Today, my gift arrived, in a very cheery chicken-themed box.

When I opened it, I saw--violet! Lots of it! :) My Santa really indulged my creative heart.

The first thing I found was a very sweet letter. Thank you, Santa, and best wishes for you-know-what! :)

Then, there were loads of art supplies (all in my favorite color, of course): two stamps (a flower and a snow globe) with an ink pad, two Stabilo fineliners in different shades of violet, an Edding felt-tip pen, and two broad Stabilo highlighters, again in two different shades.

I especially love the writing pad with a purple flower motif--it will really class up my notes! :) And there's even a stamped postcard to use for Postcrossing!

On the nommy side, there was deluxe chocolate in a purple wrapper, some herbal tea that sounds delicious and very soothing, and even a purple bag of treats for my two cats. (They say PRRRRRR!)

Dear Santa, thank you SO MUCH for your thoughtful and personalized choices. I couldn't have hoped for a better gift. hugs