More Advent swap pics and birthday pressies

Firstly, the box arrives.....

Inside a Santa sack, hand stencilled by Sarah,

I was obviously a bit excited, this was the best shot of 3 and still had 'camera shake'!

This was day 3's pressie, wow so colourful!

I'm not sure but think this was day2...my excuse is that blogger wouldn't let me upload the photos last week...poor excuse I know! 

Day4 must have been the choccy Santa...no evidence available he, he! but, day 5&6 still have their labels. The lovely floral heart shaped felt brooch adorns my purple fleece jacket and the knitted (non-fattening) Christmas pud is hanging on my clear glass back door. 

These lovely items are a belated birthday card and pressies from Sue, @home blogger.

The card is gold embellished leaf batik fabric stitched onto the card. the hanging decoration (forgive me Sue for adding to the hanging decoration), the heart shaped hanging decoration has a lovely 'blackbery-shaped' green glass bead, hand-made by Sue. The larger longer bead at the top is also made by Sue and was originally a keyring but, I was naughty and dismantled it, putting the bead onto the heart hanging, where I could appreciate it's beauty more than if it was on a keyring in a coat or bag and only seen briefly.

Am I an ungrateful wretch or what?

Thank you so much Sue, I'm going to put the card in a clip frame and hang it in my little workroom (small bedroom), I think it is so lovely.

Well, that's it for now,more pics to follow, (blogger permitting!), of the further advent pressies.

Have a lovely week all,

Sandie xx