My Wool on Sunday post this week is about my new ( and very appropriate for me!) Christmas ornament that my friend De made me. De was my Secret Santa at the Sunday Stitchers Christmas party last Sunday.
Gifts too of course...this is my 'haul' from the other ladies...noting this doesn't include the Secret Santa gifts!!
The Birthday girls...each month those who have celebrated a birthday receive a fat quarter from everyone. Last Sunday we had both November and December birthdays.
After the birthday parcels were unwrapped, the Secret Santa gifts were put on that small table ready for distribution after lunch.
And what is Christmas party lunch without bonbons and paper hats! 😉
Linking with Janine over at the Rainbow Hare blog for Wool on Sunday. Janine has knitted a beautiful jumper but unfortunately one of her 'nearest and dearest' has made the following comment which I don't agree with by the way...“That is horrific! It’s the worst Christmas jumper I’ve ever seen!”
It just so happens that I was taking random photos of Sandi, who had stepped up for the role of Santa's helper at present unwrapping time...and she was actually carrying my gift at the time.
And here it is and I love it!!
De has wound yarn over a styrofoam ball and made knitting needles from skewers cut to size, with beads glued on the end and then sprayed. Such a thoughtful gift.
Our Secret Santa gifts this year at SS were an ornament ( which could either be handmade or purchased), and a bag. This is the gorgeous bag that De made for me...
So now a little bit more about our final gathering for 2016...
Setting up the room. As you can see in the photo a lot of the ladies brought along Christmassy themed projects to decorate the room. It gave the room such a lovely 'feel'.
Mentioning lunch...this year we used some of the money in 'the kitty' to have lunch catered by the local IGA. It was a lovely lunch but I only remembered to take a photo after we'd filled our plates...
And these wonderful friends of mine also have been very generous to the less fortunate in the community. Last month they collected and donated sweets for K4BN's mini Christmas stockings project and again this month, I was given some more lollies. And 2 of the ladies had also made some mini stockings! These, plus some stockings knitted by a friend at Sisters of Stitch, meant that K4BN received 76 filled stockings on Monday.
8 comments:
what a fun time you must have had, all those gifts ypou received and the food looks so tempting. Good to see so mnay little stockings for the children
It was a great day - so glad you took so many photos and I will say thanks now because I need to pinch a few.
I did love your decoration...very creative!
what a great day............
I do so love the little filled stockings. Congratulations to you and your wonderful friends for doing this.
Your pictures are lovely and the ladies all are so happy to get together and celebrate. You are very lucky to belong to such a lively group.
God bless.
Well done ladies
How very generous of you all.
Looks like a lovely day was had by all
Xxxx
Perfect very cute ornament for you Maria. Lovely bag too xx
Looks like you all had a lovely time, and what beautiful gifts you have all exchanged. The ornament your friend made is really sweet. 😊
It looks like you had a wonderful time - and very well deserved :)
Thank you for linking up with Wool on Sundays :)
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