I love the square stitch this is some of mine

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=171666.msg1760235#msg1760235
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=179139.msg1858755#msg1858755

All of my seed beading supplies.fit into a small box like those resuable sandwhich containers. I take it with me everywhere

what about crafting one of something for a partner and another of the same thing to go into a store? That way it could be a swap and the charity at the same time.

I always sew my thick books

I have been making a lot of journals lately what I have been doing and since you want to use watercolor paper might be perfect for you. I get a pad of watercolor paper and make sure the back board is a thick hard board. Then I carefully tear out the pages and fold all of them in half. I use the back of the pad ( the hard back part) and cut that in half this is what I use as the cover and decorate how ever I want to . I then sew the pages to the cover using lots of various stitching. Coptic is easy to learn. Or if you want to cut the pages japanese stab binding.

I just find that by doing it that way I don't have to buy separate book board.

I have also bought presentation board which is available at my local craft store. It is with all the art paper (its much thicker then poster board but has no foam in the middle. )

hope that helps

Here is my awesome swap package from Alchamy513


I got a whole bunch of those awesome treats they are haystacks on top of pretzels.. they really do look like broom sticks


Next is an awesome slytherin scarf.. it has already snowed here once so it will be put to good use.


Last and certainly not least and the most exciting is THE WHOLE  SET OF POTTER PUPPET PALS FINGER PUPPETS! COMPLETLY AMAZING!!

Wow everyone your stuff looks so awesome.... leaving early for work to send my package!! woot woo

my toy totally broke and I had to remake it. Its all good thought the second one turned out better than the first!

had to tweek my play item but it is so awesome lol

Im thinking of some extras too...