Beautiful mail

I was the lucky winner of the Grow Your Blog giveaway on Maggie's blog, The Mag Rag.  Maggie's blog is charming, and I've been a fan of it for a long time!  She has a warm and generous nature and her blog reflects that -- plus it's always just a feast for the eyes!

Look!  Oh my gosh, I got to choose which of Maggie's gorgeous necklaces I wanted from a group she made new for the swap.  Which was such a pleasure, as they have long been on my favorites list from her Etsy shop -- they are soldered charms that are deeper than most you see.  In fact, she calls them shadowbox charms.

I chose this one, with a lovely piece of lace under glass, soldered and accented with a tiny pearly bead stack.  Oh my gosh, I love it so much I put it on immediately and took a photo on my phone.  (The sweatshirt I'm wearing doesn't do it justice!)

Maggie is an artist, and she sent me a big package of treasures that I just wasn't expecting!  I was beyond excited to open all the little packages!

Here are two beautiful note cards featuring some of her inspiring angel paintings -- shown with one of the special boxes she MAKES herself from recycled materials -- inside was the the beautiful pendant.

A little notebook with another of her pieces of art -- this time, a snowy owl.  And a set of three tags...

I know they are handmade but they are so perfectly put together that it doesn't seem possible!

And, yes -- there's more!  Look at this lovely journal -- in Valentine red -- with another gorgeous bird motif.

I love the details, inside and out!

I feel very lucky and spoiled to have been the recipient of all this beauty.  Thank you so much, Maggie!