Spectacular Mail Day...

I enjoy seeing the goodies that other's receive in the mail or otherwise, but I haven't been very good about sharing my own.  I've received several packages recently, but we'll just work backwards from yesterday.  It was a rather spectacular mail day...

Two packages, one from Jess of Tat-alicious and one from Nancy Tracy at Be-Stitched.

Here is what I ordered from Jess' shop Tat-alicious...

Two of these are her red, white, and blue thread called "Patriotic"...in two sizes (40 and 20) for my stars.  (I need to show you those).  I love this thread...it is beautiful and vibrant.  Jess sent me some of this beautiful thread when I won one of her fun give-aways a couple of months ago (I need to share that too)...it was so perfect that I needed more, and some smaller thread in the same colorway too for the "bigger" stars.

I tried Jess' winding service too...I didn't have ANY Easy-Bobs or Bob-Eez or any such.  I just have dealt with the thread very carefully and used it off the hank.  Not really that fun.  I thought this would work out for me as then I would have 3 of these Bob-Eez and the thread would be ready to go.  She doesn't charge much to do it and I think it was well worth it!!!  Isn't it great how these flip down to protect the thread and flip up to provide ready access for the winding or admiration of the thread...

The third thread is a gorgeous fall-esque thread called "Tiger Lily-icious", it was simply so pretty I couldn't resist.  It will make gorgeous fall leaves or possibly some beautiful jewelry...which leads me to the next package...

This one came from Nancy at Be-Stitched...

Three new tatting books!  Tatted Jewelry by Marilee Rockley, Occhi (the book with the gorgeous peacocks), and the Lene Bjorn Tatted Bookmarks ~ cross-shaped.  All three of these are books that I have admired so many of the things others have shown, tatted from these books. 

Finally...three new Lizbeth threads in Christmas Green, Navy, and Golden Yellow Med.  I have never found the Christmas Green in the stores...and have several wreath patterns that I wanted to try last Christmas but I had no green in size 20, so I really wanted this one.  The other two are in my older daughter's school colors, and are sitting next to the cross bookmarks book as that is primarily what I will tat with them.  These make nice gifts for her teachers and friends at the school as it is a Catholic school and I enjoy tatting crosses very much.

At any rate, these were what I chose to use my Birthday money from my Mother-in-Law and Father-in-Law & his wife for.  It was very, very fun choosing what to get!!! 

I do think I need to finish a project so I can have an empty shuttle or two to wind Jess' "Patriotic" thread on and start tatting some more stars...even my new shuttle from LaCossette has something attached (the shuttle was a Birthday gift from my husband).  I'll have to show you all that too...but for now, well, I'm off to play with my new tatting goodies...