sheep in the city

A special swap...revealed!

I got to participate in Special Swap this round...and the theme this time was "A Summer Picnic". Beth was my swap partner...and boy did she do a great job spoiling me! I had a feeling that my package would arrive while I was out of town last weekend, and sure enough, it did. The minute I got home, I ran in, threw my bags down and tore into my package. You can see in the above picture who was also curious about what was inside. Lots of little white packages tied up with string. (totally have Sound of Music songs in my head!) Beth somehow knew just what I would enjoy. The little notes explaining each item were so clever. Okay...on to the goodies!

Where do I even begin...it's all so fun! I've been itching to get my hands on the "new" (at least to me) Amy Butler book. Now I have a copy of my very own! Yippee! There are about 15 projects in there that I want to make...if only I had a few more hours in the day. Someday I'll have time to sew. Then there is the yarn. I love it. It's Interlacements Tiny Toes in a very pretty fruit colorway. I have to be completely honest here and say that I already own 2 skeins of this yarn in this exact colorway. But, do you know what that means?! Obviously I love it, since I've already purchased it for myself before, and now I have enough yarn (4 skeins total) to make something bigger than a pair of socks. Bonus!

She sent 2 bags of my favorite kind of gummy bears, Haribo. They are the only kind of gummy bears to eat in my opinion. I may or may not have ripped into one of the bags right away. There were cute little notecards, smelly grapefruit lotion, pretty coral colored beads, fun fabric, and last, but certainly not least were the handmade items. This just blew me away. She made me a pretty pink pin cushion (or a Barbie ottoman as she called it!) with cherries on top. Simply gorgeous. You might have been unsure of your skills, but believe me, they are stellar! I love the little embroidery on the top. Click here to see a close up. Plus, she included a little olive green felted bowl. I can't tell you how many times I have meant to make one of these up and just never got around to it. Click here to see a close up of the bowl. Thanks so much Beth! You made my first round of Special Swap a true joy!