huge thank you superpost :)

i just wanted to say thank you for all your kind comments on our market stall...i have been on a high all week but oh so tired....but that good kind of tired :)
This is a HUGE catch up post to also say thank you for all the goodies that have arrived recently that I've not had time to photograph or at least post about...

OWOH 2011 This was one of my lovely prizes from Lisa, a gorgeous clay brooch with a lovely pearly glaze. Lisa sent it with newspaper cutting of an interview she had done at Christmas time so it was nice to get to know her a bit better...thank you Lisa i love it !

I've heard that all 3 of my journals made it to their new homes , so that's good too :)

Shrine swap.... with Les... les sent me one of her shrines, I've still to make mine and send it, i was hoping to get it done today but am actually enjoying having a kitchen table we can eat off ;) She sent loads of stuff, which i packed away...sorry.... (( but check out her shrine, i love it.

it sits above the computer so i can stare at it adoringly :)) aren't the little shrinky dink butterflies just gorgeous....and I'm going to get some of that TH tissue tape too...

Matchbox swap on Flikr... I joined in the Romance matchbox swap and this is the one i sent to
JoAnne I made a dingle dangly charm and added a few other lovey dovey things ;) My Matchbox then came from Kath who also sent me a truckload of stuff....first of all her mb came in a surprise tin... and then inside......the cutest lil mb.... and inside that.... ....she sent another surprise one as well[ i love surprises!] another little mb filled with lots of gorgeous brads... As well as that ..i had won a prize on her blog , one of her hand painted snowman bowls along with some stamps and cards......sweet huh? will be nice to have out for Christmas.... i love it when people make things from tutes i have done and Kath sent a gorgeous little Valentines pocket with lots of little metal hearts inside ...thank you....i seemed to be unpacking for ever :)

Pay it forward......
last week i received some beautiful goodies from Jan from the PIF she had on her blog.[i still need to do mine!] gosh that girl knows how to stuff a matchbox , i can never get it all back in to photograph properly lol i bet her kids had the best stuffed santa sacks .....:) i couldve stood the little ballerina up so you werent peeking up her dress:) love how she has made the knob too.... i love the sewing theme with its pretty laces, dress patterns, mannequins and all the wonderful bits and pieces she included, it will be great to use....

and then theres Carole :)
I won one of her blog prizes.... this sweet little birdie tape and some chocolate fish....
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unfortunately i ate all the chocolate fish which i havent ever seen out here [ they are choc coated marshmallow shaped fish.]

Now no one ever throws out empty packets in this household, they get shoved back in the cupboard so you think you have stuff and you dont. i thought since i ate all the fish i could photograph the packet and left it in the pantry for safe keeping :] and wouldnt you know it..... it has been thrown out ..oh well...

they tasted good !

Im also doing Caroles Journal class, i was really envious of all the beautiful books that came out of her last class but cant decide what theme to do...im leaning towards asian as i have alot of stuff but then i guess i could do two different ones if i get productive lol I really love her combinations of paper fabric, embroidery and free motion so it should be fun....

Thanks again to all my lovely swappers and givers, it's been lovely to get all this wonderful mail:)))

what a great world bloglandia is :))

now i need to learn how to link pictures to blogs, that is a really cool feature.....