beautiful use (pt ii)

i wanted to share with you the three gifts that shashi gave me for our beautiful use swap, now that my camera is working. she sent a little ridged glass vase, a bronzed lotus flower votive, and a set of vintage ceramic salt and pepper shakers. I particularly love the mustardy colors and cork stoppers of the s&p set!

thanks again, shashi, and thanks also to kelly from hoping for happy accidents for hosting. i'd love to do something similar with silk felt soil... it was a little miracle to me that out of nowhere, i got a beautiful, gorgeously wrapped set of gifts from someone who had formerly been a perfect stranger. i guess it's the pen-pal experience of the 21st century.