Secret Santa from Ireland to Australia

Merry Christmas!!

I have now received my Exchange Gift in our Christmas Exchange.  This lovely package arrived in my mailbox on Christmas Eve (perfect timing) and was from Heather in Ireland.

I was truly spoilt by Heather as she also included in the package some lovely Dragon Floss hand dyed threads from Polstitches, gorgeous Santa ribbon, gold ribbon, bell pull hangers and a pack of pink spotted aida as well as a.... Margaret Sherry kitty cross stitch kit - "Purr-turbed". 

This is my first Margaret Sherry kit... I know it seems strange given how much I love her designs, but all the designs I have in my stash are from the UK cross stitch magazines.  Thank you Heather, I absolutely love the exchange gift you sent me and Santa will be on our Christmas tree every year from now on!

Thank you Nia for hosting another fantastic exchange and for hosting this wonderful blog and friendship group.

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and I wish you all the best for the New Year!

Hugs
Stitching Noni

Christmas Stitching

I just wanted to share with you the Christmas Card I made for my daughter and her husband.

Christmas Card

Close up detail of Hedgehogs.

Happy Stitching Everyone.

Merry Christmas!!

Merry christmas everyone!!
hugs Angele

From Noni to Olli ♥Christmas Excange♥

My waiting time is over, a surprise parcel has arrived! My Secret Santa is Noni. She spoiled me with nice things (see pictures), it all says Merry Chrismas! The Christmas card hangs on a cord with the other cards, the banner on the wall, the wooden board between the fir branches on the front door and the green bird in my improvised Christmas tree.

Noni, thank you!

Christmas exchange update!

Hi ladies!
Well, now things are going slow but going! We have to be patient and wait.. wait.. wait for the mail to arrive, is like waiting for Santa to come :) hehehe

Parcels posted: 17/18
. Valma - Posted!
. Olli - Posted!
. Angel - Posted!
. Anne Fraser - Posted!
. Heather - Posted!
. Gislene - Posted!
. Judith - Posted! (no photo)
. Noni - Posted!
. Rita - Posted!
. Lentochka - Posted!
. Cucki - Posted!
. Maria Ysabel - Posted!
. Jules - Posted!
. Natalya - Posted!
. Amber - Posted!
. Camille - Posted!
. Debra Vermeulen - Posted!
. Julianne - behind but working on it


Parcels received: 7/18
. Valma
. Olli
. Angel - Received :)
. Anne Fraser - Received :)
. Heather - Received :)
. Gislene
. Judith - Received :)
. Noni
. Rita
. Lentochka
. Cucki
. Maria Ysabel
. Jules - Received :)
. Natalya
. Amber - Received :)
. Camille
. Debra Vermeulen
. Julianne - Received :)

Lovely Christmas Exchange from Cucki

Thank you very much Cucki for the wonderful exchange items.  I love it all!!!!!  I had a giggle because when it came I opened it and put the ornament in my tree and put the scissors near my stitching and got it all organized then realized I should have taken a pic! LOL  So i gathered it all together again and took a picture of all your goodies!   Thanks again to  you and also to Nia for organizing this wonderful exchange!  :)  Merry Christmas everyone!! 

Secret Santa From Debbie V. for Julianne

I received a lovely package today from Debbie V.  in South Africa.

Thank you so much Debbie.  You put together a really lovely package for me.  The extras of the stickers and ornaments are so appreciated!

Here are a few pictures for all to admire:

Secret Santa and Amber's gift

Amber mentioned in her post that she was unable to get a good pic of the ribbon on the side of the ornie I made for her. Here is the picture I took before sending it along...

Secret Santa Gift from Jules!

I was snowed in on Monday, so I was delighted when I went down to the mailbox and found that my gift from our Christmas Exchange had arrived! A big thank you to Jules who sent me a beautiful ornament and a wonderful assortment of crafting goodies.

I have to confess, I'm snacking on the yummy chocolates as I post this...

Along with the adorable Margaret Sherry kitty, Jules included two packages of Lindt chocolates (so delicious!), fabric for a cross stitched table runner, embroidery floss, Christmas yarn, and 3 beautiful swatches of blue fabric.

I'm so eager to start crocheting with the yarn or stitching a pattern onto the table runner (I'm considering Margaret Sherry's Bauble Mice, if I can make them fit!) My camera isn't doing it justice, but all these wonderful goodies came in the beautiful box that Jules teased us with in her Secret Santa on its Way post. The box is beautiful and sparkly, not to mention sturdy, so I'll be saving it to keep Christmas decorations in over the years to come.

And now a closer look at the lovely ornament Jules stitched. Isn't it cute? There is also beautiful sparkly ribbon around the edges. I couldn't coax the camera into taking a good picture of that though.

Once again, a huge thank you to Jules for brightening my day with such a wonderful gift! Thank you! And thanks to Nia for keeping our exchanges running very smoothly all year round!

Warm wishes for a happy holiday season to all my Margaret Sherry loving friends!

Sincerely,

Christmas exchange update!

Hello ladies! Again, sorry for the delay, I wanted to update the group on Monday but just had the chance to do it today.. sorry ladies, I bet you are all anxious to know more about your parcels :) I hope the mail service won't let us down and everything will be delivered on time!!

