Garden Whimsy Exchange;Show Us Your Whimsys : )

With the exchange now closed....Now on to the really fun stuff!! I meant to start this thread earlier.Please feel free to post photos of what you received in The Garden Whimsy Exchange : ) We would love to see whatcha got : )
Thanks To Everyone Who Participated In All The Fun With The Exchange.We Will Plan Another Similiar Exchange In The Fall For Those Who Missed Out On This One : )

Nancy

I will post pics as soon as I am able to download them. Am waiting on a utilities package to clean up some bugs on here. It prevents me from downloading pics correctly and from doing a few other things. I can't wait to take care of that and get back to the fun stuff!! lol

Mine have NOT been mailed out to anyone yet..please forgive me for being so remiss!!! I had a chance to go to the beach with my sweet grandbabies, and I took off...very spur of the moment...but mine will be going out ASAP! Thanks for your understanding!
JanetS

Hello all,
I have to say that i loved this and wish I would of joined earlier...I hope another one is done soon...as i will jump on the bandwagon alot sooner..anyways i got my whimsys yesterday and I loved it..was so excited..got a beautiful butterfly wind thing.(cant for the life of me remember there name) and some garden tools and some poet daffs and some really cool seeds. I took pics and will post them hopefully tomorrow...cant even remember the name of who sent them....My mind just went totally blank...so sorry everyone...but thanks so much, you know who you are :o)
I hope we have another one soon :o)


Char

Amanda,hope you get all the bugs worked out soon.I know how frustrating that can be.: (

Janet,No apology necessary.I don't think there is one of us who would have passed on that opportunity!!.Hope you had a great time with the grandkids : )

Char,This was so much fun..We will definitely be doing something similar in the future I am sure : )And don't feel bad.I have a heck of a time remembering things even when I have it written right in front of me : )

Nancy

Nancy, you deserve anything you want after doing this for all of us....sussie coming in the next two weeks...thanks so much....grand and patient lady!!!!

Gail..you are making me blush.It hasn't been work..I think of it more like playing with friends ; ) I have gotten to meet so many wonderful people through this exchange and that is thanks enough. I enjoyed this so much and appreciate you all for making it so much fun.: ))

Nancy

Nancy, I ve had a great time ! I have met nice people, had wonderful days with a smile on my face opening the mail and I just love everything my exchangers have sent.. I still need to thank my forth one.. ;)

Happy easter to all, and happy spring to all,,,, SO glad it is here,, even though our nightime temps. are a wierd record low..at 23... I know that it is here anyway....
thanks for the smiles everyone mailed to me.. I needed it.

Blessings and a smile back at you,
Mary

char,
that was from me,lol. the wind thing i think are called wind socks i thought they were cute so i got me one too,lol.

i got 2 whims in today to and i'm not sure who sent them as they have last names so i probably know you by your username, silly me, sorry i can't remember but i loved them thank you!!!

1st one i got was the sweetest garden rock it says happiness on it with a pretty blue bird on it, it's my first garden rock, just darling i love it! i also got a magnetic memo pad with pink flowers on it, i can never find enough paper to write things down, so will definately come in handy!!

2nd one i got was full of wonderful surprises too, there was a beautiful windchime with glass marbles and had like caged circles around them, to kool i loved it and will make a lovely addition to my collection! there was a miniature potting set came with black eyed susan seeds, pete and a little pot-the kid's are already trying to claim it,lol. then there was crystals to use for crafting and such, a sweet sign that says planted with love is stone looking w/ yellow tulips on it and some sweet pea seeds.

well you all have spoiled me with such nice gifts! i truely want to thank each and everyone of you i had a blast and loved everything!!! i have one whim left to recieve and i can't wait, i must admit i'm excited but also sad it will be the last one. i think we all will be sad to see this one end, this was the funest exchange i have done!!!!
thank you to everyone it was a pure joy,
silkie

silkiechick,

Your rock and memo pad came from me. Silly me forgot to put the note in it before I taped it up! I'm glad you like them!

Melissa

Ok....finally took the time to take some pics of my whimseys. The first is a cute set of three birdhouses from cedarnest.

:) Kim

Next pictured is an adorable little shoe pot from Nan and a neat little bee sign from Ruby.

:) Kim

Here is a butterfly windchime Susan sent me. I just love it!

And finally here is a cute little planter decoration from Nan. First I thought it was a pig but now I am thinking maybe cow? or dog? In any case I like it!

Oooh, love all the whimsies. Love your last one especially blue_eyes. That is really cute!! Still don't have the clean up cd I need so will buy one this weekend and get it taken care of. And then hopefully I will have all the bugs out and can get back to business.

i got my last whim in from nan and i got a cute little shoe pot like the one in the pic above, and she also sent a little hanging birdfeeder that is a hollow watermelon with a purple bird setting a top it just adorable. thanks nan i love them!!

again thank you all i loved everything!!
silkie

Nancy just wanted to take a minute to say Thank You for doing this, it was alot of fun.

Susan51, I haven't forgotten you. But I have been and still am sick, hopefully by next weekend I will be able to get out of this house and mail your whimsy.

You all have a great and a very HAPPY EASTER...

