A Happy Mailbox :-)

Don`t you just love opening your mailbox and finding something other than bills to greet you , of course you do . Well in the past week my mailbox has been very busy with fun mail . First off I had won a little giveaway on  Fiona's blog and this is what she sent me . Sorry for the poor photo , can't seem to get a decent picture .

This great pattern from Tag Along Teddies , she must have noticed I love to make bags , thanks so much Fiona !! I am so sorry Fiona , I had also won a giveaway on another blog and wasn't sure where this came from so I am updating this post to correct my mistake .
 I also received some wonderful postcards , some unexpected and some I knew were on their way .

This adorable postcard came from Saskatchewan and is made by Dawn(no blog) , Dawn was one of my partners in the postcard swap I hosted here on my blog . I love it Dawn , thanks so much !

This Christmas postcard was a surprise from Pauline , isn't that embroidery beautiful ! Thanks so much Pauline , I love it , my house is going to be nicely decorated with these pretty cards this holiday season .

 This postcard was sent by JoAnne , I won it in her giveaway and I love how she overlapped leaves to give a 3-D affect and added some decorative stitching , very lovely ! Thanks JoAnne.

 Another surprise mail came from Cheryll  , a little gift for taking part in Friday Night with Friends , hey I should be thanking her for being such a wonderful hostess .

Some cute little coasters which happen to have Friday Night with Friends written on them so next time I take part I can use them beside my chair or sewing machine where I am stitching and I will really feel like I am playing along . She also included a cute little quilt label  :-) Thanks so much Cheryll , you truly made my day , and again thank you for hosting this fun event , I love the fact I am stitching with friends far and wide .

 I have been busy in the sewing corner these past few days and have completed four little gifts for my grandchildren .

I had seen these cute little pencil cases on Patchouli Moon in a blog hop recently and she gave the link for the pattern so what is a girl to do but go retreive said pattern( a free pattern by Moda ) and start sewing . Thanks for the link Daryl , I think my youngest grandchildren will love them and you know it was a great way to make use of scarps that had been around for way too long , not to mention old zippers ;-)

 Thanks for stopping by today , hope you are enjoying a fun day doing something you love :-)

 hugs Sheila