FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008 BIRTHDAYS, TAKE THREE

GIFTS FROM VICKY LEVASSEUR!! I AM SO GLAD WE ARE FRIENDS AND I WAS THE LUCKY FRIEND TO RECEIVE THE MOST AWESOME, AND PINK, PINKEEP. THIS IS ALSO A FIRST PINKEEP FOR ME!!

IT SHOULD ALSO BE REPHOTOGRAPHED AS IT DOES NOT BEGIN TO SHOW UP IN THIS PICTURE!! AND SHE INCLUDED A BEAUTIFUL WHITE THOMAS KINKADE TEAPOT!! WONDERFUL!! VICKY ALSO INCLUDED A VERY NICE KIT FOR "SWEETEST TEAPOT" AND IT INCLUDES GLASS AND MAT!! I LOVE THESE THINGS ALSO!!

THIS PICTURE MUST BE REDONE MAXWELL!! THESE GIFTS ARE FROM RENE!! I NOW HAVE MY VERY FIRST NEEDLEROLL!! IT IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, BUT BARELLY SHOWS UP IN THIS AWFUL PHOTO. IT IS STITCHED ON WONDERFUL LAVENDER WITH DARKER HAND DYED THREADS IN PURPLE. IT IS COVERED IN LITTLE TINY SILVER BEADS AND THEN HAS A SILVER TEA BAG AND TEAPOT CHARMS!!

IT IS FINISHED OFF IN BEAUTIFUL PURPLE RIBBONS!

SHE ALSO INCLUDED SOME BEAUTIFUL NOTE CARDS, MINI MEMO PAD & PEN AND A GOREOUS BLUE WITH A TEAPOT COVER JOURNAL. SHE ALSO INCLUDED TINY LITTLE CHARMS OF TEACUP AND TEAPOT!! I AM SO EXCITED WITH FIRST NEEDLEROLL!!

THESE BIRTHDAY GIFTS ARE FROM RHONDA GUILLIAMS!!!

SHE DID NOT CUSHION THE BEAUTIFUL "CHERRIES" TEAPOT WITH USUAL BUBBLE WRAP!!

SHE GOT VERY CREATIVE AND USED THE MOST DELIGHTFUL TOWELS AND TOTE. THE TOWELS SAY "THE QUEEN DOES NOT COOK"!!

AND, THE VERY CUTE TOTE BAG SAYS: ANTIQUES, WINE AND OLD FRIENDS--MORE PRECIOUS AS TIME GOES BY!! SHE ALSO SENT LIL' BRITTERS PATTERN OF BOO

AND, ALSO A FABULOUS PIECE OF FABRIC NAMED GINNY'S IRIS OPALESCENT!! i ALSO GOT 5 SKEINS OF DMC COLORS AND CARRIE'S CREATIONS, LUMIERE DE CHERYL, CLOUDS IN THE SKY AND CRAZY DREAMS. I WAS SO AMAZED BY ALL THESE THINGS!!

THIS GIFT IS FROM LINDA BARNES. IT IS "RAISE THE ROOF" PATTERN NAMED "CLOSET UFO'S". SHE ALSO INCLUDED THE FIVE BUTTONS FOR IT!!

THESE GIFTS ARE FROM AN OUT OF GROUP FRIEND. THERE ARE TWO CLEAR ACRYLIC NEEDLEROLL STANDS. AND TWO MILL HILL PIN KITS TO DO WANDA'S BOOT AND MAGICAL SPELL.

ANY ONE NOTICE KATHY AND I HAVE BEEN EXCHANGING SPECIAL OCCASION AND JUST BECAUSE GIFTS FOR QUITE SOME TIME SO WITH OUR BIRTHDAYS BEING JUST TWO DAYS APART WE MAKE THEM EXTRA SPECIAL FOR EACH OTHER!! THESE GIFTS ARE A TINY SIZE TEAPOT AND AN EXQUISITELY BEAUTIFUL SCISSOR POCKET AND SCISSOR FOB!! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, ONE OF A KIND UNIQUE!! AND, SHE INCLUDED A VERY NICE VICTORIAN EMBROIDERY SCISSOR WITH PINK HANDLES.

AND, SHE INCLUDED A PACK OF SILVER TEA KETTLE BUTTONS!!

MORE GIFTS FROM KATHY KILEY!! THE FRONT ONE IS A REAL CUTE PATTERN BY "LITTLE HOUSE NEEDLEWORKS" TITLED "SPICED TEA"!!

AND, THE LARGE BACK GIFT IS A VERY GORGEOUS TEA COZZIE KATHY STITCHED. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME AND MY VERY FIRST TEA COZZIE!! THIS PICTURE DOES NOT DO THIS LOVELY COZZIE JUSTICE AT ALL!!

bIRTHDAY GIFTS FINALLY OPENED FROM KATHY KILEY!!

THIS IS LOVELY PIECE OF AIDA 14

OPALESCENT STRAWBERRY SPARKLE FABRIC, A NEEDLE MAGNET THAT IS A TEA POT AND A REAL CUTE DECORATION "BIG DREAMS START SMALL"!!

THIS IS BOX FROM KATHY KILEY BEFORE I BEGAN OPENING ALL THE PACKAGES!!

IT IS TOTALLY AMAZING, BUT I AM STILL FAR FROM DONE, BUT MY LEGS ARE DONE FOR SOME HOURS TOTAL REST!! I WILL BEGIN "TAKE FOUR" LATER THIS MORNING.

THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!