The great 1st-time-ever SWAP fun continues. I'd almost forgotten that I would be the recipient of a swap gift when it arrived yesterday and I was thrilled. I'd seen sneak previews on the Flickr page and coveted the hell out of the beautiful journal (done in a fav fabric line) but did not think I'd be the lucky recipient. Squeee! Tammy (from Texas) is another incredibly talented person with a blog and an ESTY shop. How do these women do it???? I can't even find my good camera, but the shots below are a peek at Tammy's lovely handiwork.
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BONUS - I also received an exquisite, hand-made ornament from my very talented craftsman-friend at Quiltboxes. (It's the center picture above.) I'm already the proud owner of one of his fantastic QuiltBoxes. It has a place of honor on my dresser (I wrote about it here) and this lovely ornament will probably hang from my pediment mirror because I'm sure as heck not hiding it in a box until next Christmas.
All of the above to say that the most wonderful gifts are those made by human hands. I'm amazed and awed by the creative talent in the world. We've lost so much of our humanity by paying for things with money we can't see, downloading books or records we can't actually touch or hold - it makes me feel we are slipping down a hole into a dark, solitary place. There is no finer present than one we can hold and feel and use and sense the good intentions and kindness (and talent) of the person who made the gift. It adds an entirely new - and spiritually valuable - dimension to the gift.
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