Christmas Stocking Swap

I sent to my swap partner a while ago, but I'm going to wait to post pictures of what I sent her until after she posts on craftsters. But this is the great package Jailin sent me!!


group shot of everything, check out that stocking!!!


photo album and swap journal. vegas and racing! :)


gator necklace from my wist, dog tin and treats, bath and body wash and pouch


crochet turtle, SO cute!!


glass and wood box she made Nascar themed. :)


dice earrings, stitch markers, cards with a dog and 3 with a turtle, and racing scrapbook stuff


pretty felt, vegas fabric, a ribbon I'm going to use for a headband, lip glosses and a lip gloss holder, and a vegas themed sewing kit


here's a closeup of the turtle pin. ;D


and I wore the gator necklace to church the other night. :)

Sweat Shoppe Swap pt2

Here are more things I got in the sweat shoppe swap. :)




beautiful cards from Devilninny ;D


penguino made me these cute pins, I can't wait to wear them :)


battie from Mikaiyawa, LOVE the fabric!


and Mikaiyawa sent me earrings and stitch markers!




serialcrafter sent me this awesome travel organizer! It makes me even sadder that it's nascar's off season and I won't get to travel til the season starts up again but I know I will get to use this a lot next year! :)


starpiste sent me this cupcake. It's so cute!! ;D


redpopsicles made me armwarmers. I've worn them every day since getting them. :)

I have 2 items left to receive from this swap. :)

Doggie Swap

I already posted pictures of what I sent for the doggie swap, but here is what I received from Skapende. :)


Pocono shyly checking out her new toy


getting more into it


now she's got it :)


looking at all her new presents


checking out herself in the picture frame


deciding she had enough of all the picture taking, she's ready for her treats! :)

Shop my Sweat Shoppe Swap

I am currently in the shop my sweat shoppe swap. I chose 5 items to make and people chose what they want. I mailed all the items out and 2 have received so far. I'll post pictures of what I made when more people receive so I don't ruin any surprises. :) But I will post the 2 items I received so far.

I received my scarf from chimerix yesterday. It looks SO amazing! I spent a really long time playing with it. It's long and you can do all kinds of stuff with it.

The beautiful design


how I plan to usually wear it


one of my scary poses when I was playing with the scarf. :)

and here's the journal I received from Cornflakegirly today! It's the perfect size, and I love the design.

Red Hot Chili Pepper Swap

I organized a Red Hot Chili Pepper swap after there was a lot of interest for it shown. There were only 3 of us who signed up for it though.

I made dearjoan a John Frusciante bag, a wrist cuff, a zipper pull and some pins.


and what I received from PagodaP

group shot

Dog Swap

I am currently involved in a little dog swap. My partner is Skapende.

I sent a reversable dog coat, a tote, fabric and some pins

entire package including the coat, a tote and buttons with my partner's dog pictures




and here's my swap partner, Skapende's dog Keesha wearing her new coat

one side is a heavier fabric for winter or fall winds


this side is a fuzzy blue

I haven't received yet, but I heard it's in the mail so I'll post when I receive. :D

Private Swap with ChloeisCrazy

ChloeisCrazy liked the hello kitty swap journal I made and wanted to do a private swap for it so she offered to make me headbands. :)

the journal and pins I sent


and the headbands she sent me

Hello Kitty Swap

I did the Hello Kitty swap in October. Here is what I sent Bebopchan.

group shot


Keroppi shirt


Stationary I made since she asked for some, and a store bought notebook


pins of her favorite hello kitty characters


swap journal


inside of swap journal

and what she sent me

Fall/Harvest Sweat shoppe swap

In October I joined my first sweat shoppe swap and now I want to join every one! :) This one was fall/halloween themed so I painted wooden boxes and made crochet bracelet with buttons. I made 10 of them. 2 Pumpkins, 2 Skulls, 2 Spider Webs, 1 Cat, 1 Haunted House, 1 Spider, and 1 Ghost. Here's an example of one


and I received 10 awesome items in return!

