Reading a great book on Celtic / Welsh goddesses

Celtic goddess : great queen or demon witch? / Claire French

'She draws on the Welsh Mabinogion myths to trace the decline of the Great Queen of early British origins into the demonised witch/fairy of the Christian era. For millennia the tribes of Britain had worshipped the Triple Goddess: Virgin, Mother and Crone. She was the Earth and the Earth was sacred.'



http://www.amazon.co.uk/Celtic-Goddess-Great-Queen-Demon/dp/0863153585/ref=sr_1_1/275-2832370-2128147?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274875371&sr=8-1

Haven't heard from Thunderchild about the parcel I sent her last week - so thought I'd share with you what I sent incase she's too busy to get online:

Camping bookmark and camping fingerlessmitts (for those cold mornings / evenings outdoors)
 

Camping journal and 2 cutlery / placemat rolls
 

also sent some camping stickers for the journal.
Hope she liked them all

Glad leafy_lane liked her pirate / sea themed bracelet - I enjoyed making it. I love the sea greens and blues in it.


Thought I'd share with you two bracelets I made for myself at the same time
winter berry bracelet and craft charm bracelet

 

Addicted to making bracelets now! Currently making myself a day of the dead bracelet and a halloween bracelet
When's the next swap?  

Received this lovely forest / leaf green chunky bead bracelet from leafy_lane today

Gorgeous beads and 5 leaf charms


and this extra stretchy bracelet to match


Thanks - yours will be on it's way Monday (as the last lot of charms has arrived today too!)

Forgot to show these pics of the other item I received in my swap package from morrigan_le_faye

Yummy homemade tomato pesto


Here it is on feta and black olive tortellini


It was so nice I must beg the recipe - please    

A big thanks to Yarnorama for the great parcel she sent me 

Just look  what I received this morning:

  Fantastic recycled cutlery wind chime - I love this so much and it will be hanging in my garden by this afternoon!

Pretty recycled paper beads - I have a project for these in mind

Day of the Dead magnetic shopping pad - I need one of these as I'm always forgetting what I want to buy!

Pretty silver jewellry findings which are going to be earrings

and a Chinese Buddhist monk ;0)

A great parcel, I love it all especially the wind chime 

Received this great parcel from lilyella this morning.
It's the first time she's participated in a swap on Craftster and she did herself proud.
I LOVED the parcel.

First, groups shot


Here's what it consisted of:
beautiful wicker lined gathering basket
clever string holder
pretty gardening journal
embroidered lavender sachet
beautiful pear fabric gardening apron
3 packets of lavender seeds
and two chew bones for my dogs - Amy and Spike!

Here are the pics:
         

What a great parcel - it will all be well used!

Have to post these two pics too, of Amy enjoying her yellow bone and Spike the crumbs of his red one (he's a messy eater)

 

Thanks so much - woof woof from the dogs 

Look at this great package received from morrigan_le_faye

Wonderful huge hessian bag - lovely flowers on it - ideal for markets



2 great reusable produce bags - I had some of these on my wists



a lovely woven keyring (need to retake this photo to show the wonderful detail)



and 4 bars of yummy Swiz choc (1 got eaten earlier!)



Thanks morrigan_le_faye, you 've been a great partner 

A big big thank you to EdelC for the wonderful package which arrived this morning.

Just look at the great things she sent me.

Oven gloves and napkins for my dod / mexican themed kitchen

 

Lovely notelets - lotteria inspired (I love notelets)



and last, but by no means least, my favourite item - this wonderful dod shrine of a knitting lady!!



I absolutely adore this shrine.
My hubby says it even looks like me - first thing in the morning when I decide to knit before showering - he says my hair looks just like that!!!! 

Big thanks for being such a great partner 

Just look at what Nicki / Baa-me-chick sent me for this swap

A fantastic basket of goodies and beautifully crochet body scrub, flannel and English Breakfast tea (Yummy).



Here are the lovely goodies in the basket, all made with some of my favourite essential oils:

 3 yummy sugar body scrub cubes


2 lipbalms, a bath bomb and lavender lotion bar


3 gorgeous soaps


2 packets of lovely aromatic bath salts


Beautiful smelling candles


These items are - almost - too beautiful to use 
I can't wait for a candle lit bath now 

Thanks Nicki I love it all - you've been a great partner ;0)