Christmas exchange
. Valma - Posted!
. Olli - Posted!
. Angel - Posted!
. Anne Fraser - Posted!
. Heather - Posted! (no photo)
. Gislene - Posted!
. Judith - Posted! (no photo)
. Noni - Posted!
. Rita - Posted!
. Lentochka - Posted!
. Cucki - Posted!
. Maria Ysabel - Posted!
. Jules - Posted!
. Natalya - Posted!
. Amber - Posted!
. Camille - Posted!
. Debra Vermeulen - Posted!
. Julianne - behind but working on it
Parcels posted: 17/18
!!! All parcels have been posted except from Julianne, who had a problem with her stitched piece and had to start all over again. This was last week so I hope soon she will have more news to us :)

. Valma
. Olli
. Angel - Received :)
. Anne Fraser
. Heather
. Gislene
. Judith - Received :)
. Noni
. Rita
. Lentochka
. Cucki
. Maria Ysabel
. Jules - Received :)
. Natalya
. Amber - Received :)
. Camille
. Debra Vermeulen
. Julianne
Parcels received: 4/18


I hope you are all having fun!!! :D

Ooh la la! I got my Secret Santa gift!!

Merci Valma pour le cadeau! C'est magnifique!! Comment savez-vous que j'avais besoin de serviettes? LOL

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Valma was my Secret Santa for the Christmas Exchange! Here are some pics of what she sent all the way from France:

I am going to take my new calendar and the ornie to work tomorrow.

And for those of you who may be wondering about the question at the beginning of the post, I asked Valma how she knew I needed napkins, lol.

Thanks again so much Valma!

Update!

I'm very happy to see everyone having fun, I hope your parcels won't take too long to arrive!! I can see the first one has reached destination! Uhuuuuu :D Starting well ;)
I posted an update list on Monday and got many emails since then. Sorry for not replying quicker :p I ask your patience to give me 2 or 3 days to write back, I will reply everyone and update here again ;) It's really impossible to do it daily, sorry ladies =)

Christmas exchange
. Valma - Posted!
. Olli - Posted!
. Angel - Posted!
. Anne Fraser - Posted!
. Heather - Posted! (no photo)
. Gislene - Posted!
. Judith
. Noni
. Rita - Posted! (no photo)
. Lentochka - Posted!
. Cucki - Posted!
. Maria Ysabel
. Jules - Posted! (no photo)
. Natalya - Posted!
. Amber - Posted!
. Camille
. Debra Vermeulen - Posted!
. Julianne - behind but working on it
Parcels posted: 12/18

. Valma
. Olli
. Angel - Received :)
. Anne Fraser
. Heather
. Gislene
. Judith
. Noni
. Rita
. Lentochka
. Cucki
. Maria Ysabel
. Jules
. Natalya
. Amber
. Camille
. Debra Vermeulen
. Julianne
Parcels received: 1/18


Halloween Exchange
News from Deb, her parcel to Rita was sent yesterday. Let's wait and hope it will arrive before the end of the year...

From Olli!

Hi everybody,

I think i am the  first lucky girl that got her secret santa parcel!
Because we are both from the Netherlands this package arrived quickly.
Olli made me this pretty stocking with a cute pattern i wanted to stitch sometime.
So sweet!
My kids are also very happy (including me, a chocolate addict}with the cute chocolates!
The fabric, little bells, threads and little card they are lovely!
Olli, thank you so much again for this pretty package!
Love it all very much.

Hopefully all packages will arrive before christmas this year!

hugs, Angele

Christmas is almost here!

I've been busy making Christmas tree decorations and I just wanted to share with you the two Margaret Sherry designs that I will be putting on the tree this year.

Two bell shaped Christmas ornaments.

Hanging up the stocking.

A present for you.

Happy Stitching Everyone.

Secret Santa is on its way....

I sure hope the person who receives this gift enjoys!

I sure had fun putting it all together!

Update!

Christmas Exchange
There are packages travelling across the globe!!! :D
Don't forget to send me an email to msherrylovers@gmail.com, with a photo from your parcel and letting me know you have posted it ;) I hope everyone will be able to do it soon, the sooner it goes on the mail, the bigger the chances that your partner will receive it in time for Christmas :)

. Valma
. Olli
. Angel - Posted!
. Anne Fraser - Posted!
. Heather
. Gislene - Posted!
. Judith
. Joey
. Noni
. Rita
. Lentochka
. Cucki - Posted!
. Maria Ysabel
. Jules
. Natalya - Posted!
. Amber - Posted!
. Camille
. Debra Vermeulen
. Julianne

Parcels posted: 6/18


Halloween Exchange
Still waiting to hear from Deb Jochim... It's December already and Rita hasn't received anything for the Halloween exchange =/


Sal #4
There's a list on the sidebar where I was keeping track about our SAL but.. I think I'm lost :p I have 4 stitchers who completed the SAL.. anyone else? If I'm missing someone, please, let me know and I will update =)
The same for all the others SALs, check your name, let me know if I missed anything ;) Thank you!