Crocheted Turtle from sarah-


halloween confetti cuff from crafty_dame


autumn machine embroidered quilt blocks from cyndiq


poppysmum-leaf press


greeting cards from cornflakegirly, Autumn Inspired Wristlet from Modus Operandi, and tree pendants and earrings from atsuko


fall wallet from alwaysinmyroom and bag from Muria


beanie hat from glittergirl94@hotmail.com


all 10 items :)

Stuffie Swap

Another august swap I did was the stuffie swap.

Here's what I sent christinacoghill.


group shot


cat closeup


owl closeup

The stuffies I received from christinacoghill

group shot


closeup

Neopets Round 2 Swap

Here's what I sent to slb2724. I sent a vira coinpurse, a fuzzle with her favorite colors, 2 buttons, a zipper pull, stickers, iron on transfers and carebear candy.

group shot


vira coinpurse


fuzzle

and I received from loudxmouse

group shot


Cybunny closeup


The awesome bracelet and pins

Fill A Coin Purse Swap

In August I did the fill a coin purse swap.

I sent j_tennis


This is what j_tennis sent me


and a closeup. Isn't that necklace adorable?! ;D

Foreign Exchange Swap

My next swap was the Foreign Exchange swap at the end of July 2006. My partner was moose-hat. I sent:



and this is what she sent me:


group shot


scoobies, I so wish I had time to play with this tonight! ;D

Wist Swap

I joined the wist swap in July and decided to make a bunny bag for Knit Core.


and then in the August wist swap kmsmaverick made me so many great things!

The front of the turtle bag


the back of the bag


a closeup of the amazing necklace!


tissue cover and turtle plushie


and a groupshot of everything

POTC Swap

I stopped doing swaps for a few years after not receiving from my original partner in the children's swap and also not receiving anything from my 2 "angels" who said they would send. But I am back to swapping again and I am so glad I am! I am totally addicted again. :)

My next swap after coming back was the POTC swap. This is what I sent my partner motoredxheart.


I didn't get a good picture of the purse, but here it is


This is the wristlet. She said she liked the quote Savvy


Here are a magnet and zipper pull I made


And she said her favorite quote was "But why is the rum gone?" So I drew a skull and wrote the quote


and here is everything


and the linings

and this is what I received from motoredxheart

a group shot


he is my favorite ;D


and closeups of the other awesome things. It was hard to get a closeup of the magnets, they look so much better in person!

Wristlets, a purse and a pyramid bag

I made these bags on July 12, 2006.


Racing wristlet


showing the light blue lining


this one looks way better in person


the lining on this one is fuzzy


orange purse with white lining


my first pyramid bag. These were easier to make than the wristlets


all my bags

Tunics, tank tops and a dress

Here are some tunics and tank tops I made at the end of May 2006. The blue flower one can be worn as a tunic or a dress.

Tie Bag

In October of 2004 I made this hippie tie purse. I found the ties at the Salvation Army and I used blue satin fabric for lining.

Handbag swap 3

The next swap I did was another handbag swap.

I sent Megaleg a strawberry shortcake purse because she said she liked strawberry shortcake and I thought the fabric was cute.


And this is the purse I received from hotgluegungal. Perfect for a race fan! :)

Christmas in July Swap

These are what I sent to DeniseM, a reindeer fleece hat, pocketbook and a ceramic cup.


I received an AMAZING quilt from DeniseM. I love it and it is displayed in my living room year round. :)

Handbag Swap 2

My next swap on craftster was the handbag swap 2.

This is the bag I sent chris_wass


And I received this awesome bag I received from chris_wass. Check out the strap! :)

Apron Swap

Also in June 2004 I did an apron swap on craftster.

I sent this apron to ctqlter



and I got two great aprons from IqJones, and one of them is reversable!

First Craftster Swap

My first swap on Craftster took place in June 2004. It was called Children's Swap. I was partnered with BagLady to send to and I sent her son:


overalls with a train print


a looney tunes ball


and a duck wash cloth puppet

I don't remember who the person who was supposed to send to me because most of the thread has been deleted, but I was never sent anything. My first swap didn't go very well. :(