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Feb 17, 2012

A bit of spring during long, white winter. Troszkę wiosny białą zimą.

As you all know by now I am in love with Sans! creativity, skills and ideas. So it is not a surprise that I was absolutely fascinated by Suitcase’s Gardens she showed not so long ago. Of course I had to comment on her post about them and I think she must have liked my comment because….. just look what I found in my mail exactly on St. Valentine’s Day!

Isn’t it the most beautiful and fascinating little garden you could ever see? I love the rustic suitcase, delicate flowers and twig, green moss, rusty can and shovel! The details are incredible!


Oh, no! Who dares to touch my gift?????? Leave it alone whoever you are! Go away!

After a long discussion P’Nilli has managed to convince me that she suits the best to it and she would take the best care of this precious little garden. She had to sworn it!;)

Thank you with all of our (P’Nilli’s and mine) hearts for your generosity and friendship, dearest Sans! We are proud to have one of your very unique Gardens home! We will take care of it and one day it will become a part of P’Nilli’s house!

And a very very special thank you goes to Maria Ireland who was so kind to give me this beautiful Award!

As usual I want to give this award to all and everyone of you! Thank you all!

Jak już zapewne wszyscy wiecie jestem zakochana w pomysłach i zdolnościach Sans. Nic więc dziwnego, że jej walizkowe ogrody całkowicie mnie zafascynowały. Oczywiście musiałam napisać komentarz pod jej postem o ogrodach i najwyraźniej ten komentarz musiał się jej spodobać bo … sami zobaczcie co znalazłam w skrzynce dokładnie na Walentynki! Prawda, że to najpiękniejszy i najbardziej fascynujący malutki ogródek jaki kiedykolwiek widzieliście? Kocham tam dosłownie wszystko: zardzewiałą walizkę, puszkę i łopatkę, delikatne kwiatki i gałązki, zielony mech… detale są niesamowite! Niestety nie nacieszyłam się nim długo, bo całkowicie zaanektowała go P’Nilli. Odbyłyśmy bardzo długą rozmowę, podczas której udało się jej w końcu przekonać mnie, że właśnie ona najlepiej pasuje do ogródka i najlepiej się nim zaopiekuje. Musiała mi to przysiąc!;) Obie bardzo dziękujemy Sans z całego serca za prześliczny prezent, który kiedyś na pewno stanie się częścią P’Nilli’owego domu.:)
Na koniec specjalne podziękowania dla Marii Ireland która odznaczyła mnie tą piękną nagrodą. Jak zwykle chcę nią odznaczyć również Was wszystkich!

59 comments:

Freya said...

hola, en mi blog hay un premio para tí. Te lo doy como premio a tus trabajos en miniatura. Saludos y felicidades!!

Hello, in my blog there is a prize for you. I give it to you as prize to your works in miniature. Regards and congratulations!!

http://eluniversodefreya.blogspot.com/search/label/PREMIOS

Jollie said...

What a lovely gift from Sans, so sweet of her :-)
Enjoy!!! Both you and P'Nilli's ;-)

Hugs Jollie
p.s. I was busy with my 1:1 life for quit a while as you might know... still trying to catch up in the miniatureworld ;-)

The Old Maid said...

Muchisimas gracias LadyFreya!!! I am so honored!!!

Margriet said...

What a wonderful gift!!!

contar said...

es realmente toda una joya la que usted tiene en las manos.
un abrazo

Plushpussycat said...

Wow! What a fantastic gift! You are so lucky to have one of Sans' beautiful creations! I LOVE the gingham fabric and life springing out from the decay--it's wondrous! Enjoy your treasure, you lucky one. :-) Congratulations on your award from Maria too!!! :-) Jennifer

Dark Squirrel Victoria said...

What a Beautiful gift!

Hugs,
Victoria

The Old Maid said...

Isn't it Margriet? Thank you!

The Old Maid said...

Oh, yes it is, Contar! Muchisimas gracias!
Hugs

The Old Maid said...

I am lucky one, Jennifer!;D Thank you so much!
Hugs

The Old Maid said...

So it is, Victoria! Thank you!
Hugs

BiWuBär said...

*gasp* Ewa!!! What a treasure you received!!! Every word you said about Sans! could be underlined by me if I would find the bottom or tool for it (THAT would be an improvement, being able to underline - instead of this I have to prove I'm not a robot *sigh*) I really think you can trust P'Nilli to be the perfect caretaker of this miracle garden... ;O)

Have a great weekend!
Birgit

Maria Ireland said...

Wow your gift is gorgeous. Sans creations are amazing. Enjoy your treasure.
Hugs Maria

Ilona said...

