Christmas Loot

Hello! I trust your January is going swimmingly! I have been enjoying reading all of your blogs and seeing all of the organizing and cleaning posts that everyone is posting. Wow! I'm inspired to clean, clean, clean!!
But right now, I wanted to show you some of the lovely things I received for Christmas this year!

Take a look at this hand painted vintage suitcase! Have you ever?!? My sister painted it. She is the best artist I know.

Oh, I love it. I just keep staring at it.

I wanted books for Christmas. And boy-howdy I got some dandy's! :) I posted about them here on my book blog Jane and Elizabeth if you'd like to see more details.

Look at these great scrapbooking supplies! I am going to make some amazing stuff... :) I also got a big paper stack from my sis with the most amazing retro looking papers. So excited to use them!

Marg made me this sweet Heirloom Tomato pincushion for me! She had made one for our Etsy shop and sold it at a craft fair and I whined and pouted about it so she made one for me. Hee hee! Isn't it cute? There's a sweet one here in our Etsy shop too. So darling! Isn't my sis talented?

And look at this! My mom got us the most amazing Christmas presents this year at antique stores. Can you guess what this is?

You are correct! It's an antique camera case! And LOOK what was inside? This antique cox camera! Oh, I just love it. It just exudes charm. :)

My mom also found the pillowcases and linens at an antique store. They look good on my bed don't they? :)

The sweet embroidered pillow case is just so delicate. I need to get a pillow form for it so that I can use it in my room.

Isn't this linen table runner beautiful? Love the hand embroidery.

I also got a wonderful trunk this Christmas. I've been wanting one for an age and this year I got one! I will post it when I take a picture of it.

Please share what you received for Christmas! I would love to hear all about it.

Love,
Genevieve

The Young Victoria

Hallo!
For this Monday Movie Moments of Madness....

The Young Victoria
This movie JUST came out in the US so we finally got to go see it in the theater today! It was SO amazingly good. The whole thing... filming, acting, costumes, music, story, sets.... All beautiful! I HIGHLY recommend it!
Go and see it in the theater if you can. It's so worth it!
Here is the official website:
http://www.theyoungvictoria.co.uk/#/en/home/

Or you can watch the trailer here... Beautiful!

I hope you all have a lovely week!
xo Marguerite

Burlap and Blue $30 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Burlap and Blue $30 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!


Ooh! Another one here. All the stuff that Burlap + Blue makes is so pretty! :)

Genevieve

Sew Liberated Book GIVEAWAY!!!!

Sew Liberated Book GIVEAWAY!!!!

I think I've entered about three giveaways to win this book. I hope I win this time! Ha ha! It looks simply wonderful and if I don't win it I might just have to buy it.... :)

Check it out and enter! Check out the rest of her site for more beautiful giveaways!

Hope you all had a wonderful and merry and peaceful Christmas this year!

Genevieve

Anthropologie

Yes, there is a sale on Anthropologie! The dresses I didn't care for much and I didn't even look at the shoes cause I was too excited about the ornaments!
I love Christmas ornaments! And there are such cute ones on here for good prices (I thought anyway...). This one is my favorite! Isn't it cute!

{click on picture to go to listing on website}
Someday I might try to make that. It's just too cute!

Happy Christmas!!
~Marguerite

MMMM

Yes, it is time for Monday Movie...Madne...movie.....Oh you know what I mean!

We have been watching A&E's Horatio Hornblower series. So good. We've seen them so many times and they are still fun to watch. Thank you girls for the loan!! :) You're the best. Mr. Hornblower says thanks too and that he'll come back just as soon as the Three Spinsters..er..I mean, Three Unmarried Ladies are finished with the series.

Now, back to it! Row your hearts out! ROOOOWWWW!!!



And here is the first part of the first episode if you'd like to watch it. We highly recommend it. Be warned though, it's a bit graphic sometimes and there's some language as well. Sailors and all that. It's not for the whole family or the faint of heart. Happy Monday!

Sew, I Do Giveaway!

Check out this awesome giveaway!!

(Click on picture to go to her blog and enter!)

Good luck my friends!
Genevieve