Secret Santa

Three presents. Each under ten dollars, given to the receiver every few days mysteriously.

My imagination went crazy.

a small sample of the lists and plans I made

Broken Down

Applique from Amazon: $4.98

Plain bag from Daiso: $1.50

Compact mirror: $3.44 

Charms for necklace: $2.25

Pearls: Half of a $5 strand

Crimps and spool of string: $2.75

Fimo and white acrylic paint for charm: already had it

Total: $17.42 + intensive labor

She found out who I was by the first gift. But that's okay! I still had fun.

And it ended up that we had each other. The "pick the name from the bag" did not work at all.

My Wishlist

Materialism makes me happy

Need to make something like this at least

I Love Lace This Much

I've always been a lover of lace and old, homely country type things. While my sister's first big blanket was white with pastel paint blobs on it, I got a floral one with a tan background. That blanket has set the tone for my entire existence. That, and my obsession with birds. If I could build a watch (I've been buying them by the handfuls,) it would have a sillouhette of a bird in the face with a lace-design background and a worn leather band.

To my friends, I am a grandmother. I have all of the domestic skills and tastes of someone generations back, and I visited The Lace Museum last year and fell in love.

The picture doesn't really show it that well, but all of the ornaments on the tree have been lace-ified by volunteers and are sold around Christmas. We got some last year for gifts, and I think I kept one or two birds for myself. I'll have to check when we dig out the Christmas things.

They've also made doll clothing and set up a big display at the front of the store. They are wonderful, wonderful people. If I have time during the summer I'm volunteering.

Go there. Get the tour. Browse the gift shop.