Blogerette Swap

  I received my swap

from

Jo from Lazy on Loblolly 

Saturday

Once I opened it.....

the note explained

That she had seen a magazine

an idea where you take a bag
 and make a bbq apron

She had taken a  Macy's bag and adapted it

 to make an apron to hand out treats

on beggars night

The  pumpkin shape was cut out of

 a leaf shaped placemat
and appliqued on

thanks Jo

to see what I sent
here

linked up to Bloggerette Sorority

Swap Tutorial

Measured the box 

and cut it to size

ran it through my xyron

to get the glue on it

Covered the box 

Glued the ends

and clipped

covered with lace

applied ribbon 

to the rough edges

Added embellishments

on the ends I glued a flower 

I embellished the top 

with a lighthouse

because my partner

had many fond memories of them

I used some diamond glaze

 to make the light stand out

 Also on the seagulls

and bushes

to see what goodies 

and more photo

I put in this check here

Scrap Sat

Met Mon

Crafttomaniac
Polly Wants A crafter
Made By You Mon
Get Your Craft On
Whatever Goes Wed
Whatever you want
Transformation Thurs



Tues Confessional

What a Surprise...

A few weeks ago 

I signed up 

for the Fall Findings Swap

at Some Days are Diamonds

I sent my swap box

to my partner

but for some reason

my partner has gone MIA

and I never received one

I was ok with that

I have always felt things happen for a reason

and hope that everything was ok with

the person who was my partner

and she enjoyed the box that I made her

Behind the scenes

Debi from

Life in My Studio

contacted Karen

and today

I heard a knock at my door

and boy was I surprised!

Please Click on the Photo to enlarge

When I opened the box

I had no idea what 

was awaiting me!

There are baking cups and picks

Also some chocolate!

I really like the bag the baking cups came in

now I need to look for them

Isn't this oak leaf pretty?

I hadn't seen a pumpkin like this one

and I knew she really

looked at my blog because of the

 teakettle timer

There was even something

for Isabella

I couldn't believe the box she 

decorate - photos 

do not do it justice

Each layer had so many beautiful things

There were white gloves

spools with lace

door plates

ribbons

a bookmark with an Edgar Allen Poe quote

thread spools wrapped with lace

and embellished with jewels

a flattened gold spoon embellished with jewels and lace

and buttons galore!

I think Deb got "me"

The inside of the box with everythign removed

isn't it beautiful?

I love the little girls tea party

From the bottom of my heart.....

Thanks you so much Deb 

it was soooo unexpected

and I love all of it!

First Bloggerette Swap

So far I have not received my box 
so 

I will post when I do

I thought I would post 

what I sent

BUT

It's odd

 I didn't take many pictures

 of the swap I sent out

I did take pix of covering the box

I made a pattern out of tissue

tested it out

This is a new product

I found

at Joann Fabrics

it is sticky

but doesn't glue 

until you heat it w an iron

It is wonderful

you can reposition it

when ready apply heat

I folded over the seams

to cover raw edges

I really liked the way 

it turned out

I added a rosette flower 

and a quote abt friends on top

of course I didn't take a photo of it!

Inside I put tags

photo frames

a pincushion

jewelry

 faux acorns


doily

some vintage wallpaper

Bingo card

Can't wait to see what everyone else got

there are so many creative ppl out there!

Check it out here

Some Days are Diamonds