CraftAddiction and I agreed to swap for Christmas gifts for her family.  She crocheted 3 scarves for me, and some stuffed animals.  I LOVE them all!  Now, I need to get my rear in gear and finish stuffing the stuffed dogs I made for the kiddos in her family. 

I received from ecopp today.  I got a lot of really nice supplies!  My favorite is the Gummie coasters!  Thank you so much!!!

Miss Barbara and I did a personal swap.  She sent to me 1st.  I still need to send to her, because I'm bad that way.  She sent me so many, many, many treasures.  She is a master crocheter!!  My favorite thing she made for me is the greyhound.  I started to tear up when I saw it, so I took my packages to my studio to finish opening them.  I didn't want my youngest son to see me cry.  The greyhound looks so much like my late greyhound, George.  My other favorites are the crocheted dinosaurs, the little owl pouch, the ladybug pillow, the crocheted handbag and clutches, the birds, and the crocheted pear.  Okay, everything!  Thank you so much Miss Barbara!  I'm working on your package as we speak. 

Day 1: 4 ceramic tile reindeer coasters, a bracelet w/the same image of Joseph leading Mary on a donkey that I painted for Robin, another bracelet w/lots of different animals, 3 bamboo tile pendants w/a fox, baby sea turtle, and a tiger.  And, a BUNCH of extras that include: 4 craft books, a quilling kit, a pattern to make a sheep pillow, a pattern to make a stuffed Spongebob and a pattern to make a stuffed Gary, some other craft patterns, and a craft magazine.  Thank you so much Robin!  I hope you, and your family like everything I made for you.  



Day 2: Peter Cottontail Pendant and beaded hoop earrings.  Fabulous!

Day 3: a pair of purple beaded hoop earrings and a beautiful glass bead necklace!  You know the saying, "Jewlery is the gift to give, because it will live and live!"  He, he!

Day 4: Fabric covered pins!  I plan on using these for mixed media crafts.

Day 5: Awesome Jewelry: My favorite is the glass rose earrings.
Day 6: More jewelry!  My favorites are the wooden animal necklaces, and the rose ring.

Day 7: Mounds and Almond Joy, which I've already eaten 2 of the Almond Joy .  A Christmas oven mitt and Christmas towel.  I ALWAYS need hand towels and oven mitts .  LOTS of earrings!  My for absolute favorites are the flower earrings.  It's funny, I just told Robin today, that I have a HUGE flower garden every year.  I LOVE flowers and earrings!  Great combination!  2 packages of Christmas cards w/a rabbit and an owl from National Geographic.  I won't be sending these out.  I'll be using them for projects.   I really do love everything!

Day 8: More jewelry and a butterfly keychain!  The pendants are so cute!  And, the keychain is wonderful!  I love butterflies!

Day 9: Madonnas!!!! And, a cork keychain, a dragon and 2 bead pendants w/my initials.  How clever!  

Day 10: This GORGEOUS bead necklace and matching earrings!  So fancy!

Day 11: Awesome perler bead Nativity!  LOVE IT!  It's already on my frig, and will stay there all year round!

Day 12: Salt dough ornaments.  My favs of course are the animals!  My Christmas tree will be complete, in years to come, when my boys take their ornaments for their own Christmas trees.

I made this MLP Rainbow Dash hoopla for the MLP Friendship is Magic swap.  I cut out pieces of felt, and hand sewed them onto the awesome background fabric that I found at my favorite thift store.  I was looking for rainbow fabric, and found that fabric instead.  I like it so much better! 

I made this Rainbow Dash plushie for the MLP Friendship is Magic swap.  This is my 1st time making a MLP plushie, and my 1st time using this pattern.  I plan on super sizing the pattern, and making a body pillow size MLP plushie for myself. 

My partner, ecopp, received on Fri. the 12th.  I'm quite excited about how the items I made for both her and her daughter turned out, so, I'm going to post pics.  I made a plush Rainbow Dash for her daughter, for Christmas.  Also, a Rainbow Dash hoopla.  I cut out pieces of felt, and hand sewed them.  There was also a ceramic box that I painted.  I drew a picture of Rainbow Dash on the top, and then I glued little pink embroidered butterflies.  The top says, "This could be about 20% cooler."  I didn't get a picture of the box.  The plush Rainbow Dash was my 1st time making a MLP plushie, and my 1st time using the pattern.  I plan on super sizing the pattern, and making a body pillow size MLP for myself.  I found the perfect background fabric for the hoopla at my favorite thrift store.  Only to find out, that, that day was their last day.  Bummer.  I was looking for rainbow fabric, and found this fabric instead.  I like it much better.

I received the most AWESOME package from mama24boyz today!  I got an amazing haunted house, a bag of candy (I already ate the Kit Kat) a crocheted tree frog, a crocheted seal, a crocheted fox, and a crocheted sea turtle.  They are all my favorites!!!!  Thank you so much Melanie!!!!!!

I received from Sharalee today!  I absolutely LOVE everything!  I think I will put the porcelain bunny out at Easter.  I think my favorite is the owl pillow, the penguin, and the greyhound pin.  Sharalee knows how much I love greyhounds and other sighthounds.  Unfortunately, the PO broke the porcelain doxie beyond repair.    Enjoy

So, here is Toth the Little Brother Sloth.  His big brother is Roth.  He is made from what was left over from the terry cloth robe I made his big brother Roth, from.  Don't know what I'm going to do w/Toth.  I might keep him or give him away.  My husand wants me to put him in a consignment shop.  Tried that once, not a single one of my things sold.