swap box arrived.

I said a little while back that a long time ago, when I did a few swaps, I got "burned," either by getting not-so-great stuff, or by my stuff being way way late.

Well, not this time.

The mailman actually came BACK to my house all apologetic ("I had this package for you and I forgot to bring it the first time"). And it was my box from the MLP swap.

And it was WONDERFUL:



My swap-partner came up with the clever conceit of having each of the Mane 6 (plus Derpy) send me something:

Rarity sent a skein of yarn (and the yarn is the mane color of another pony - the one known as either DJ PON-3 or Vinyl Scratch, depending on what fan fiction you look at). It has a custom ballband.

Applejack sent apple-cinnamon scented goatsmilk soap.

Pinkie Pie sent a little plastic cupcake full of stitch markers.

Twilight Sparkle sent pony postcards ("For all your important correspondence with Princess Celestia")

Rainbow Dash sent a keychain of her "best pranking buddy" (Pinkie Pie)

Fluttershy sent a version of her cutie mark in crochet...the idea is you can tuck a cable needle into it (or I can tuck my spare double-point when I'm knitting the heel flap on a sock) so it won't get lost.

And Derpy sent a whole mess of "pocket ponies" (Someone on Deviant Art does these...the idea is that he wants you to print them out, laminate them, and cut them out...to spread the pony love). It's an incredibly complete set, even with some of the more fanbase ponies, like Berry Punch and Dr. Whooves. I squealed like a little girl when I saw them. I may have to figure out some kind of thing I can hang up on the wall over my bed where I can tuck a least my favorite ones into it so they'll be on display for me.

Here's a closeup of the cable needle holder and a few of my favorite of the pocket ponies:



I hate to say it but the package I sent out is nowhere near as cool as this one was...I hope the recipient still enjoys it though.