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Kjers10
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Secret Friend

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At the forum in Norway, we have something called Secret Friend - and today was the day to open the gift!! :D
(we have wishlists, and we buy for around $37 / £23 to the friend we get from the "dealer").

Yesterday, one of the forummembers from my neighbourtown (she is also a good friend of mine) came by, and said: "This box is so heavy, so I won't pay hundreds for postage, and you will see at ones that it is from me when you open it" :lol:

And it's big and heavy! Nearly 2 kilos!
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This friend of mine started x-stitching some years ago, she is the kind of person that buys EVERYTHING at ones. A year later, she found out that stitching was nothing for her, and she started knitting instead. So she has a mountain of x-stitch-stash, and I got some of it!! :D

A kit:
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Plasticcanvas:
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Aida:
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Sudoku for times in the privat room :lol:
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Over 20!! cross-stitch-magazines
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And many patterns and small kits:
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So maybe it's good that I'm unemployed from tomorrow :lol:


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wow there are some lovely kits and patterns there - Lucky you!

What lovely additions they will be to your stash
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What a great friend to give you her unwanted stash!
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Wow! That's a lot of stash, what an amazing gift!
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An amazing gift. What a great friend.

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:drool: I need to find me a secret friend!
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What a lovely parcel to open!
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:dance: What a fantastic gift!! I know you will have many hours of great stitching in these!!! :applesauce:
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Re: Secret Friend

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Oh wow that is super!!!!! I wish I had a secret friend that wanted to gift me a box of cross stitch supplies!!!!!!
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Kjers10
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I feel really lucky :king:
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How fun!! That must be so fun to open.

Loving the sudoko toilet paper!!!

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I want a secret friend too! That box of stash had so much fun stuff in it! And how dense am I, I didn't realize the Sudoku roll was toilet paper until the last post! Duh. I thought you meant you had a private Sudoku room. :doh:
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Wow! what a wonderful parcel to receive, especially from a friend. :dance:
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Wow what a wonderful gift and what a lovely way for your friend to down load her stash she no longer wants.

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What a great gift! I know you will enjoy it! :D
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You're going to be VERY busy! Enjoy!!
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What a lovely gift ! :D
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wow what lovely yummy new stash! enjoy it all, wish we had something like that over here! :) x
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BE careful, I think i heard someone cranking the stash van...hide you stash quick! :)
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Re: Secret Friend

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Wow, what a wonderful gift! I'm especially jealous of that stack of great stitching magazines! :)
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