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***Ornament Exchange 2009***

Ocean Lover avatar
bean
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Can you believe this will be our 3rd annual exchange?

Ornaments should be mainly handmade but if you see something at a store that reminds you of that person you can pick that up too. We will wait and open our packages together one night in December, an ornament s/c/d/ party.;-) Same rules apply as past years with the exception of the post count. If you want to play...please email
OLbunnyfunn@aol.com with your sowal name and your real name and address. I will draw names and send you your person!

*Lurkers need not apply! (not to be rude--we wouldn't know anything about you) 1000* posts+ to participate. I realize this is a little more strict than in years past but I can only handle so much while working too. Email me and I may make an exception. :)

Questions? do a search first or ask here. If it isn't answered here then find me on facebook. :))



You have this week to sign up and email me! Deadline Friday morning. November 13. I'll draw names and have everyone their names by the end of the weekend. and the mail by date will be Monday, Dec. 7 with the party being the week of Dec. 14th. ( exact date to be deturmined) Heads up ...that only gives you about 3 weeks to complete the ornament.

Let the ideas flow and the funn begin!!


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Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#177
I have received a beautiful gift (2 gifts) from Mr and Mrs Beach Bimmer! talk about luck of the draw :biggrin: - lucky for me that is. these will be treasured forever! Thanks so much ya'll! I am grateful to you both for these gifts, and for giving the gift of Fired Up! to the SoWal community!!! Franny and Allifunn are here and we were just talking about how we need to go in and do some ornament making for ourselves and just relax!

See the ceramic fish ornament painted beautifully! and next is a gorgeous slumped glass wine bottle cheeseboard. all made by Jim & Stacy!!!







these are a beautiful sight and I'm happy tonight. back to the wine and watching to see who got what! so far so good!!! oh scuba - you outdid yourself!!! and cp - absolutely perfect ornaments for kirky baby. and dunelaker's mermaid is just stunning! scuba - that sowal sticker is a work of art! it needs to go on SoWal.com page one.

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Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#178
allifunn is busily making some cookie dough but wait til you see what all she got from Bob. omc. great. delicious, funny. cute. weird. ha ha ha ha.
Matt J avatar
SWGB
#179
Thank you dunelaker for the beautiful ornament. We have already hung it on the tree. The kitty image on the back is great too!

Smooches Gracias!



I would have taken you up on the offer of wine earlier, but I had a tuna casserole in the oven.
DuneLaker avatar
Beach Fanatic
#180
Glad you like it SWGB. Some people may need a bottle of wine to figure out what is on the front. It is a representation of Eastern Lake where you live and the yellow dots are your house and mine.
destinscuba avatar
Beach Lover
#181
Here is mine from aggieb. Frosty with his(and my) favorite ncaa basketball team.


I also received some lovely winter wine bottle accessories.


Thank you so much, I love all of it. :wub:
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#182
YOUR WELCOME :)
I get it -- you Photshopped the sticker and SWGB did the adorable gift boxes! Thanks, both!

loove it BR! thaaank you! my dog loved it too and thought it was a ball for him. pics soon.
Great! Glad you like it!
Paula avatar
Beach Fanatic
#183
I LOVE MY ORNAMENT. You won't get a photo because I just can't seem to upload photos from the camera to my computer these days (way too slow and stubborn). But it's a lovely clear glass round ornament with beach sand, shells and little colored gems in the sand. Thank you secret SoWaller. Actually, I have the name on the package - won't give away the secret real identify of the SoWaller but starts with "M". But I lost the card that has my gift-giver's sowal name I'm embarrassed to say. So, please come forward and identify yourself as the artist who made my ornament. I love it. Thank you!
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#184
Glad you like it SWGB. Some people may need a bottle of wine to figure out what is on the front. It is a representation of Eastern Lake where you live and the yellow dots are your house and mine.


thanks for telling us - I would have never known even though I LOVE the ornament. and that ornament is so adorable and just sentimental sweet lovely.

Scuba - those are great ornaments!!!!
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#185
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am totally blown away!!!!!! Tootsie, you've outdone yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let me get these downloaded...I'll post pics in a sec. Holy crap on a cracker!!! Blown away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob avatar
SoWal Insider
#186
allifunn is busily making some cookie dough but wait til you see what all she got from Bob. omc. great. delicious, funny. cute. weird. ha ha ha ha.
i yam veeerd komrad tootsie!!!
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#187














OMG!! Blown away!!! Tootsie, I love you, honey!! Thank you sooo much for everything!! I love it all!! It's the gift that keeps on giving...literally!!!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO:wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub:
Allifunn avatar
FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
#188
i yam veeerd komrad tootsie!!!
Here are the goodies that are much needed in these desperate days and times...along with in depth instructions :biggrin: I will post the instructions later...which were hilarious. The best was, of course, the bottle of wine, which Bob knows I require to survive

It includes duct tape and brownies




potatovixen avatar
Beach Fanatic
#189
Okay, here is my awesome ornament from DD! Like I said, I actual cried a little bit when I opened this. I had had such a crappy day and this made it all better.
I got my very own Potato Vixen! She is wearing a lovely sparkly red bra (my favorite color!) under her chef coat, and is cooking while playing the ukulele. DD even got the hair right! I love this SOOOO much!

