What a wonderful package! This really is the year for canned items, isn't it?

Love the seeds, too -- what a nice touch.

Enjoy!

Here are some pictures...the first is all my great stuff...

This is some of the great gifts from Stacie with Chance's cookie cutters mixed in (Chance set up the shot herself!)

Stacey the time you spent on my package is really heart warming, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Cool...I have those cookie cutters..I better check my cupboard and see if Stacy didn't send an elf to my kitchen. LOL

That's quite a package of lots of great homemade/handmade goodies!

Janet, those homemade goodies are my favorite! I'll be they're really, really good! The cookbook sounds great. The hand-stitched wall plaque is beautiful! Enjoy!

Great job, Stacie!

Very nice package. Handmade stuff is pretty special, isn't it?

What a wonderful and generous package from the math-challenged Stacie!
I love that plaque, it's really cute! And something for Chance, too, that's sweet.

Linda

Hey -- nice score, Janet! I know how much fun it is to shop for you. Looks like Stacie spent more time putting together a very personal package than just "store bought." How nice and thoughtful.

Janet,

I am so glad that everything got there fine and in good shape. I was worried that the canned stuff might get confinscated . I hope that you enjoy the homemade goodies, we live in the middle of nowhere, an hour from just about anything. I enjoy making things and hoped that you liked the package.

Linda,

Math was never my strong suit:)

Stacie

Stacie, everything is really lovely. Can you tell me about the imaptients (sp) seeds you send....are they a regular garden variety? What kind of spot do they need? I have the wall plaque leaning on a shelf at my front door already!

Chance says thanks, she is excited about making cookies this weekend with them, and I especially think the metal ones are kind of retro cool!

Janet,

All of the cookie cutters are some vintage ones that I have collected. I just love old cookie cutters and they work so well with little hands.

The impatients are balsam impatients ( touch me nots) they are are really pretty flower that is an annual but loves to reseed. The reason that they are called touch me nots is that the seed pod is a cool fuzzy football shape and when you touch them they pop into themselves and the seeds fly out. They are really fun for kids. Below is a link about them.

Stacie

Here is a link that might be useful: info on touch me nots

I'm looking forward to you sharing some smart shortcuts and to hearing about and seeing the results of weekend cookie making with Chance. All of the canned foods sound great, a nice group of savory items with one sweet accent. If I canned, I'd want the recipes for all of them. I know you'll feel blessed when you walk by the plaque and think of Stacie.

It's a lovely personal package.

Lee

Nice going, Stacie! looking forward to seeing some of Chance's cookies, Janet! Enjoy your gifts!

What a nice variety of canned goods! And I'd love to see a recipe from your cookbook! The homemade is so wonderful! Hope you enjoy Janet.

Nice package Stacie!

Catherine

Great goodies. I received Annie's salsa from Stacie in my first swap - really good.

The cookbook looks great.

Very thoughtful box you put together Stacie. I love the wall plaque. It looks like a lot of time and effort went into your selections.

I'm not counting, math wasn't one of my strong suits either.

Enjoy Janet and Chance!!!

Tracey

Wild grape jelly? Oh yum, that sounds perfect, and I have some of those metal cookie cutters too, I like them so much better than the plastic ones.

What a great swap package from Stacie. As for that cookbook, I have an old Betty Crocker from 1969 right on the front of my cookbook shelf and I reach for it more often than not, one of my favorites. I'll bet yours will become a favorite too.

Annie

the seeds are a really wonderful idea - that is a wonderful package, Stacie.

The wall plaque is beautiful. Enjoy!

Stacy

Stacie that was a great swap box! I especially love the wall plaque.

Nice selection of home canning - I've had wild grape jelly and really like it, and I'm not a jelly person! Do you know what kind of wild grapes they were?

I love those cookie cutters - they remind me of my grandmother's, especially the red one. Is it vintage?

Lars

Lars,

All of the cutters are vintage. When I was teaching I asked my mother in law to look out for some cookie cutters to use with play dough. She give me 2 walmart sacks completely full of cutters. I love cookie cutters and always pick them up at thrift stores or garage sales when ever I see them at a reasonable price.

Stacie

What a fun package. The cookie cutters are a great idea, and the cookbook looks very useful. The stitchery is so thoughtful and creative. How nice for you, Chancesmom.

Sally