The Internet is still a place of magic for me. For some, it’s a science—but like so much in life, it’s about perspective. There’s new magic in town and it’s Pinterest. It’s a virtual corkboard. I can waste hours there—but I try not to. I found a really cool scrapbooker on the boards and that is where this story is going. I “pinned” one of her pages and the next thing I knew, she was thanking me over Twitter. See? Magic.
So I checked out her blog and WOWEEE. Very cool. (http://www.shimelle.com/) For any of you who think that scrapbooking is old-fashioned, you need to check out her blog.
Like a lot of these cool, crafty types, she has a lot of cool crafty friends. Even artists— like Julie Kirk, who blogs http://notesonpaper.blogspot.com/. Another interesting, beautiful blog. She also has a wonderful Etsy shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/juliekirk
Yesterday, I received a delightful package in the mail from Julie. I won a contest on Shimelle’s blog for one of her sweet vintage collages.
Not only did I receive the prizes, but she also stuck some beautiful, imaginative things in the package. Thanks, Julie and Shimelle, for the inspiration and the magic.
How fantastic! LOVE the stuff you won. Congrats!
Thanks, Monica, for commenting. Have a great day!
Mollie – I’m thriled your package reached you – it travelled quite some way from the NE of England to find you! Thank you for your kind words about my work + blog.
Enjoy your prize.
Warm wishes – Julie 🙂
Thanks you, Julie. You are one talented lady! Now I can’t wait to play with this stuff!