by spendlove Moderator 28 Jul 2011

If you haven't already done so - please post a picture of your gift here.

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by greysewist Moderator 19 Aug 2011

I did receive a big surprise this week. I had sent within Australia and received from India! A set of 6 lovely hankies with embroidered flowers on each plus a lovely ceramic souvenir from India. Very thoughtful Secret Santa -thanks so much! Marianne

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 19 Aug 2011

Waht a lovely gift & souvenir - way to go SS.

castelyn by castelyn 19 Aug 2011

Marianne you received lovely gifts. Well done SS - Hugs Yvonne

dilceia by dilceia 19 Aug 2011

A very beautiful gift! Nice work, Secret Santa!!

dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 19 Aug 2011

A very lovely gift - and nice work SS.

spendlove by spendlove 22 Aug 2011

Glad it arrived - better late than never!

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by dilceia 18 Aug 2011

WhooHoo!
I got more of a caring friends!
Thanks, Shirlene, your card is cute and the angel is lovely! I use it in the house of Mrs. Claus. It is wonderful to know that I am loved by you. My heartfelt thanks to all who sent me cards and kind words!
I love you

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 18 Aug 2011

So happy to see your received this finally.

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by shirlener88 17 Aug 2011

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by spendlove Moderator 17 Aug 2011

Just to summarise:-

A total of 59 people took part in 9 countries.
56 gifts have been received and the three missing ones are in the system somewhere! (They were all sent.)
I make that 95% which isn't bad at all.

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sewfrenzie by sewfrenzie 17 Aug 2011

Thanks Great! I hope those last three find their way to the recipient soon!!

castelyn by castelyn 17 Aug 2011

Thanks so much Sue for the update - hugs Yvonne

shirlener88 by shirlener88 17 Aug 2011

Thanks Sue for your update and all your hard work.

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by fleabag 15 Aug 2011

Hi there Sue

My Xmas-In-July gift FINALLY!!
Sorry I took so long to upload - camera problems.

Thanks for all your hard work.
Lotsa laughs
Fiona (fleabag)

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spendlove by spendlove 15 Aug 2011

Beautiful!

shuede by shuede 15 Aug 2011

A very beautiful gift! Nice work, Secret Santa!!

castelyn by castelyn 16 Aug 2011

Glad you managed to share with us. Fiona Hugs Yvonne

sewfrenzie by sewfrenzie 17 Aug 2011

Very lovley! So glad you could share it with us. Way to go SS!

dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 17 Aug 2011

Lovely - way to go SS.

marthie by marthie 17 Aug 2011

Lovely gifts.

shirlener88 by shirlener88 17 Aug 2011

What lovely gifts - way to go SS.

pennifold by pennifold 18 Aug 2011

What a beautiful bag! Love Chris

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by castelyn 12 Aug 2011

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by castelyn 12 Aug 2011

Look what I got today from my Secret Santa.
A STUNNING wall hanging for my sewing room.
Thank you so much Secret Santa. I know how long this must of taken you. It is really appreciated and I will treasure it. (Can't wait to ask (Mike)Hubby to put it up for me.)
Hugs and Love Yvonne
xxx

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sewfrenzie by sewfrenzie 12 Aug 2011

Very Nice!! Great Job Secret Santa!!

shuede by shuede 12 Aug 2011

This is very nice. Your Secret Santa did a wonderful job!

dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 13 Aug 2011

Very nice - and I love the Loralie designs. Just right for a sewing room

castelyn by castelyn 13 Aug 2011

Thanks so much for comments. Yes she did a great job. Hugs Yvonne

shirlener88 by shirlener88 17 Aug 2011

What a great gift idea - way to go SS.

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by aussiequilter 10 Aug 2011

Here are the lovely gifts I got from my SS ,sorry for the delay in putting the photos up.<br /><br />Thank you very much ,I love them all<br /><br />Monika

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spendlove by spendlove 11 Aug 2011

Very nice!

castelyn by castelyn 12 Aug 2011

Very pretty. Hugs Yvonne

dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 13 Aug 2011

Nice mix there.

shirlener88 by shirlener88 17 Aug 2011

these are adorable - way to go SS.