Connie

Connie,
Will you stop worring about me and take good care of yourself... I will get if and when you feel up to it...
I cant post pic's yet but will later for I got 2 gifts yesterday ..
One from Nancy - a beautiful glow in the dark log with 3 lightening bugs that glow at night... cute..
Then one from Mary who just spoils me rotten... I got a Mystery Greetings in a can that grow a flower and has a message on it... Never seen before, then I got a wind chime, also a beautiful plant holder lady bug... Then if that was not enough I got a beautiful Jewelry box with Drawer from her.. Brat.... I call Mary Brat for she is a baby... I could be her momma...LOL
Ok will post picture later...
CONNIE, you take care of yourself...
One last question ... I am hoping she is not reading this post but is oh well... Sharon is /seboykin or something like that.. Well I would like to send her something and she said she like outdoor things or anyting... Anyone here know her better that you could give me a better idea in what to get her?
I did not have to work this week for boss had to be out of town but I go back on Tuesday.... so would like to mail out before I go to work... Ok thanks for any ideas you can give me....
Oh i promise no more after this... I am looking for a string of pearls can any one recommend some place to get one?
Hugs to you ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.,
Susan

Here's all 3 garden whimsies I got. Pretty cool, huh?

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Closeup of toad. How did Plantlady Lin know I collecte frogs & toads? Wow. Thanks so much,.
Cellphone placed beside the toad to show the relative size of the little turd, I mean toad. LOL."
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Here's the chair. (I drilled a hole in the flowerpot bottom with my variable speed dremel. Thanks RubyB (Rosepetalz)

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Here's the cute little pink pot I got. Thanks Blue Eyes.

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Buttoneer,those are great little cuties.
I just love the little frog...Lin where did you find him?

Happy Easter everyone...Lin knows every discount store in the world....she says she has a Tuesday Morning...which we don't have here...they are in abundance in Austin and Houston.

Sometimes I get Friday afternoons at 3 pm (when I get to leave early). Ho ho ho. All we have up here are Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Hallmark stores (usually expensive), Joann Fabrics (their stuff is neat and even neater when it is on sale). Now there are private gift shops. That little shoe with the frogs all over, I got for $ 4.99 at Taylors Greenhouses in Biglerville. Sometimes you can find little whimsies at local nurseries, too.

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Here are the whimsys I got. I need to take a pic of the bromelad again when I get a chance. The ones I took earlier were too blurry. So 2 out of 3.

First one is from achoogardener. A windchime that is absoultely gorgeous and hanging on a chain for my ceiling fan til I find a better place for it.

Here is the dish towel and messenger I got from pepsidrinker. I love these also.

Hey Button,
Yup it has felt like Christmas here the last couple of week... I am loving it.... Tomorrow I start work again... great on one hand yucky on the other...LOL...
Susan

Got another Whimsy in the mail today, this one form KayKay1010/Kelly ... a Beautiful Angel Suncatcher Wind Chime. I have really gotten into Angel's the past three years, so this was very fitting for me! I am going to find my camera and will be back to take a photo of all my Whimsy's! Will post the pic shortly!

Thanks so much Kelly, I love my Whimsy!

Lin

Oh my goodness.I received the cutest whimsy birdhouse from Holly today.You are such a sweetie : ) Did you make this Holly? I Love It!! It looks like it has real wooden shingles on the roof and it even has shudders like a house.My home is painted close to the same color.LOL It will look great in my front tree.My wrens are going to love this. Thanks so much Holly.
Nancy

No Nancy, I didn't make it, But I know you watch birds like I do and Kohls Dept Store has the cutest stuff and they run great sales. So very glad you like it.

Ok .... Here's a photo of My Wire & Wicker Birdhouse that I got from Pepper23/Amanda! Love It!

Here's my Angel Suncatcher/Chime I got from KayKay1010/Kelly .... This is so pretty when the sun shines on it!

Thanks Holly,Well looks like I need to make a trip to Kohls.LOL I never knew they carried such neat things for birds there.You are right I am a bird watching maniac.All nature really.I have bought clothes from Kohls but never looked at anything else.Gotta open my eyes more when I shop : )) Thanks!
Nancy

Left to right: A couple of the AV's, a Begonia and Frig Magnets from BettyGail aka GessieGail, My Turtle Raingauge from Susan51 and my Lavender Soap & Lavender Bath Tea Bags from BlueEyes/Kim ......... I Thank Everyone So Much For All My Wonderful Whimsy's! And ...... a BIG THANKS to Cedarnest/Nancy for Hosting this Swap!

how cute is that?? I am glad to find out about Kohls, Holly.....we do have one of those in CC.....never even thought of that one. I dropped into a local nursery in Corpus thinking I could find something in their gift shop....would you believe the least expensive "goody" was 18.00 and went up from there....they weren't even cute anyway....

Oh, we have a Kohl's about 30-40 minutes from here ... I gotta check it out!

Lin,Your whimsys are all so cute : ))
You all made it so much fun for me hosting this swap.I just love seeing everyones whimsys : )

Gail,I had to laugh because I stopped in a local garden center over the weekend and the prices were outrageous.I went it, looked, gasped for my breath and Just sorta backed right out of the door.LOL

Hi,
Well today Lin it looks like Christmas hit your house...LOL I am also glad you like your raingauge... I am not a shopper so I went to Wal-Mart and to Lowes for most of my things... I did go to the plant shop also and forget it... I will only buy certain flowers from them the rest is just to much.... Gotta be really rich to shop there...
I truly love seeing everyones things.... I really liked the bird house also...That store is an hour and fifteen mins. away from me so not going...LOL I wanted to get another bird house for here because we have a yellow finch and she wants one of the houses already up but the wrenns and the blue birds say no go... maybe later will go... I love typeing and watching the birds in the front yard...
Thanks again Nancy for having this swap... I loved it...
SUsan

Oh, I'm a Big Bird Watcher too. Last year I had 14 Regular Feeders in my yard and 4 Hummer Feeders. I have 7 or 8 Birdhouses in trees and on wooden posts scattered about the yard too. We have wrens that like to nest in my hanging baskets out front and I wish I could get them to nest in a birdhouse instead of my plants, but for some reason they prefer the plants!

Lin