Package from Wednesday

I got another package from my Secret Pal on Wednesday. Well, it might have arrived on Monday or Tuesday, but I didn't get home until Wednesday.

I got a beautifully crocheted round ripple that reminds me of the sun! I LOVE IT!






There was also a package of Clover soft touch hooks and Afghans for all Seasons
AND... 10 balls of The Leader in lovely coral color.




This is what the ripple looked like when I got home from work tonight. It looks like it is glowing!

Happy Birthday TO ME!

Thank you so very, very much Secret Pal! I really wish I knew who you were!

On Saturday, March 22, I went galavanting with my boyfriend in the morning. We got back just in time for the mail man to deliver the box directly to my hands after we pulled into the driveway!

Here's what I got!










List of Goodies
- hoop&yoyo Birthday Card
- $25 Gift card to Michael's
- Crocheted Birthday Cupcake!
- Toys to Crochet
- Crochet for Babies
- Crocheted Basket filled with
+ Fruit Pumice Stoen
+ tissues
+ Foot Soak/Lotion
+ Face Tonic
+ Surfboard Nail files
+ Loofah Sponge
+ Facial Buff
+ Bath Mitt
+ Red note pad
+ Red change purse
+ Red magnet album
+ Red heart mirror
- Crocheted washcloth
- 5 balls of Bambino yarn
- 2 skeins of Red Heart Soft Baby in Naptime

I've been so spoiled! I hope I didn't forget anything.

Thanks again!

Birthday Cookies and Easter Surprise!

After receiving four Birthday cards the week before my Birthday I was not expecting two boxes to be sitting on my chair when I got home from work that Friday.






The first one was a wonderful box of cookies for my Birthday. They were delicious!!








The second package was all about Easter!












Easter Basket full of goodies!
- CuddleKins Rabbit
- Chirping chick dressed as a bunny
- Lamb egg filled with Hershey Kisses
- Peeps
- Lindt chocolate bunnies
- Malted Milk eggs
- Reese's Peaunt butter egg
- Cadbury eggs
- Russell Stover Marshmallow egg
- Reese's Pieces
- Lindt Bugs & Bees chocolates
- Cookie shaped like an Easter egg
- Chocolate Milk Mixer
- Easter stickers
- Sensations Bellazza Collection Canditi in Canditi Cream (4 balls)
- Bernat Satin in Banana, Spring, and Star Dust (3 balls total)
- almost forgot... a cute egg shaped candy dish.

Birthday Cards and Bookmarks

I got 4 cute Happy "not yet" Birthday cards the week before my Birthday!








In the cards
- red bookmark
- $25 Gift Card to A.C. Moore
- lizard bookmark
- $25 Gift Card to Jo Ann Fabric

I was very spoiled that week!

Thanks soooooo much Spring!

St Patrick's Day

Look what I got from my Secret Pal! A wonderful St Patrick's Day Surprise!






In this package
- Corned Beef
- Cabbage
- fuzzy socks
- shamrock book mark
- shamrock fridgie
- chocolate money
- St Pat's Day sign
- St Pat's Bandanna

Second Package from Secret Pal!

My Secret Pal has spoiled me. This is the second package I received. This one I got on March 6th.










In this package was the following:
- A nice not one cute froggy paper
- Gourmet Popcorn Cluster (that might end up being my breakfast)
- Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers (gonna have to take them to the movies)
- Patons Classic Merino: 2 Burgundy, 1 Regency (love both colors)
- 3 beautifully handmade stitch markers: 2 frogs and 1 dragonfly
- Froggy stickers
- 101 Fun-to-Quilt Pot Holders
- Water Soluble Fabric Marking Pencil
- Rotary Cutter, and last but not least
- 24 BEAUTIFUL Quarter Flats!

Thanks so much Secret PAL!!

Loot from Secret Pal

Here's the wonderful package that I received from my Spring Secret Pal.






We barely started the spring swap when this box arrived, and it had all of my favorite things in it!
-Lion boucle in Parfait (4 balls)
-Sugar 'n Cream
- Playtime (2)
- Swimming Pool (1)
- Sunshine (1)
- Beautifully crocheted Mug mats (4) in red, my FAV color!!
- Crochetville Mug filled with hot cider and cappuccino packets
- Tea variety pack (all my favorite flavors)
- Ferrero Rocher (I'm addicted to these things)
- Giant Hershey's w/ Almonds (love these as well)
- Ladybug note pad with magnet
- Post-it flags
- Letter A Post-its
- More Post-its Heart, Flower, and Leaf shaped!
- Kangaroo keychain
and last but certainly not least
- Bernat easy living with crochet pattern booklet
- LA contest favorite dishcloths
- free pattern sheets (knit and crochet)

Thanks so much Secret Pal!!

Christmas Presents

I crocheted a hooded scarf for a friend of the family, and my boyfriend knit this beautiful pink scarf for a coworker.

Christmas Crochet

I crocheted a Christmas tree skirt and a bunch of fridgies/keychains.

Pamper Me Christmas Gift

I knitted up a few facecloths in my friend's mother's favorite color for her Christmas present. I included some yummy smelling bath products, a candle, and a cute candle charm.








And the finished basket ready to go.




And one facecloth that I knit to try the pattern first, don't remember what I did with it, might have given it away already.

Felted Bags

I crocheted the ripple purses as gifts for the gals that helped me out after starting a new job at Victoria's Secret. They were all surprised! I hope they liked them!


Pre-felting










Post-felting






And the knit purse I made for my aunt as a Christmas present!

Squares

I've got more squares too, just haven't gotten pictures yet! Shame on me!

Lots of finished objects!

I made a bunch of fridgies for the Yahoo Fridgie Exchange group.












Bookmarks!

Brief Update

I can't believe it's been a few months since I've posted! My last post was in September!!!

I don't feel like I've done much since then, but I've been in a slump lately when it comes to crochet, knitting, and everything. I definitely need to snap out of it. I've been kind of forcing myself to make at least one 12 inch square a night to use up some of my stash, but I haven't really been inspired to make anything special lately.

Work sucks! I can't stand the hours (or lack there of) that I get. When I applied I told the manager that I needed 40 hours a week, and she said she would give that to me...so why am I only scheduled 26.5 hours this week? How am I supposed to pay my bills?!?! Ok, done with complaining for work for the moment.

I haven't been to school since who knows when...how terrible is that! I feel like a loser. I was supposed to meet with my advisor two weeks ago, but my card decided it needed a $300 repair instead, so I couldn't get there. I am scheduled to meet with him on Tuesday and I'm going to try my hardest to make it there no matter what...unless we get a blizzard. And with my luck lately, we probably will!

I'm working at Victoria's Secret now, not sure if I've mentioned that or not, but I'm getting sick of that place. So, I applied at Borders, but they haven't called me yet. I'm still trying to decide if I want to call them and see what the deal is, or if I should just apply somewhere else.

Ok, that's enough, I need to find something to do, I'm too worked up to sleep!