Friday, December 12, 2008

Sometimes we're all winners and Upping the Ante*

I was so excited to hear the ever-so-lovely Raina gifted herself a very special bonbon: my Rose de la Prairie from this season's Les Pres et Les Bois Collection (inspired by Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass)...it is antique glass with a rosary of tiny freshwater pearls and a 24k gold-dipped charm of a little bison. I am always so impressed with all of you incredible photographers...She chose a perfect setting for these stunning photos, perfectly capturing what I wanted this collection to be about: the quietness of the winter prairie of long ago.



The other night, I think I woke up in the middle of the night, which I do sometimes when I'm really busy, and went to my computer. I read that I had won something and then I was so excited I went back to sleep. Yesterday I remembered it as a dream, or an awake dream, or a total figment of my imagination...with images and everything of a man with sparkling wings in a very ethereal setting...but then when I went to one of my new favorite blogs this morning, it wasn't a dream. I actually won something. Which goes to show that sometimes we're all winners and other times we really win something! And other times we should try to get some rest. I will love this always Katrina. Thank you.


*Oh and hey...thanks everyone for keeping the contributions to the raffle coming in...There's still 9 days left so keep on keeping on, posting about it if you don't mind and now an added twist: For contributions of $100 or more (that's 10 tickets!), I will send you a little pair of one of these as a thank you...
and please come visit me this weekend where raffles tickets will only be $5 and you can rub elbows (and maybe noses) with some of the shining NY star designers and artisans!

8 comments:

Julia said...

I loved reading about the dreamlike reality of winning your prize :)

peachey said...

deb,
what a great post. pretty things seem to abound these days & your prize is quite lovely.
have you seen the byrne tour? are you going to? the show was so AMAZING.

Mrs.French said...

this post made me smile...I am loving what you won and the new blog addiction you introduced me to..gorgeous! I also have to say that necklace is amazing and captured absolutely perfectly...xo

limonana said...

how lovely!!! i never really win anything, but this gives me hope that dreams can come true :o)

limonana said...

& i forgot to mention how lovely those bon bons look against the white!

Unknown said...

do you post items outside of the USA?

raining sheep said...

Gorgeous photo that you won. I checked that shop out - beautiful. Thought I would tell you that I bought that little oil lamp you featured a post below with the tree and bird cut out...I can't wait to receive it. It looks so beautiful.

Katrina said...

you are so kind! i'm so glad you won and love to know it will hang in your home and continue to cheer you on in our creative adventures. so nice meeting you here. delightful, really.