What I sent in the Advent Swap

 Week1

Advent Swap Weeks 1 & 2

    Oh, this year's Advent Swap on Ravelry is going strong!  I sent a package to Cathy Jensen in Little Falls, N.J. and received one from Brenda Turney in Stoneham, MA.  I've had to post the photos of what I've received on Facebook because I haven't been able to post on Ravelry.  Then I realized I could post here, too, so that's what I'm doing!  

        This package really impressed me!  This swap is divided into 4 weekly Advent gifts and 1 for Christmas and all the gifts were nestled into a fabric 'basket'.  The gift for each week...and the one for Christmas...were wrapped in different papers, so the first thing I had to do was open the card and find the key to the wrapping paper.

  WEEK 1: The card was a beautiful Scherenchnitte scene.  

I learned to cut Scherenchnitte when I was in college (all those many years ago) and I have loved it ever since.  The theme for Week 1 was 'Cocoa & Chocolate' and the package included an assortment of hot chocolate mixes, a jar of cinnamon powder, a cocoa butter Tea Tree Oil hand cream, a Pumpkin Spice sachet and a gift certificate for cooking spices (Jeff is still trying to decide which ones he wants to try).

WEEK 2:  This week's theme was 'Snowflakes' and the center piece was a crystal snowflake candy dish filled with Dove chocolates.  

A pair of adorable snowmen and snowflake socks and a 'Souper Bowl'...soup warmer/cooker/server...with a baggie of dried nut completed the package.

My box is still full...there are 2 weeks of Advent to go before Christmas!...and I will continue to post my Advent surprises here. Thank you, Brenda, for 2 great weeks!