You are all exceptional – The people who are actually reading this make up the small three percent who take the time to read my posts and then post back their thanks. You inspire me to keep on creating kits no matter how tedious and time-limited my schedule is. You make me forget about the ninety-seven percent of those who download my files and never post anything. I am not bothered about them anymore. I have those precious few who make me forget the ninety-seven. This post is for the precious few.
It started with just one simple idea: share with the world my fond memories of my two grandmas through my digital kits. However, your posts about your guesses and why you were guessing that way based on your own memories of your own grandmothers are simply wonderful! I ask you to read each post.
Each one of you is sharing her own fond memories of growing up with Grandma and I feel so blessed being able to read them! Running to the pantry, treacle pudding… watching grandma cook and the smells and colors of her kitchen…growing in a farm… sitting on her lap, her perfume… You ladies are actually sharing your fondest memories too and I love every single post about your grandmas! It’s like reading several short blog posts at once! LOL! I also love the fact that this design line made you remember them fondly… We are all remembering the wonderful women who touched our lives deeply and remembering them all through our craft! Don’t you just feel great about that?
In Her Hands Exclusive Freebie Set
(under The Sewing Room line)
Freebie ONE for the next correct guess
Well I do. So I am adding another freebie set for the next correct guess to make it 2 freebie sets! Aside from the sheet “In Her Hands” that comes with a matching ribbon and bow (above)… I’m adding another re-design of the “purple sheet” which most of you have raved about. (LOL it’s my fav too!) I was intending to keep this sheet for myself! I have decided to share it because you shared me your granny stories! You, the precious few. (I have 3 versions of the purple set, the one I released in The Sewing Room Set, the one here now as a freebie and another one thats so grossly distressed but charming which I intend to keep for now – ok?) You have no idea of the tons of emails I received not counting all your posts! My inbox had never felt sooo full and never took that long to download! LOL! So here it is… another freebie set FOR the next correct guess! This makes 2 freebies for this round of guessing so keep posting those guesses ladies! And my deepest thanks for sharing your stories with me.
Post your question to the answer: What will be the next “room” I will design for My Granny’s Place?
Purple on Her Wall Exclusive Freebie Set – I love this!
(under The Sewing Room line)
Freebie TWO for the next correct guess
Now, on to my next gift! What makes a deco-alpha different from a regular one? Well, you use about one or two deco alphas only to embellish your layouts. You NEVER use it to compose a word (unless that’s your style!) or a sentence like some your regular alphas. A deco-alpha can be your main embellishment on a page to bring focus on your photo OR message.
Here’s a vellum-coated gold deco-alpha embellished with a printed flower and a small gemstone. No two letters are exactly patterned alike. I love you all too much to make a rush job out of this. (Besides, you should know by now that I am a stickler for details. LOL!) This is how I thank you for sharing your stories. Thank you all for appreciating my work. Thank you for the HUGS you’ve clicked in the side panel! LOL! I’m warmed all over! Have a great weekend ahead!
September 27, 2007 6:41 pm
Thanks so much for the lovely alpha.
September 27, 2007 6:42 pm
What a pretty Alpha.It’s just right for Granny. Maybe the next room should be Granny’s
September 27, 2007 6:48 pm
The sunroom. My grandma loved to sit in the sunroom, or sun porch as she called it.
September 27, 2007 6:48 pm
Oh, duh. Meant to say THANK YOU SO MUCH.
September 27, 2007 6:48 pm
oops, it jumped on me. Maybe the next room should be Granny’s Dressing Room. I hope this series doen not end soon. I’m loving all of it.
September 27, 2007 7:13 pm
Thank you! My guess is Granny’s guest room. My granny’s always liked to keep a room just for guests.
September 27, 2007 7:44 pm
You are very generous and talented. Thank you so much for sharing!! Totally loving this alpha set.
September 27, 2007 8:01 pm
Love it! Thanks so much!
September 27, 2007 8:33 pm
Mabelle, this is just GORGEOUS!!! The places this can be used… Love this set toooo much, you gotta find more rooms!! Any chance the next room is the master bed room? Thanks again, I know how hard you work – and it shows!!
September 27, 2007 9:43 pm
Mille merci à vous !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tout ceci est vraiment magnifique, grâce à vous j’ai trouvé quel cadeau je vais faire à ma maman pour Noel !!!! je vais lui offrir un album de scrap de photots de mes grands parents, qiu’elle pourra ensuite transmettre à ses petits enfants !!!!
Et je dirais pour la pièce la chambre d’invités !!!! merci merci merci !!!!!!
September 27, 2007 11:56 pm
Thank you so much for all your wonderful work! I’m a huge fan. My guess for the next room is: The Parlor
My granny had a room like that, stuffed with all kinds of precious things gathered over a lifetime. “No touching kids!”, those were the rules… lol.
September 28, 2007 3:07 am
Gorgeous alpha! Thanks so much
September 28, 2007 5:08 am
Just wanted to leave a note, letting you know that I just love your work! It’s so rich and textured ~ it’s beautiful! Thank-you so much!
September 28, 2007 7:12 am
This alpha is GREAT! I want to come back and guess every room I can think of – just to get those fabbo samples for real! So Beautiful. Thanks for alal you do.
