2011 Secret Santa OPENING DAY!!

Thank you so much ChillyWilly....there was nothing else just the measuring cup    don't know what happened there but its ok my dear   

I am emailing the company now as I was told it shipped!

Thanks so much Santa for the gorgeous lunch tote from my Amazon wish list!  Now, who are you?

So it seems some of us remain in suspense as to who our Secret Santas are! 

I am thinking you might be Cheesebiscuit or Courtney or Olive, but you could be someone else entirely!  Or maybe someone who doesn't live in London at all yet sent a London-centric gift (and posted it from WC1) to throw me off the trail.

So it's not Courtney (she said not her).  It could also be maybe equestrianerd or Aquila or maybe Princess Lemons?

 

Thanks again for organising, chary!  And many thanks to Santa & the elves for all their hard work too.

Happy Christmas, everyone!! 

THANK YOU NOSEOVERTAIL!!!!

I had to exert ALL my willpower to not open until today (believe you me!), but I just got home and it was the first thing I did!!!     (even before dinner!)

I totally want to bring my DW pen to work, but I just know it will "disappear" if I do.    So I'm keeping it very safe at home!  And the small sketchbook is GORGEOUS!!!  The paper is absolutely lovely.  I'll have to think of something really good for it!   

*SQUUUUUEEEEEEEE*  (times a million, and yes, that's the noise I made when I opened it)

THANK YOU!!!!

So it seems some of us remain in suspense as to who our Secret Santas are! 

So it's not Courtney (she said not her).  It could also be maybe equestrianerd or Aquila or maybe Princess Lemons?

 

I only just got round to opening mine (I was at work all day), but I'm very pleased with my Belgian chocolate-y goodies !!

Thank you, Secret Santa (not sure who you are yet though)!

Thanks Aquila!  Well as I wrote early on in the thread, I was a big cheater & opened it and tucked in as soon as it arrived.  The miniature Christmas pudding shaped marzipan sweets are already gone! 

And the fudge is not going to last long either... 

Thank you so much! 

Thank you Santa. I intended to wait, really I did, I mean four days unopened is good for me. I was sad my other parcels hadn't arrived yet and knew this surprise would cheer me up!

The button brooch from Fat Ma http://www.folksy.com/shops/fatmajewellery was delightful and adorned my coat all day. I love looking at all the buttons and imagining their previous history. You definitely must have been watching when I nearly bought the same lavender Nellie's Patch soap http://www.nelliespatch.co.uk/ last month. I couldn't decide between Rose Geranium and Lavender so I walked away with neither.

Yay! 

Thanks for the book, Santa! It's giving me inspiration for some new projects.

OMG I LOVE my gifts...I am still not sure who my secret santa is but someone obviously knows me.  Dill pickle slices and cracked pepper triscuits - the way to my heart!  Beau thanks you as well for the bigger kong and rope toy AND nail clippers!  What a wonderful morning.  thank you thank you thank you!

now tell me who it is lol

That was me. I happened to be in the US when I stalked your previous posts for ideas, so the food was an easy one.

Glad Beau likes his toys! I wasn't sure what sort of playing he liked to do.

Just got home from work and opened mine to find what I have been wanting for soooo long.....!!!! The Doggy Bone Cookbook AND the schnauzer cookie cutter  Chary, I can't thank you enough (and my dog thanks you and all the dogs that will be getting homemade dog biscuits and the recipes look edible for humans, so the hubby may thank you as well!!). Oh, and thank you for the notepad, soap and ornament,,its all wonderful! xx b

EEEEEEEE! WARM PURPLE SOCKS-- and lovely soap!

I LOVE THEM. So much that I made that sound at that exact volume when I opened the package!

Where did you get them?

It was me!  The soap is made in Lyme Regis and the socks are mohair and come from a farm (i think its a farm) near Honiton (Devon). Hope they keep your feet toasty warm!  xx b

THANK YOU NOSEOVERTAIL!!!!

  So glad you like them! 

That was me. I happened to be in the US when I stalked your previous posts for ideas, so the food was an easy one.

Glad Beau likes his toys! I wasn't sure what sort of playing he liked to do.

So they were lil horse cookies - I thought it was you but didnt want to be wrong!  Good stalking as that stuff is SPOT on!  Beau needed the bigger kong as the lil one is a joke now ;-)

thank you SO much

Thanks for the book, Santa! It's giving me inspiration for some new projects.

That was me!  Glad you got it this time!  

There is a part two which should arrive by the end of the week.  Let me know if you get it this time!


Thank you, snowlass!  I love it!