GOT BEHIND SO CATCHING UP

Well isn't that the story of my life!! I am always behind, I will NOT tell you what hubby always says when I say that!!! Way too rude.  See I got waylaid by all those Postcards and ATCs and stuff. but here I am determined to get up to speed, right now.

I asked all the ladies on the PP Forum if they would save their stamps from their Christmas Mail, what stars they are, just look how many I am getting...These first ones though are off the cello bags that some of my postcards were in, so I have cut them off and took the cards out of the cello bags, the stamps are needed for a far better cause...

stamps off my postcards...

 I moved the camera before it had taken the photo, but isn't it great!!

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 Di bought me this for Christmas I am enjoying reading it,

it is so funny and so me!!!! Thanks Di...

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 Liz made me this gorgeous scarf for Christmas,

and...

 sent lots of little goodies for Rebecca and me to play with...

thank you Liz...

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 more stamps, some are really pretty,

they will be the foreign ones, ours are boring...

 and more...

 and more...

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 I entered some UFOs in the PP UFO ZAPPING competition

on the Popular Patchwork Forum and I won this prize for being

the Zapper who zapped the most UFOs over the year,

great prize, thank you to the NEW Editor for choosing me...

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 I set a swap for Postcards on the PP Forum - Theme - BLAST OFF,

Jytte sent me these fabulous Fireworks blasting off,

aren't they great, I love it, thanks Jytte...

 this is my BLAST OFF to Jytte,

hope you can read what it says on the background,

 on the nose cone it says JUNK MAIL...

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 OOO I love a parcel and this was huge...

 I had entered a Give Away on Erin's Blog and woohoo

I WON, ALL THIS...

Hubby nicked a chocolate...

 Tissues inside there...

 Will enjoy reading this...

 Wahey I got one of Erin's stylised Bookmarks,

aren't they great...

 and a bundle of fabric...

 great fun, I shall love using this Erin,

thank you so much for the wonderful box of goodies.

I am truly spoilt.

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 I forgot I also got a lovely William Morris card

with the Postcard from Jytte, isn't it pretty...

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Mmm mmm

January with ROBBIE...from Suzanne...

 and ROBERT...treated myself...look at those eyes...

 more stamps thanks Mal...

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Last night, Thursday, there was an amazing Sunset,

I tried to get it but was too slow, but these are not bad for my little camera...

 this is the bungalow opposite with the sun in the top windows,

it looked like it was on fire...

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and Now a Mystery...
I had a small squishy package from CHINA....
I don't know anyone in China!!!
Look closely it says it is from DAVID - the plot thickens,
I do know a David, but know he would not be sending to me as he doesn't
know my address...

Inside was a little voile bag and in that were some CHARMS of

BATS

ha ha ha ha ha

on the PP Forum I am known as BattyJan, I wonder now,is someone

on there having some fun with me????

I am on the case but some help would be great here folks.

Can you see them they are great, so,

THANK YOU DAVID for my gift, I love them,

it is very kind of you but please let me know who you are

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BAG FOR ERIN

I can now put pictures on here of the bag I made for ERIN. She is the lady from America who won my give away along with Katy. I asked what colour bag she would like and her first thought was Black and Orange, woohoo I thought, fantastic, then she put that no she hadn't better have those colours she best stick to 'safe' ones. She also asked for short handles as she always has long ones. I kind of did a s'thing' with the handles so she can have them long or short, see below.

Well, if you read my Blog on a regular basis you will kind of know me a bit by now....hee hee.... Black and Orange it was, I have a feeling I will make another as I loved it when it was done, let me know what you think.                                                                           

One side of bag...

other side...

this picture is showing how the handles can be either long or short,

you just pull them through the plaited loops I made -

thanks Liz for the cord, see I used some of it

ERIN is going to use it for when she goes to Karate classes, it is big enough for her Kit. So pleased she found a use for it. Erin you are more than welcome, it was a pleasure to make for you, and thank you for giving me such a great colour scheme to work with.

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