LOVE her and the dress....totally AMAZING! I haven't made a poppet in a LONGGGGG time...this makes me wanna make one again Your skills are awesome!

I was just talking about having a FV swap the other day with my daughter...and here it is! How AWESOME!

I got my package in the mail on Thursday, and was so excited! She made me a blossom bag!!! I REALLY wanted one, so I was ecstatic when I saw that's what my awesome partner decided to make. It's the prettiest shades of teals and blues. Which are my favorite colors...and black too, which she used for the lining! So clever....usually I have a plain black purse and never buy anything with a nice bold color. So this is just the best fabrics she could've picked.

Here it is:


all the organizational pockets!!


a group shot of all the extras inside:


When I saw what you sent, I was thrilled! I sent you the exact same thing!! One of them anyway...but I'm not gonna ruin the surprise and say which item

and finally a CUTE, cute charm bracelet (my fave piece of jewelry to wear) with a seaside theme and a cool box made with elephant poo poo paper! Never heard of it before, but my kids LOVED it.....so funny. Thanks so much



Larissa Rasputin, you did an amazing job! She told me it was her first time sewing a purse! I never in my life would've even attempted a pattern like this for my first. I made a tote bag!! I really love it. And you didn't have to send me the entire pack of tissues, but thanks so much! I have a chronic sinus problem so they definitely will be put to good use!

I love the material you chose for the card holder, key chain and tissue holder. I really hope you like what I made you half as much as I love mine...then I can be happy Thanks so much for being such a great and thoughtful partner!

Everyones packages are amazing...I'm so second guessing what I have made for my partner....I really hope she likes it. Kinda excited but scared at the same time.

The apple cider I got for aada was just from the local grocery store...seriously amazed they had any such I live in such a small town.

SOOO happy the teacup arrived in one piece..yay!! And that it was the right shade of lime green....

Mitten pattern came off etsy...it was the only one they had on there.

So glad you liked everything aada!

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How do u paint on ceramic? I tried it, and the paints I bought were horrible! The snowflake mug is REALLY cute

I used a ceramic paint I bought some time ago. It's really easy: You just paint, let it dry for at least 4 hours, and then bake it on you oven for 1,5 hours. An voilà, you're done. It's a hobby line painting by C. Kreul, a German brand. Not sure if you can find it abroad, though.

I don't remember the brand I bought, but it was all clumpy and gross. Yours is really nice

I cannot believe someone sent and received already!! Unbelievable...I need to get crackin'

Very cute and unusual bag...I like the elastics too. You would never know of the frustrations described...it looks AMAZING

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I first want to apologize to Stacysews for being so neurotic today! But it was HORRIBLE! My kids messed up my computer and I was worried I wasn't going to get all the awesome pics of what I received from her on here today...but I am right now

She made me an awesome cup wrap for a reuseable coffee cup that came with one of it's own. But I like the one she made way better. (Thanks for the cup! I have been wanting one, but never bought one.) It is too cute! All my favorite things, pink and chocolate...and I love the button too, reminds me of hard candy. And she used a grippy material on the backside to keep it in place. How cool is that?



I also received some soft striped socks, with pink and grey....can never have enough pink....and some gloves one solid pink, one with stripes.



And for the best part, some fingerless gloves with a matching infinity scarf! I have already gotten a ton of compliments on them, they are just unbelievable. She made them with a sweater material in ivory, which is also a fave of mine, but it has gold threads running thru it! So it has some sparkle. Very pretty! And the fingerless gloves fit, well, like a glove! (ha, ha) I really needed a pair to keep me warm when I'm crafting in my finished, but cold basement craft room. Thanks so much, you were a fantastic partner.

Oh, and I did still have about 3/4 of the bag of coffee still inside the bag, so I did get some! Oh, yeah, and so everyone knows the coffee is Hazelnut, and smells heavenly She also sent quite a few packs of hot chocolate in French Vanilla and Chocolate Mint, which I never listed as a fave flavor and it's one of my all time fave's, and two chicken ramen soups! She covered it ALL!



One more thing, the infinity scarf is very warm and toasty. Since I started wearing it, I can't go out without it, I get too cold. I love all of it.

How do u paint on ceramic? I tried it, and the paints I bought were horrible! The snowflake mug is REALLY cute

I recieved today!! Everything is just perfect...but I can't post pics just yet. I know Stacysews packed all my stuff up so nicely, and I feel so bad that the coffee bag had a hole in it and everything inside, while it smells AMAZING, is covered in coffee. I will give it a bath and post pics tomorrow.

Thanks so much for the great package and for all the messages you sent me too. I really enjoyed this swap!