Send a smile exchange - Valma to Nia

Hi ladies :D

I take the time to show you the piece I made for her...
It took 2 weeks to cross France and reach Portugal ! Such a long travel !!!
We thought it was lost !

But anyway it seems I succeeded in sending a smile :D
This pattern I had bought on MS web store (what a pity that it has now disappeared !!!!) seemed obvious to me :D

The pity is that I totally forgot to take a picture of the goodies, except that mug to suit with the tray I choose as a finish....

But maybe Nia will find the time to make a post on her blog :D
hehehehe

Anyway, what a pleasure to participate to this exchange !!!
I had almost forgotten how exciting it is to join such an exchange....
Thank you again to Preeti for all the superb goodies I received and thank you Nia for having organised this exchange.

I can't wait to see all the other pieces....
Hugs from France
Valérie
 

Send a smile exchange - Preeti to Valma

Hi Ladies :)

Am I really the first to have received my exchange ??? :D
HO MY !!!

I sent a mail to Preeti to thank her but I think my words are going to be a bit weak regarding to what I'm now feeling :D
I've been spoilt ! over spoilt !!!
Preeti knows me well hehehe..purple, butterflies and ..... MICE !
Wow , I'm so happy !
This needle book is so cute and all the pages are embroidered !
And all those goodies...

Target : to send a smile --> TARGET REACHED :D

My exchange is going to leave on Monday, let's hope it will generate such a smile than the one I'm having right now ;)

Thank you again Preeti, you're a sweetheart.
Lot's of love
xxxx
Valérie

the over cute needle book

the same needle book with a beautiful handmade garland

 

5 goodies !!! :D

Typical Indian gifts

Ooh la la! I got my Secret Santa gift!!

Merci Valma pour le cadeau! C'est magnifique!! Comment savez-vous que j'avais besoin de serviettes? LOL

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Valma was my Secret Santa for the Christmas Exchange! Here are some pics of what she sent all the way from France:

I am going to take my new calendar and the ornie to work tomorrow.

And for those of you who may be wondering about the question at the beginning of the post, I asked Valma how she knew I needed napkins, lol.

Thanks again so much Valma!

From France to Dominican Republic.... Thanks Valma!

I received this beautiful parcel from Valma  from France in Halloween Exchange... Just look this amazing and wonderful things:::  A beautiful bag which so amazing colors and halloween touches... A pice of fabric of same fabric bag,   2 small sachets full of ribbons, bottoms and charms, 2 threads ( I didn't know that linen threads exists!! and a beautiful card with so nice words that I will keep in my heart....Waoooo.... thanks so much Valma.. Still I feel like a baby receiving her first gifts.... thanks so much, I am very very happy:

And now take a look to the charms, ribbons and buttons... Just lovely, right?? I love it.... Thanks Val !!

From Valma to Joey

Hello girls

Before the first parcels for the Halloween exchange start to arrive.... I have to show you what I did for Joey for the Blogversary exchange =D
Better too late than never no ?  hehehe
I chose See-saw mice, one of the last downloadable charts available on MS website 

A free theme...so Valma rhymed with mice of course =D
I made a little zipped pouch with those 2 little cute fellows , because they are cute aren't they ? =)

Can't wait to see all the beautiful pieces that are going to be made for our next exchange, and hope that my partner will enjoy what I'm preparing =D
Have fun my sweet friends
Big hugs from France
Valérie

Easter pixie for Annette

Hello girls =)
I hope everybody is fine...
Here is a close up on the needle book I made for Annette as a pixie parcel for the Easter exchange.

Annette is nicknamed 'Petite Anne' in French (when we add -ette to a word it means small / little)
It's a mouse I picked up form the Xmas scene All that glitters
I found it in the MS best of magazine, she is the mouse on the top of the sewing machine =)
A delight to stitch
Big hugs from France
xxx

Washing line

Hi girls =)

I hope everybody is fine and is enjoying sun & Spring as we're enjoying here
Last year I received Washing line as a birthday present from Hubby =)
Some weeks ago I decided to start it and it's now finished...
Over cute little mice don't you find ?

