Have you ever opened a package and just clapped your hands for joy?

I hadn’t. Once or twice, on the odd occasion, I have danced around the kitchen upon opening up a particularly splendid parcel.

And once I think I even gave a little squeal.

But yesterday morning a package of wonders, from someone I have never met, provoked my first spontaneous round of parcel-induced applause.

Because, well, see for yourself…
Isn’t “pflegeleicht” a fabulous word?!

So much more fabulous than “easy to clean”, which is what it translates as (according to google – my woeful language skills meant that I had to look it up.)

The blue fabric below is by Boras… I forgot to take the sellotape to it to remove those bits of fluff before I took the photo, but it is no less lovely for that I think:
On top of that little lot, there was also a parcel of felt squares in just about every colour of the rainbow!

And just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, I found my very favourite thing in the whole parcel…

A pinny – yes, but not just any old pinny.

This one has pockets adorned with dalmations…

And they’re in vintage cars no less!

I mean, look at his perky little face!

And the way he’s standing up there like he’s driving! With his ears blowing back in the wind!!!

My package of wonders came courtesy of Planet Utopia – a brilliant online retro emporium run by Jay Kaye.

Amongst the wonders on sale in her shop is this very tempting tablecloth…

I will be keeping a very close eye on her shop from now on.

Because even when they aren’t a surprise, stuff like that could probably, no definitely, coax another clapping attack. ♥