2021 ornament exchange reveals

[BlondeSpiders]

Oh man, I feel like a jerk. I didn't include any extras or candy! Just a card and 2 ornaments. I'll do better next year.

[cmeon]

Dec 7, 2021 15:43:50 GMT -5 BlondeSpiders said:

Oh man, I feel like a jerk. I didn't include any extras or candy! Just a card and 2 ornaments. I'll do better next year.

Don't you dare feel like that <3- there are plenty of years I only get an ornament or two out. It's an ornament swap- if you get an ornament out on time(ETA:ish), you're golden!

I don't want to speak for everyone, but for me- the difference between just-an-ornament(s)- and "extra stuff" is just time. There are years I just don't have enough to do everything I've agreed to do, and years where I have too much (which leads to a rather scatterbrained process that results in "extras"). And I've been doing this for at least a decade now with this group (more or less) and I still forget to send a card most years (So_Fetch can vouch for my hastily typed note this year haha)- so you did great!

[mala]

Dec 7, 2021 15:43:50 GMT -5 BlondeSpiders said:

Oh man, I feel like a jerk. I didn't include any extras or candy! Just a card and 2 ornaments. I'll do better next year.

Me either. I meant to add some extras but I was so focused on just getting it in the mail that it completely slipped my mind.

[BlondeSpiders]

I got my ornament today from the wonderfully talented aprilsails! The border is a beautiful, rich purple and the trees are so lovely!
Thank you so much! I absolutely love it.

[aprilsails]

@blondespiders I didn’t know how long it would take to get to you! Glad you like the colours.

[kellady]

winecat . I’m glad you like them, and your cat is cracking me up.  (The dog in the background too.) 

BlondeSpiders and mala . Do not feel bad about extras!  I love having more/new people in the exchange, and I want everyone to love it as much as I do!  No guilt, whether there weren’t extras, or whether your ornament went out a few days late, as long as it goes out, everything is good!

aprilsails ,  I love the colors in your ornament too!

[lacey]

BlondeSpiders , thank you so much for the beautiful ornaments! The snowman is so fun! I love the Santa We Believe ornament as well - we are definitely a Santa house! The advice in the card is perfect - something to strive for next year. Everything was perfect!

[lacey]

Dec 7, 2021 13:38:11 GMT -5 Michelle said:

I was finally able to open my ornament (which was shipped on time but there was a whole thing about getting it to me).

I love them H! (But i confess I'm not sure what your proboards user name is).

In the pic: A santa sewn from strips of fabric (love love love), an ornament painted from the inside - my daughter claimed this - an awesome mask that is reversible - dissent on one side and a lovely Christmas fabric on the other, and a Terry's dark chocolate orange which I love. It's my favorite candy of the season.

Thank you!

This was me! I’m sorry, I thought I put my username in there somewhere! So glad you like it!

[BlondeSpiders]

Dec 8, 2021 12:01:19 GMT -5 lacey said:

BlondeSpiders , thank you so much for the beautiful ornaments! The snowman is so fun! I love the Santa We Believe ornament as well - we are definitely a Santa house! The advice in the card is perfect - something to strive for next year. Everything was perfect!

I'm sorry that I don't even remember what I said! But I'm so glad you like them.

[Michelle]

Dec 8, 2021 12:15:10 GMT -5 lacey said:

Dec 7, 2021 13:38:11 GMT -5 Michelle said:

I was finally able to open my ornament (which was shipped on time but there was a whole thing about getting it to me).

I love them H! (But i confess I'm not sure what your proboards user name is).

In the pic: A santa sewn from strips of fabric (love love love), an ornament painted from the inside - my daughter claimed this - an awesome mask that is reversible - dissent on one side and a lovely Christmas fabric on the other, and a Terry's dark chocolate orange which I love. It's my favorite candy of the season.

Thank you!

This was me! I’m sorry, I thought I put my username in there somewhere! So glad you like it!

Ah - you did, but then when i was posting i didn't have the card with me and I thought, "surely I'm misremembering that it's Lacey because that doesn't match the person's actual name..." I got myself all confused. But I loved it - thank you again!

