My ITE4 Tote Came!!

What a nice surprise to come home from work to see that the mailman had already come :)
(Our big box mailbox didn't have a key in it) I knew it was for me, had to be as I didn't have alot of time to do much, cause we bowl on Thursday nights and my pal said she sent my package....Usually the way it is...lol I was right, my ITE4 pal, who was Janet sent me this lovely, big Lime Green tote with beads throughout it with a lining to boot that has Big Pockets!!!! Its Fabulous and I love it!! Thank you Janet, Thank you!!!

The color is right on, pockets that have snaps and theres even a hard bottom in the lining. I think she doubled the fabric on that and around a board of some type...Fantastic job Janet!! Thank you so much!!!!You did great and I love it and all the goodies...theres a pattern that is knit (for when I get better at it), Tea Rose Sachet that had my dogs noseying around..lol but smells good, some note cards, 2 beautiful skeins of purple Wool and 1 lime green Beadnik skein which I can't wait to try, I've been wanting to try that stuff, looks neat! She also made some beautiful Beaded Stitch Markers that my cat tried to play with as she was sitting on my desk at the time, just waiting for the moment mom would look away...lol I've really enjoyed having Janet as my Upstream Pal, she actually kept in touch and I have to be honest, I thought she made up her name as her anonymous name...lol To my surprise it is her actual name. Don't know if she has a blog or not, if she does I hope that she'll let me know, but in the meantime Janet, I hope your pal is as good to you as you were to me!! Thank you again! I can't wait to show off my new bag :) Must find a project for my yarns too!

Now this morning when I got up and checked emails, I checked my secret account and found that my Downstream pal who was Carla in FL (doesn't have a blog) received yesterday what I sent her, so here's a pic of what she got from me.... I wish I had taken a close up of her Stitch Markers as I made her Pink Flamingo's :) I didn't do my usual known "Vegas Dice" as I don't have but a few left and having hard time finding more. But I think the Flamingo's came out really cute. I'm just happy she liked everything so much as it was her first ITE.

Now, on to finish up my dishcloth for the DDOS pal :) Hoping to finish up these last two swaps before the Tea Swap starts...don't forget, sign-ups for that start Aug. 3. Hope to see you there!