Current mood:

happy

Day 7 of things that made me happy meme
Finishing off with a bang... another good mail day! This time with...

My cat calendar! I was very relieved to see this arrive, because it was a profits-for-charity thing and it'd feel rotten to complain about not recieving it.

A book I mooched! It was coming from Israel so I didn't expect it yet. Ha ha, I got a package from Israel on Hanukkah!

Goodies from a sinandsalvation fairy! Only one of the imps was one I'd even sniffed, and there were three goodies from e-tailers I hadn't even tried before! I think I may need to get a bottle of Cobalt Blends' Rehab.

And the big joy I've been eagerly awaiting... Yules from Conjure Oils!

See, when apocalypso23 announced her design-a-scent-for-Yule contest, rehd_fawx and I started musing in chat over what might work, and at the same time we independently thought of doing a Little Match Girl scent. Total fate for us to work on one together! We discussed what it might smell like, and while she worked on a gorgeous bit of Little Match Girl art, I re-read the Hans Christian Andersen tale to narrow down notes that would have an actual link to the story. I suggested a blend to her, she showed her artwork to me, we decided we had a worthy submission.

Obviously apocalypso23 agreed; Little Match Girl was one of the winning blends! How awesome is that?

And now I have the selection of Yule bottles that is my prize. I especially like Flannel Pajamas; all of you foodie-lovers should snag some before it goes away! And dang but rehd_fawx's art looks great on a bottle label. It was a lot of fun working as a team.

...this was a good meme, and well-timed. Good things have happened.