On the 3rd day of Christmas Deborah Boschert gave to meeeeeeee......

I love how Deborah packaged her gift! Actually, I love how all the swappers packaged their gifts. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a packaging whore (sorry, but that's the best way to describe my love of pretty packaging) She used a brown paper bag, folded the top down, and stitched it shut with a satin ribbon and a paper tag. How sweet is that?! Also, check out my super sweet necklace, it's from my amazingly talented friend Cherrie Fick. It's got an owl on it, I like it a lot.

Look what was inside that cute bag, a sweet little pin cushion, complete with pins, a felt flower and handy ribbon loop for hanging! I love it! Not only do I love it, I needed one! Bonus! Who ever said I was hard to please?! ;}

My Nana gave me an awesome sewing machine back in September, it's far more advanced than I am in the world of sewing. It's my New Years resolution this year to learn how to use it like a boss! It's a Babylock Quest, and it's got more buttons on it than my computer, possibly even more buttons on it than all 4 of my computers combined. So far I have made a tote bag, it's pretty much the first thing I've ever sewn using a pattern, it turned out nice. Anyhow, I really needed a pin cushion, and was not going to settle for a store bought one, I wanted a handmade one, and now I've got one, with a pretty felt flower on it to boot! Thanks Deborah! It's awesome!