Humor me...it is my first project from this book but not the last...took me 2 nights of crocheting for short periods of time.  Thank goodness for great stressful work week projects, Ms. Stoller.  They are very few and far between. 

[Partners and Status]

Post the pics here!!!

Original post:  http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=83424.0

Heart 'em!

Partners and Status
sent = red
received = blue
sent and received = cross out
late with no communication = late w/out commu
late with communication = late

lisiepeasie (sent) (feedback given) and groschveux (sent) (received)

albarinos (sent) (received) (feedback given) and PinkMafia (sent)(received) (feedback given)

knit_core (sent) (received) (feedback given) and flrtingwdisaster (sent) (received) (feedback given)

Yirq (received) (sent) (feedback given) and vampirategurrl08 (sent) (received)(feedback given)

snacker (sent and has received) (feedback given) and Nikkidear (sent and has received) (feedback given)

[PLEASE REMEMBER TO CRAFT FOR YOUR PARTNER DESIRES!!!]

Swap name: Heart Swap Round 2
Craftster member who is organizing this swap: snacker
Sign-up date range: 3/6/06-3/09/06
Date to send item by: 4/11

Limited to a certain number of people? (optional): 10

Non-U.S. participants allowed?: OF course!

All ages allowed? Or 18+?: under 16 ask your parents!!

Organizer is aware of current list of "suspended traders"
list and will not allow those members to participate: YES

Organizer meets the 4 conditions for swapping and will make sure that every participant meets these conditions: YES

Details of swap:
Check out round 1 gallery organized by hertrigger:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=75911.0
you will make 1 LARGE ITEM and 1 SMALL ITEMS for your partners! anything with hearts on it.. you are more than welcomed to make more for your partner, but you have to have at least this!

ideas for large items

purse
hoodie
shirt
scarf/beanie combo
anything that takes atleast 3-4 hours to make IF NOT MORE

ideas for small items

jewelry
cozies
box
coin purse
anything that takes atleast 1-2 hours to make.

If you want to participate, information to send to organizer (Thanks to hertrigger for creating this!):

QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWER:
Name of swap: heart swap round 2
Craftster username:
Email address:
Your real name:
Mailing address:
Would you be willing to ship to an address outside of the US?:
what shirt size are you?:
color preferance for shirts:
favorite colors:
least favorite colors:
what crafts do you do?:
3 things you would LOVE:
3 things you wouldnt like:
is there a specific heart you like?: (plain hearts, hearts with veins, sacred and immaculate hearts, hearts with wings, themed hearts---remember to name your theme, broken hearts)
are there any other symbols you like to add to something as well as hearts? (stars, skulls, circles, polka dots, animals)
other stuff youd like your partner to know:


IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO ORGANIZER VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE AND NOT TO REPLY WITH IT HERE.

Also remember to read the Swap Info Guide to find out how to ship your item and other details about participating in a swap.

AFTER PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP AND BEEN APPROVED, LIST THE PARTICIPANTS HERE AND WHO IS SENDING TO WHOM:

albarinos
flrtingwdisaster
groschveux
Knit_core
lisiepeasie
Nikkidear--NEWBIE---can only be in this swap.
PinkMafia
snacker
Yirq
vampirategurrl08--NEWBIE---can only be in this swap.

HERE ARE THE PARTNERS:

lisiepeasie and groschveux

albarinos and PinkMafia

knit_core and flrtingwdisaster

Yirq and vampirategurrl08

snacker and Nikkidear

PLEASE REMEMBER TO CRAFT FOR YOUR PARTNER DESIRES!!!  AND SHIP DATE HAS CHANGED TO 4/11!  Please PM and your swap partner when you ship...NO EXCUSES!

[and]

***SIGN-UPS ARE CLOSING EARLY DUE TO THE SLOW DOWN IN SIGN-UPS***

THANKS!

Swap name: Monster Swap
Craftster member who is organizing this swap: snacker
Sign-up date range: 3/1/06-3/15/06
Date to send item by: 4/17/06

Limited to a certain number of people? (optional): 20

Non-U.S. participants allowed?: OF course!

All ages allowed? Or 18+?: under 16 ask your parents!!

