Double the Fun from Melissa!

My package from Melissa came Saturday, but I've either been too busy or it's been too dark to get pictures. Today, despite the overcast and lack of decent lighting I am sharing with you the wonderful exchange(s) I received from sweet Melissa!

Melissa was under the weather and under a pile of other obligations (see also: work, school, life) and wasn't able to get my fall exchange in the mail in September. So it showed up with my winter exchange which only doubled the fun.

Check out these wonderful fall goodies and the festive fall bean bag:



I tried and tried to get a good picture of the needle minder (made by Melissa herself) because the skeleton cameo cracked me up, but the lighting is just so bad from it being overcast and the flash washed it out. Oh well, here's the best I could do for your viewing pleasure:


And the silkweaver fabbie (which is both fall-ish in color and winter-ish in irridescence) was definitely a high point too!

And here's the winter exchange that accompanied the fall:

Don't you just absolutely love the darling little pillow?! It's finished so perfectly. I perched it in our Christmas tree right next to the ornament Vonna sent me last year.

Thank you for a wonderful year of exchanges Melissa! It was so great getting to know you (we're FB friends now) and getting all these lovely little treasures in the mail all year!!

-Kim

My Winter Exchange arrived~~~~

Feast your eyes on my Winter exchange package from Jill~~ It arrived today in the most interesting fashion!!! Jill creatively mailed all my goodies in a tall round gift package with all the goodies stuffed inside....Genious~~~

I received snowman everything~~~ Tiessues, napkins, the container and a darling hand knitted "sweater" for keeping my hot drinks hot.............AND, the new Lizzie Kate Snowman 2010 is fashioned into this beautiful pinkeep..... Its is all absolutely perfect~~

Jill has been the best exchange partner I could have asked for....And participating in this year long exchange has truly been the highlight of my exchanging for 2010....

I so look forward to the 2011 exchange and want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!!

Take care, Faye

Winter Exchange from Joan

I meant to get this posted yesterday, but just didn't get a chance. Joan spoiled me quite nicely in our final exchange of the year. Check out the goodies she sent:



She picked out an adorable Country Cottage Needleworks design that I had on my list of JCS ornies that I want to stitch. To answer your question in the card, Joan, I don't mind at all! Your finish on it is so cute. :)

She also sent me plenty of goodies, too. There was an adorable Mary Engelbreit magnetic notepad, a Mill Hill kit, the Holiday Decor set of DMC floss, and a beautiful sampler fabric portfolio.

Thank you so much for not just this exchange, Joan, but for all four exchanges throughout the year. It's been so much fun being the recipient of your beautiful stitching and generosity!

Happy Holiday!

Melissa

Winter Exchange

My winter exchange is on it way to Faye.

I am so excited for this "package" to be received.

Jill