Invite Your Partner Swap

The fabulos pinkmichk invited me to swap with her in the Invite Your Partner Swap on Craftster WAAAAY back in July.  I posted only a few photos of the amazing things she sent to me on Monday since the pictures I took way back when seem to have disappeared... 

Here are the things that I sent to her...

A crayon roll that I made for her son

 

A few sets of note cards cut with my Silhouette Cameo.  I quite like how the top three turned out.

 

A beaded Kumihimo bracelet done in pinks which is her favorite color.

 

Two stenciled shirts from some of her favorite fandoms. A Harry Potter and Hunger Games mashup and  Doctor Who featuring the tenth Doctor and the TARDIS.

 

Finally a key fob done in what reminded me of a race flag.

 

Since these things were made months ago I don't have links to all the sources but could track them down if anyone is interested.  I know I found the pattern for the Crayon Roll on Skip to My Lou, and the Doctor Who pattern is from a free pumpkin carving pattern I found online somewhere.

Manic Monday

Way back in the summer I was invited to join the IYP Swap by another awesome Craftster member.  I can't find all the photos of all the goodies she sent me but here are a few

 

Manic Monday

This is all the amazingness I received from Thimbles71 in the Mini 12 Days of Christmas Swap.  She went above and beyond with this package and I adore every last bit of it!

Stocking Swap

I was partnered with kittykill in the Stocking Swap and I know she really likes the vintage look.  I was able to find an awesome piece of fabric that had a preprinted stocking shape on Etsy that had the perfect vintage look.  Since my sewing skills are minimal I thought this was a good way to go.  Just cut and sew.  The stocking is also fully lined.

 

Continuing with the vintage theme I made this wee snowman ornament out of a Mason jar lid.

 

I knew that kittykill really likes pink and she mentioned having a pink Christmas tree so this cupcake ornament was a must do.   I used cupcake liners, a bulb, fake snow, beads, and a mini bulb to make it.

 

Of course I had to do a shrine.  Looking at a lot of the vintage Christmas stuff I realized they used a lot of non traditional colors like pinks and blues.  I dyed the bottle brush tree pink myself and found these amazing resin reindeer on Alpha Stamps.  The tree Shrine kit came from Retro Cafe Art Gallery.

 

I also decided to include a set of Christmas cards that I made using my Silhouette Cameo.

The trees are all designs I had in my library and I cut them then glued them to red cardstock cards.

 

kittykill had this super cute snow globe necklace pinned that was so cute!  I glued the tiny tree in the bottle and added some glitter.

 

I also made her a charm necklace with a wintery theme.  

 

I had a great time crafting for her and have an extra special hoop I also sent that will get it's own post.  

Manic Monday

These are the rest of the gorgeous ornaments I received in the Sweatshop Ornament Swap on Craftster.

A gorgeous paper star

Braided Wreath

Stamped Reindeer ornament, paper star, and two Teesha Moore style patches

Finally a little knit stocking

Sweat Shop Ornament Swap

I participated in the Sweat Shop Ornament Swap on Craftster.  I made a total of eight ornaments and received eight different ones in return.  These are the eight ornaments that I sent out.

A set of felt houses that I stitched up.  Each house is a different color and has different embellishments.  I purchased the precut house pieces from Pitter Pattery then stitched them up myself.

 

The second set of four that I made are these cork reindeer ornaments.  Each reindeer is made up of 3 and half corks, ribbon, bows, red noses, and some Christmas colored floral stuff for the antlers.  All the elements are hot glued together with an eye pin screwed to the top so they can be hung.  

 

I made another set of the felt houses for another swap and plan on making more reindeer and other cork ornaments to give as little extras with my Christmas presents this year.