As usual, Jag got me some jewelry, and as usual, he really picks out some great stuff. In addition to some very pretty glass candleholders, a wafflemaker that I can’t wait to start using, and some great earrings, I got a vintage-style dragonfly necklace, and a pendant with dried pressed flowers inside:

These stitch markers he got me are absolutely adorable. The sheep are all dressed up in Santa hats, holly, and one is even wearing reindeer horns and a Rudolph nose! The level of detail is really amazing given how small these are.

He knows I love puffins (so round and cute), so I got a set of those, as well.

The Icelandic sheep he “adopted” for me for my birthday is proving to be a gift-that-keeps-on-giving. We ordered a spinner/weaver package, where I was supposed to get the softer thel part of the fleece as processed roving, and the coarser tog as a sturdy yarn to use as weaving warp. I got the 2# of roving, but the yarn-making didn’t work out with the fiber processor that the sheep owner used, so she sent me two raw fleeces to play with. The small black one is a ram lamb’s fleece, and the bigger one is from a grey/white/black ewe named Stella.

I’m going to try and get these washed and ready for processing over the holiday break, since I sure won’t have time for this stuff when the Bean gets here! I’m going to process the coarse and fine wool together and see if I can spin a nice Icelandic lopi-style singles yarn.