I've been following Janine for a while and she is incredibly gifted. And now she has gifted me. Back at the start of the year, Janine made a little improv wall-hanging and said in her blog she wasn't convinced that she liked it. Being the shy retiring sort, I commented "I'll have it!" and Janine promptly asked for my address.
Months passed... I wondered if Janine had changed her mind about sending it, or whether it was lost in the post. Worried that it was the latter and Janine was thinking I was incredibly rude for not saying thanks, I emailed and rather hesitantly asked if she'd fallen in love with her little artwork and changed her mind. She hadn't. She'd sent it. It never arrived. We wracked our brains and decided that someone confused Austria with Australia and the little improv wall hanging is halfway up a mountain adorning a goatherd's hut somewhere. So not long after, this arrived.
You can never have enough pouches! Hmm, what to put in it? Pencils, threads, wonder clips? :) The possibilities are endless. So glad to have something from one of my favourite bloggers. Anyone else want to send me something?!!! ;) Oh ok, just thought I'd ask. ;)
Pop over and visit Janine at Rainbow Hare Quilts and say hi from your part of the world.
She has to be a really lovely and warm person if her name is Janine. :) x
ReplyDeleteOh, how sad that it got lost! (I wonder if that happens with Sweden vs Switzerland too sometimes...?)
ReplyDeleteLovely little zippy you received, and a wonderful story about blogging friendships and moral support!
Janine is awesome and her gift is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLucky you . The quilting on that mini Dresden makes it ! Love it .
ReplyDeletelove the little zip bag..too bad the first package got lost. Maybe it will show up someday ?? :)
ReplyDeleteI want to send you something! I went shopping today to send you something, but the damn*#$@!! Australian postal service is all "no leaves and plant parts from abroad" so I've got to go find something else..
ReplyDeleteI'll keep looking. but know I'm thinking about you~
=) we all love receiving something in the mail. So much fun, like a little present.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to pop over and visit her - lovely gift, Laura!
ReplyDeleteHugs - Lurline.
That is just darling! I love my blogging friends too and the ones I have met in person are just as wonderful as imagined.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad it arrived, Laura. I'm just sorry that I couldn't afford to fly to Australia too :)
ReplyDeleteThat's royal mail for you. You never know, it might show up in three months.
ReplyDeleteLovely little pouch though
Loving the sunflower, but, err, no ;o)
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