On Sunday, we pulled up to the mailbox and Terry pulled some mail off of the top and then had to reach both hands in to pull out a package. As you may recall, my postal gentleman has a particular knack for jamming parcels of all shapes and sizes into our mailbox in order to keep himself from having to drive down our driveway and drop them on our front porch.
Terry handed me an envelope with Icelandic stamps all over it and said, “I think it’s for you.” It turned out to be my biscornu exchange from Rosa. Inside she had placed two yummy fibers from Six Strand Sweets, a postcard of her hometown, a package of one of her favorite candies and not one, but two beautiful biscornus! She also included a lovely letter of introduction; I’ll have to remember to do this for future exchanges, as it’s a great idea! In her letter, she explained, “I decided to make two because I wasn’t happy with the first one. I made the green one first and thought it was too big…. And the second one is too small.” Terry just laughed and said that it sounded familiar. It’s nice to know that I’m not the only stitcher out there who is her own worst critic. 😉
For the record, Rosa, if you read this – they are both both gorgeous and I would have been ecstatic to receive either one of them by itself! 😀 And after spending hours in the car yesterday, I was so happy to receive these wonderful gifts!
The photos below are just thumbnails, so you know the deal. The first picture shows Phoebe in front of the exchange package because as soon as she saw me pulling out the camera, she was right in front of the lens. The third one is the same as the second, you’ll notice, except for the smaller biscornu. That’s because Rosa stitched the same design on both sides, but in two totally different, incredibly rich color schemes.
If you get a chance, please take a moment to stop by Rosa’s blog and let her know how gorgeous her work is!
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what a great package! and my my.. two biscornus!
I’m so glad you like them 🙂 That really made my day 😀
And thank you so much for the compliments. I truly appreciate them 🙂 And that you like them 🙂 That’s the best part, coz they were made for you. I loved the design for the bigger one but when it was all made up I felt it was too big so I decided to do another one. I had read in you introduction post on SBEBB that you liked purples and were starting to like pinks as well, that is why the smaller one is in two different color schemes. And I do like how it came out, just was disappointed with how small it was. I’ve seen others do a border outside this design and I wish I had thought of that. There’s always next time 😀
Oh, they’re both lovely! Rosa was my partner in the Xmas ornament exchange and she made it as sweet as can be. I loved her letter as well 🙂
And Phoebe cracks me up. 😀
Ooooh! They’re beautiful! *wipes drool off from keyboard*
Rósa does send lovely packages, I’ve been in receiving end from her twice (from other board). 😀
Btw, Phoebe is a cutie. I think I’ve never seen picture of her before. ^^
Holy drool, Batman! Those are gorgeous! I am so jealous. I always kick myself after all these exchange pieces are done because I didn’t participate. Those are just fantastic!
What a great surprise! They are both beautiful, Rosa is a beautiful stitcher, lucky you! Phoebe is a cutie too! Liz
You lucky ducky darling!!! You have TWO new biscornu …. or is it biscornu’s’.
Rosa selected marvelous designs & fibers. oh, how beautiful they are. Such a generous and talented stitcher : )
Enjoy the week-end. Not sure what we are going to do …. read, stitch, yard work, cook-out, etc. I think one of Tori’s friends will be stopping by — to instruct DH on driving a truck with a stick shift. LOL I wish the truck had a back seat so I could cheer them on. : ) Always, L