Giving and receiving

Friday was that kind of day when I had a smile on my face in spite of the extreme tiredness I felt. It was a day when I received wonderful presents. And gave away one as well.
I met Mojca Fo, an illustrator I was writing about some time ago. She gave me a calendar she created for this year. It is wonderful. A beauty. I love it! If you wish to have one, drop her a line. You can view more of her beautiful illustrations here and info on the calendar here. I am sure she will be glad to hear from you.I packed a little felt frog for her into a folded piece of paper. It had taken me some time of 'hard thinking' before the paper folded together nicely because I printed out just pictures and not text as well of the tutorial I found on Martha Stewart web site. Paper pattern was created by Print a day.

I have also received two most beautiful paper ornaments created by Maja (you can see them on the upper photo). Made in one of my favorite colors. She knows how to make people happy. She knows how to make their day. :) They will find their place on the windows when Valentine's day is over. To celebrate the arrival of spring. Or to wait easily for it to arrive.
If Friday was a day of giving and receiving then Saturday was a day of work. Of baking, too. Finally I managed to bake panettone by the recipe Victoria posted on her blog, oh, so long ago. They tasted different from those that are bought in a shop, less sweet and fragrant but the consistency was just the same. As she wrote, they taste delicious for breakfast. I had them with cranberry's jam (Ikea) and coffee. Delicious!

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