(Old Fashioned) Random Swap 2009 Gallery

[PinkMafia]

Post pics here!!!

[Jenicat]

These photos do not do justice to the wonderful package I just received from superhooker, but it's too dark outside to take photos there and I wanted to get them up tonight!

First of all, we have an adorable pencil case, a beautiful ceramic leaf pendant (from the Royal Oak Glass & Clay Festival), some very pretty felted beads, and a super-practical and much needed heat pack, which is filled with field corn from grandma superhooker's farm. 



I can't wait to put the heat pack to use... you know I have back issues, and this is going to be FABULOUS.  Plus my feet are frequently freezing.  And I LOVE love love love love that tree fabric! 

The leaf pendant is so pretty, and I think I will incorporate it into a beaded project; I have some gemstones that would be a really nice background for it to stand out on.    And I love the felted beads and the pencil case too!

That isn't all, folks.  Not even close.

Here's some homemade fudge (yum!), which superhooker even figured out the calorie count for (Thank you!! I've lost ~50 pounds and it's nice to know I can still keep losing and eat this delicious fudge while doing so!  )!  Some recycled crayons, which Riley will love (and I kept smelling - yum, crayon smell), and the BEST PART OF THE PACKAGE, two magic wands that her son made.    I will use them any time I get stuck in traffic.    How sweet of him!  I will send him a thank you card with your package, superhooker!  What a sweetie pie.



Oh my god, mittens:



Don't think those need much of an explanation; it's pretty obvious how awesome they are.  GREEEEEN!  I love them so much, and they are deliciously comfy.

Crappy photo, but great hats:



I only wish that elephant were for me, but it's for my daughter.  100% alpaca, so so soft, and she loves it:



And I love my hat!  I didn't have a nice cozy hat, and this is perfect.  Thank you.  The colors are gorgeous, too.  The photo doesn't do them any favors, but trust me!  A nice solid brown and pretty heathered green.  And a HUGE pom-pom.    I love it!

And last but most certainly not least, the tiny cottage! 





It's handsewn and needle felted, and so cute!  I love it, and it will make a magnificent (yes, I just used that word) to my tiny neighborhood. 

Thank you so much, superhooker!  You are FAB.

I'll be shipping out by the send date, but not much before it.    I can only pray you love your package as much as I love every bit of mine!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[RhymeswOrange]

What a great package!  I think my favorite are the green mittens and that cutie with the elephant hat on.

[AsphaltQueen]

Ohhh, pretty lovelies!

I'm really diggin' the tree fabric on the corn pack, that's awesome. The mittens look fabulous, kinda hippy-boho but just the right amount. The elephant hat is soooo adorable (and the kid ain't bad, either).   And the house is just too cute. How big is it, Jenicat?

[Jenicat]

It's about... 4 inches tall. 

[AsphaltQueen]

It's about... 4 inches tall. 

Holy crap! I can't even imagine the patience it took... nice work, Superhooker!

[superhooker]

oooh!  I'm so glad you like everything!!  I hope the mittens fit...I have tiny tiny hands, so I knitted until they fit me, and then added 2 more inches of length to them...They were so much fun!!!  Those are totally craftster mittens too...they contain handspun yarn from about 10 different craftster spinners.

I hope the wands work for you.  My mom says that they totally work on not wanting to do housework (just one swish, and you won't want to vaccuum anymore), but they do not work on bills. 

[Jenicat]

I actually have tiny hands too (I wore a size 4.5 ring on my ring finger before I gained weight), so they are a bit large, but that's fine!  The only thing I'd normally do with mittens on would be driving, in which case it doesn't matter because I can still grip the wheel, and open the door, which is fine because it's one of the "knobs" that does this --, like more of a handle, instead of being round.    I love them!  It's good that they're large, anyway, I can move my fingers in them.  But my hands get really cold when I'm driving, even if the heat is on in the car.  So they are perfect. 

My daughter and I played with the wands a lot earlier, actually.  We were turning daddy into a bunny, a puppy, and all sorts of things.  It actually worked; he started acting like a bunny when we turned him into one (the spell for that is "Abracadabra zing zang zunny, now we'll turn daddy into a bunny" by the way)...   And it's so cute seeing a 2-year old running around waving a pipe cleaner wand, saying "abbacadaba!" and mumbling spells.  *sigh* So cute.

So they have already gotten much use. 

[PinkMafia]

that hat is adorable (as well as the model)!!! I want one.

[photojenn]

I love the wands!