Party… part 2

My blog post titles sure are creative, aren’t they?    I think that’s the hardest part of blogging for me.    Oh well….on to part 2.

We have a tradition of giving everyone the same gift.   In the “olden” days, it was supposed to be something handmade, but over the years, we’ve done away with the rules and anything goes.  

Remember these that I showed awhile back?

Well, this is what I gave the girls.  (and I made sure all the frames were black).

Done in wool with osnaberg for the background.

Patty gave us these which she made.

All wool with a primitive distressed frame.  So cute.

Janet made these.

Wool on silk matka background.  

Do you sense a theme going here?   I’m so glad I introduced these gals to wool.   It’s fun getting gifts like these. 

Marsha’s turn.

These are fleece blankets with cupcakes on them.   You can’t believe how warm they are.  Perfect for our incredibly snowy winter here so far. 

Last up….Cathi.

Another theme going here.   Snowmen, lots of snowmen.   We all love these
“Sam Snowman” calendars and have to have a new one every year.   

Thanks girls.   You’re the best!  I miss you everyday.  

Let the party begin

Every party needs to start with something refreshing, right?  We certainly don’t want to buck with tradition, now do we?

Look how cute the table decorations were.

See those 4 pictures at the end of the table?  Janet made one for each of us as a party favor.   How lucky were we?   Here’s a close up.  

I’m so glad I got her “into” wool.

We had a delicious dinner of prime rib, cheesy mashed potatoes, Caesar salad and probably some vegetable that I didn’t eat.  LOL.  I must have been too hungry by then to think about the camera.  Trust me, it was oh so tasty.  Patty and Marsha (and Janet) did an awesome job on the food.

Through out the night we play games and exchange gifts.  We always start out with stockings.  This year I was in charge of filling them up.   I got to thinking that we needed new stockings because the other ones had been thru many years of being passed around for filling and were looking pretty sad.   Anyway, I didn’t get pictures at the party, but took these at home before I left.

The fronts… 

The backs…

I kinda like the back better than the front.  Oh well. 

Anyway, the stockings were filled with all sorts of fun goodies that I forgot to take a picture of.   Bad blogger!

Then it was on to our “Secret Santa” gifts.

I had Patty and made her this pillow.

I took a picture of it in my house and decided I needed one too, so after I got home, I whipped one up for me.

  I also gave her this tool caddy for her sewing supplies.   Mr. CnW made it.   The color in the picture looks very “red”.   I think it’s darker than this.

Then, Patty gave Marsha her gift. 

Isn’t it cute? Gingerbread men in yellow ware all done in wool.  Perfect. 

Marsha is our resident quilter and she then gave Cathi this fabulous quilt that she made.  

We all wanted to snuggle up in it.   So pretty.  

Cathi then gave her gift to Janet.

It’s a darling mantle cover (I think that’s what they are called), with a pretty red candle and beige candle holder.  

So, guess who is left?   Janet had MY name and gave me this cool lantern and wool angel wallhanging that she made.  

I love them both.   Thanks Janet.  

I was just looking at the lack of makeup on any of us…must have been late when these pics were taken!

Okay, only one more post of the party left.   Next up, the gifts that we gave each other.  

Janet’s house

Well, after a bit of a rough start, I finally made it to California last Friday.   We woke up to icy streets and didn’t want to replay our Thanksgiving “mishap”, so I changed my flight to early afternoon when it would be warmer and the streets clear.   Got to the airport and guess what?  That flight had been cancelled.   Oh well, I finally made it albeit a bit later than planned.  It was all made better by being on this plane.  Go Ducks!

I’ll share pictures of Janet’s decorating and then in a couple of days, I’ll show you what we gave each other.  

Here’s Janet, aka Myrt, aka Lucy, aka Lucylieb!

She has a wonderful knack for putting things together, so I’ll just let you all enjoy the eye candy.

This picture makes me want to get a piano.  So much fun to decorate.

Wow, I didn’t realize I’d taken so many pictures.   I’ll finish the home tour tomorrow.   

On another note….permits were finally issued and we broke ground today.  Yippee!

Hugs, Anne