Jam-Packed Swap Package Received!

This past month I've had the pleasure of participating in the Crafty Daisies Summer Craft Swap, and today I received an amazing box crammed with cool stuff from Jeannie of What The Hay! I really wish I had taken a picture of everything when I opened the box, gift after gift tumbling out, all wrapped in the prettiest tissue paper---shades of green and coordinating patterns. (It was a lovely sight, but I was way too excited and had to tear into it.)

This bag is SOOOO great! I fit my entire box of springy colored yarns into it. She made it from a wrap skirt and some fabric she picked up at an estate sale. The ties for handles are an excellent idea that I will have to use on some future bags I make. The little hanky on the pocket is the perfect touch. AND this bag is reversible!

And all the other gifties....man, there were a TON, and they were all so thoughtful. I was touched. Let me go through the photo mosaic square by square...

1)She sent me several fun yarns, some elastic (I ALWAYS NEED THAT, and I can never find the box it's in....) They're sitting in a cool little green and blue box with a lid that all folds flat and then snaps together. Altoids covered in dark chocolate, and when they are eaten, underneath the mints, the tin is lined with a magnet sheet and needles! It's a great addition to the sewing kit. She actually has a tutorial for this needle holder. Then there is the beautiful handknit dishcloth! You cannot tell at all that there are 2 really nice dark green re-usable produce bags in this pic...One is underneath everything, and one is behind it all, stuffed with the all the tissue paper that the gifts were wrapped in. I want to save all of that and glue it to things! It's all so nice.

2)Glittery Handmade stationary made with cardstock left over from her wedding and recycled paper envelopes handstamped with dragonflies, a pretty dragonfly necklace made by one of Jeannie's friends, a fun frame, and super cool socks from Tokyo!

3)A counted cross-stitch kit to make a bib, a cute beaded bag for crochet hooks and accessories, a beaded garland with clips to hang photos, and an energy efficient light bulb that lasts 7 years!(Hallelujah! I just took one of my 2 light bulbs out of my craft room a couple days ago to have light for doing laundry. I always forget light bulbs at the store. So annoying....)

4)Seeds: Basil (yum) and Texas Bluebonnets---their state flower! ( I was born in Texas by the way.) There is also a beautiful postcard showing an entire field of bluebonnets....geez this photo mosaic cut a bunch of stuff out of the pic...(oh well....technological visual presentation empowerment will be mine someday...)...plant markers, a green sharpie, and a stack of biodegradable seed starting pots made from newspapers! I have one of them unflattened and standing up, but it is behind the basil seeds. I am about to start some seeds, so these will come in handy. AND I can figure out how to do it too, which is really exciting. A stack of homemade seed starter pots is such a sweet and perfect gift for a gardening girl. Not only am I one myself, I have friends that like to garden too, so this is very exciting.

Thank You so much Jeannie!

I was bad and sent the package I was working on a couple days AFTER the deadline, (May 7th rather than May 4th) but it should be there soon and then I can post my pics of that. Yay!