As soon as I found out that the always awesome Laura was organizing a Secret Santa for bloggers, I definitely wanted in! She did a wonderful job of organizing the whole thing and being the go-between when we wanted to ask questions about our giftees without revealing our identities. When I returned from my trip home for Christmas, I found this lovely package from my Secret Santa Lydia! Her gifts were very thoughtful and included a book of cute knitting patterns, a handmade necklace, and a super sparkly nail polish that I can’t wait to try out! :)
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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What a pretty necklace and I love that color of the nail polish! Hope you had a great holidays and Happy New Year! :)
xoxo Rosalia
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What fun – and that glittery nail polish is awesome looking!
Courtney
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Aww, super cute. That book of knitting patterns looks really fun!
Yay!!! I’m glad you liked everything!! The necklace is reversible so you can wear it with either side showing.
That gift is perfect for you! I can’t wait to see what little bits you make from the book. Wish I could knit!
What a lovely surprise present! Making the start to the New Year even better… Wishing you a happy and healthy one, Nnenna! xoxo
Looks like a great package. =]
I missed this, I am not sure if it was open to everyone but if I can somehow remeber and get involved this year I will!
You had a great secret santa pal! One of our blogger friends organized something like this a couple of months ago and my pal was from Finland!
how nice! the nail polish looks so pretty!