Winging its way to the USA

Not long ago I was delighted to receive an order for a customised birthday card from a longtime reader of my blog. Laurie quite often leaves me some lovely comments and therefore I was pleased when she e-mailed me from Colorado, in the United States, to ask me whether I would consider making a card for her son's 13th birthday. I was of course very happy to oblige.Because Laurie follows my crafting antics on my blog, she already knew exactly how I work. I soon received an e-mail from her attaching a couple of photographs of her son and telling me what his interests are. Benjamin plays the trumpet and is a boy scout. He likes his new iPod touch and the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Dr. Who. He also has a Beagle and a yellow Labrador Retriever.

The e-mail that I received from Laurie once the card had arrived was probably one of the nicest that I will ever find in my inbox. With her permission I have copied it below.

"Oh Lisa - the card arrived today and it is just SO perfect in every way! I just got goosebumps looking at it - it's adorable! I am going to frame it after his birthday! You did such a great likeness of Ben and his Scout uniform - it is just priceless! And the dogs! And everything else! It is so special. I'm so happy I ordered this from you! THANK YOU SO MUCH!"

Laurie also blogged about my creation. If you wish to read a little more about the birthday boy and his card, please visit her blog.

Yesterday we enjoyed a celebration of our own. My husband and I were marking 12 years of marriage and I am lucky enough to have a wonderful partner who does not forget these occasions! Mid-morning the doorbell rang and I was delighted to be on the receiving end of these gorgeous roses. I had to share them with you in all their glory. In the top corner of the photograph you can just peek at the anniversary card I made for my husband. I had fun illustrating myself with my mass of dark curly hair, holding a big red heart. Just to prove that no-one is perfect though, my husband did manage to point out that I had been kind to myself and had missed out all the grey 'highlights' in my hair!

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Update
A few days ago I wrote a post for the EtsyChai Jewish Street Team blog about a recent family visit to a kibbutz in northern Israel. It has now been posted and if you wish to read about it, please visit here.