Dec0706
Dec0706
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Inspired by Treats and Treasures Blog (ok a complete rip off of her style)… but fun to do!
Sweet
Sweet
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Here’s a small sample of some of the things I’ve collected/made for the pack-it-up-small Sweet Swap. Sorry It’s a scan (the craptastic cameraphone is not working)!
Also in package:
*mini sugar dish
*mini tape
*candy
*a pin
*a postcard
*chocolate
*chocolate flavored lipgloss in the shape of candy
Gimme Your Stuff
There’s a site called Gimme Your Stuff (dedicated to cross-cultural swaps) and of course I couldn’t resist. So, I’m willing to swap Canadian stuff (what is Canadian stuff?! Beer?) for things like:
*craft/knitting books, magazines and patterns from other countries, particularly Japan
*hard to find yarn for knitting
*interesting stationary
*mix cds
I can offer:
*Things flavored with maple syrup
*mix cds
*magazines
*fabric
*yarn
*MacKintosh Toffee/Coffee Crisp/Cadbury chocolate
*or try suggesting something you’d like….
For now I’ll have to restrict myself to one or two trades at a time- leave a comment to get in touch!
May Swap
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This is the stuff that I've collected for my partner in Portugal. I hope she likes it! I didn't have much to go on in her profile, but noticed that she seemed to like fabrics in her pictures.
Note to any and all swap partners- if not satisfied with the swap you have received, I appreciate a direct and *personal* email about the situation (as opposed to, say, a public message on flickr.) It hasn't happened yet (to me), but I'm just sayin'….
First ever crochet object- drawstring bag
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I had fun making this drawstring bag in crochet for my May Swap partner- who is again in Portugal… I used a great yarn called "Portofino Paper" in Mandarine. Click the following link for a better picture of this type of yarn. It's a sort of cotton boucle with multicoloured paper twisted around it- it feels like paper too, when you've got your hook in it, but it's kind of pleasant to work with. I wonder how long it will take before I'm WIPping out clothes from the "Happy Hooker" book?
April Swap Received from La Estrella
April Swap Received from La Estrella
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Inma sent this wonderful box of stuff for the April swap! I feel lucky- everything is amazing. The purple and green notebook that you see in the middle is something that you have to see in person to believe: beautiful sparkles on a thick purple paper cover. Plus she used her talents to produce a purple and green multi-beaded charm which you can't see in this pic, since it's in the purple striped box. I will have to send her a note to thank her.
Dare to Wear Crochet
Once I actually dare to crochet, I hope to make something wearable like these tops that were featured at Catwalk Queen.
April swap
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I’ve finished shopping for this April Swaporama, and it was fun to let loose in the dollar store. Good thing there’s a colour restriction, or I would have bought everything. I also included recipes for lime and lavender cookies and made a lime and lavender mix CD (on the right). Check out the rest of this Flickr photo set to see notes on what’s in the box!
[Update] Apparently shipping the box air mail would have cost $25 (twice the cost of the contents) so I went with surface mail. It won’t get to Portugal for about…6 to 8 weeks. My swap partner better be a patient soul….