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by aussiequilter 05 Aug 2011

Tha SS grifts have all beeen wonderful ,I am still waiting to get my computer back ,I rang the repairer on Friday and ge said he didnt know why it was still in the work shop it has been ready to send back for a week grrrrrr.

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by drcindyl 05 Aug 2011

The photos!

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shuede by shuede 05 Aug 2011

Wow, those are really beautiful! Nice work, SS!

dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 05 Aug 2011

I love those ornaments, and your SS has done a beautiful job.

minicow by minicow 07 Aug 2011

gosh our SS are just amazing- we are very lucky

castelyn by castelyn 08 Aug 2011

Very pretty, well done SS - hugs Yvonne

shirlener88 by shirlener88 17 Aug 2011

Nice FSL - way to go SS.

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by drcindyl 04 Aug 2011

Here is my gift. They are gorgeous and an inspiration. FSL exceptionally well done. Thank you so much! The backside is as nice as the front. Set of gorgeous ornaments, mini lace angel, poinsettia flower, NOEL angel decoration and variegated christmas thread doily. My santa is from Ogden Utah. Hmmm...Shirlene?
For some reason it won't upload photos from my 14megapixel camera. Upload error #2. Will try with another camera later.

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spendlove by spendlove 04 Aug 2011

Try to make the picture smaller - and your Santa is a Secret!

greysewist by greysewist 19 Aug 2011

And clever Secret Santas use someone else's address anyway, so you may have no way of knowing even if you think you do :)

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by spendlove Moderator 04 Aug 2011

Back to the top - there are still a few pictures to come!

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by sewfrenzie 03 Aug 2011

post to this one

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by asterixsew Moderator 02 Aug 2011

Thanks to my SS and apologies for not posting earlier. The camera needs new batteries so when I get to town I will get some and photo the beautiful hand embroidered picture of Santa, his elves, a christmas tree and Rudolph. Twm my grandson has seen it and wanted it but at the moment it is still with me as it was sent to me. As with my Christmas presents I am amazed by the work that has gone into the present. So Diolch yn fawr Sion Corn. Thanks you Father Christmas. Caroline

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by caroldann 02 Aug 2011

I just saw a few more ss gifts posted over on the 1st group. So, if you're still looking for your gift to be posted you might check the 1st post. Hugs..Carol

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by spendlove Moderator 02 Aug 2011

Here is the lovely gift that my sister received from her Secret Santa. She is mystified but delighted with it!
Just to explain, rather than put my own name in the Secret Santa scheme (which wouldn't have been a secret) I put my sister in. I sent a gift and she received one!

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dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 02 Aug 2011

very nice - and how kind of you to give to your sister, Sue - and way to go SS.

sewfrenzie by sewfrenzie 02 Aug 2011

LOL! What a lovely jesture!

shirlener88 by shirlener88 03 Aug 2011

What a lovely bag and so sweet of you to share with your sister - Way to go SS.

kttyhwk4 by kttyhwk4 03 Aug 2011

Very thoughtful of you....a good deed indeed. Hugs Karen

castelyn by castelyn 08 Aug 2011

What a lovely gift for your sister Sue, well done SS - hugs Yvonne

snowbird42 by snowbird42 19 Aug 2011

Sue you are a gem..... it would be lovely to have as sister to do this for 2 of mine are no longer with us and the third has distanced herself from the family.....soozie

greysewist by greysewist 19 Aug 2011

Nice bag, good work Secret Santa.

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by marthie 02 Aug 2011

Eventually my SS gift. Thank you so much. You know who you are. It is absolute lovely!!!!

