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Sweat Shoppe Round 6

2006-12-26T14:42:00.000-08:00

I joined the sweat shoppe again. I love that swap! :) I made winter scene necklaces. I sent one winter scene necklace and one winter scene ornament in a pouch to each of my 10 partners. Here's an example of some of the scenes.

I have received 9 out of my 10 items so far and they are all great! :D

atsuko sent me these cute hairpins. I can't wait to wear them!!! :)

and serialcrafter sent me these holiday gift bags. I LOVE the fabrics and the bags are great sizes! :D

Chelleyf sent me these beautiful bead ornaments that look so perfect in my tree! :)

alwaysinmyroom sent me 2 sets of gingerbread ornaments that look cute and smell so good. AND she sent me surprises! :)

I received my adorable monkey ornament from riario. And she also sent me 2 photo ornaments and instructions on how to make my own! :)

when I came back after hanging up the ornaments, I noticed dearjoan's cat was trying to take over my new snowflake scarf from sewknitter!

the scarf is gorgeous and very warm!

I received my sweater savers from chimerix. They smell really good, I keep ramdomly smelling them. :)

I received from Javastain today. :D

I got 6 stars. I took pictures of three of them. The first one is my favorite. :)

and here's the scarf. I love the colors!

I'll post the last item from this swap when I receive. :)

Capture 24 Swap

2006-12-26T14:33:00.000-08:00

I did the Capture 24 swap back in November. My partner was kategirl. The swap required us to take a roll of film that our partner would like and decorate a frame and send them to our partner. Then the partner would develop the roll and upload the pictures for everyone to see. This is the frame kategirl made me :)
And I uploaded the pictures she took here. She told me that when she took the roll of film I took in to be developed they lost the roll. I really, really hope they find it because I spent 2 weeks taking pictures of all kinds of places I thought she would like and I want to see how they came out. :(

Christmas Stocking Swap

2006-11-26T11:42:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-26T11:36:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-26T11:28:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T19:53:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T19:09:00.000-08:00

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

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Dog Swap

2006-11-17T19:03:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T18:53:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T18:45:00.000-08:00

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

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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

2006-11-17T18:28:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T18:23:00.000-08:00

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

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closeup

Neopets Round 2 Swap

2006-11-17T18:18:00.000-08:00

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.

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vira coinpurse

fuzzle

and I received from loudxmouse

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Cybunny closeup

The awesome bracelet and pins

Fill A Coin Purse Swap

2006-11-17T18:06:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T17:51:00.000-08:00

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:

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

Wist Swap

2006-11-17T17:42:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T17:01:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T16:52:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T16:49:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T15:48:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T15:44:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T15:29:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T15:22:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T15:15:00.000-08:00

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

2006-11-17T14:39:00.000-08:00

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. :(