Secret Santa 2021 - Christmas Crafting Extravaganza

Got a package today, gift-wrapped and with my name on it (which on it's own is unusual)! Koshi was very interested.

Oh boy! The crinkling of the tissue paper drew the attention of Morwen, our resident fun police.

Some excited unwrapping later, and I was blown away by what had been sent - I'd said that I enjoy snacks and all sorts of crafting, and boy did they cover all the bases! There's a lovely card, some local jerky and chocolate (both of which my wife and I have already begun enjoying - very tasty), some wally-crawlys (sticky figures that flop their way down whatever surface they're hurled at), an assorted color pack of Sculpey III (a polymer clay for sculpting - I've not used Sculpey III before, but I bet I will before next year) with a variety of sculpting tools, some fine-tipped regular and pastel-colored pens (which will be very useful for bullet journaling), some little gelatos things (I'd never heard of them, but am excited to play with them - apparently they're like a cross between an oil pastel and a water-color pencil?), a sketchbook containing white, black, brown, and graph paper, and a pad of polypropylene sheets (I have some ideas for this, but still want to look up how others have used these). I'm super excited, and am actually wanting to craft again, which is not something I've been in the headspace for since some time in mid-October. Thank you so much @aafrogg ! In the card, you said you had a hard time figuring out what to get - you did a brilliant job, and I'm beside myself with excitement!

I was planning to do the cat tax separately, but they were so proactive in this entire thing I'm not sure it's necessary.

As an aside, our cat's are not normally so compliant when it comes to photos. Koshi was very interested in everything, and sat down long enough for this picture to be taken...

... before Morwen (again, the fun police), deciding that he enjoying himself too much, came over and swatted him and sat her fluffy self down to glare at us. Our household is weird, but we love it.

Thanks again, and Happy Holidays!