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Thursday, December 10, 2015

A Secret Santa delivery from 'Across the Ditch'...

I found out this week that my Secret Santa in Chookyblue's SSCS this year is Michell from New Zealand. Yes a parcel arrived...always exciting!
Inside...

In this swap, participants send 2 parcels...a small one with a Christmas ornament and a larger parcel containing a handcrafted gift; the smaller parcel can be opened immediately but the other can't be opened until the traditional present opening day...for example, for some this is Christmas Eve, others it will be Christmas Day etc. 
This is what Michell had put in the smaller parcel...
Lots of lovely goodies! Another big thank you to Michell!!
Now also on Monday I found that Tonje in far off Norway had received the gifts that her Secret Santa ( me!!!) had sent her as she wrote a post on her blog. 
I had made the ornament after I made her main gift...it was a day or so before the posting deadline...so I was cutting it a  bit fine! Lol
It all started when early this year I pinned this ornament on Pinterest...the link went to a site that said the pattern was sold out...
I pinned it thinking I could make one just by going by the photo. But a few months ago the pattern became available...so I bought it. And then printed off the pattern pieces and cut them out of felt ready to assemble...
I enjoyed making the elf and it wasn't long before he was finished....and my elf looked like the photo!!! Lol

  And he went all the way to Norway, to his new home...my goodness, it's almost at the North Pole there and we know who lives there don't we??? Lol

6 comments:

margaret said...

some lovely little gifts you have received and love your elf, he will feel very much at home in Norway

Noela said...

Lovely ornie gift and extras Maria. Your elf is pretty cool. I'm sure he will feel at home in Norway. Hugs.....

Nanette said...

Sweet elf. Lovely gifts all round.

Chookyblue...... said...

lovely ornaments sent and received...........

Jindi's Cottage said...

Hey, you got my last year SSCS round - I sent to Tonje and received from Michell!! Great ornaments....love your little elf, he is so cute...

Susan said...

I think the elf is very cute - and he deserves a home up north.