My recent European adventures began in Amsterdam. A direct flight from Seattle made the journey a breeze and my first stop upon landing was a business appointment with our Dutch photo reps. After a successful meeting, I had the extreme pleasure and delight to be picked up by my dear blogging friend Eline! Our first in-person meeting and we had just the best day! She took me to Broek in Waterland, an historic village with beautiful homes, quiet streets and lots of roses. We had traditional Dutch pancakes at the White Swan (bacon and apple for me) and walked through the village. Afterwards, we took a canal boat ride around Amsterdam which I had never visited but can’t wait to return to. Eline is a very talented designer and is working on her second book of crafts and projects and I’m so proud of her. She brought me a wonderful collection of her beautiful papers, fabrics and stamps. So, here is our day in photos, laid out on Eline’s papers. Thank you, Eline, for such a special day!
Her beautiful stamps:
And just prior to leaving the States, I won a giveaway by a dear Italian blogging friend, Monica, of Le Tre Civette (The Three Owls). She sent me a fabulous handmade heart pillow, fragrant lavender sachet and sunflower seeds for my garden. As I was putting this post together, I was amazed at how beautifully Monica’s exquisite creations integrated with Eline’s papers. I think they are all gorgeous! I was also struck by how fortunate I am to have made friends with these talented and generous ladies in Europe, and indeed, with all of you, too. What a truly remarkable community.
I wish you all a wonderful day. Next stop: France! And yes, for those of you thought that the photos in the last post were reminiscent of Monet or in fact were taken at Giverny, you were absolutely right – we visited the incredible gardens at Giverny last week. And took a photo or two. But first, a few villages in between.
A bientôt!
xoxo
– g
Dear Georgianna,
how wonderful that you were able to visit Amsterdam and meet up with some lovely blogging friends. The paper, fabric and stamps are gorgeous, as is the pretty hand made heart with cross stitch. It was great to see all your wonderful photographs, thank you for showing us.
Aren't blogging friends the best!
Happy rest of the weekend
hugs
Carolyn
Dear Georgianna,
how wonderful that you were able to visit Amsterdam and meet up with some lovely blogging friends. The paper, fabric and stamps are gorgeous, as is the pretty hand made heart with cross stitch. It was great to see all your wonderful photographs, thank you for showing us.
Aren't blogging friends the best!
Happy rest of the weekend
hugs
Carolyn
offcourse i love your blog… but the stuff Eline makes are delightful!
how nice to see your pictures of holland, i live nearby Amsterdam in a boathouse too!
greetings
Anita
http://alle-mooie-dingen.blogspot.com/
Dear Georgianna,
it was a pleasure created something for you and I'm happy to know that you love my work!Great pics!
Have a great Sunday,hugs from Italy
Monica
Hi Georgianna, those are gorgeous pics together with the paper. Amsterdam is such a nice and friendly place. You are right about the bloggig community, it can be fantastic – only yesterday did I meet up with Lala (from My Castle in Spain) for coffee at Laduree in London – how great is it to meet all these lovely people? Thanks for your lovely comments, I'm glad my "outfit post" made you laugh ;-) Have a great Sunday, Love from London xo
What a wonderful time!
The gray of Eline mix well with colors of the beautiful embroidery of my dearest Monica …
Thanks for your pictures always exciting!
Hugs!
donata
Have a beautiful day!
what a fun adventure you were able to have. and how fun to meet people you only met through blogging…i have visited both of their blogs and found them delightful…
those rubber stamps are to die for. that is totally my style and they are beautiful. the heart pillow is exquisite…
i can't wait to see the pictures from france…
hugs, cindy
Dearest sweet g, such fun adventure!! Europe is just so beautiful! Have a lovely merry happy father's day and a wonderful trip! Love to you!
So exciting, not just visiting Europe but also getting to meet blogging friends! What a lovely trip G, you must have had an amazing time :) Amsterdam is beautiful, I've never been but must pay a visit someday. I'm very much looking forward to seeing your photos from Monet's gardens!! xx
Ciao Georgianna, two beautiful posts to read this morning from your recent trip and new blogs to look at thankyou. Sad news for me while you were away posted in last weeks Sunday Song which i know you enjoy when you have time to listen.
http://lindyloumac.blogspot.com/2011/06/sunday-song-celine-dion-and-josh-groban.html
Amsterdam is one of the cities I definitely must visit in the very near future. Your pictures of Amsterdam are so beautifully displayed. Loved to read your post and you are so right, this is an incredible community. Enjoy your day! :)Ada
how adorable the pillow is and how beautiful amsterdam looks! so gorgeous and surreal.
