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May 03, 2007
Special Swap and Secret Pal 10
In the last couple of days I have received 4 package. 2 of those were purchases but the other 2 were very special packages from 2 very special ladies.
First I received the second package from my Secret Pal 10. Once again she hit it right on target with what she got me.
The loot was, from left to right: Lindt Chocolate bar, Clover tapestry needles, Hazelnut Truffle solid perfume, cute pink stitch markers in a little pink pouch, pretty flower stickers and last but not least, Cherry Tree Hill sock yarn in Winterberry. I've been wanting to get my hands on some Cherry Tree Hill for a while, and now I have some!
You can see a close up on the extremely pretty stitch markers here and the yarn here.
Thank you Toni! What! How come I know who she is! Isn't she supposed to be my Secret Pal or something? Well, this is what happened: Both of us won a contest over on Sweet Pea's blog a couple weeks back and the name she uses to write to me was there, listed as a winner along side mine! What was the chance of that happening? So that's how I found out who she was. And I'm really glad, because now I get to read her blog too! : )
The second package I received was from my Special Swap pal. This swap is not a "secret pal" type of swap so we each know who the other is. Your pal changes every other month. My pal was Sue from "For the Love of Knit" and she had me discover her state of Wisconsin.
Sue got me some pretty sock yarn from Joslyn's Fiber Farm. The yarn is called Twinkle Toes in the color Cotton Candy and is a wool/mohair blend, another thing I've wanted to try too (Closeup here). She also got me some pretty pink Merino top for me to spin from another farm in Wisconsin Mielke's Farm Fiber Arts. There was also some sweets (brownies, chocolate and jams) and some sample coffee from the Swiss Colony. She also sent some cute pencils and a cow magnet (already on the fridge), some nice smelling soap and some postcards representative of Wisconsin.
Thank you Sue for a trip to Wisconsin. I don't know that I'll ever get to travel there physically but I was there in spirit with your package.
My other 2 packages were some books from Amazon, and some pretty roving bought on Etsy. More on those later...
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Contest winner will be announced tomorrow!
13:50 Posted in Swaps | Permalink | Comments (6) | Email this | Tags: knitting
Comments
wow -- you have awesome pals!
Posted by: pamela wynne | May 03, 2007
Those are the kind of packages that if your mailman knew the contents he/she wouldn't deliver them to you! He would keep them for himself...or his wife...or herself. Whatever's politically correct! You have sweet pals. Feel free to give them my address. lol. ;D
Posted by: jupiterjessica | May 03, 2007
I'm glad you liked the package!
Posted by: Toni | May 03, 2007
I’m so glad you enjoyed your trip to Wisconsin, Valerie! It was fun finding things for you – I was pleasantly surprised to find so many yarn-related vendors so close to me!
Posted by: Sue | May 03, 2007
Ah, nothing better than a surprise that comes in the mail!
Posted by: Shannon | May 04, 2007
What great swap goodies! It was especially fun to read what you got from Wisconsin. I love Joslyn's, but don't get to see it enough - I hope she's at the Shepherd's Harvest festival next weekend. I know that Mielkes will be there. :)
Posted by: Chris | May 05, 2007
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