Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Christmas in the Country gift reveal

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful, blessed Christmas. This year my gift in the Christmas in the Country Gift Exchange came from Erin from Diaries from the Dirt Road. When her package arrived I was so excited I just grabbed my phone to snap pictures and dug in : )
 
 
Erin truly went above and beyond. She included a nice letter about herself, and another explaining each individually wrapped gift. The entire box was topped with some super fun holiday confetti.
 
 
 How amazing is this lady?


Upon opening everything, this is what I found. A beautiful mix of homemade, carefully purchased, and thoughtfully put together items. She covered my coffee and dachshund habits, sweet tooth and even my dog : )


 
 I'm guessing I was among the last to sign up this year because we were in the process of telling our families we are expecting our first baby! Erin nailed my newfound love of farm-themed baby items, and noted that she treasured books as a child. So did I, and starting a book collection for our little one was very kind of her.


 A pancake breakfast in a mason jar, some honey from Erin's farm, as well as her own homemade lip balm were included, as was a locally made bar of soap.
 

 I love coffee mugs, especially nice, big ones, and this one is awesome! With the dish towel, Erin included the most interesting message about a towel. I am tucking it away to include whenever I give gift towels in the future.


 Who does not need another spatula, particularly when it's this cool? There were also some cool Missouri (where Erin is from) tidbits scattered throughout the box, including some great cherry candies (I ate them all and cannot remember what they're called).

On the flip side, my person to shop for was Jan from The Tip Garden. I had a lot of fun finding items for her, and have also really enjoyed browsing through her blog. She has a ton of handy information on all sorts of things, recipes and some fun sounding holiday crafts. Check her out, and take a pen, you'll want to write down some things to try!
 
Thank you so much to Erin for not only sending me an amazing gift, but for taking time out of her schedule to be one of the hosts that make this entire exchange possible. She and the other hosts do a great job, and I loved being part of such a fun celebration of Christmas again this year!


10 comments:

  1. This is such a fun celebration of Christmas! It is a joy and a pleasure to get to know all of the participants of Christmas in the Country. I know look forward to this almost as much as Christmas. :) Thank you so much for participating once again.
    Laurie - Country Link

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  2. I did this exchange too. I didn't know you were expecting - congratulations! How exciting!

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  3. Heather,
    I can see why you are so excited about your gift. Wow!
    Congratulations on your exciting news; I hope you have a healthy uneventful pregnancy.

    Thank You for participating in Christmas in the Country!

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  4. I love that she included treats for your dog!! That's awesome. And local honey really is so much better tasting that the stuff that comes out of the 'bear'!

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  5. I am so glad that you enjoyed your gifts!!! I had a lot of fun shopping for you :) Also thank you for participating in the Christmas in the Country! This year turned out great with many participants.

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  6. Awwww!!! I love Erin and she did a fantastic job picking out a gift for you and baby. Congrats on baby #1! I have also had the honey from her farm and it is wonderful.
    Laurie - Country Link

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  7. What a fun and great gift! I have some of that honey and it's great! Looks like she nailed your personality pretty good. Also I've missed your news on the baby, congrats!!! Thanks for linking up and participating!

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  8. Wow! Erin really did her homework. Great gifts! Happy new year!

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  9. Looks like you hit the jackpot! I would love to know about the message that came with the towel. Are you willing to share it? Happy New Year!

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