Hello :) This is my last post for 2011 lol. I told you that i also took part in Caterina's  Christmas swap. I could not show you pictures as i only received my gifts yesterday. They where worth the wait. My swap partner was Mali This is what she sent me.

A beautiful wreath and a wonderful wooden box. Inside the box where these wonderful minis.

Look at this so tiny cat. The bears are also so small but they came out to blurry to show. The cake looks so real i could eat it lol. Thank you so much Mali. I am very happy with these beautiful treasures. I love your gifts. 

This is what i sent my swap partner Pepi who told me she was very happy with them. :)

I would  Also like to say a Big Thank you to Caterina  for the chance to participate in such a wonderful swap. 

I wish everyone a happy last day of 2011. I am hoping 2012 will be a wonderful year as my last 2 years  have been rather difficult though there has been wonderful things also like the birth of my first granddaughter in March and just 2 weeks ago my 3rd grandson. Also meeting all you fantastic people I can not praise you enough for all the beautiful friendship trust and believe in me when i had non in myself . Thank you all from the bottom of my heart you helped me more than you know.Thank You All.

Wishing you all a wonderful 2012 great health happiness and that your dreams come true.

Hugs To all my Friends . Love Maria

Hello everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I had a lovely family Christmas with all of my children and my 4 grandchildren here. It was hard work lol but worth it.  Though now i have the flue  :(  I hope its gone soon as it has me very tired.
I took part in Fabiola's Christmas swap my partners were Fabiola and Erika These are the wonderful gifts i received.

Look at the beautiful towel with my name on it.

Thank you very much Faby i love your gifts. Also a very big thank you for organizing this wonderful swap i enjoyed it very much. I forgot to take a picture of the gifts i sent to Fabiola but you can see them on her blog 

http://fabiolamiominimondo.blogspot.com/ where she has pictures of all the wonderful swaps.

These are the gifts i received from Erika.

Inside the little box were beautiful little tree decorations.

Thank you very much  Erika i love all the beautiful treasures.

This is what i sent to Erika i hope she enjoyed the swap as much as i did.

I also took part in Caterina's Christmas swap but more about that later. I hope you are all enjoying the holidays and are relaxing a bit before the New Year celebrations lol. The New Year is almost here and I wish everyone all the best for 2012.  Hugs to all my friends and may old and new friendships grow ever stronger in the coming year. Hugs Maria

Hello everyone its been a very busy week with a new baby in the house and Christmas lol. So just a short post to all who celebrate Christmas HAPPY CHRISTMAS to you and all your family. Wishing every one a wonderful NEW YEAR  with good health and happiness. Thank you all my friends for being here and cheers to continued friendship and lots of new ones. Big Hugs and Kisses to all my wonderful friends

Best Christmas present ever

Hello Everyone I just want to share with you all.  The best Christmas present ever. I think you will all agree.

My beautiful youngest gave birth to her gorgeous son 5am this morning. These are some pictures of him taken at just 14 hours old. Isnt he beautiful. Congratulations sweetheart. Mother and baby are doing fine tired but happy. Thank you for visiting. Hugs to all my friends.

Dreams can come true

Hello everyone :) I have been looking around blogland and seeing and enjoying all the wonderful gifts people have gotten. I remember this time last year i had only just got my first dollshouse and looking at peoples blog ( lol  i didnt even know what a blog was at that time ) I was looking with  some envy and and lots of admiration. Seeing peoples gifts and wishing it was me. Wishes can come true because here i am this year still admiring everyones gifts but also having some of those fantastic gifts for myself. Thank you all for the wonderful gifts i have received throughout the year. Now i will show the latest gifts first is the advent swap for the 14th that i did with  Niina This beautiful table decoration.  Thank you so much Niina . I love it. It will be perfect on my table.

I also got a wonderful surprise from a beautiful person who i admire. Some amazing flowers i had admired them on her blog so she sent me some. Wow they are gorgeous. I will let you judge for yourself how wonderful they are. She also sent me the crate which i love its perfect. Thank you so much Blanca You are such a sweet person I love these flowers.The pots they are in are also beautiful.

Thank you all for visiting my blog and for all the wonderful comment. I hope you had a great week and wishing you all a wonderful weekend. Hugs to all my friends.

Lucky me

Hello everyone :) Guess who was very lucky again today hehe. I got to open this wonderful package to find so many beautiful treasures inside. Mary from http://msminisandmore.blogspot.com/ sent the wonderful package to me. Lots of jewelry findings beautiful beads. Wonderful Christmas decorations so many things that i cant name all lol . I wish my pictures were better they dont do these gifts justice. 

Look at this lovely table cloth.

 and Beautiful frames.

Thank you so much Mary you have made my day so exciting. I love all your treasures.
I hope everyone is having a great week. Hugs to all my friends.

Hello all :) I took part in Niina's  advent calender swap. I picked today The 8th and  the 14th so i got to open one today. I have never taken part in an advent calender before it was exciting lol trying not to peek at the gift early :D but i was a good girl and waited till today . Here is what Niina sent me they are so cute. A little owl a lovely wreath and a beautiful notebook with a gorgeous little painting on the front that she painted herself. Thank you Niina i love my gifts and cant wait till 14 th to open my other gift.

