Sowal Ornament Exchange 2008

[Mango]

THANK YOU MANGO....I LOVE IT...SO COOL! I was really touched by the extra special personal touch...amazing...(hope the pics show it.)

I'm glad you like it. It was funn to make.

That's very cool. You sure can't hang that on a Charlie Brown tree! LOL!

Actually, it's lighter than it looks. The gold coins on the bottom aren't real. Shhhh!! Don't tell anyone.

 

[Will B]

I guess I should give a disclaimer before my recipient gets here and opens the gift. I had already mostly finished it before the questionaire went around. In that respect, I didn't make something with things tied to the recipient. I made something that would make her laugh and remember who it came from. All I'm gonna say is one look, and any of you would know who it came from!

Call it a rookie mistake!

 

[Matt J]

these are all great and funn to see online! its like christmas morning except at night, and with wine instead of coffee.

Hehe remind me to tell you what goes in a Cafe Magic. ;-)

I think it's a giant blob of Elmer's Glue! LOL!

No, it's modeling "water". Unfortunately it doesn't dry very fast. Eventually it will be clear and you'll be able to see the dock inside.

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From Mrs. Beach Bimmer to Hop...she had to PM some special folks like Tootsie & Allifunn before deciding on the Speedo theme... ​

Love the speedo, but hop isn't near that big.

 

[Paula]

Paula made this from shells of Sanibel Island! Very pretty she accented them in gold.
Thank you Paula....also sent a cute card!

Glad you liked it! It was funn to make and I must say that I was pretty proud of myself. Next year, everyone in my family is going to get one! I'd like to have a tree decorated only in shell ornaments someday. I heard from my Christmas elf that my ornament will be here soon. My ornament from last year is on the mantle hanging from a garland and my ornament from 2 years go is on the tree.

 

[iwishiwasthere]

Sorry for being late. Tutoring took longer than planned!
I had the best secret sowaller.....aggieb!

My box had delicious cookies, which did not last long! An adorable elf wine cork and best of all.................................



This beautifull, hand blown ornament. Doesn't it look like the ocean!! I it!!

Thanks so much for the wonderful gift.

 

[Beach Bimmer]

Check them out...5 gorgeous hand painted ornaments from Fired Up! All signed and dated. Look at the back of the buckeye ornament. I heart you BR!

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Beach Runner, Mr. BR, Mrs. Beach Bimmer and I all had a GR8 time painting together for each of our special SoWal folks on Saturday. I think BR wore herself out with all the paint she sent flyin' on those beautiful ornaments!

Love 'em all, especially that Ohio State Buckeye, as my Dad played football for Woody Hayes there years ago...

 

[iwishiwasthere]

I can't post photos.

But iwishiwasthere sent a grayt box filled with cookies & baked goods in one box & 4 beautiful & delicate paper snowflake ornaments in another!!!!! There is a handmade recipe book with the recipes for the items in the box. It is hanging on the tree also.

I waited until 6:20 tonight to open the ornaments but the cookies were GONE within 24 hours of receiving them!And, no, Mr. Clean did not break his wheat free diet.

Thank you, iwiwt! It was so sweet and wonderful!

Glad you enjoyed the cookies. I was worried about your family being able to eat them, but decided to give it a try! I am even happier the snowflakes made it. I kept glueing them together.

Thanks to OL for hosting this wonderful event

 

[Beach Bimmer]

Mrs. Beach Bimmer and I forgot to bring our camera home, so we'll wait until tomorrow to reveal what we received...

Sending much, much love to Watercourse Way and Miss Critter for your creative talents and thoughtfullness! More tomorrow, goodnight!

 

[Hop]

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From Mrs. Beach Bimmer to Hop...she had to PM some special folks like Tootsie & Allifunn before deciding on the Speedo theme... ​

He's my new favorite ornament...he has the place of honor...just above the lovely ombells tootsie gave me last year...Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Bimmer for going the xtra mile...i'll stop in soon and get a hug! I need to get lil cowboy fired up over the holiday!

 

[Allifunn]

My ornament was from Steele Mama and it is awesome. I am not sure where she finds the time, but she obviously spent quite a bit of time finding pictures. Some I recognized as being a couple of years old, at least.

I had to post several pictures, but they do not fully convey the attention to detail she put it into.

Thank you. I love it.

AWESOME!

So glad you received Kat. SinginChicken, Minnie and SWGB all tried to help me post my pictures. This was a great opportunity to spend time thinking about the special people who make up SoWal.

Could not say it better!

THANK YOU MANGO....I LOVE IT...SO COOL! I was really touched by the extra special personal touch...amazing...(hope the pics show it.)

AWESOME!!!!

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From Mrs. Beach Bimmer to Hop...she had to PM some special folks like Tootsie & Allifunn before deciding on the Speedo theme... ​

TOO FUNN! (sorry you din't got with the OMB's suggestion...:roll: