SSCS (Secret Santa Christmas Swap) 2011...received from Lynn

Finally I can reveal my gift for SSCS received from Lynn...

This is the first time that I have been involved with this Swap and I have thoroughly enjoyed it!!!

Thank you so much Chooky for organizing this...it must be a mammoth task for you...

This is the card I received from Lynne...see all the little gingerbread men...

followed by a little gingerbread cutter and a felt one...

Lynn figured that JoJo has a sweet tooth...

and yes Lynn, you are dead right about that ha ha!!!!!

My parcel also included some fat quarters...

A very pretty tea towel and pot-holder...

And here are the goodies all together...

Part of the card read,

"When I read your first post about SSCS2011, and how excited you were to be participating in it,

I knew it would be especially fun for me this year......

My goal this year was bright and fun and happy"

And here is Lynn's bright, happy and very fun table topper!!!

Santa on a surfboard...palm trees...blue skies

This pretty much sums up an Australian Christmas Lynn...

Sun, surf, beach and of course Santa...

Not to mention Salty Blue Days on the beach...

And the back of the topper...just as much FUN!!!

This whole swap was fun...thank you so much Lynn and once again to Chooky!!!

OPAM (One Project a Month) June...And A Surprise Visit!!!

Finished a bit earlier this month...here is June's OPAM hosted by Peg and Kris which is going to be a gift for my Sister for her Birthday...

Petunia's Garden Bag...pattern by Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched

Over the weekend we had a surprise visitor...my DD and GD, here they are checking out the bag...

label inside the bag...

and the pattern...

Apart from cooking and eating all weekend we choose some Theodora Cleave buttons by Barb Smith for this cushion...

I started this book by Jennifer Chiaverini, part of the Elm Creek series...

Spotted this camelia that had fallen to the ground...

indulged in this new chocolate by Lindt...

We cooked up some pears in maple syrup...

At the Summer sales I bought some Laura Ashley items...tea towel...pot holder...apron and a little apron for my GD...and this weekend I pulled them out and here we are...

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves cooking and eating and had a blast of a weekend!!!
Now we're off to a family wedding this weekend...
Congratulations Jennifer and Mark!!!