Vintage Laces and Cabinet Cards Exchange and some new Artwork

Hello Dear Blogging Friends

Today I am sharing with you a most wonderful

exchange I have  recently had with my

dear friend, Marie, from

www.marie-lostbirdstudio.blogspot.com

and I'm sure that this post will certainly inspire you too!!!

This is the first thing that jumped out at me when I opened 

this parcel from Marie -

How very true!

Look at how beautifully Marie presented her

swap with me!

 Marie has a special way of presenting her gifts

to friends! So much thought has gone 

into this wrapping.

This was what I found inside! 

 Oh my!!! Aren't these women looking so strong

 determined and powerful?

Perhaps a little sad!

Don't you always wonder about their lives?

So elegantly dressed with their lace collars

and jewellery.

  That piece of jewellery has been  so beautifully altered

 by Marie too!

and look at the dear little felted lace heart!

So special! 

It really must have been a huge deal

to dress up for these photo

shoots!

The quality of the printed cards is so strong -

they were meant to last lifetimes

and they probably will!

(in the right hands that is!!!)

They deserve to be kept in a special place 

don't you think?

and I will share that special place

further along in this post.

Along with these cards also came a stunning

tag made by Marie also in her own special

French style

and these napkins - with a bird theme - of course!

This is what Marie received from me from Australia -

- a packet full of vintage laces and  a few other little bits and bobs

that I thought Marie might just love to include in

her gorgeous creations!

  

Now for some antique and vintage lace pieces

A girl can never have enough of this stuff

and often we think they are much to treasured to use

but it is these pieces which make our creations so very special!

 and so appreciated

because of the many hours that have

gone into the lacemaking!

Some of these pieces include laced edged collars.

Such fine netted lace!

As I have a small collection of vintage post cards

and a some original cabinet cards

I thought it might be time for me to 

honour these women and give

them

a home in this album

which I can just reach out for

when I need to find just that inspirational image.

So receiving this very beautiful package from Marie

was just the prompt I needed.

So thank you dear friend for sharing in this most rewarding

swap.  I will always have the memories filed

in my heart and in my new album

to remember the lovely friend

that you are!

♥♥♥

I will be linking this post to Blissful Whites Wednesday

with Becky at www.timewashed.com and to

www.ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

Thank you to all my new followers and to everyone

who takes the time to leave a thoughtful

comment - you are really appreciated

so much by me ♥♥♥

Suzy xxx