I got the Mix CD from my swap partner today, and it's really, really good. I don't think it includes anything that I would normally have picked out for myself, and I love that. If I had to describe the entire CD, I'd say that it sounds like the soundtrack to a Wes Anderson movie- quirky and intelligent. Plus the packaging was great. Way to go Hayley Alaska! Visit Hayley Alaska @typepad.com

Wondering what I might be interested in swapping? Check out the profile link on the right hand side. Everything you never wanted to know is all right there.

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'….

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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

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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.

Apil 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….

music swap

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Uh oh, I feel another swap sign up coming on…. These things are addictive. Maybe I should give up on actually crocheting and dedicate my free time to swapping mix cd’s and crochet materials in the mail?

Welcome to my (very empty so far) blog. I’ve just joined Color-iffic Swap-O-Rama:

Swap members collect bits of things around a certain colour scheme and send it away to a predetermined swap recipient. April’s colour combo rocks- purple and green. I enjoyed picking out all the purple stuff, and reluctantly threw a little green in there. I also created a mix cd with a hand crafted cover that is so puffy the cover will no longer close properly. I will post when I get pics.