An Unexpected Gift

When I decided to take part of the Secret Santa exchange with the Etsy Alberta Team, I set no boundaries and laid no hints as to what I might like to receive. I enjoy a surprise. When I saw the envelope was from Glass Circus, a shop I'm quite familiar with, I was very excited. Not without the haste of a child on Christmas morning, I opened the package, and found myself delighted with the contents. Three fused glass ornaments quickly found their way to my tree, but I will not be packing them away with the decorations after the holidays. I think they would make great dangles for a bookmark. The green one would look great on one of my purses, that just happens to need a larger zipper pull to grip. They would make really wonderful gift tag adornments for someone special, but I'm afraid I like them a bit too much to be giving them away so soon. Thank-you so much for the lovely gift Martina, and as always, you do wonderful work.

Comments

  1. Glass CircusDecember 3, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    I'm so glad you like them Andrea! And such great ideas for other uses for them. Now you have me thinking about making zipper pulls and bookmarks!

    I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and all the best to you in the New Year.

    Martina

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  2. FreyaDecember 3, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    Lucky you! They're lovely!

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  3. Maple Creek SoapworksDecember 4, 2010 at 4:36 AM

    They are gorgeous! Love your blog!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 4, 2010 at 7:58 AM

    I like that you are thinking about re-using them for everyday situations. That's one of my peeves about ornaments...storing them away for next year!
    ~c

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  5. UnknownDecember 6, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    What a great gift! They'd also be pretty hanging in a window year-round!

    I love doing secret Santa's with fellow crafters and am looking forward to the OhCanada team exchange! :)

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  6. Andrea OstapovitchDecember 6, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    They would look great in a window, thanks for the idea! And thanks for all the comments everyone...I just love reading them.

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