envelopes, bills, the dvd i ordered-i think, and the new somerset life.
i tore off the plastic wrapping and let the paper cover fall to the floor and there it was.....the reason for my bit of a heart attack. i am on the cover of the new issue of somerset life!
**insert unabashed horn tooting here**
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_an7-Om1NoEI/SVkbkgMghYI/AAAAAAAAB3s/RoFwSteCm0s/s400/cover.jpg)
well, not me actually but my beautiful velvet valentine. noone breathed a word of this secret to me, this is the coolest surprise ever! it is one of the valentines i made for my little love notes article.
on page 34 here is my little dancing marie antoinette compact, and the tiny silver tinsel and felt kit i made in a vintage bird mold.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_an7-Om1NoEI/SVkblPzPziI/AAAAAAAAB30/-HNlanDXp0U/s400/marie1.jpg)
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_an7-Om1NoEI/SVkbmL4SlqI/AAAAAAAAB4E/_TINHytoPoM/s400/silver+kit.jpg)
and here in the 'things we love' spread my love notes valentine kit.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_an7-Om1NoEI/SVkbmWHdHxI/AAAAAAAAB4M/vjP_4p5wBJU/s400/things+we+love.jpg)
this issue is packed with gorgeous photos of so many lovely, sweet things. you are going to love it. i heart mondays after today. xo julie
(all photos in this post are by somerset and can be found in the winter 2009 issue.)