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| From my collection of vintage Christmas cards |
I will tell more later about our ladies' Christmas fellowship and Yankee swap, because there is much more to tell than just this, but can only take a few minutes today. I thought I'd just share this interesting tidbit.
My friend
Mrs. Doug, who is not only my blog friend but a real-life friend, had done a post this week called "Christmas craftiness" in which she showed pictures of some projects she has been making. I borrowed her photos of one project because I am having some camera issues right now. I wasn't really sure if she was making this bag for the Yankee swap, but guessed that she might be.
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| The photos don't do this beautiful bag justice. Made from a thrift-store felted sweater in the softest, palest aqua, it is just exquisite. You can just catch a glimpse of the lining and the handmade macrame handles. |
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| Some of the details. The embroidery is so beautifully done. |
The same day, on my Christmas blog, I posted some pictures of mug mats I'd made which I intended to put in a basket with other goodies for our Yankee swap. I scanned the mats rather than trying to use the camera, which is why one of the mats is so crooked in the picture.
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| One of my daughters used this fabric on a Christmas sweatshirt in high school, I think. The snow globe fabric has been in my stash for years. |
Now here is the funny part. I believe there were around 30 people at our ladies' Christmas fellowship, and lots of nice gifts were changing hands throughout the course of the Yankee swap. But I ended up with the gorgeous bag made by
Mrs. Doug -- and guess what? She ended up with the mug mats and basket of items which I had brought to the swap! So much fun! I think we were both pleased with the outcome.
What a fun twist! :) That bag is beautiful, and I know she will enjoy your mug rugs!
ReplyDeleteYour mug mats are so pretty as are your friend's crafts. I've not heard of a Yankee Swap before. What is it exactly? :-)
ReplyDeleteHello, ladies!
ReplyDeleteSusan -- it was a fun twist, wasn't it? Mrs. D is so kind, she shared some of the items with a friend who ended up with a gift she couldn't use.
Mrs. R -- a Yankee swap has other names, I guess, in Canada and other parts of the country. Some just call it a white elephant, I think. Basically, it works like this: everyone brings a wrapped gift. This can be a joke gift, something you have on hand, or whatever. At our swaps most people bring something nice and some bring items they have made, as my friend and I did. So everyone takes a number and sets about opening the gifts one at a time. Person #2 can either keep their gift or can take person #1's gift. Person #3 can keep their own gift or choose from the gifts that #s 1 and 2 have opened. And so on. At the end, Person #1 -- who had no choice up until now -- can select from any of the other people's gifts. It can be quite hilarious!