Thank you so much, DD!

And, I will stand up and identify myself as Paula's secret SoWaller. And, good news, I took a pic before I sent it! Paula, it was so fun making your ornament, and I am so glad you like it. Merry Christmas!

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DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#190
I'm glad you like her, PV. I had so much funn creating her...the hair...I dunno...I think yours HAS to look better!!! :biggrin:
potatovixen avatar
Beach Fanatic
#191
I'm glad you like her, PV. I had so much funn creating her...the hair...I dunno...I think yours HAS to look better!!! :biggrin:

Not on most days! :lol: It's usually tucked up under a bandana or a hat for work, and when I let it go free it just does whatever it wants.
potatovixen avatar
Beach Fanatic
#192
grumble grumble grumble. the picture of Paula's ornament didn't work. Let's try this again:
Mango avatar
SoWal Insider
#193
O-M-G!!!! I soooo love my ornaments from Destinscuba!!!!!!:wub::wub:

He took pictures of my decked out FB Christmas farm and put them on frame ornaments! I squealed when I saw them.

The pictures do not do them justice, but here goes..............



A complete view of my farm with the FT logo photoshopped and says to Mangy from Destinscuba.




Two of my three mansions with snow pines and nutcrackers guarding the doors. :lol:




Mansion # 3 and the stables. :cool:

Thanks so much. I adore them and they are so personal. :wave:

Oh, and I also got the photoshopped Sowal sticker. First thing I noticed on the box! You have skillz!
destinscuba avatar
Beach Lover
#194
I'm glad you like them.
Poodleone avatar
Beach Fanatic
#195
From those of us who are lurking and oohing and aaaahing over the creativity and talents of everyone, THANKS FOR SHARING!! It is funn and festive to come home from work, log on and see so many pretty things.

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Mango avatar
SoWal Insider
#196
I'm glad you like them.

I don't like them, I love them!!! :clap::wub::wave:
Matt J avatar
SWGB
#197
I love them all. Mango they almost look like needle point now.
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#198




OMG!! Blown away!!! Tootsie, I love you, honey!! Thank you sooo much for everything!! I love it all!! It's the gift that keeps on giving...literally!!!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO:wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub:

you are so welcome. I had so much funn creating some sheet jsut for you!!

I hope Mr. DD is going to be able to go out and shop for days jsut to fill your new Santa Sack full of stuff.

you do know the jingle bell necklace is actually an OMB ornament for your car rearview mirror (not unlike Truck Ballz). not sure if you noticed that your snowman version of you has a pierced carrot nose?

:floor::funn:seriously.

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Paula avatar
Beach Fanatic
#199
grumble grumble grumble. the picture of Paula's ornament didn't work. Let's try this again:

Thanks, potatovixen!!! It's a beautiful ornament and it just makes me miss SoWal and the beach even more.
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#200
you are so welcome. I had so much funn creating some sheet jsut for you!!

I hope Mr. DD is going to be able to go out and shop for days jsut to fill your new Santa Sack full of stuff.

you do know the jingle bell necklace is actually an OMB ornament for your car rearview mirror (not unlike Truck Ballz) and/or you neck, don't you? and not sure if you noticed that your snowman version of you has a pierced carrot nose?

:floor::funn:seriously.

:lol:I did notice!! The Santa sack is great!!!! And yes, I'm gonna hang those OMJB's (old man jingle ballz) up in my car this morning!!! Love each and every thing!!!
Lynnie avatar
SoWal Insider
#201
I was in your shoes last year, Lynnie. SWGB had to post it for me. I think I emailed it to him. Now, I know how. Basically, take a picture. Download on your computer. Then, you must resize it for web in your picture folder. Then, you go to your user CP and upload into a photo album. Then, you can select, go to post you want to insert, click that little photo icon second from the right and magically-picture is inserted.


Thank you, Dunelaker! I followed your steps, but didn't notice a select button, tried everything else and can't upload. Gotta get some work done so I'll try again in a day or so!

Y'all have wonderful ornaments~~~~~~

What a funn exchange!! Merry Christmas, Everyone!!! :wub:

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