QATW Christmas Mystery Box Swap

I joined in online with a mystery box swap for Xmas. My partner loves Vintage, flowers and pink.

I managed to get some things sorted.

A vintage supper cloth, cushion cover, beautiful lace edged hanky, an old biscuit tin from kookaburras biscuits,  a lovely vintage fat quarter and even an old notebook of my mums..

I also included some Aussie celebratory items.

Paper plates, cocktail flags and an ice tray.
We also have a little tourist book of Mildura so that was posted to show where I live.
 I sent a little thimble with a photo of the state of Victoria on it.

I sent a beautiful little tea cup. I hope this didn't get broken in the journey.
 I forgot to take a photo and these are the ones GG took. 

Xmas mug rug swap with QATW.....

I joined in on a little fun Xmas mug rug and coffee cup cosy swap. I had a great time designing this.
There are many patterns around and it wasn't hard to make.
I really wanted something different so I added a pocket for that special treat...

These are the little extras I sent.

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I know my partner was happy when she received these. 

I am still waiting for mine.. international post takes a while...

Now I have joined the Xmas box swap but the site has been down for a while...

My Xmas in July parcel is nearly ready..

Here is where I am so far
I have been working very hard on my gifts but it is very hard to show you.

I'm sorry it's blurry  but I had to crop it.

He is cute though....

Oh to finish it off and get it in the mail before Friday......

A close up of what I made for the Millrosie XMAS swap.

Well I have made so many gifts for swaps recently. Some were very small but I enjoyed making them. The last post I put up lots of little photos but this post I will show you them individually.

There is a lot so maybe grab a drink, put your feet up and relax and read....

Here is some SANTA FACES in beadwork that I made into Earrings.

Fabric bowls

A special test tube hot chocolate pack....

I had fun with these and made up 5 packs. They are a good idea to be given with a mug....

 Then there were some REINDEER CANDY CANES MADE. Lots of them....

 I always like to make a double ended oven mitt & pot holder. So I made a XMAS set.

 Then I did a X stitch made into a book for a tree ornament. These are so cute and I really enjoy making them...

 How about these cute beaded earrings. They took me a while to make. Like hours but I think they are ok...

 Then I spent some time knitting some sweet decorations. My mum and I made these for my kids class full of kids and teachers through the years..

A cute stocking filled with chocolate

 A knitted bell with a tinkling bell sewn in.. 

 Next we have a crochet SANTA FACE. This is a brooch. I used to make these all the tine. They are so cute.

 I love making these TRIANGLE XMAS TREES. They look really good hanging up and my friend has hers hanging from her lounge light. It is made double sided so it doesn't have to be on a wall.

Here I have made an easy fabric bowl a and filled it with yummy goodies.

I packaged these gifts into little boxes, stacked them up on top of each other to form a XMAS TREE. How cute is that...

There is also the test tube hot chocolate drink, marshmallows and  sweeties. Oh yummy...

Hope you have enjoyed the gifts I made for this special swap..

Now to complete my SANTA SACK SWAP by the 25th of November.

No rest for the wicked...... 

I have finally got around to taking photos of my MillRosie gift swapping day

Over a week ago I spent the day with some lovely ladies at Mill Rose qullt shop in Ballan. 

They are called the Millrosie group. There were 19 in all. We did have a great day. Lots of gifts were swapped and I was lucky enough to receive some. I was not expecting this at all and I was made to feel very welcome. Everyone there was lovely and I look forward to being part of the group again.

Unfortunately I cannot remember who gave me everything. I do know where some of them came from but I do not want to leave any one out so I choose not to name them. I know you all know who you are and I do love all the gifts. I am so surprised you are all so giving and I give you all a great big HUG and a thankyou. Here are the pics.....

Look at all these goodies... Well I have eaten the lovely cookies. I think my grandsons will get the lollies. There are some beautiful buttons and ribbons I will be sure to use. A sweet needle case that will be put in a project bag, the lovely wood turned pin cushion will be shown off on my coffee table with my work being done. A cute fabric ornament to hang on the tree and of course a pencil to draw some templates or take notes... Some of these were in a cute Bon Bon but of course I had already pulled this apart. Once again, thanks ladies.....

We were to make a gift for the lucky dip swap and in it was to be.....

A Christmas tree decoration, something to wear and a treat.

Here is what I got from the lovely Kim......

A beautiful apron.. A cute snowman decoration to hang on the tree... And a box of Haigs Bear chocolates.

Well they are not in the photo because I have eaten them... Yummmmmm

They all came in this gorgeous quilted bag with a tree tag.. How cute....

Now this is what I am trying to finish...

I have taken Shez's idea and started making XMAS decs to hang on the tree. I am wanting to make quite a few but here is the start. I have them stitched and the front and backs joined. All I need to do now is attach the lovely beads that go around the edge. They are loved by lots of my friends.