September 28, 2007 8:04 am
I think you will go to Grandma’s Kitchen next! Why because I can smell pumpkin pie! But don’t forget her deepdish Macintosh apple pie!
September 28, 2007 8:22 am
Thank you for sharing these with us. I know I look forward to hearing about everyone’s memories. I have only a few of my own grandmothers and I cherish them. I plan to use your freebies to scrap family photos. Thank you once again for your time and thoughtfulness!
September 28, 2007 8:22 am
Hello,
I’ll like to thank you again for sharing with us your creations. They are wonderful. I’m sorry my English is not very good. I read your today message, I’m not shur that I understand all (for example what you mean with “correct guesses”). But I see that you are asking for our history with our grandma. I’m sorry but with my English it’s a little bit difficult. One of my grandma die before I born and the other a little later so I don’t have much souvenirs to share with you.
Thank you again for this beautiful alpha!
September 28, 2007 10:14 am
Love the alpha; thank you very much! Just one little thing; while I was admiring it as you said no letters had the same design I noticed that I do not have the letter D, in it’s place is the letter Z, I have the letter Z twice but no letter D
Could the next room be the living room?
September 28, 2007 1:32 pm
TY so very much for the gorgeous alpha!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m so glad I stopped by before I got a email from your mail site!!!!!!! LOL
September 28, 2007 2:33 pm
Fab alpha, thank you so much, your generosity is greatly appreciated.
September 28, 2007 2:38 pm
I love this charming alpha! Thank you. I am stubbornly sticking with my original guess on the next room, the boudoir. I LOVE bedrooms and I can only imagine granny had a beautiful one.
I WISH I had stories to share. Both of my grandmothers were gone before I was born, one of them 15 years prior and the other 10 years prior. I never had the pleasure of knowing any grandparents when I was growing up except for those of some other kids which was lovely, but kinda not the same. But now, as a grandmother myself, I wish I could duplicate those exquisite rooms to give my grandsons something about me to appreciate.
Again, thank you for your precious gifts.
September 28, 2007 4:40 pm
What a beautiful alpha…thank you so much!
September 28, 2007 5:23 pm
Thanks for the lovely alpha. I haven’t done any guessing yet, but I’m going to have to guess the next room will be the kitchen, since that’s a room I associate with grandmothers.
September 28, 2007 5:49 pm
Take care and God bless
Sue
September 28, 2007 6:11 pm
This is a lovely alpha. Thank you for sharing it with us. I am still going to stick with my original guess of Granny’s Kitchen. I can still see the vinyl tablecloth on her table and the big wooden board she used to roll out her pie crusts on. She made the flakiest, most tender pie crust of any one. As to kinds, I never could make up my mind which one I liked best. Her pumpkin, apple, pecan, cherry, apple, lemon, coconut or banana cream, and I can’t forget her mincemeat (she used green tomatoes and raisins to make her own homemade mincemeat) were all equally delicious to a kid. Geeeze, now I got my mouth watering.
Can’t wait to see your next room is going to be. LOL
September 28, 2007 9:15 pm
This is such an awesome kit…I didn’t know my Grandmothers very well as I was very young when both
passed on…but I love the stories of your and everyone
else’s Grandmothers…I think the next room will be the
Kitchen.
Thank You
Linda
September 28, 2007 11:06 pm
the alphas are all a pretty! i really admire you for your talent and generosity mabelle. i don’t know how you can squeeze the time to create these beautiful kits in your schedule coz i don’t think i can do that! LOL! you’re one pinay i am really proud of!
i hope the next room is the kitchen. my lola (Filipino term for grandma) used to cook for us when we were little. But now, she’s gone blind already, all the more I cherish what she have shared with us, her grandkids.
September 29, 2007 6:35 am
your works are very pretty. Thanks for the inspiration. God bless you always
September 29, 2007 3:17 pm
The alphas are beautiful, cant wait to use them. I’m guessing my granny’s kitchen will be the next room
Although I never experienced my grannies cook, my children’s grannies love to cook (that’s my mom and mother-in-law!) and so do I. Although I’m hoping you do a Dressing Room series because I have the fondest memories of my granny (whom I call “Mama”) sitting at the little dressing chair, with her hair all done up and dusting powder on her pretty face lining her eyes and trying to put her little “runaway mole” on her cheek (she acualy paints a small beauty mark on her face). I would always stay by her side and watch fascinated. 
September 29, 2007 4:00 pm
Okay – How about Gram’s Sitting Room = gee I am straining my brain to think up more!!
September 29, 2007 5:39 pm
I love this kit. Thanks so much for sharing your talent and hard work.
October 2, 2007 4:53 am
October 2, 2007 7:18 am
Thanks for the lovely alpha. I think the next room should be the front porch. My grandmom’s beach house had a wrap around porch and that’s where everyone gathered; a place to see and be seen. My favorite was the big porch swing.
October 2, 2007 10:57 am
This alpha is just adorable, I have some new pics of my GD that the “a” will go perfect with, thank you for sharing with us!
October 2, 2007 5:34 pm
Hugs
Boo x
October 7, 2007 7:16 am
October 13, 2007 11:12 pm
Ilove these alphas!! Your work is amazing!