Picspam - Christmas gifts 2016

[dieastra]

So, time for my annual showing off the Christmas presents! Like every year, I get the best things. Nothing too expensive, but much cute stuff. Click the cut for all the details!

Previous gifts can be found here: 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011

Comments

[owensheart]

What lovely presents.

[dieastra]

Love them! I forgot one, oops: A bookmark, where the monkeys walk when you move it:

[sharp2799]

Love it!

[cowgrrl]

Nice gifts! Your family definitely knows what you like to receive!

[dieastra]

I love them all! Yes, they know me very well! They also loved my gifts. We are similar that we all love cute little things.

I forgot one, oops: A bookmark, where the monkeys walk when you move it:

[vjezkova]

This is exactly my idea how the Christmas presents should look like! Nothing expensive but lots of small cute and lovely thinks - especially those you like but never would buy yourself:-)
And the calendar...oh oh oh!
That structure on your ovely London box looks like the Tower Bridge:-)

[dieastra]

especially those you like but never would buy yourself:-)

Some of these - the London box, the erasers, the boots - I had indeed seen in shops before but did not buy and then I was happy I hadn't! They know me very well indeed.

I really don't think it is the Tower bridge. This is what the Tower Bridge looks like: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iTBfKfLfmyw/maxresdefault.jpg

And here is a picture of the backside of the cardboard, where it looks more like a building, with windows inside:

[vjezkova]

HAha, lovely monkeys!

Well, you are right, I can see it now. But after some thoughts I think that this drawing looks a lot like Battersea power station:-) - the chimneys. I don´t give up!LOL

[dieastra]

You're right! Thank you! That's exactly what it looks like! I just googled pictures of it.
Is this a famous London thing? I've never even heard of it! Maybe I should go there next time I am in London.

[aletheiafelinea]

I love the calendar, and among the fluffy ones camel is my favorite! :) (Though it was a tough fight between him and the teddy in an elephant hoodie.)

[dieastra]

That camel is such a cutie! We were in another zoo the other day and they also had camels on the shelf, but they were not as cute as this one. When I saw it, it was love on first sight. We only buy the cute ones ;)

No idea where my grandmother found the teddy dressed as an elephant. I've never seen something like that before!

I forgot a gift, oops: A bookmark, where the monkeys walk when you move it:

[aletheiafelinea]

No idea where my grandmother found the teddy dressed as an elephant. I've never seen something like that before!
Me too! XD

the monkeys walk when you move it
Quite popular in Poland, too, though now a little less than in 90s, I think. Back then, we called this stuff "three-dimensional", before other 3D media came. :)

[dieastra]

Heh, I had wanted to write 3D but then I wasn't sure whether that was the right word in English and if anyone would understand ;)

[alumfelga]

Lovely gifts! I love the calendar. Good luck with crocheting the sheep!

[dieastra]

I love them all! Hope you also got nice ones.
Yeah, the calendar will be with me for the next year.

Hehe, last time I crotcheted was in my teenage time ;) That will be an adventure.

I forgot a gift, oops: A bookmark, where the monkeys walk when you move it:

[alumfelga]

Yes, I gave and got some nice gifts, too.

I tried crocheting once. I was rubbish. My sister tried and of course she got it right away. Life is not fair ;D

You can never have too many bookmarks (do only mine vanish when I need them?) and it's a nice one.

[dieastra]

I was more successful at crocheting than knitting. My mother used to knit a lot and very quickly but I never really got the hang of it.

Remember the post I once did with all my bookmarks? I probably should add this picture to it.

For some odd reason, my bookmarks are all in the shelf in the bedroom, and when I sit down to read in the living room, I am always too lazy to go over and grab one so in the end I use any piece of paper that is available. But as I hadn't put this one over there yet, I am using it at the moment indeed. Progress! ;)