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Updated with more pictures!
Here’s the second installment of gifts from the Weddingbee Secret Santa Gift Exchange! Each bee had a budget of $20… and they really got creative!
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Copy of Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris, a penguin ornament, and chickadee note cards
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Aqua earrings and sparkling bath crystals.
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Subscription to Rachael Ray everyday and a DIY card.
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2008 Calendar, DIY Magnetic Clipboard, DIY Christmas Card and 3 DIY mini notebooks
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DIY Necklace and 2008 Jewelry Calendar (designed by Miss Flamingo and her partners)
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Since Mrs. Pearl only drinks tea and not coffee, Mrs. Onion sent her an Adagio Teas teapot with Oriental Spice Tea (a smaller English Breakfast Tea was also included, but finished before this picture was taken).
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An iTunes gift card - what are the odds Mrs. Pearl and Mrs. Onion had each other!
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Mrs. Jellybeans loves pretty boxes, sweets, and pink/brown so Miss Jasmine tried to incorporate all that into her gift! She bought a box and filled it with pink and brown striped notecards, bags of swedish fish and jelly beans, a mug, a tin of hot cocoa, and a cinnamon swirl coffee cake mix
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A Papersource gift card and two 8×10 prints of sakura (cherry blossom) photos taken by Mrs. Ant herself at Ueno Park, Tokyo in April 2007 during her honeymoon in Japan.
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Copy of 100 Places Every Woman Should Go, 2 luggage tags, and Mrs. Emerald’s homemade cinnamon sugar pecans.
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DIY screenprinted tote filled with crafty supplies
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Cookie jar filled with pink and gray cookies, and a personalized name stamp with Miss Penguin’s new married monogram.
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Gold leaf charm necklace
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8 cup Bodum Press pot, DIY Decoupaged Journal, DIY Marble Magnets, and DIY Card
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Martha Stewart Crafts Gift Card
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Cherry Blossom Keepsake Box from Etsy
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Anthropologie apron
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Mrs. Kiwi is a vegetarian, so Miss Lovebird bought her Sweet & Sara’s Vegan marshmallows in every flavor!
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Jewelry from Soho because Mrs. Robin loves large earrings!
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2 spatulas and a potholder from Crate and Barrel.
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Personalized Jessica Rust Designs mug filled with Ghirardelli hot cocoa and peppermint candy canes.
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Miss Magnolia is a huge University of Georgia football fan, so Miss Donut got her cookbook of U of G tailgating recipes.
We had so much fun with this Secret Santa exchange, maybe we’ll make it a yearly tradition. I’ll reveal my secret santa in a post tomorrow! 
I want to be a bee just so I can join in on all the fun! =)
Oooh, Mrs. Butterscotch is so lucky she got some jewels from Miss. Flamingo - LOVE her necklaces!!
Everyone got such nice gifts!!! Awesome job everyone 
Can’t wait for the next swap!
I absolutely loved reading what everybody gave! The gifts are so personal to the recipient, and the DIY gifts are all beautiful. What a talented and thoughtful bunch of bees! Mrs. Bee, thanks for the report - it must have taken a lot of work to compile everything!
Bee, are you vegetarian? Those marshmallows DO sound delicious.
Ms Bubblegum, WHERE did you find that box? I love it! Do you remember the name of the seller on Etsy??
Yes! I love that box too!
Bee - where is your diy gift that took you forever to make?? I”m dying to know what it is!!
Sorry guys, I meant to send pics of the gifts I received, but I’ve been majorly illing/working and hadn’t had time to upload (add to that the overhaul of our apartment, and I can’t even find an outlet to plug in the charger for the macbook)! Sorry!!
I LOVED my gift!!!
Thanks for posting these– I’ve been so curious what everyone was giving/getting!
What a great bunch of gifts and so personal!
[...] had a ton of fun with the Bee Secret Santa Exchange, and some readers expressed interest in participating in a Weddingbee swap! So Mrs. Spider had [...]
Wow, I’m replying like, weeks too late, but the seller was designhutusa… http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5181147
Radichio! Excellent work, spreading the hilarious word of Mr. Sedaris.
Pearl Onion - hahahahahaha got it
strawberry where did you get that leaf necklace? I would LOVE one in silver since leaf is my wedding theme.
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Mrs. Bee, New York Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet Engagement Date: May 7, 2004 Wedding Date: March 5, 2005 Venue: Westside Loft, New York About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
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