Advent Swap

I posted about the Advent Swap here - and now that it is done - I can show the given and received.
(Mainly for my benefit so skip this post if you prefer.)

Here is what I included in the Advent Swap gift box/bag for Maureen:

• Spatula and Cookie Cutter
• Tea bags
• Tea leaf holder - Tea Man
• FSL - Sleigh & Reindeers
• Cookie Mix
• Small Gift cards
• Paper Serviettes
• Hegs Pegs
• Hand-made stocking (thanks Maria)
• Note pad
• Wine glass tags
• Kit Kats in 4 different flavours
• Applique Kit
• Silver Name Labels
• Pink flower Duct Tape
• Machine needles
• Sticky Notes
• Wool needles
• Packet of Sunflower seeds
• Reuseable ice cubes
• Shoo Fly
• Ginger Bears
• Shower Gel
• Tiny hand cream tube
• Suzy Toronto Calendar
• Small pink cutting mat

Here are my gifts:

Here are the ones I received
1st - 5th December

Book, fluffy slippers, Christmas Note Pad & pen, green pouch, stitchery kit

6th - 10th December

paper serviettes, cakes of soap, buttons, paper parchment - with contact for some classes...., and a great ruler with a variety of measurements from 1/8 - 1"

11th - 15th December

Cosmo thread, Cottage Garden thread, 2 x tape measures, and a scissor tag, 

Christmas cross stitch designs, and a lavender sachet.

16th - 19th December

bells of different sizes and colours, 7 pieces of wool felt (love them), 

Shower Gel, cute pencil with rubber/eraser

20th - 25th December

a scratchie which sadly didn't produce any $$$$$$$$$
two scissor guards, a cute little needle/pin holder, 

a coaster for the car - to absorb moisture, 

a thread bobbin and a gorgeous hand stitch stocking.

I think we both had fun with this idea.

Christmas Advent Swap

Sometime, in the early part of the year, bestie friend suggested we do an Advent Swap - so 25 little gifts to be exchanged late November.   Sounded like a fun idea.

The 1st of December was a Thursday (non-working day) and I was free to have some late afternoon drinks and dinner at her place when we handed over our gifts.

Being the practical person I am I placed my wrapped gifts in an insulated Christmas shopper bag.

And we could open one present each.

Maureen selected the rainbow spatula and cookie cutter

and I selected this:

I do have several books here that I want to read - but I just don't get to them - but I have started this and will keep reading til it's done.

I wonder what other treasures are hidden in my bag??

I will do a post in January with what was in each present.....

We message each other at 7.30am to show what we opened - its is a lot of fun - selecting which one is next and then the surprise of the contents.