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Last week Rosa María, from La Vida Compartida announced I was among the winners of the Jute Giveaway she hosted at her blog...

I met Rosa María a few months ago, while looking for quilters in Mexico... I was amazed at the beautiful crafts she makes and sells through her etsy store 464 Handmade. She lives in Jalisco (the land of Tequila!!!) and by looking at her great photography you can tell she lives in a quiet, beautiful place surrounded by a pretty garden, with a mexican country look, and she shares her life with Alex and their pets...

This is the Jute I received as gift... I chose the colour Coffee Sack Brown, don't you love the name? There are more colours to chose from...

When I opened the package I also found this Tissue Holder, handmade by her and also sold at her store...

and these Sewn Tags, just in time for Christmas! 

Here's a pic of the gifts I received from Rosa María... THANK YOU!!! I loved them all!!! (See that floral tape? it's called washi tape, and she loves it)...

So if you like my gifts and would love to get some, for you or someone you care for, visit Rosa Maria, she ships worldwide. You can also visit her to know more about quilting and her life in Jalisco, Mexico..

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cookies inspired by martha stewart

I made 215 of these 3-4 years ago for my friend's son Wedding... As many, in different crafts, I was inspired by Martha Steward. I also was kind of new to COOKIES... they were photographed by another friend and I totally forgot about them.
This month along with a group of friends, I'll work on a project inspired by her, and I remembered these... they look better than my usual pics (which with Glory's fabulous demo will hopefully improve), and even though I see the mini cake a little lopsided and know I would now make a better work, at that time I was really proud of them...

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Hace 3-4 años hice estas GALLETAS para la boda del hijo de una amiga... Como muchos otros, me inspiré en Martha Steward. En esa época era algo nueva decorando GALLETAS... las fotografió un amigo, y me olvidé por completo de ellas.


Este mes, junto con un grupo de amigas, voy a trabajar en un proyecto inspirado por ella y me acordé de estas cajitas. La fotografía es mejor que las que usualmente tomo (que gracias a una excelente demostración de la talentosa Glory muy probablemente mejorarán), y aunque al verla ahora veo que el pastelito está un poco chueco, y que seguramente puedo hacer un mejor trabajo, en ese momento me sentí muy orgullosa de ellos...