I got mail! Christmas parcels. This is great fun, it’s making Christmas last forever 🙂
My friend Jill, who is now blogless, sent me this lovely package.
Pink Opal Magic, Purple Opal Mosaic, my beloved magazines, two gauge-o-knits, one in imperial and one in metric, a little bead container and tape measures! Here’s a close up of the tape measures.
And they have cute little tabs.
I love funky tape measures!
Cathy sent me a gift, too. Yummy chocolates!
Both DH and Emily are home on holiday, so in no time at all, the chocolates looked like this.
Second day in a row that I’ve blown my New Years’ Diet. But I enjoyed it!
And there was more sock yarn.
Isn’t it pretty? It’s Knitpicks Sock Memories in “Easter”. Em went in raptures as soon as I opened it, and wants socks for herself from it. We’ll see!
A little knitting last night, but for the most part I finished off a little bag for myself. This is going to hold my sock knitting.
This pic doesn’t do the beading justice, so here’s some close ups of the details.
I’m getting a bit tired of sewing now, so it’s back to the shawl again. Which I’m also getting a bit tired of!
Wow! That’s a lot of beading! I don’t think I’d get around to doing it.
On the other hand, the tape measures are adorable! And now I have to go hunting for more Opal….
Love the bag! Some really nice lady made me a similar one.
I have a pair of socks out of the bright pick opal – it knits up really nice.
Gorgeous bag! I love the pansy.
What a full post, Donna! Those tape measures….well, I am coveting those. I’ve never seen any fun ones like that. The beading knocks me out. I love it so, but doing it is definitely NOT my thing. And the socks and sock yarn! I’ll say it again: What a full post! (not to mention the baking and the crepes from yesterday…)
That must have taken some time to sew on all those beads!
be watching the mail, you should be getting a little something from the states sometime soon! what a talented lady you are..
Those tape measures are adorable! What a great gift — the whole package, I mean. 🙂 The beading is beautiful.
Happy knitting!
I love the tape measures and the chocolates don’t look to bad either:)
Wow! Great gifties. The bag is beautiful – lovely work!
Lovely gifts and even lovlier beading!!!