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Yesterday I received a big box from Donna ! We were each others partners in this exchange. Let's see what was inside the box. The red box with the reindeer is already a present. But what a treat there was inside! Such a big coincidence! Donna stitched the same JBW design for me, as I did for her. Only she did it over 1 and made it into a floss tag (did you know you can easily hang a floss tag in your Christmas tree :) ) And here are all the other goodies that were inside the box. Some candy for DS, hot chocolate, a L*K chart, GAST floss, ribbons.... Thank you so much Donna! I really enjoyed this reindeer exchange! Hugs, Simone

I read on the SBEBB board that Donna received my exchange for the Reindeer Games. I don't have a pic of the whole exchange, so I hope Donna will put some on her blog. Here's the flatfold I made for her: Design: French Country Reindeer - JBW Designs Fabric: 25 ct. linen Sand Floss: Overdyed red - Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Finish: Flatfold Hugs, Simone

I saw on Heather's blog that she received my Fall House exchange for the SBEBB. I've stitched a part of LHN's "Acorn Hill" and turned it into a pinkeep: Design: Acorn Hill - Little House Needleworks Fabric: 32 ct. Irish Linen Floss: DMC, Crescent Colours and Victorian Motto Finish: Pinkeep Here's a pic of the complete exchange: We have some real Autumn weather today. It's raining and storming... A perfect day to sit by the fire place, drink lots of tea and stitch ;) Hugs, Simone

My weekend started real good this morning! I've slept late, so when I was finally showered and dressed, the mail was already on our doormat. And there was the next Monthly Bit from SB&B, with some GAST threads and a nice Halloween freebie: I didn't even start breakfast, when the doorbell rang and the mailman delivered a big box from Holly . It was the Fall House exchange from the SBEBB. Holly stitched "Season of Plenty" from LHN and finished it as a fabulous box top! And the box was filled with a lot of marvelous goodies!!! I especially love this "Friendship trifold" from In the Company of Friends . It's so pretty! Holly, thank you so much for your wonderful and generous Fall House exchange! Well, you can all imagine that my Saturdaymorning was a good one! And while DH and DS are playing with the new Wii, am I playing with all my new stitching stuff ;) Have a nice weekend! Hugs, Simone

I totally forgot! I DO have something to show you! During my holiday Paula received my Biscornu for the SBEBB exchange: Design: (adapted from) Black Beauty Chart - Judy Odell, The gift of stitching magazin Issue 29 Fabric: 28 ct. Cashel Linen Navy Floss: Victorion Motto Sampler Shoppe Hand Dyed Finish: Biscornu

Today I received this pretty Biscornu for the SBEBB exchange, from Chris : There were also some great goodies for me: Thank you Chris, for this wonderful exchange! Sorry, for being short... I'm packing again for our next vacation ;) I'm going camping with my parents and DS. So I'll be away for another week. Hugs, Simone

I heard Joanne received my redwork exchange for the SBEBB! This one I had real hard times to part from... I really loved it myself! I hope to stitch it another time for me! This is the pinkeep I made for Joanne: Design: Miniature Tulipe - L'r de Rien Fabric: 28 ct. Cashel linen Antique White Floss: Gloriana Silk "Poinsettia" Finish: pinkeep This is the back of the pinkeep: And here is the whole exchange: Somehow I managed to collect all perfect matching items. Look at the postcard! I knew right away that it belongs to this exchange.

At least, that's what it felt like, when I came home from my vacation! There were several packages waiting for me, to be opened. First of all, there was the Summer Needleroll from Iris , for the Borduurhoekje exchange. Iris made me this wonderful needleroll: I have no clue from which designer this is! Will you tell us that, Iris? Iris also included some goodies: some charts from my wishlist, some floss and a card she made herself. Iris, thank you so much for this great exchange! Than I opened up a big box from the USA. It was the SBEBB Redwork exchange from Donna . Donna made me my first hornbook! Isn't it gorgeous?! She told me it was a freebie from Mon Ami Pierre, stitched with Belle Soie silk "Cranberry". And Donna also sent me a lot of fun stuff: I really felt like a kid on Christmas Eve, while opening all these presents! Thank you so much Donna!!! Last (but not least), there was another package from Belgium. It was the matchbox from the Crazy exchange matchbox sw...

I received a message from Mylene that she received my ABC exchange for the SBEBB. I've made her a pyn pillow ornament ;) Design: "Eliza's Pyn Pillow" freebee from With My Needle Fabric: 28 ct. Cashel linen Floss: Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe handdyed floss Finish: Pyn pillow I really like the colorcombination of the floss and the fabric!

Today I received this wonderful SBEBB ABC- exchange from Edgar . I wasn't expecting anything, so I was a bit surprised :) I think it traveled very fast... But look at all the great things Edgar sent to me: (my wishlist is shrinking again!) Here is a close-up of the gorgeous "pynkeepe", Edgar made me: I love the deep, warm colors he used for it! Thank you so much, Edgar!!! I also received note from Isabella , that she received my last exchange for the Seasonal Exchange. I don't have a pic of the whole exchange, but this is the pinkeep I've made for her: Design: part of "Spring" from the book "Country" by Helen Wind Fabric: 28 ct. linen Tarnished gold Floss: DMC Finish: pinkeep I also received an email from Pascale that she received my Scavenger Hunt for the crazy exchange group. I totally forgot to take pics of that one... So I hope Pascale will publish some in her blog... Hugs,

I'm telling you; they never come alone! Today I received two exchanges again. First of all, the Scavenger Hunt. Janaina organized this for the Crazy exchange group . Janaina gave us 6 words and we have to use our imagination to find something for those words. The words are: birds, kitchen, old, flowers, happiness and tiny. Pascale was my partner (again) and she sent me this: Bird: the little pillow Kitchen: the napkins Old: the wooden bobbin Flowers: the notepad Happiness: the card with a beautiful poem written in it Tiny: the little scissors And the Christmas ornament was a little extra I assume. Here's a close up of the pillow. Pascale, thanks again for yet another wonderful exchange!!! I also reveived the Feathered Friends exchange for the SBEBB group today. Cathy (mk) has sent me this pretty exchange: I love everything of it! Cathy made me a gorgeous pinkeep and absolutly stunning fob. Both with Prairie Schooler designs. And she also made an excellent choice with all the...

Pffffhew! I'm so relieved! My SBEBB Tea time exchange did finaly arrive in Venezuela. Nela let me know that she likes the exchange (and the tea) a lot. Here's the Tea box I've made for her: Design: "Teatime" freebee from Grandma's Kitchen . Fabric: 28 ct. Zweigart Linen Newport plaid Floss: DMC 347 Finish: Tea box This is the inside. You can see the complete exchange in Nela's blog . It's always nice to know that your exchanges reach their destinations... I think a replacement is never as good as the original exchange!