Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Christmas In July Swap

The Christmas Swap has begun. I sent mine out last week. My partner has not recieved hers yet so I will not show the things that went out in the mail to her. I did receive mine this past Monday. My daughter brought up the mail that day and she said "I pulled this package out of the mailbox and it just kept on coming." It was funny. You can see from this picture how long it is. I was surprised that the mailman did not bring it up to the house. My package came all the way from New Zealand. Keep reading to see who it was from. When I opened up the bubble wrap this is what was inside.

This bag is so cute. Look at the hand embroidery design. Sweet!
This was all in the bag. More goodies to unwrap. I was just as excited as I am at Christmas.

Yummy chocolates made in New Zealand. And a bottle of room and linen spray from Avon. And the best thing in the bag was this table mat. More hand embroidery!
Look at the details!!!
Here is what made the package so long. This wonderful little wall hanging. When I saw this I was just overwhlemed. More hand embroidery. If you do hand embroidery you know how much time is involved. My very generous partner, Deb, at The Angel and Pukeko, made all this for me. This little wall hanging was made special for me because her and I read each others blogs and she knows how much I love watching the birds.


Deb, Thank you just seems like it is not enough to say for the beautiful things that you sent to me. I love them and appreciate all the time you put into each and every piece. I will cherish them always. A big hug and a big THANK YOU!

With Passion, Carrie P.

May all your weeds be wildflowers!

28 comments:

Pat said...

Carrie, your swap gifts are beautiful. I love the wall hanging. Lucky you.

Karen said...

You hit the jackpot big time. I know the hand embroidery takes time. I was not a swap participant but am looking forward to seeing what people made for their trades.

Abby and Stephanie said...

WOW!!! They're all so gorgeous and what very special gifts. All that hand work is so time consuming. Deb did a wonderful job in making the perfect gifts for you.

Anonymous said...

Such beautiful gifts. Deb does wonderful embroidery, lucky you.

Betsy said...

Carrie you were treated so well because you indeed are special. I know you will treasure your gifts. They are beautiful.

Rumi said...

Oh I am swooning! Beautiful and you are right, soooo much time and effort went into your gifts! Lucky you!

Salem Stitcher said...

Oh my gosh! Those little blue birds are the cutest things I've ever seen!

Deb said...

Carrie, I am so pleased you liked your gifts. It was an absolute pleasure to make them for you. You are such a lovely person.

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

Beautiful swap gifts - such wonderful handwork.

Purple Pam said...

Beautiful embroidery. You are so lucky! Isn't it fun getting packages in the mail?

Sherri said...

Beautiful, beautiful gifts! Christmas in July is a lot of fun!

Candace said...

What special, beautiful gifts you received Carrie! She is very talented and generous!
Cheers!

Sheri Howard said...

That truly is a gift of love....all that hand work...I am happy for you!

Kaaren said...

Absolutely gorgeous gifts, Carrie. Anyone who does embroidery knows the amount of time and effort that goes into it and there are a lot of hours in those gifts.

Now I've seen two. I can't wait to see more!

Eileen said...

Oh how wonderful Carrie. You girls have all been working so hard and so secretly on the swap.. what fun it is now to watch the revealing.. even though I didn't take part.

Jane's Fabrics and Quilts said...

Oh Carrie, How wonderful for you, her work is amazing. It is such fun to see what everyone is receiving.

Janet said...

What an amazing lot of gifts you recieved, Deb does beautiful stitchery and these are just lovely. I can see how you would treasure them.

Crispy said...

Wow you certainly hit the jackpot!! That table mat is beautiful!! Love the little blue birds LOL.

Crispy

Cheryl said...

What beautiful swap goodies you received!

Dawn said...

Beautiful, fun gifts!!

Chookyblue...... said...

what an absolute gorgeous parcel Deb has sent to you..........and do I recognise a card in the background.......

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

OMG...Carrie...you lucky lucky girl....Deb has done a fantastic job on all you Christmas treats....

Annie said...

What lovely gifts you received. Special treasures!

Jenny of Elefantz said...

Oh Carrie - Deb has outdone herself! Those stitcheries are just gorgeous!! You lucky girl, you!!

calicodaisy said...

The hand embroidery is beautiful and such sweet designs! I'm in the swap, too. It's been both hard and fun to think about Christmas items. -- Michele

Susan said...

Your gifts are beautifully made...how exciting! Deb does wonderful work.

Robin said...

That wallhanging is just beautiful! What an amazing swap partner you have! Each of the items is such a gorgeous and thoughtful gift. Christmas in July, indeed!

May Kristin said...

Wow! What a wonderful bunch of goodies you got from your swap partner!