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dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 02 Aug 2011

Beautiful embroidery, but I am not certain what that is. Can you let us know, please? Good job SS.

shuede by shuede 02 Aug 2011

Exquisite embroidery! Can't tell from the photo. Is it a table runner? You're a very lucky lady! Great work, SS!!

marthie by marthie 02 Aug 2011

Yes it is a table runner and you are so correct with your comments. This will definately be on my diningroom table.

sewfrenzie by sewfrenzie 02 Aug 2011

WOW! Beautiful!

castelyn by castelyn 03 Aug 2011

Marthie, what a lovely table runner. I'm sure you will have great use of it. Hugs Yvonne

shirlener88 by shirlener88 03 Aug 2011

Lovely embroidery work on this table runner - way to go SS.

drcindyl by drcindyl 03 Aug 2011

Jaw dropping gorgeous.

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by sewfrenzie 02 Aug 2011

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by 1allamericangirl 01 Aug 2011

Suedewsbury I have not seen my Secret Santa's gift on here to know if it has been received or how the person liked it. Nor have I received my gift as yet. Do you know who got my name? Maybe you can contact that person to see if they sent it to the right address.

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by workbecky 01 Aug 2011

Sending this to the top so maybe more pictures will be added. Becky

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 01 Aug 2011

*4U

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by shirlener88 31 Jul 2011

I was hoping to see a few more pictures posted from the late arrivals.

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caroldann by caroldann 31 Jul 2011

Me too, as mine has never been posted. Oh well. Hugs..Carol

drro by drro 31 Jul 2011

Ditto for me, but I do know it was received! Thanks Sue!;>)

spendlove by spendlove 01 Aug 2011

Several people are away from homw and will post pictures on their return! Hope you can be patient.

shirlener88 by shirlener88 01 Aug 2011

sure - we will - just trying to keep this up front - so they can do that.

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by shuede 29 Jul 2011

Finally!!! I could not find my camera, and I had to make arrangements to borrow one. I am now able to share with everyone a picture of my wonderful Secret Santa gifts: a beautiful angel wall hanging and a hand-beaded tassel that sparkles in the light. Thanks again, Secret Santa! I know you spent a lot of time making my gifts, and I want you to know how much I appreciate it! Denise

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blueeyedblonde by blueeyedblonde 29 Jul 2011

lovely!

dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 29 Jul 2011

Very nice - good job SS.

elizabethak by elizabethak 01 Aug 2011

ttt - for those who want to check.
Mine went off but not show.
ElizabethAK

castelyn by castelyn 03 Aug 2011

Very pretty. Well done SS - Hugs Yvonne

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by marthie 29 Jul 2011

Deirdre I am so glad you received your SS parcel.

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by deirdre 29 Jul 2011

Here is my gift, Thank you Secret Santa I love it and I adore the little fruity fat ladies on the tea towel. I would also like to thank Sue, Marthie and Bokkieborduur for all the help...

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sewfrenzie by sewfrenzie 29 Jul 2011

I like the lady on the bag. Very nice job SS!

blueeyedblonde by blueeyedblonde 29 Jul 2011

very nice.

dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 29 Jul 2011

Love these - I actually boght some of that fabric - now I know what I can do with it. LOL Great job SS, and I will borrow your idea for the towel, if you don't mind.

shirlener88 by shirlener88 30 Jul 2011

Very nice gifts - great job SS.

castelyn by castelyn 03 Aug 2011

Lovely gifts. Well done SS - hugs Yvonne

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by meganne 28 Jul 2011

And of course Christmas would not be Christmas without Santa!!!!
Hope you don't mind Denise my friend, but this is priceless and I couldn't resist.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 29 Jul 2011

HoHoHo!

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by debleerl 28 Jul 2011

My gift is in post #1. When do we disclose to our secret pal, who their Santa is?

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raels011 by raels011 28 Jul 2011

We don't. That is why it is called secret. It is just a show of love and friendship within the group

debleerl by debleerl 28 Jul 2011

That's unusual, never did SS that way before.

sewfrenzie by sewfrenzie 29 Jul 2011

I know, I thought so to at first. How fun!

dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 29 Jul 2011

Yes but this is the fun way - We will always wonder who did such great jobs.

