The BIG 3-8!!

Today is the day... my birthday!!

I hope you'll all put on your party hats and celebrate with me!

There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get

un-birthday presents ... and only one for birthday presents, you know.

~ Lewis Carroll

A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.

~ Author Unknown

I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now. ~Author Unknown

The secret of staying young is to live honestly,

eat slowly, and lie about your age.

~Lucille Ball

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count.

It's the life in your years.

~Abraham Lincoln

Thanks for joinin' the party!!

xoxo,
Julie

PS. Don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY !!

GIVEAWAY!!

It's that time of year again!! Time for the 3rd Annual Cottage Charm BLOG-WIDE Giveaway! That means that all month long you can enter to win tons of great giveaway prizes (all drawings will be held on the same day - May 30th) and it's also a great way to discover new cottage, romantic,and vintage oriented blogs, as well as vendors and talented artists.

Here's what I'm giving away:

To enter:

• Post a comment here (between now and May 29th). Leave your email address so I can contact you if you win!
• Follow my blog for an extra chance to win!
• Stop by my Lollishop, The Cupcake Cupboard for another chance to win! Come back here and let me know what your favorite item in MY shop is.
• Check out all of the other giveaways being offered!

Thanks for stopping by!
xoxo,
Julie

mAd hAtTeR's tEa pArtY sWAp

I am hosting a mAd hAtTeR's tEa pArtY sWAp
over at my Vintage Ephemera Group on flickr.

wHo dOeSN't nEeD a liTTle tRip tHroUGh tHe loOkiNg glaSs eVErY nOw anD tHen...?

We're swappin' at least:
ONE handmade item
THREE Mad Hatter/Alice/Tea Party inspired items
AND some vintage ephemera of course!

Sign-ups Open: NOW
Sign-up Deadline: May 10, 2009
Send Deadline : June 5, 2009

Key words for this swap: VINTAGE, Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland, tea party, vintage ephemera...

hOpE yOU'll jOiN uS in wOnDErLaNd!

xoxo,
Julie

Some Sweet Swappin'

My AWESOME Marie Antoinette Collage Canvas
from Sandy arrived today! LOVE IT!!!

This is a sneak peek of the collage that I sent her.

Here's a sneak peek of another swap I sent for
GypsyMermaid's Pink & Green Swap

Can't wait til my partners get their swaps!!
Hope they love em!!

I'll let ya know!!

xoxo,

Julie

Chubby Cupcake Update

Follow my weight loss journey HERE!

A New Journey

I'm SO tired of being FAT!!
I've decided to start a weight loss journal on my

new blog The Chubby Cupcake .
If anything, maybe I can shame myself into
sticking to my diet!

Wish me luck!

xoxo,
Julie

Happy Easter!

Wishing you ALL Easter blessings!!

xoxo,

Julie

Lovely Lady Vintage Swap

I have new swap for all you lovely vintage ladies!

In honor of Mother's Day
(May also happens to be my birthday month!!),
we'll be pampering our partners with vintage goodies.

Include at least:
ONE handmade item
THREE vintage dressing table finds
(a pair of gloves, hankie, doily, tin, perfume bottle, etc.)
AND some ephemera of course.

Sign-ups Open: NOW!!!
Sign-up Deadline: April 15, 2009
Send Deadline : May 5, 2009

Click here to sign up now!

xoxo,
Julie