 Lol i forgot to take pictures of my gifts to her but if you want to see them go visit her lovely blog.
Wont be long now till Christmas. Gosh i am still not ready lol I am so jealous of all you well organized people that have almost everything done :D .
Have a good Friday and a great weekend. Hugs to all my friends.

Hello everyone :) Welcome to my new followers. I hope you enjoyed your visit and that you return.
Last week i was so very lucky to win the giveaway on Lamis blog http://lamisminis.blogspot.com/ It arrived today. Its so beautiful the little basket with everything you need for a bath. I dont have any flowers so i was very happy to win these. They are gorgeous so tiny and perfect. She also sent me a beautiful card.

Thank you so very much Pia i love my prize.

Look what i found in the miniature shop in the city. A battery run light i am so pleased about this because now i can have lights in my shop :) I only have one at the moment as they are not very cheap but i am sending out HINTS hehe. Here you can see the one i choose i really like it.

This is it lit. 

I hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas season and not getting too stressed lol i should listen to myself  :D I do love Christmas though with 3 Grandchildren and my youngest due her baby very soon :) its magic again. Having this blog and all you great friends has also made it so exciting. Seeing all the wonderful things everyone has made and received as gifts is fantastic. Of course the best part is all the beautiful swaps i got hehe.

Wishing you all the very best of the season big hugs to all my friends.

Hello everyone. Lol i have received another PIF swap yesterday. This time from The bichillo She has a wonderful blog and is a lovely person. Thank you so much for my gifts i love them all. Some lovely fabric even some canvas ( now i will have to try some cross stitching :D )beads a beautiful cross stitch bag it has tiny little flowers on it. A wonderful tree ornament which will go on my tree.

 She also sent this beautiful tile which she painted herself and wow put my name on it. Is'nt it so beautiful. Thank you so much Maria Angeles. I am super happy with all my treasures.

I was also very lucky to win  a gift from Klara i didnt expect so many beautiful  gifts . Some bottles packets and jars. Wow so tiny and so perfect. Thank you so much Klara i am so pleased to have some treasures from you. 

I have been very lucky to have been given so many beautiful gifts. I havent even been blogging a year yet. But the best gifts of all is the friendships the wonderful comments and the encouragement i have received. So a Big Thank you to you all.

I hope you are all having a great week. Hugs to all my friends.

Hello all and again a big welcome for my new followers 234 now WOW i can hardly believe it. My post this week is again another swap this time its a PIF swap all the way from Finland. Its from Nina PrettyMade's Fancy.
She sent me  beautiful gifts. I am so happy with these wonders. Thank you so very much. They were worth the wait  : D. I love the patchwork quilt with pillows to match. The little dog and the angel is so cute. The rug is super soft.And lots more. I love all the treasures. The pictures dont do them justice but this is the best i can do :).

I am still busy at the moment with completing some Christmas swaps so i cant show pictures of them lol.

I have done a few boxes for my shop though i need to do lots more. Here is a picture of them.

They are for shoes now i need to learn how to make shoes haha.

I hope everyone is having a good week and Happy Thanksgiving to those that celebrate it.

Kisses and big hugs to all my friends.

Hello all. Welcome all my new followers. I want to show you all what charuki  from the forum "your miniatures" sent me. Such beautiful gifts. Wonderful bags that will go in my shop Look how tiny these teddy are and the beautiful knitting basket  and so many other beautiful things. I am so happy to receive such treasures. Thank you charuki  i  love them all.

 I have'nt  done very much to my shop this week because i am trying to get some Christmas swaps done . Lol  I love swaps its only after i have agreed that i suddenly start to panic have i enough time what will i make and will they like them. Hopefully it will all turn out ok  : D I hope everyone is having a great week.
 Kisses and hugs to all my friends

Draw time

Hello everyone.  A big welcome to all my new and old followers.  First off i am sorry but i did not get pictures of my son pulling some of the names. Lol  I was lucky to get any he was so fast  :D . Yes i said some because i decided that as a big thank you to all my wonderful followers and to show you how happy i am to have you all visit me  i have awarded 3 gifts. I hope the winners like them. I wish i could give you all one but i cant. So now i will reveal the winners :)
First pulled was Clare from http://miniature-moments.blogspot.com/ Congratulations Clare please send me your address so i can send your prize.

Next pulled was Eva Tatalamaru  Congratulations Eva please send me your address. This is what you won.

I hope you like. 

The last name pulled was *fiore*   This is what you has won. Congratulations please send me your address.

Again i am sorry i cant give to you all. But what i do give is my Respect  Thankfullness and love.

Enjoy the weekend thats on its way :) Hugs to all my friends

Shop

Hello all on this beautiful sunny ( yep SUNNY ) November day lol. Welcome all my new followers. I hope you enjoy your visit :) Dont forget my giveaway ends at midnight on Wednesday the 9th.
Today i want to show you what i have made for my fashion shop. If you buy nice clothes you want some jewelry to match right ? :D. I bought the shop counter and have made some jewelry to put in it. I still have a little more to make but i thought you might like to see what i have done. The little stands they are on are cardboard covered in black velvet ( an unwanted top ) . I still have lots to do for the shop but at last i feel like i have made a start :D

I hope you all had a nice weekend and wishing you all a happy week. Hugs to all my friends.