Organizer is aware of current list of "suspended traders"
list and will not allow those members to participate: YES

Organizer meets the 4 conditions for swapping and will make sure that every participant meets these conditions: YES

Details of swap:
You will make 1 LARGE ITEM and 2 SMALL ITEMS or 1 MEDIUM ITEM for your partner, you are more than welcome to make more for your partner, but you have to have at least this!

ideas for large items:  see my co-partner-in-the-background-post (aka hertrigger):  http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=82252.0

purse
hoodie
shirt
shoes
anything that takes at least 3-4 hours to make IF NOT MORE (just please spend some loving time on it)

ideas for small items

jewelry
cozies
box
altoid box
coin purse
anything that takes at least 1-2 hours to make.

If you want to participate, information to send to organizer:

QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWER:
Name of swap: monster swap
Craftster username:
Email address:
Your real name:
Mailing address:
Would you be willing to ship to an address outside of the US?:
what da' ya' want---please list at 6 items (large and small)?
what shirt size are you---both men and female sizes?
what shoe size are you?
do ya' need a purse?
favorite colors:
least favorite colors:
what crafts do you do?:
what do you NOT want?
is there a specific monster you like? (happy monster; sad monster; wearable monster; inanimate monster; cookie monster; grover monster; where-the-wild-things-grow monster; harry from harry and the henderson's; munsters):
are there any other symbols you like to add to something as well as monsters? (stars, skulls, circles, smiley faces; feathers; owls; frogs):
other stuff youd like your partner to know:

IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO ORGANIZER VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE AND NOT TO REPLY WITH IT HERE.

Also remember to read the Swap Info Guide to find out how to ship your item and other details about participating in a swap.

Adapoted from PinkMafia's swaps (thank you PinkMafia!!!!):

RULES:

1. You must ship before or on ship date.
2. Take a pic of what you send/receive to post in gallery or coordinate with your swap partner if you don't have a camera.  We want pics, people.
3. Bookmark this thread for updates or post in this thread, GRACEFULLY.
4. DCN is required. Stuff your package with plastic bags if necessary. If you don't purchase a DCN your feedback will reflect that.  Get it the DCN.  Love it. 
5. PM me when you ship & receive. If not, poor communication will be left in feedback.  Talk with me, people.  We need people who communicate and who love to swap! 

AFTER PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP AND BEEN APPROVED, LIST THE PARTICIPANTS HERE AND WHO IS SENDING TO WHOM:

Digital Goddess
JKaz
kinkyknit
millik
snacker
QueenOfFancy


HERE ARE THE PARTNERS:

kinkyknit and snacker
JKaz and QueenofFancy
millik and Digital Goddess

ms. brillant hertigger has given me her permission to set up a round 2 of the heart swap if anyone is interested.

so................. ...anyone interested?

link to the round 1 gallery:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=75911.0

check out the anatomical hearts...what about hearts a'la flame?

I was messing around with a hoodie for the hoodie swap and this is what I created. 

Thanks for looking.  It was inspired by a hoodie I bought ten years ago in NYC.





Another pic (not so dark):

Any interest?

I first saw this light when I bought a tote bag with the famous image of his "Female Dandy".  His skulls are magnificent. 

On second thought here are some links:

http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/posada.html
http://muertos.palomar.edu/posdad.htm

Here is my first quilt.  Bad pic but I will get more up.  I am just so proud.  My mom was my consultant, advisor and measurer.  The measuring and figuring out how to do each odd square was hard.  It is Grateful Dead tour shirts mixed in with some music shirts my husband had.  It is his Christmas present.  We just tied it.   

Here is a good pic of the process and of the entire quilt:



Here are some close-ups:





Now I just need to wrap it for Christmas!!!!  I am so glad I got it done it time.  

The hat on page 85 is super fine (Bust Dec./Jan. 2006; top pic and not the NY hat---the one with the circular thingers coming out). 

My husband was flipping through the magazine and was reading the article about men knitting, crocheting and was like, "Holy crap, I love this hat." 

Does anyone know where it comes from?  I will buy the book, magazine that it came from...I just want to know where to find it.

Maybe it isn't published??? 

Thanks for the help!!!!

This is the gallery for our first wet felt along!
(can you tell I'm excited? Hurrah!)


Details + tutorial for the December felt-along are in the below link
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=66051.0

If you have any questions or queries about this wet felt along project, feel free to post them in the discussion thread as linked above.


Otherwise, show us your soap! 

(edited by Jane Doe to add felt-along info)

Here are my shots:





I am out of roving.   No more needle felting or soap felting.  What is a girl to do?