you like my little things.
    And very happy to make you a little happier

    Hugs

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  19. Thank you Dakota. I really do love the items I won and they are currently proudly sitting in my display cabinet for everyone to see.

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