Christmas 2012 Goodies

It was a long hard year 2012 was.  Most of the year I continually laid up with the knee issues but I'm happy to report that I am FINALLY healed.. well as much as I will be... ages gets ya everytime...

Now is the long hard track to lose all the weight I had lost before this adventure began...

But first.... updating with an album of pictures of all the goodies I received in my many exchanges and swaps.  This is the best way I've found to get the wonderful variety in my stash as there is limited items available locally.  I can only hope that what I send out isn't available where they get sent to so that it increases their stash too.

I thought I was clever and added to my outgoing items as so many did for me last year.. course I have to watch how much due to postage... this year... the ladies have swamped me with goodies and there's just no way I could possibly top it!  I have to first give a HUGE THANK YOU to all who sent to me....  I was having a miserable Christmas but each package helped to brighten things for me and gave me the inspiration and will to dive and get back to my crazy quilting again.

so here goes...

 12 Days of Christmas... 

this all came from Susie.... she spoiled me the most this year!

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

Day 11

Day 11

Big Surprise!

Next is the Secret Sister Package from Joyce

opened

unopened

goodies inside

Victorian Boot Stockings

from Sarma

from Mary

Ok folks it's late for and and I shouldn't have been sitting at this computer for this length of time... I need my lazyboy!!!

Tomorrow I will post all the pics from the crackers.

Day 11 & 12

All of these 12 Days of Christmas gifts have me spoiled rotten!

But I have to admit that the last two I've enjoyed the most.

Day 11

... eleven bits so charming.

How charming is that?!?1  as you can see sticking out the top I wasted no time in putting my new Ort Bag to use.   I just LOVE it!

Perfect complimentary colours to my living area as well... it's as much decoration as it is useful!

Day 12 

... ONE BIGGGGG SURPRISE!

And a big surprise is was indeed... and GORGEOUS!  

I have loved these fancy pincushions from a far for some time and now I have one of my very own.

and now I can share and know for sure that my Special CQ friend is as my second thought was.... Leslie!

Thank You Thank You Thank You... You have made this the best Christmas ever for me. :O)

Day 10

Such fun!... and makes for a wonderful morning each and every day... can 

we do this year round?.. LOL

Day 10

... ten fibers fancy.

Day 9

What a wonderful morning I had opening today gift.

Day 9

... nine neato trims.

Now there is much more then nine trims and I'm not sure how it all fit in that box now 

but what I time I had going thru them all... 

Day 7 & 8

Thought I did open Day 7 yesterday I was too busy to get to the computer long enough to post a pic but here it is now. :O)

Day 7

... seven vintage snowmen.

Day 8

...eight fancy French sweet delights.

this one came on the Perfect day!  

This evening my girl friend is stopping by and we are going to me making pies. :O)

12 Days of Christmas!!!

I'm here wrapping up gifts while my kid sleeps and I get this knock on my

door... now I'm not one to be up in the AM and everyone knows that. So to

have a knock on my door this early in the day was strange to say the least.

But stranger still was to see my parcel delivery lady standing there with a

parcel.. on a SUNDAY!!! Wow...

Anyway..  so as you may have

guessed... it's in... the package I have been waiting for to join the rest of the group opening a gift on each of the 12 Days of Christmas. I got to sit here and enjoy opening 6 packages to

catch up to all the others.

Here are the gifts thus far...

Day One

... a snuggly, warm, cozy pair tree.

Day Two

... two silken treasures.

Day Three

... three flitting fans.

Day Four

... four blooming offings.

Day Five

... five hearts delightful.

Day Six

... six herbal treats.

(Which I promptly enjoyed one!)

After that I snuggled the rest of the packages under my little tree which one last nite was decorated and set up on the top of the desk in the TV room where I do all my stitching and will be enjoying the opening of these gifts each day.

I've also placed my Christmas Crackers  under that tree too... and I thought I'd already been spoiled... now all those feelings of being left out are good and I feel doubly blessed.

As a true recycler I am saving the tags from my 12 Days packages to reuse next year.  I will keep them close to remind me so that I'll have all yea long to collect items for all the Christmas Swaps and Exchange I so love to do. :O)

Come back tomorrow when I get to show off Day Seven!

Merry Christmas!!!