Jikana Damaru: 11/27/10

And the Winner is...

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That in English means the lucky recipient of Cocktails at Naptime is...... Momma J Lee who said:

want a perfect moment. i dream of the day i can hear those three words leave my sons mouth - just beacause he truly does.. love. i too grew up in a household where words or signs of affection were seldom felt or heard & like yourself, now that im a mother it's absolutely beyond me how some can raise kids without wanting to smother them with love!

Congratulations Momma, please email me your details and I'll post your book out to you pronto!

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend.....

♥ Loving unexpected kindness

Ivy Designs. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "doesn't Maxabella mention Wynona and Ivy Designs every other post? What is this, some kind of blog affair?"

Why yes, yes it is.

A while ago I purchased some really lovely clothes from Wynona's online store. Some sweet little pedal pushers, a top, some hair things and the dress that The Badoo wore to her Christening. My favourite little girl's dress ever (you can see it hanging above the bed here).

I left a little comment on Wynona's blog to tell her about the dress so she could see a picture of The Badoo wearing one of her designs. I thought that if I was a designer, I would love to see pictures of my customers happy in my designs. I left the comment and thought nothing of it...

... until I got a package in the mail. Wrapped beautifully and brimming with all the gorgeous things you see in my (really bad) photo above. A sweet Peony skirt and matching iron-on applique patch. A little lollipop hairclip. A hairband made of the most delicately patterned paisley fabric. All snug in a lovely Ivy Designs calico bag. And a note saying 'You surprised me with The Badoo's dress for her christening, how flattered am I! So here's a surprise for you gorgeous'.

I can't tell you how touched I was. I just adore every one of the gifts that Wynona has sent and her kindness has stayed with me for days. An unexpected kindness really is what makes the world go round. Thank you, thank you, Wynona!

Have you ever been delighted by a surprise in the mail? And do you sometimes feel like you've stumbled into the sweetest place on earth here in blogland?

My Winter Woodland Christmas decorations

Owl ornaments

Glittered deer ornaments

Owl Ornament

Hanging Bird Ornaments

Wooden Deer

Wooden Snowflakes

Today I am showing you some of my new purchases that I have been purchasing over the past few weeks. I can't wait to start decorating my home in a "Winter Woodland Christmas" theme. But for now I have snowflakes to paint and pine cones to glitter!

Have a sweet day!

when less is more

the best camera is the one that's with you.
- chase jarvis

some of my favourite baby photos are poor quality mobile phone shots. took these in april with my first iPhone. I rounded the corner to find lily (then 18 months old) enjoying a rare moment of quiet time to admire her uggies. as we discussed the finer points of footwear, I grabbed a few shots. had I made time to dig up a 'proper' camera, she would have followed me and I would have missed the opportunity to capture these toddler expressions snapped in under 30 seconds.