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by minicow 28 Jul 2011

Thankyou my beautiful-I love everything- Have posted 3 photos- 1st photo is me on 25thJuly all ready to celebratewith first gift a beautiful tea towel with Christmas tree(I just love Christmas trees), 2nd photo is of my decked out tree.You will see a most exquisite FSL angel with amber & red gemstones and my other really special surprise is a small stocking for Sparkles. 3rd photo is a thankyou from Sparkles GGGGGG
Hugs & Sparkles from a very joyous little soul who just loves Christmas

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emily16838 by emily16838 28 Jul 2011

I love your july tree

meganne by meganne 28 Jul 2011

Oh moo (my) how we've grown!!!! :-)))

nonna57 by nonna57 29 Jul 2011

Wow both you and Sparles did well. :)

shirlener88 by shirlener88 29 Jul 2011

You are a jolly soul that does enjoy Christmas and you received some wonderful gifts - Sparkle got a CUTE stocking, too - Way to go SS.

blueeyedblonde by blueeyedblonde 29 Jul 2011

nice gifts!

dlonnahawkins by dlonnahawkins 29 Jul 2011

And a tree to boot! Great gifts, SS.

drcindyl by drcindyl 29 Jul 2011

Wow, does anyone know where that angel design came from?

shirlener88 by shirlener88 30 Jul 2011

The Angel design came from Creative Designs Stock - she has several from year to year - sometimes you can get a special - if you buy one of the older years and change the date yourself.

http://www.cd-creativedesign.com

minicow by minicow 30 Jul 2011

She is a really a beautiful angel -anyone would love to receive her...just like me. My wonderful SS added little gems- must find out how to do this as it gave her that 'sparkle' I love
hugs and sparkles from minicow

castelyn by castelyn 03 Aug 2011

What lovely gifts. Well done SS - hugs Yvonne

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by cclark 28 Jul 2011

I haven't posted a picture of my gift yet. My camera got left at my sister's house. She is shipping it back to me. I received a lovely set of Christmas coasters from my SS. Thank you SS who ever you are. I love them! Charla

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by elizabethak 28 Jul 2011

Here's mine - hope it uploads- success!!

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claudenicolas by claudenicolas 28 Jul 2011

Nice gift

shuede by shuede 28 Jul 2011

Beautiful work, SS!

dilceia by dilceia 28 Jul 2011

Just beautiful! Congrats SS!!!

sandralochran by sandralochran 28 Jul 2011

Lovely

shirlener88 by shirlener88 28 Jul 2011

Stunning gifts - WAY to go SS.

mi30kaja by mi30kaja 28 Jul 2011

Beautiful. Really love the butterflies.

faerynutt by faerynutt 28 Jul 2011

I love the butterflies also, would like to know what site they came from.

sewfrenzie by sewfrenzie 29 Jul 2011

Very nice!

read180 by read180 29 Jul 2011

beautiful

blueeyedblonde by blueeyedblonde 29 Jul 2011

I'll take the butterflies for you! (hehe!) What lovely gifts!

pennifold by pennifold 01 Aug 2011

Absolutely love these! Love Chris

castelyn by castelyn 03 Aug 2011

Very pretty gift. well done SS - Hugs Yvonne

queenofhearts by queenofhearts 08 Aug 2011

Gorgeous work!I love the butterflies and finally found them, but was so dismayed when I realized that I could never afford to buy the design.

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by shirlener88 28 Jul 2011

Here is the link for the other one - if you can't see all the photo's - you can go to the bottom of the page and click on the other page numbers to view them - also - remember you can click on most of the photo's and you can see the photo enlarged.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 03 Aug 2011

let's keep this to top - so others can view the 1st set, too.

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by juanitadenney 28 Jul 2011

Have no idea what Secret Santa is all about, guess I missed something in the last three years.

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spendlove by spendlove 28 Jul 2011

Everyone in the SS scheme was assigned someone to send a secret gift to. We did Christmas, Easter and now, Christmas in July. The gift is to/from a different person each time (hopefully!)

shirlener88 by shirlener88 28 Jul 2011

Thanks for starting a new thread.

workbecky by workbecky 28 Jul 2011

Juanita, send Sue a PM and she will give you all the details.

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