Happy Birthday, Pink Saturday!

This is Alice, the party girl (she has diamonds on the soles of her shoes, but unfortunately, you can't see them!)

She, The Marmelade Gypsy and I wish a happy one year birthday/anniversary to Beverly and her Pink Saturday posts!

See more Pink Posts at How Sweet the Sound.

Don't forget -- today is the last day to enter my drawing for a beautiful crystal similar to this one. Your comments will be entered into the drawing!

Three New Friends!

Here are three of my new friends, born at Joanne's this past weekend and nurtured and polished back at home!

Zoe is a wild child -- I'd like to think she is me with a better figure! Except I have arms.

Fran is sweet, gentle, quiet -- but with a spark of magic!

Elizabeth is very serious. People put her in charge to get things done, because they know she'll do them right!

I have two more new friends who are still primping! You'll see them soon!

Incidentally, all the "girl's" faces, their wings and Fran and Elizabeth's clothes (and Zoe's body template) are from Joanne, who sells absolutely terrific collage sheets on CD, perfect for paper dolls and other collage projects. She also has some super backgrounds (I think there were over 100 images) perfect for everything from ATCs to larger projects. Check out Ad Libitum and send her an e-mail if you are interested in seeing more. As of over-the-weekend, her website was under reconstruction!

Happy Camper

What makes a happy camper?

Making paper dolls -- something I've never done -- with lots of wonderful, energetic, creative, delightful people, who inspire and energize you! That makes me happy!

Getting to see your blog buddy, Joanne (whom I'd not seen in person since Artiscape a year ago and who graciously invited me to her home for a paper doll art retreat, put me in a comfy bed with lots of good Somerset magazines and treats at the bedside and more than generously shared her supplies with us all. That's happy!

Getting to meet fellow blogger Karen, whose blog I've visited for ages -- and meet her face to face! (Seen here in our Show and Tell time!) My smile is getting even bigger!

Spending time in Joanne's home, filled with her own incredibly divine art -- along with that from various swaps and trades she has done (the panels on the wall behind Karen and me are both Joanne's and others' work). (Big smile, big inspiration!)

Having my first mint julep -- at breakfast! (Who's not happy now?!)

Being invited by Catherine to her home for a beautiful brunch... (Happiness is getting better and better!)

...and learning a new recipe -- poached eggs atop spinach, topped with tomatoes and herbs. That made me very happy, too!

And enjoying it with old and new friends! Happy to the max!

The photos Joanne took are on her blog, Ad Libitum, with a more detailed look at everything we did, so do link over if you'd like! And Beth B. posted on Vintage Sweets, too! You'll see some of the wonderful people I met there, and her photos are better than mine!

I'll be posting pix of my dolls (completed -- in the photo here, they're on their way, but not done!). And, I might add, Joanne created a monster. These dolls are WAY too much fun!