Wow, nice package!  First picture I thought "dang, this girl has a nice camera" then it made an appearance in the third pic and I was like "yup, there it is" LOL

Anyway, those are all so well made!!!  i adore your white & blue hat! And yes, the ornament is definitely from Rudolph- that's hermey!   

Haha... graduation present. :]
Hmmm Hermey now resides over my bed!

Thanks guys! It would be totally fun to make a girl-y one! Like with the iridescent fabric that goes on sale around Halloween!

Here are so super cool things I received from CatarinaU!

First up, she made me a crochet "market bag"! I love it, it's gonna be perfect for carrying clothes back and forth from school and traveling! It hold so much stuff! I went through my hamper and stuffed a bunch of clothes in there and its still not full! There are two pictures because I think the bottom is so cool looking! :]

   

Next was this amazing crochet hat! The color combo and button detail is my favorite part! To be quite honest with you I rarely wear hats, but I LOVE this one and will be wearing it excessively! She also sent a matching set of crochet goodies, a headband, coin purse and iPhone cozy! So cool! :]

   

Catrina sent some really cool jewelry and this amazingly cute ornament from Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer [I think! I haven't seen that movie in forever so I could be wrong]. What is he made of?

   

She also sent these two gorgeous pendants, the tree of life one is totally cool in its freeform and organic-ness. Haha. Basically I love it! And the crochet one is gorgeous as well, I like how it caves in! Now I just need to find a cord to put it on and I'm set!

THIS IS WHAT MADE THE PACKAGE SMELL SO GOOD! Soaps and lotions. Really though they smell amazing, especially the brownish one! You can see the jar of lotion in the background!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Ahhh I just went a picked up my package from CatrinaU! It is absolutely wonderful and smelled delish too! I'm gonna take pictures as soon as I finish my breakfast!

ETA: Errr it took me longer than I thought to take and upload pictures... so its gonna have to wait till I get back from school!

Hi!

I made this dragon scarf for a swap partner's son recently and she received so I thought I'd post pictures :] He is made out of fleece scraps I had leftover from making my brother a dinosaur costume a fews years ago, buttons for the eyes and nose, and felt for the teeth. It was fairly simple to make, and I am pretty happy with the final result although I suspect if I made another things might improve. In fact, I might even say he was cute!

 

That same partner also has another son who I thought deserved a scarf as well. Haha. He was more into robots so I ran with that. Using more of the left over fleece, fabric scraps and double sided fusible web I made a little robot applique patch thing and sewed it onto the fleece. That sounds way more complicated than it was.

   

What do you think?

My partner CatrinaU received and asked if I would post pictures... so here's part of what I sent, I forgot to take pictures of a few things.

Anyway. She has three boys so I decided to make them gifts as well! Instead of wrapping them up I put their presents in drawstring bags so they can be reused for little toys and what not. Each one is based on their favorite colors and obviously their name, haha. For Timmy I made a robot scarf! Niko got a dragon scarf. And last but not least I made Adrian a soft yellow blankie out of t-shirt-y material. I read that he likes to steal yellow t-shirts out of his dresser and sleep with them, so voila!

   

   

For Catrina, I made a tote for her to carry around crochet projects and a matching hook case, but sadly I didn't get a picture of that, I hope you liked it Catrina!

   

I also included store bought toys for the boys and two knit dishcloths made with this pattern.
http://smariek.blogspot.com/2008/03/embossed-twining-vine-leaf.html

i am going to pick up my package in a few minuted when the PO opens, hee hee!

I claim RhondaS for a knitted scarf or two!

This is my first claim! 0 sent, 0 received.

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Hi! I'm Lauren, I'm 18 and in California..... you can read more about me and my weirdness in my profile as I wrote a pretty long bio. I like dark earthy tones, so no pastels or neons please! I don't have any serious allergies but I am sensitive to cigarette smoke, if you wash it first it should be fine :] I love cutesy snails and owls as well as polka dots and vintage fabrics. I collect erasers and Pez dispensers! I love the smell of lavender and citrus!

I am a pretty easy person to please and will love anything you make for me!

CRAFTS
Earrings (I really like dangle-y ones with a simple or vintage feel)
http://brandolina.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/day-3-blue-mood.htmla
Necklaces....
http://brandolina.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/easy-to-make.html [in green or black or purple]
Felted jewelry
Magnets to stick on my wall [Have to be strong!]
Hair thingies [decorated bobby pins or ponytail holders etc]
Monogrammed stationary
Cloth napkins in cool fabrics! [vintage-y, polka dots, trees, leaves, japanese imports]
Knit maryjanes [I wear a size 7.5 – 8] or crochet slippers!
Small knit/crochet face scrubbies [2 x 2 inches]
Bath Puff  [pattern below or anything similar!]
http://hometown.aol.com/lffunt/bath.htm
Stitch markers
Fork Bracelet [doesn't have to have a jewel or be extra fancy]
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=117157.0
Spoon pendant
Tree of Life Pendant [Green or brown]

SUPPLIES
Wool Felt, any color, any size! + bits of felted sweaters
Yarn/Ribbon/Fabric strips/Ric Rac [ten foot lengths] to make a Rupunzel Scarf
Velvet Ribbon
Any bits of interesting paper + ephmera [magazinze cut outs, bits of old books, scrapbooking paper, etc]
Beads of any kind! [Except for plastic pony beads]
Security envelopes [You know the ones with the interesting patterns on the inside]
Sequins of any color or size
Dylon fabric dye [any color]
12 inch zippers
Yarn of any kind!

Thank you! :]

Those face scrubbies are so cool! I love 'em!

I sent on friday and my box is officially on its way! I hope catrinau likes what I made her!

Ahhh!
I am almost done with this [see below] blanket for my cousin's baby! I'm using a yummy green color + white!
http://wishingiwasknitting.blogspot.com/2007/02/feather-and-fan-rainbow-baby-blanket.html

Plus I just found out another cousin is pregnant, so I'll be starting another blanket soon!

Great idea :]