They are really tiny, I think they are the smallest one ever stitched !
I made or more precisely customized my basket for clothes pegs with it  =D
I'm in love...
If you want to see more pictures don't hesitate to have a look at my blog =D
Have a great day my friends from all over the world
xxxxx
Valérie

From Valma to Judith

I was overwhelmed when receiving Valma's mail.She made my day with it. When I received it I was in a very bad mood because of my daughter and with the mail Sun came to my heart. Many many thanks for this, Valma.

Now I found the time to minimize the photos and I can show you what was in the parcel.The mail was these cute Easter serviettes and an Easter box.

The next photo shoes you the box alone.
Inside I found: 2 very nice candles, 3 wonderful ribbons , a lot of nice buttons and charms ( I do like these)

an 2 Easterornaments .

THen to the cutiest Easterbasket I ever had seen . Valma thanks so much for your work and  I do like this kind of basket.I#LL try to do one in the same shape when having a bit more of time.

And what was in this  basket.? Have a look to the last photo. 3 pieces of flower cloth .I have always an idea for which finishing I can use them und 3 sticks with little eastereggs.

As I wrote at the beginning I was overwhelmed of this all. Thanks again for your post,Valerie.I can't tell in word how my feeling is when unpacking all these nice things.

My mail is to its way and I hope that it will reach his aim  just in time. Nia ,I hope that I can send you a photo of this on Monday.
Hoping that all of you have a nice weekend
Love Judith

Winter exchange - Valma to Anne =)

Hi girls

As we are now receiving the parcels ...I can show you what I made for my exchange and that Anne received =)
It's a penguin I had in the MS best of bookazine , I just changed the colours of the present he has in his hands to remind Anne the gift was from France =)

As I wanted to change a bit from the hangings I had already made, I found this wooden Xmas tree and made this hanging with felt at the back to hide the threads =)
The stitching is a bit small due to the size of the wooden tree :-/

It was so much fun again to make this exchange ! Thank you Nia

Hope to see more here very soon =D

Big hugs from France
Happy stitching
xxx
Valérie

SAL #3 completed too =D

Hello everybody

I'm coming today to show you my Winter cat =)
SAL #3 is now finished for me....
What a pleasure it has been to stitch those 4 fellows, even if they are cats =D
I must admit that MS cats are really cute and easy to stitch

I'll update my blog with the finish I chose for this cute guy

Hope everybody is fine and not too cold for those who live in this part of the world =)

Happy stitching girls
Big hugs from France
xxxx

Winter Cat - SAL #3

Summer exchange from Valérie (Valma).

On the calendar it is summer, but not inreal.  Before my trip to Latvia to visit my mum, I received a parcel from France with lovely summer presents. Dear Valérie, thank you very much! That swimming duck gives a real summer feeling.

A finish and a surprise =D

Hi girls,

Here is Fishing cat...

A little stitching I made on a little bag and sent to Noni for the Spring exchange
Remember Noni didn't received anything for the Spring exchange :(
It well arrived yesterday so I can show you now =D

Fishing cat

Happy stitching everybody
And hope some more summer cats and summer exchanges creation to come soon =D
(mine are started...)
Big hugs from France
xxxx

Spring Exchange Arrives - Thank You Valma!

Just wanted to send out a big thank you to my gift stitcher Valma. I didn't know where my partner was from, but when I saw mail from France in the box on Tuesday I knew it could only be my present from the Margaret Sherry exchange. What a lovely card to brighten my day!

Thank you Valma! I really appreciate the time you took to stitch this and make it for me. Valma included a beautifully written personal note in the card. I thought I'd have to recall the high school French I learned many, many years ago and, I have to admit, I was somewhat relieved to find Valma's note was in English! (French being our second language here in Canada, we all learn it for a few years of grade school and high school, but here on the West Coast it isn't used as much as in eastern Canada, so I haven't spoken or read French in quite some time!)

I love my card and the beautiful spring ribbon and other notions that were included with it. Thanks again!