Oh Sherry, this is perfect for your kitchen!

*Smart move using the gloves.

Sherry,

I had to get the okay to send the surcie from Ann. Since my partner dropped out at the last minute and you volunteered to be my partner I wanted to send a little thank you.

I am so glad that everything got there in one piece, I was nervous about the cannisters, I love them, I have buttons in some, potpouri in others and use a set for flour and sugar. You didn't count too good though.... there are 6 towels:) The seventh towel in the set was used for your surcie;)

Stacie

( So now you can go out and spread the fertility dust all around just make sure that you are not downwind.)

Oh Sherry, I'm so glad you used "protection".

I love what Stacie sent you. The cannisters are my favourite. I'm sure you will put those to good use. And the teatowels are wonderful. They look like the kind made from flour sacks that dry lint free. The best kind.

And one can never have too many bowls.

Well done Stacie.

Ann.

Thanks Ann,

They are flour sack towels those are the only kind that I use in my kitchen.

Stacie

Stacie, you are so talented! What pretty towels and apron. The canisters and bowls look so useful. What a neat package, complete with smelling good, too. Hey, that potpourri wasn't in there to cover up the fertility dust, was it?!

Sherry, I bet you'll get lots of enjoyment out of your gifts!

Sally

Oh yay! Great package! Enjoy your gifts Sherry.

Nice stuff......safety first! LOL

Great package you put together, Stacy. Enjoy it, Sherry!

Sherry I can just picture those canister's filled and sitting in your pantry. The way you cook for your in-laws I'm sure the bowls will get a work out also.

Nice gift Stacie!

Nancy

Wow! I'm just so impressed with gifts from loving hands :) I know that while hand making a gift, lots of "love" thoughts and vibes become woven into the fabric that lasts a lifetime. A lovely swap box indeed.

Nice swap package...the apron is lovely....you can always use bowls, and the canisters are great...

Enjoy

Linda P

very nice swap package indeed. i could use more of those jars/canisters. i have some extremely old ones and always looking for more.

enjoy it all sherry. great job stacie.

maryanne

How perfect that she made three tea towels to match the three that you already had! She must truly be psychic. They remind me of Fruit Crate Labels, which I used to collect.

I love the apron and know that a lot of love went into making it as well. I also like the squarish shape of the canisters - they will contain more for the space they take up than if they were round, which is important to me. Love the colors in the bowls too - maybe we can see them unpackaged later.

Great job, Stacie! And smart move wearing gloves!!

Lars

That's just what I was thinking, Lars! Really nice job, Stacie; the handmade items are really lovely, and the bowls and cannisters are really nice -- and so useful.

Smart move, unpacking the items, Sherry -- and I bet the potporri smells wonderful!

Nice, nice package Sherry. I like it all but I'm adding the mixing bowl set and canisters to my growing shopping list from this swap. Very well done Stacie.
James

...and the majority of the forum breathes a sigh of relief. LOL Stacie, I think you scared quite a few with your warnings about the package. I was pretty sure it wasn't heading this way, though. ;)

I love those canisters...who wouldn't get tons of use out of them?

Pretty towels and apron. Such talent!

Enjoy your loot, Sherry

I certainly don't want any fertility dust - that train has left the station - well almost, LOL! But the rest of your items are "spot-on" Stacie. I got a set of similar mixing bowls from Cathy a while back and I use them every single day, I know you will too Sherry.

Sherry, are you showing yet? lol

I love the tea towels and those bowls should get lots of use. I love old fashioned glass canisters.

Maggie, even though I lost 40 lbs. unfortunately, I still look like I am "showing." Just the way I am built. That's why I wore gloves. I sure did not want to get any fertility stuff on me. Hee Hee.
Sherry

The glass jars are great - I have them too and they make excellent storage for dry goods. Also just love the hand stitched apron. Hand made things are very special! -maria

Stacie, what a wonderful swap package! You are a very talented lady making the apron and towels. I also love flour sack towels, reminds of my DGM. I'd love a couple of the big cannisters for flours. I like the wide opening for scooping. Enjoy and put it to good use Sherry....I know you will.

David

I'm also glad to see that Sherry is practicing "safe swapping".

Stacie, those towels are wonderful, I always like the handmade things, they are so much more personal, and the apron is perfect too.

As much as I love you, I hope you stay right the heck away from me with that fertiiity dust too!

Annie

Stacy,

You made the apron & the towels? How lovely! I can't even stitch a straight line. They're beautiful and I agree, the patches on the towels look like fruit crate labels (which I love). I'm loving the bowls (of course) and the canisters too...the canisters remind me of the kinds they used to show with the old Hoosier cabinets.

(sherry, I hope that you opened those canisters up outside & shook them out really well. That fertility dust is invisible, you know).

I just realized that nearly everything in that box had multiplied! Eek!

Nina

those towels are great - and how sweet that Stacie made the apron herself!

I have a canister like those - the big one. Full of wine corks - grin. I actually planned to make a cork board out of them like (was it?) May did. ?? Just haven't gotten to it. Pretty soon, I'll be able to make 2. :-)

Stacy

Oh Sherry-- lucky you-- hand made goodies-- you did a good job, Stacie-- love the way you "picked out" a cross stich pattern on the apron.

Those cannisters bring back memories-- Mom had a set and everytime the kitchen was painted a new color she would also paint the tops of those cannisters.

Just to let everyone know I found the cannisters at Walmart. We don't have a lot of choices and Walmart is an hour away anyways. I love the cannisters and have a set for myself.

Stacie

I know you will love those canisters, Sherry. I've been reaching for my melamine mixing bowls more and more...they are lighter than my pyrex and easier on my aging limbs. My only gripe is they don't go in the microwave.

I think Roger will look great in the apron.

(dang stacie I was hoping to see some of your canned goodies to add to Sherry's museum collection...darfc....)

Jessy,

I thought about the canned goods but my last swap a year ago to earthly delights, all the canned goods broke inside the box and ruined the entire swap box. So now I am nervous about sending canned goodies.

Stacie

Stacie, you did good!

Sherry, How special that you received some of Stacie's handy work! Enjoy

Sherry.....Don't forget to do a "Prego Test" in a months time. You know what they say.....nothing is 100% safe. LOL Nice things Stacie. I love the Cannisters. My Grandmother used to keep her cookies in one like that. Enjoy !!! Diana55

Stacie you picked well for Sherry...I can just see all of it in her home. Love the canisters.