Congratulations with this precious wonderful gift from Sans. Its all beautiful and the doll is fantastic. Did you make her by yourself?
Have a very nice weekend, hugs Ilona

Unknown said...

Gratuluję wygranej! Twój blog jest w 100% Fantabuloso. A jeśli chodzi o walizeczkę, to faktycznie jest śliczniusia. Przyjemnie na nią popatrzeć, tym bardziej, że mi również bardzo podobają się prace Sans a i za ogrodem zaczynam tęsknić. Uściski!

Kathy said...

Beautiful!! Beautiful gift!

The Old Maid said...

LOL, Brigit(yes I can't stand proving I am not robot either!LOL)!
Thank you! Oh, I do hope I can trust her, after all she is a gnome.;)
Hugs

The Old Maid said...

Thank you Ilona!
No, I didn't make P'Nilli. She is my precious win of Rose's give-away. She arrived to me in January so she is quite new here too.:D
Have a great weekend too!
Hugs

The Old Maid said...

Dzięki serdecznie Niuńka! A no tak, bo Ty przecież jesteś szczęśliwą posiadaczką ogrodu! Nie to co ja: donice albo walizki.;D
Uściski

The Old Maid said...

Oh, yes it is, Kathy!!!!
Hugs to TKO!!

Ascension said...

Ewa, estoy de acuerdo contigo en que Sans es un cielo de mujer y ademas con mucho talento.
Me encantan todos sus trabajos y sobre todo como consigue oxidar incluso el plastico jejeje, es GENIAL!!!!!
Me alegro de que hayas recibido ese precioso regalo es fantastico y te lo mereces.
Enhorabuena por tu premio-
besitos ascension

The Old Maid said...

Thank you, Maria! Yes Sans is multitalented Lady!:)
Hugs

The Old Maid said...

You are way too kind for me Ascension! But so right about Sans! Muchisimas gracias!!
Besitos

Ewka said...

O matko....PRZEPIĘKNE!!! No i cudnie uchwyciłas ten ogródek na fotkach, nie moge przestac patrzeć...

Drora's minimundo said...

You are right about Sans. Sans is wonderful,wise, kind and creative. I love your little garden. Enjoy this treasure.
Hugs

17-17 said...

Gratuluję serdecznie wyróżnienia!
ogródeczek jest tak piękny, delikatny i wiosenny...

The Old Maid said...

Dzięki Ewka! Prawda, że cudnej urody? I pomyśleć, że wszystko zaczęło się od plastykowego pudełka..:D Cieszę, się, że fotki też Ci się podobają.:)

The Old Maid said...

Thank you so much, dear Drora! I love it too!
Hugs

The Old Maid said...

Dziękuję serdecznie Magdo!:) Cieszę się, że się Ci podoba!:)

Arestrea said...

Tak, zdecydowanie jest to "najpiękniejszy i najbardziej fascynujący malutki ogródek jaki kiedykolwiek widziałam"XD
A P'Nilli wygląda w zestawieniu z nim obłędnie:)
Uścieski!

The Old Maid said...

Serdeczne dzięki Arestreo!! Bardzo się cieszę, że Ci się podoba!!
Uściski:)

Kaya said...

Piękny prezent, pomysł na mini ogródek w walizce świetny. Już myślałam, że to jest Twoje dzieło. Mam taką samą łopatkę, tylko nie tak ładnie postarzoną. Ciekawa jestem jak się robi taki efekt na metalowych drobiazgach. Gdzieś w necie widziałam nawet zdjęcia (miał to być "tutorial", ale bez podania czym i jak, czyli to nie był tutorial. Myślę, że można to uzyskać farbami, bez kwasów i innych niebezpiecznych substancji.

Wellajoy said...

Dear Ewa, I shared your joy, fun and appreciation of San's creation, P'Nilli and the awards you received!! It has been lot's of inspirations reading your blogs ~~ .... Cheers :)

Fabiola said...

Beautiful gift. Congratulations on your award.
Bye Faby

Daydreamer said...

Ah, Ewa, P'Nilli is JUST the Right one to take care of that little Garden Treasure! She Looks SO Happy to have it too! I am SO glad you got this little garden! I can't wait to see these Gardens in real... (When Mine gets here!!!)... Lucky us!!! :):):)

Eliana said...

Sans is a wonderful friend! Congrats for receiving the garden, it's really amazing, like everything that Sans makes.
Congrats for the award too. ;D
Hugs

Jollie said...

