Good evening
Almost in the home straight for next Tuesday - I've a long list divided into daily tasks - if I stick to it, we will have pressies to unwrap, a scrummy dinner to eat and a tidy house to cover in wrapping paper!!
I do love it when you know that a swap parcel has arrived and been well received - an email last week told me that my swap parcel to Marina at Evelyn-May Vintage had arrived safely and I was happy to reply to her the next day saying mine had too.
Now it was dark when I got home to find my parcel had arrived but I so wanted to open it. So not in the best of light here are all my parcels and the gorgeous stocking that some of them were in;
The stocking has joined the rest of my collection and is hanging from the banister and making the hallway look very festive. The chocolate coins had a very limited life!
Inside the parcels were;
A vintage tea-plate - just big enough to hold my elevenses!!
A pretty cushion cover, some 70's napkins (that pattern is very familiar - we must have had that on something in my childhood) and a knitted angel.
There was also this gorgeous table cloth covered in the most amazing cross stitch - so, so pretty.
Here's what I sent;
A vintage Christmas book as I knew Marina collected children's books, some thrifted chinese lanterns, some CK smellies, chocolates, a Christmas tealight and handmade reindeer and toadstool house decs.
Thanks as ever for Lakota for organising this swap and to Marina for being a great swap partner :)
We spent part of yesterday turning the VV household into a colourful, slightly kitsch, Christmas explosion decorated house - the tree is up, things are hanging on shelves, windows and pictures (not ceilings - I live with 3 giants). No subtle, tasteful, colour co-ordinated stuff here - its so dark this time of year and we need colour/light to brighten things up. Anyhow I tried to take pictures today but my big camera struggled and my little camera had a flat battery. I shall try again tomorrow and bore you all senseless with the pictures sometime soon ;)
xxx Vicki xxx
12 comments:
What a fab parcel, those napkins are very familiar to me, too! x
Gorgeous swap gifts sweetie, your house sounds wonderful, any pics yet?
Bee happy x
Oh wow that tablecloth is to die for it's stunning! x
Lovely gifts both sent and recieved. A very pretty plate and tablecloth especially.
I love the tablecloth you received. Beautiful! I haven't been in a swap for a while. They're lots of fun!
Great swap goodies ...gorgeous embroidered table cloth.
Have sent emails with titles I think there are a couple more floating around somewhere.
Keep well
Amanda :-)
Lovely swap goodies! :) x
Lovely swap goodies, the tablecloth looks like it had tons of work done on it. I'm sure you both must have been thrilled with your swaps.
Lisa x
I too have a massive list - just hoping I'll feel a bit better soon so I'll be able to cross some things off it! Your swap parcels (both sent and received look lovely - that cross stitch table cloth is particularly pretty). Hope you and yours have a lovely Christmas, Vicki xx
What a lovely selection of parcels - I especially like the toadstool and reindeer you sent :)
Lovely swaps there! I love that little mushroom you sent! :)
Ah ha - lanterns!
I have some of those holly hock plates and they are amongst my favourite china - perfecto for a mince pie
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