Magnificent and so beautifully presented along with the papers and stamps. Such a joy ~
What a lovely way to display your photos of your trip. The gifts you received from your blogging friends are simply gorgeous! I have never been to Europe, thank you for the beautiful peak inside your journey there.
One of my favorites is the boat houses on the canal. :-)
Beautiful gifts and you are correct they look fabulous together. Gorgeous photos from Amsterdam. Take care:)
You're so lucky to have been in Amsterdam and Giverny and who knows where else in Europe. I haven't been in those places…. and I live in Europe….
Looking forward to more pictures of your European adventures.
How great to have met Eline,
beautiful papers!
Amazingly beautiful heart from your Italian friend too.
Bye,
Marian
What an exciting trip Georgianna, and I love the way you've composed all of these beautiful photographs here.
Visiting you here is always so very wonderful.
Have a beautiful day my friend!
Monet! Be still my heart. One of my favorite artists of all time. Love the way you displayed your trip. What a treat to meet up with a fellow blogger. Such awesome talent all over the world!
Hello G
It is so nice to hear of you linking up with fellow bloggers during your travels. Your gifts from Eline are beautiful and I had a close look at the butterfly stamps. :-) Some nice pretties in the giveaway you won too.
Have a great week ahead.
Judith
WOW – looks like you had just a marvelous time G!! Your pics are incredible and I love the adventure! Show us more soon!! hugs – t.
I loved seeing your pics of Amsterdam. My Mom is from Holland(war bride) but I have never been there – hopefully someday.
Monet garden is also on my wish list-I have a video of the garden that I have enjoyed many times.
As always,I look forward to more!
So,nice to have met a blog friend and your gifts were lovely too.
Carolyn
So much beauty in one place. You had to have had such a wonderful time. Fantastic photos.
Welcome to Europe:) I hope you have a great trip and we will see Europe that we haven't seen ever before because you will show us amazing pictures. I never been in Holland even it is so close but I will go there some day, until then I will admire your pictures:)
Greetings from Finland
Henrietta
But when are you coming to Copenhagen? :-) So glad you had such a nice trip! Hugs!
What a delightful trip and it must have been wonderful visiting Holland and meeting up with a blogging friend. Can't wait to see more of your photos. Did you get to see Paris too? I'm dreaming of going back one day both to Paris and Giverny. :) Have a wonderful week! xx
Sounds like a heap of fun! I love that gorgeous kitty.
oh how exciting, I had no idea you were so 'close' by :) I have never heard of that village, I must go and visit one day, it looks so charming. Look forward to more photos, Catherine x
Looks like you had a wonderful adventure with a talented friend! Thanks for sharing the start of your trip. I'm looking forward to more photos, especially of Monet's gardens. He was such an amazing painter!
Hello G!
Oh such lovely images. I loved the gray house image the most though. All the details are beautiful. Your trip must have been more than amazing! :) Glad you had a sweet time.
Btw, my site is finally back up! :)
Take good care, G. Catch up soon. xo
Welcome to Europe! There is so much here–like a treasure box, just waiting for you to come and open it up in your beautiful photos. I love the pictures of Amsterdam and how you showcased them on the the lovely papers.
It looks and sounds like a an amazingly wonderful journey on all fronts! xo L
Nice eye and great job of shooting the photos! Absolutely beautiful … (((-:
Also THANK YOU soooOOO much Georgianna for stopping by, I truly appreciate it your visit to my site and lovely words.
Sunshine & smiles to you always! =(^.^)=
WOW!! What an amazing blog you have.. I just popped over from Kirsty's blog.. And I must say I am so glad she put your link on her blog. It looks like a wonderful place to visit.. I will be back..
Hugs, Linda
Now I so want to go to Amsterdam!!! For you, do have fun in France and bring back more beautiful photos to share! : )
Thanks so much for your sweet comment my friend, and I am want to say THANK YOU once again for letting us used your wonderful work!!!!
Monica est une amie très douce
et une personne que j'aime beaucoup
Je suis heureuse de découvrir votre blog par son intermédiaire
et vous souhaite une belle journée
These are simply gorgeous … *sigh*