last I heard from whitemagic was last friday the 28 dec she said she would get it in the mail on monday. I send email today to see if she can take time to let us know what is going on . I hope the box has not been boxnapped . I have given her till sun or monday to cantact me of what is going on with the box . if I have not heard by then I will put togeather another box to finish out the rest of the players . & hope that white magick will just return the box to me when she gets settle into her her home . if this sounds fair to all please let me know . sue

And here is a copy of an old thread here about different seed gag gifts... Unusual Seeds I have made up a number of different kinds of "gag gift" seeds, like cow, donut, and Texas porcupine seeds, and I want to put some in a little bag or basket with a mini shovel and rake as a gift for a gardener. Could someone please write me a poem to put on the card to go with the gift? Tucked inside this cheery pot, For a favorite gardener of mine, Are seeds for unusual plantings Like cows, donuts and porcupine! Please treat them like any other seeds And they will produce what I'm after: Not what's on the "seed" packet at all But a harvest of smiles and laughter! COW SEEDS: Take some large white lima beans and paint black spots on them, put them in a baggie. Staple saying to baggie. Saying has two sides. FRONT SIDE: (Has a picture of a cow on it) COW SEEDS - HERD STARTER KIT BACK SIDE: 1. Start your own herd. 2. Plant the seeds in warm spot right side up. Cow will grow upside down if planted wrong. 3. Be patient, it takes a long time to start your own herd. 4. For best results, MOO softly while watering. DONUT SEEDS: Take a baggie and put Cheerios or some other cereal that looks like a donut in it. Staple saying to baggie. Saying has two sides. FRONT SIDE: DONUT SEEDS - NEW HYBRID Grow your own donut bush. Planting instructions on back of package. BACK SIDE: HOW TO GROW Carefully place one seed at bottom of a ten foot hole, five feet apart in any type of soil. When mature bush will grow to a height of six feet. FOR GLAZED DONUTS: Pour twenty pounds of sugar in each hole. GUARANTEE: If for any reason you are not completely satisfied, or plants fail to grow in five years, dig up seeds for PRO-RATED refund. GOTCHA, INC. DONUT GROWERS LEGEND OF THE HEN'S TEETH: Take some white rice and put in a baggie, Staple saying to baggie. THE LEGEND OF THE HEN'S TEETH Somewhere in a remote part of the Ozarks is a breed of chickens that grow teeth. The strange thing is that outside this particular area, they cease to grow teeth, which is why all the common chickens you see are toothless descendants of the "Molar Marvels." Anyone fortunate enough to have these teeth in their possession will find that they bring more luck than a rabbits foot or a fourleaf clover. Fish Seeds The fish seeds are the gold fish crackers placed in a handmade seed packet or little baggie with the following poem. The poem was written by our brilliant resident poet Les. It's known you like to fish a lot, Your line dropped in the water, But sometimes they aren't biting, So you can't catch what you ought'er! When those times come, just grab this pack Of "ready to grow" fish seed. Then raise them 'til they fit the size Your best "fish stories" need! Golf Ball Seeds The golf ball ones I make with round white gum balls with the following poem attached, also written by Les. With balls in the water or lost on the course This is just what a player needs. To replenish your stash of golf balls, Just make use of these Golf Ball Seeds! Cheerios for donuts seeds? Of course the frosted cheerios are for frosted donuts. *smiling* How about a bag full of Alphabet cereal for a keyboard? Slice those round black NIBS into hockey puck seeds? Pinto beans colored with black spots for cow seeds? Pinto beans colored or dipped to look pink for pig seeds? Pinto bean with a face drawn on one end and a partial cotton ball glued to other for sheep seeds? LOL OR Easter bunny seed? Dried up tiny marshmallows for snowman seeds? three glued together with face drawn on the top one? Snowman Kisses: Mini Marshmallows, red if you can find them If you were bad there would be Boos and Hisses But you were good So here are some Snowman Kisses Snowman Seeds: Mini Marshmallows Directions: Before first frost, Plant snowman seeds in Shallow ground. Water Generously. Seeds are edible CANDY CANE SEEDS Use The Red and white mints I once knew a gardener, who knew how to grow Bright tasty candies, right out of the snow. I asked him to share his secret with me And this is what he replied quite readily To garden in winter, is difficult you see it takes lots of care and a very special seed I'll give you a couple, to grow your own treats And you'll soon reap a harvest of candy cane sweets Dinosaur Seeds Use speckled jelly beans This looks like a seed But it's really much more. If you use it just right You'll get - DINOSAUR! Perhaps a plain stegasaurus, Or if that one won't do, Stive for something more famous Like a T-Rex named Sue! No matter the creature It's sure to be classic: When you plant one of these You'll get something Jurassic! Inside this little bag are eggs of a different kind, not from chickens, birds or ducks but from something you cannot find. They come from dinosaurs large and small, that used to walk the land. From long necks and t-rexes....be careful, watch your hand!

I did see that one but I should have explained....I'm not planning on using it as an ornament but on large paper and will most likely frame it. I was trying to come up with something to change the poem, but a poet, I am not. LOL Thanks

Here's one you could paraphrase (sub "friendship" for "marriage" or maybe just leave out the first sentence all together). I'm sure there are some clever ways you could tie knitting and friendship together -- I'm just not coming up with them. Maybe others will have better ideas! Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. ~Simone Signoret