My last post disappeared! seems to be a problem with blogger it is not the first time these last days :(
What a wonderful gift you have got from Sans! :-)
And I also tried to comment on your beautiful bathroom (have to see if that disappeared too ;-)

Hugs Jollie

The Old Maid said...

Dzięki Kayu! No nie aż takich pomysłów to ja nie mam. Jeszcze.;)
Z tego co wiem, Sans poprostu maluje swoje miniatury tak długo aż osiągnie zamierzony efekt.Łopatka ma na pewno na sobie brązy i czerwienie a trzonek błekit z zielenią i znowy brązami i czerwieniami.:) Chyba najlepiej podpatrzeć prawdziwe zardzewienia i spróbować je odtworzyć.:)

The Old Maid said...

Thank you, Faby!
Hugs

The Old Maid said...

Thank you so much, Wellajoy!
And so is your blog for me!:)
Hugs

The Old Maid said...

Betsy!!!!!!!! I should have known you will be the next person to get one of these fabulous gardens!! I can't wait to see yours!!!!! Keeping my fingers crossed it arrives safe and sound and soon to you!
Oh, P'Nilli... she is just sitting near me proud as peacock (as we say over here.) LOL!

The Old Maid said...

Thank you so much, Eliana! I like her works too!;D
Hugs

*Mieke*Petitevictorianrose*and*PastTimeChildhood said...

Hi Ewa, wow! what a great gift, it is sooooo special. You are a lucky girl to receive such a beautiful creation.
Congratulations on your well deserved award from Maria :)
Have a great Sunday.

Hugs Mieke xxx

Garden of Miniatures said...

Really love the idea and how San has made it.But you are right,everything she do ,is wonderful. You must be very lucky to get that gift,congratulations to this and enjoy it :-)) Hugs,Jeannette

The Old Maid said...

Thank you very much Mieke! It is beautiful one!
Hugs

The Old Maid said...

Yes! I am so lucky! Thank you so much Jeanette!
Hugs

The Old Maid said...

Jollie! Found 3 of your comments!!!Happy dancing here!:D
Thank you so much! Good to read you here again!
Hugs

Sans! said...

WOW! My hands are shaking a little reading all the wonderful comments everyone has left for this post :).

Thank you Ewa, for the beautiful pictures and this amazingly heart warming post. I am overwhelmed and very touched. It is such a small gesture on my part (although I take a while to think about what I want to make so the suitcase gardens are coming along very slowly, lol).

I am especially flattered, proud, honoured that someone as beautiful and clever and boho-chic as P'Nilli will want to adopt the garden. You are right, she is perfect! I must have dreamt her because the flowers are of the colour for her hair and that spade matches her gloves. If I am a doll, I want to be her :).

Can you ask P'Nilli to fluff the flowers a little? They look a little squashed from all the air travel. Ok..I don't mean to be a backseat gardener but....:)

Will see if I can post my version, pre travel for you this evening .

Thank you, my dear friend. I felt like I have hit the jackpot with this creation ! :)

The Old Maid said...

P'Nilli is proud to be accepted by you as the Suitcase Garden Gardener, Sans! We will try to fluff the flowers but we are a bit affraid not to spoil them by touching, they are soooooo pretty and delicate! Can't stop admiring them and the Garden!
You are right there is a colour match between your(mine LOL) garden and P'Nilli!
Thank you once again for this fabulous Valentine's Day Gift!!!

Flor said...

¡Que regalos mas bellos te ha dado Sans!! Ella es toda una artista y hace cosas preciosas!!! Al igual que tu
( ;
Un gran abrazo
Flor

The Old Maid said...

Thank you, querida Flor! And so are you!!!;D
Hugs

dalesdreams said...

Oh, my goodness, that is so so precious!

I love Sans!

And, clearly she loves you as well to send you such a magnificient gift and for it to arrive on Valentine's day, can not get any better than that.

*warm fuzzies* :)

The Old Maid said...

So true, Dale!!! I love her too!
Big hugs:)

Eva said...

We are a very lucky woman...Susan will be soon with us...a wonderful connexion right?
You have written a very beautiful post ☺

The Old Maid said...

Oh, yes! Can't wait for her, Eva! And I am sorry I won't meet all of you this time! Well, lets hope some day we will meet too!:)
Thank you!:)

Kaya said...

Dziękuję The Old Maid za odpowiedź na moje pytanie dotyczące łopatki. Przyjdzie czas i się pobawię farbami.

Unknown said...

The minis from Sans are so beautiful, so rusty. I love her work. Enjoy.
Hugs from Craftland

The Old Maid said...

Kaya! Nie mogę się doczekać efektów Twojej pracy.:)

The Old Maid said...

You are so right, Craftland!
hugs