Here is the amazing un-birthday gifts I received from Zaftigmomma!!!

First... headbands! I love them they are so cute and fit perfect

And my favorite one....

Next a journal... Karan made the paper and everything herself. (plus the paper she used for the cover is the same as she used to wrap everything... awesome touch) I already started putting 4-leaf clovers in it

An adorable and cozy Panta! The colors of the panta are pretty accurate, I don't know about my hair though... hahaha

And my awesome new embroidery case... outside

and inside so you can see all the little pockets and such...


She also sent a beautiful bracelet that missed the photoshoot so when I snap a picture I will put it up.

Oh and promptly following this photoshoot I realized I was locked out of my mom's house, I walked downtown and discoved a great stamping store... pretty amazing for a town so small there are no stoplights.

Thank you so much Karan... I love everything and have already gotten loads of compliments on everything!

This is what I received from veganxwater.

the box


atc's


mini coin purse


zines


altered altoid tin and mini journal


Thanks.   

So... veganxwater has received!
I sent her "pin-up in a box"

The Box: I covered the top of a photobox w/ cork sheeting ( a wrestling match) and I covered the edges in the best color of duct tape ever.


Group Shot: lots-o-squirt guns for fun, a framed print of some of veganxwater's favorite artwork, altoids, pinup postcards, inside the takeout box is a pretty necklace, a covered binder w/ card pages for atc's and in the box a wrapped up swirly lollipop for doing her own pinup poses!


Here is a close up of the necklace that was based off her wists...

( I swear I was wearing clothes) (and I hope to improve my photo skills greatly )

And a close up af the ATC book I sewed the cover for and embroidered marilyn monroes eyes on!


I am so glad she liked everything and can't wait to see what is waiting in my mailbox for me!

Wow, everything so far is so awesome....

So here are the pictures of the package I received from Lady4feet.... she is amazing!!! My pictures do not do everything justice... but

A felted bag (I have already filled it up and I take it everywhere, I LOVE it) made from a sweater, on the bag are two pins made out of bottlecaps with my dogs name and her picture on them (love them), a spoon windchime based off my wists (it sounds awesome and it's cute too), a lunchbag made from pants also based off a wist and I like it even better than the wisted one. The patch on the bag says " saving the world one lunch at a time."  A candle that says "tread lightly on the earth" and there are celtic designs on it. And a tee shirt that is made of organic bamboo that she ironed on a picture of the world that says "earth day, every day."



And there is more.... reusable gift bags!!! What a brilliant idea. and the fabrics are great! Also the windchime again because it was kinda blocked before. And the little pouch is for my dogs poop bags for when we go on walks and especially when we move to a place where we have to pick up after her everytime she poo's.
She also made me some gift tags made out of old cards but somehow they missed out on the photoshoot.



Thank you sooo much Brandi, you are an amazing and thoughtful swap partner. I love everything so much!
Isn't she just awesome! I can't believe she squeezed all this into a shoe box!

finally, pictures of the adorable awesome matchbox from plucky...
I apoligize about the quality of the pictures, my camera is not so keen on tiny stuff I guess










thank you so much everything was great.

Okay, so I have been lurking around here a bit. And I finally made something. It was for the "Amore" challenge or whatever it's called but I am definetly too late, also not that confident. It is just sharpies on paper carefully ripped to the correct size. (this is my first picture post here hope I did everything okay)



I know the picture is poo but I am sooo new to all this technology.

Frankenstein my not stike everyone as a common choice for the topic of "Amore" but I just kept thinking about when he was throwing the flowers with the little girl into the river and then he threw her in the river too. Deep stuff...