Sweet Birthday Gifts From Italy!

I am blown away by the generosity of miniaturists, and that's no more true than on birthdays. My birthday is around Easter each year, but this year the gifts have started flooding in already. I'll be completely overwhelmed if I don't start showing some of these beautiful miniatures now. Flossy and Sophie want to show you the gorgeous handmade birthday gifts they received from Fabiola of Miominimondo blog. First, Flossy is modeling the pinwheel Faby made:

And now you can see the whole table-ful of gifts Faby sent:

Aren't they all so sweet?

Did you notice the red ball of string at the bottom of the kite? Too cute! Thank you so much for all of your thoughtful and beautiful birthday gifts, Faby! I appreciate your friendship so much!

Next, another beautiful package of gifts came from Italy. Can you guess who made them?

Yes, they were all made by MelyMel of MelyMel Piccoli Sogni blog. Everything is so beautiful and romantic. See the exquisite cinnamon bread on a shabby chic tray that Mely made:

And her magnificent handmade clay roses with rose-adorned tart and shabby box of bread in the background:

And this gorgeous teapot with cake stand in the background--wow!

Plus, Mely also sent all of these beautiful craft supplies:

Thank you so much, Mely! Your gifts are so beautiful and so thoughtful, and your friendship means so much!

Alright, since this post is already long and photo-heavy, I will stop here. Thank you to two dear friends in Italy! You've made my birthday month so special! Until next time, keep having fun! xoxo Jennifer

Won a Prize in Fabiola's Giveaway!

I learned recently that I was one of three lucky winners in Fabiola's giveaway at Miominimondo. I won these adorable miniature items: a paper towel holder, a napkin holder, a recipe card for making Torta Farcita (written in Italian--fun!), and a bulletin board with a tiny grocery list on it with the words "milk" and "cake." Here they are in my miniature Victorian country kitchen in Dad's dollhouse:

Here's a close-up of the paper towel holder and the napkin holder:

Fabiola made everything so tiny and cute. I just love my prizes! Thank you Fabiola!

In other giveaway news, I was thrilled to learn that both winners of my recent giveaway have received their prizes. One prize went to Sans! in Singapore and the other went to Rosa Margarita in Mexico. I prayed a lot that both packages would make it to the winners, and my prayers were answered! Yay! Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer