Squee!!!! I can't wait! What a great tease! I love it all already. The colors and so cool. I should have done one, but I was too excited to get it all in the mail. I hope you like it! And congrats again on the big news!!

PS831: you did some cool stuff! I love the embroidery! Do you get patterns from Sublime stitching? I'm new at the art, and didn't feel like I had the expertise or the time to do it this go around, but I love the idea of the pillow cases! Also the wine charms are such a cool idea! Everything is so cool.

Iggy--you got some great stuff!
 I'm sure I will be bragging soon about my amazing partner!! Thanks for letting me join the party --even if I was rather fashionably late getting here!!

I so AM an Obama fan! I'm sure the local news would eat this up (pardon the pun). Great job!

Wow. So very cool. I love anything with phylo! Happy Holiday and thanks for sharing!

I'm on the fence as well. I can be an angel or the even-man out if you need me to. Just let me know!


Team Edward all the way.

Congrats on the win! That's fabulous. I love that movie. I remember watching it as a kid and those images have stuck with me for a lifetime! Lucy's mask, the big moon, that retro look! Very cool. You did that painting free hand? That's amazing! I wonder if you could decoupage one of those pumpkins!

Everything is great! What a great experience!!! I hope everybody is as happy as I am! It's been a tough week and yet I keep bragging about this great swap!

Well done! House points to everyone!

Can I tell you how stupendously happy I am with my package!! Good things really do come to those who wait! Oneyedsally was so great with her communication and was worried about being late. Actually, my birthday was Saturday, so this was a great bonus present!!! I was gone all day and had a slip and had to pick up from the post office. Then I had to fight off my daughter when opening the package. Without further ado:


The whole package:


The coolest bag ever! I told my partner I loved swimming so she made me a tote with waterproof lining! How cool is that?



My very own cool little box that also doubles as a Magical Herbs and Fungi book


Inside were more surprises including a Scabbers cat toy filled with cat nip and a Sirius Black initials necklace!! I love the bling!!!


I got a wonderful cache of chocolate covered wands from Honeydukes!!! (Two are already long gone!)


And my favorite!!! A scarf, property of Sirius Black and  modeled by my daughter, who no matter how cute she is CANNOT have!! I love it too much!



Thank you so much for making my first swap such a great experience! You are the best oneyedsally!

I just gave one to my mother (I was a little reluctant because I love them all so much). She had tears in her eyes--she gets it too. They really are beautiful and mean so very much. Thank you for sharing. I hope you and your family are finding some peace in all of this!

Laura
(aka Bunnikins)

Everything is so creative and great! I particularly covet the snake purse and cuddly Voldermort and Bellatrix!! So funny!! Great job everyone!

Yea! I'm glad you all like the stuff. I was so worried about the candle leaking wax in the heat (hence the excessive protection).
The images on the candle are printed with permission from Red Scharlach at http://www.redscharlach.co.uk/redart.html. I think her stuff looks like Edward Gorey too!!! I found her stuff because I was looking for simple black and white images to transfer and possibly embroider. Then I was inspired to maybe do a very wood-block looking HP playing card set, but I'm just not that talented and was running out of time. I decided to stick to my mediums of collage for the mirror and candle. Red Scharlach also does a this great series of HP pictures based on famous paintings like Edward Munch's The Scream. I highly recommend checking out her site!

I told oneyesally that usually I embellish my candles with other items but Snape is too dignified for that. Which of course brings me to Snapeward. It just cracks me up. That was also was also printed with permission from Makani, the artist whose site is at http://acciobrain.ligermagic.com/.