[cereal K]

wawa Thank you so much! I got my package last night - what an adorable lil Gnome. He's already on my tree! I love all the little treats you sent, too - I've never had any of them so I'm excited to try them all!!

 

[Michelle]

Dec 10, 2021 10:03:02 GMT -5 cereal K said:

wawa Thank you so much! I got my package last night - what an adorable lil Gnome. He's already on my tree! I love all the little treats you sent, too - I've never had any of them so I'm excited to try them all!!

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oh my gosh that nose! 

[wawa]

Dec 10, 2021 10:35:49 GMT -5 Michelle said:

Dec 10, 2021 10:03:02 GMT -5 cereal K said:

wawa Thank you so much! I got my package last night - what an adorable lil Gnome. He's already on my tree! I love all the little treats you sent, too - I've never had any of them so I'm excited to try them all!!

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oh my gosh that nose! 

that nose was a saga!  I'd ordered some little wooden beads online to use for the nose and they just NEVER showed up (tracking says they did...my empty hands say no).  so finally I raided the kids craft closet for their air dry clay and made my own. 

[Michelle]

Dec 10, 2021 13:53:26 GMT -5 wawa said:

Dec 10, 2021 10:35:49 GMT -5 Michelle said:

oh my gosh that nose! 

that nose was a saga!  I'd ordered some little wooden beads online to use for the nose and they just NEVER showed up (tracking says they did...my empty hands say no).  so finally I raided the kids craft closet for their air dry clay and made my own. 

Great job - it is so cute!!

[adhdfashion]

Sofetch10210 ! Oh my gosh. I love 💕 the ornaments and card so much. The gingerbread men and reindeer are adorable 🥰! Thank You!

[Michelle]

Dec 10, 2021 21:19:21 GMT -5 adhdfashion said:

Sofetch10210 ! Oh my gosh. I love 💕 the ornaments and card so much. The gingerbread men and reindeer are adorable 🥰! Thank You!

So adorable!

[shortcake2675]

Dec 7, 2021 15:43:50 GMT -5 BlondeSpiders said:

Oh man, I feel like a jerk. I didn't include any extras or candy! Just a card and 2 ornaments. I'll do better next year.

I almost always have a minute to include a card, but rarely go farther than an ornament or maybe two.  It's a beyond busy time of the year for me and I try really hard to remember the only requirement is an ornament.  Still, it's totally ok if you want to go further, but don't feel like a jerk.  I agree with cmeon and while I appreciate the packages with extras, it will never be me sending all the extras unless we do it in January. 

[aprilsails]

winecat !!! Thank you so much for the beautiful ornaments! I love the vintage beads and I appreciate immensely that you sent them along to me. I will treasure them, and even better, my kids can’t break them!

My daughter is so excited to use the sprinkles on something, anything! And I am excited to eat the yummy chocolates.

Thanks again! It was well worth the wait and arrived in plenty of time.



And yes, Canada Post’s concept of tracking with international shipping is quite different than USPS. Everything seems to be in limbo here, but it generally makes it!

[aprilsails]

Of course Tapatalk is not uploading my photo. I will figure this out in the morning.

[aprilsails]

Success!

[winecat]

aprilsails- I'm so glad you like them! I was so nervous when I got assigned you because you're so talented. They are indestructible. lol They survived 13 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. I wish I'd thought to take pictures of what they looked like before I redesigned them but I didn't. 8 year old winecat tried real hard.

[aprilsails]

Dec 17, 2021 15:46:32 GMT -5 winecat said:

aprilsails- I'm so glad you like them! I was so nervous when I got assigned you because you're so talented. They are indestructible. lol They survived 13 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. I wish I'd thought to take pictures of what they looked like before I redesigned them but I didn't. 8 year old winecat tried real hard.

They are perfect! I love them.

I appreciate the efforts of 8 year old winecat. My Mom still has ALL the ornaments my sister and I made on her tree. So many memories. So many weird looking deer.