07 December 2010

Cold Hands Warm Hearts Swap!


As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I participated in much love, illy and sandyalamode's glove swap this season and I just received the dearest package from my swap partner, Ayumi from You and Me World! Over the last few weeks, Ayumi and I have gotten to visit each others blogs and send a few notes back and forth. She was so sweet to me when my Pops passed away over Thanksgiving, and I just feel like I have been blessed to make a new lovely friend!  Please go check out her blog as soon as you finish reading this because she is an incredible photographer and definitely an inspiration to me!

So. All that being said, imagine my delight when I came home to this:

 I ran into the house and grabbed my camera so I could get some pictures of the goodies. I was supposed to be getting ready for PDS to come pick me up... but I got so distracted by these darling treasures!...


Ayumi not only sent me the namesake gloves (a gorgeous pair of ivory glove/mittons from J Crew!) but also the most perfect shade of pink nail polish and loose leaf tea and honey to make Masala Chai! The honey she chose is called "Yume" which is adorable because she said that is a nickname her close friends call her by - so thoughtful!

Thank you SO MUCH Ayumi! I just loved all my treats and I have been showing them off to everyone around me!  I officially no longer have Cold Hands... but I definitely have a Warm Heart :)

15 comments:

  1. Those gloves look perfectly warm and cozy!! I also love the lovely color of nail polish and that loose leaf tea looks yummy!

    Ashley
    http://ashleyanderic.blogspot.com

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  2. OK don't tell the others but aside from the package I received, this might be my 2nd favourite of all the ones I have seen! :o)

    She had me at Chai Tea.

    A fellow Cold Hands Warm Hearts participant,
    Grace Hester
    http://www.gracehester.typepad.com

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  3. Ooh! Good stuff! Everything sounds so lovely. I bet it is in real life too! :)

    <3,
    M

    (Another CHW<3 participant.)

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  4. awwww you received some GREAT stuff from ayumi!! and your pictures are just fabulous!! so glad you guys got to me, ayumi is soo sweet! i am thinking about you and your family. thank you again for participating sweetie!! :)

    xo, sandy

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  5. What treasures! You got some really classy items. love that blue woodfloor, too. :)

    www.revivingremnants.com

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  6. Oh what a great package!!!! Yay!! Wasn't this just so fun!? Ps- Im your newest follower :)

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  7. I keep seeing those J. Crew gloves! As if I needed another reason to love J. Crew... :)

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  8. What a sweet package~ the honey and tea sound so great for a warm night/morning in! And those gloves are beautiful :)

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  9. mmmm...honey! btw-your porch rocks! My roomie and I were both swooning over the color:)

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  10. Oh what beautiful and soft looking long gloves- very elegant.
    So nice to meet you-
    Found you via the Link Party- Here is my swap post-http://ladyofthearts.blogspot.com/2010/12/cold-hands-warm-hearts.html

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  11. Cute gloves, pretty nailpolish, awesome package!

    Sofia, fellow CHWH swapper
    http://frompdxwithlove.com

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  12. Mariel, so happy you enjoyed the package! I adore the photos you took! Thank you again for my package! I'm looking forward to using it all!

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  13. the gloves are beautiful! I'm totally jealous!

    - A fellow CHWH participant
    Amy
    http://www.amy-couture.com

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  14. The gloves are SUPER DUPER pretty! I love the photos of your package! :)

    - Fellow CHWH participant
    Michelle of http://michelle-esque.blogspot.com

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