Secret sewing

I may not have been posting much lately, but I have been very busy with my Secret Santa thingy-ies. Of course, there is the big FIS [Friends in Stitching] Secret Santa Swap - I haven't started that one yet, but I do know exactly what I am going to make and that's the last one due to be posted, so I am busily working on the Chookyblue SSS for my overseas' partner. I've finished the  handwork for that and have completed nearly 3/4 of the main gift and almost finished the Christmas decoration - will be ready to post out on time, thankfully :)
I also joined in an Advent Christmas Swap which has a main gift and 24 small gifts, which don't have to be hand made. My partner for this one is not a secret and I am swapping with the very talented Michelle Ridgeway. I picked up a magazine the other day and thought that perhaps the #$%^ that I saw would be suitable - but guess what? It was another one of her gorgeous designs, so that put paid to that! Mind you, I did think it would be amusing - just for a few minutes - to make her one of her own designs and Vix it. But, I have finally chosen and started the main gift and am very pleased with my idea!
Knitting wise, I have completed knitting - but not yet stitched up - the sweet little purple bolero that I ran out of yarn for - but, I managed to retrieve it and have a little left over. DGD will be happy with it I'm sure. Am 3 parts of the way through a jumper for a 1 -2 year old boy and it is looking great.
We're off to Strahan this afternoon for the night - DS Number 2 and his gorgeous partner gave us a night's accommodation at Ormiston House which we have to take before Christmas and since it's a long weekend in the Northern part of the state, we're going today. I will take some photos of our room as they are all different and post them soon.