Some Gifts

Christmastime is such a fun time of year. A season for giving and receiving and celebrating the greatest gift of all! The birth of Jesus Christ! Recently I received two gifts that I would like to share with you!

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Last Saturday the lace guild I belong to

had their annual Christmas party and gift exchange.

We each bring a lace related gift and

set them on a table.

We pick numbers and in numerical

order go up to the table and pick a gift.

This year I drew #1!

Lucky me!!!

I got to be the first to go up to the table to

pick a gift.

This is what I got!!!

It's a vintage glass ornament

in the image of a little hedgehog.

See...he even has strawberries by him.

Isn't he cute?

The Hedgehog is the lacemaker's mascot.

Here is the other side.

Look! It's the south-end of a north-bound hedgehog!

Ewwwwwwwwww!!!

It was a fun Christmas party.

I gave away a plastic shuttle and some

DMC size 80 Christmas red and Christmas green thread.

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Now for the second gift!

This one has nothing to do with

Christmas, but it's special

just the same!

It's the

Kreativ Blogger Award!

I was nominated by two fabulous bloggers!

Thank you, Jessica from Kids Napping? I'm Scrapping!

Thank you, Karla from Ramblin' Roads!

It's always such an honor to have

a blogging friends share an award!

Edited update 12/13/08: I received a third nomination from

Judy at CJ Stitching and Blooms!

Thank you, Judy! (end of update)

The rules are:

Okay, here's the thing about rules that

I'm noticing. I received this award from two

fabulous, very creative bloggers with two

different sets of rules!

How's that!?!

(hypothetical question)

One version is traveling w/ 5 successors and

another version is traveling around

w/ 6 successors and a tag!

LOL!

So, I just combined the two:

6 successors and no tag.

Wadda ya think of that?

(again, hypothetical question, here)

Mention the blog (in this case, blogs) that gave it to you.
Share the love with six other wonderful blogging friends.

Now, who to share it with...

1)Bella of Bella Sinclair Doodlespot.

2) Victoria of Sweet Victoria Antiques.

3) Jessica of Kids Napping? I'm Scrapping!

(right back atcha! I heart you, too!)

4) Gina of Threads of a Tatting Goddess

5) Diane of Lace-Lovin' Librarian

6) Jon from Jon's Thread Escapade

and...

OOPSY!

7) Bethany from Love From My Studio

Hee hee, I picked the first six

people with blogs

to comment on my previous post!

Look, I know that may seem lazy,

however,

everyone who comes to visit me is

sooooo creative that it is

getting impossible to choose

for these fabulous awards!

Bethany was actually number 6 to comment on my previous post, but
by the time I realize she had a blog link on her blogger
profile I'd already told the 7th commenter on my previous
blog post that she had an award so...there ya go....

I am breaking my own rules!

Oh, well.

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Thank you for coming to visit and letting me share some gifts with you! I hope you come again soon and I'd love to hear from you, so feel free to leave a comment! I promised I'll be better about commenting back this time. :)

Sincerely,

~TattingChic :)