Thank you Secret Easter Bunny...from Germany!

Look what arrived earlier this week...                            



To open or not to open????? I wrote to the lovely Mabel to tell her that my package had arrived safely and I said I would try to wait before opening BUT...I actually caved, knowing that I had Mabel's permission to open straightaway.

Mabel has been lovely to chat with and, my word, she knows how to use packing tape to seal a box. It took me SO long to get inside!! I felt slightly guilty not waiting until Easter but that soon passed!  



Mabel included serviettes with Easter eggs on them, they also served to protect the contents. What was underneath?





Thank you Mabel for your thoughtful gifts - I'm saving the sweet treats for Easter, I LOVE chocolate marzipan, praline eggs and Lindt and the Haribo eggs will be something new for me to try.

Mabel sent me a lovely sparkly "Frohe Ostern" card and inside she'd included a photograph of herself, taken with her mare Ella. What a wonderful idea, I now have a visual of my kind and thoughtful swap partner from Germany.


After opening the box to find all the goodies it was now time to open the Trollbead....and I'm so pleased I did! It was on the top of my wish-list and I intended to buy one tomorrow at the event I'm going to.



I love the Sea Anemone bead so much but I couldn't decide whether to choose a pale example or a vibrant one. This is SO perfect for my collection, I love it - thank you for choosing this one for me, it's a perfect example. Here it is, taken in the sunshine just prior to the solar eclipse this morning.



I have made a bracelet stack to wear to our little "meet" at the Newport event tomorrow.



I hope you like how the new bead looks with its companions - I'm a very happy bunny.


                                                     

Happy Easter Mabel and thank you again.  

Lovely gifts, beautiful bead, and a gorgeous bracelet!

Such a good job Mabel, great choice of bead and love the treats.
   Happy Easter! 

And ...wow!...What a stunning bracelet!

Awesome package and bead - it is one of my favourite beads of all time And I am sure the bead just loves its new bracelet 

Duct tape rules!! Mabel has chosen such a lovely bead and it looks stunning on your gold bracelet. Ohh and the delicious sweets and treats, I'm getting hungry for chocolate right now.

Oooh, that is so lovely!

Dear Angeltroll!
Thank you so very much for presenting everything so nicely- it makes me blush with joy!
I am so very happy that your new bead fits in so very good - your goldbeads and the whole combo is a feast for the eyes. Stunning and beautiful!!
Hope you'll enjoy your event!!

Mabel wrote:Dear Angeltroll!
Thank you so very much for presenting everything so nicely- it makes me blush with joy!
I am so very happy that your new bead fits in so very good - your goldbeads and the whole combo is a feast for the eyes. Stunning and beautiful!!
Hope you'll enjoy your event!!

Aw Mabel - thank you! I appreciated such a great bead and package so that's the least I could do.

I hope everyone else will start posting pics too, we love knowing when the packages are opened don't we?

Your pink and gold bracelet is stunning. The anemone is gorgeous

What a fantastic swap your bracelet looks wonderful

WOW!!! Mabel's choice of bead is just perfect....and then seeing the bracelet it is on is perfection! I'm putting that on my wish list to use with OPPs! I love all the different sweets and what a wonderful idea to use the serviettes as packing!......how did you know that Ms. Impatience would be attacking all that duct tape and have fun?! I will have to try that!
Beautiful package Mabel and wonderful photos Angeltroll!

What a wonderful package and a gorgeous bead!

And the combo you made with the bead is stunning - perfect for a Spring outing!

Honestly, your bracelet blow me out of my socks
Seeing the close- up pic I though, there must have been used some photo editing - the wrist shot shows, that it is the really thing.
It is outstandingly beautiful and the sea anemone is the perfect addition
BTW, the sea anemone is my fav of the spring release and I love the variation in this bead.
It's an all amazing swap package.  

What an amazing package and bead!
Your bracelet is a real feast for the the eyes! WOW!!! Love it!

Angeltroll your bead is perfect. Absolutely stunning and elegant. And your treats look delicious. Marzipan is YUMMY!

Such an absolutely STUNNING bead AND bracelets you have there!! WOW! Great job to both of you