OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES, I DID need that many exclamations and huge grins. I received the MOTHERLOAD of whimsy and swappy goodness...here goes with the pic overload, maybe come back in 20 minutes if you're on dial up...Let's take a journey then, shall we?
Enter, LARGE box of wonder...
Behold! The jars and 'padding' in all it's glory...clothing to recon, cross stitch supplies and books, mini stationary and office supply set, several ribbon spools, mardi gras beads, kitty toys, corks, jars of whimsies of course, and CANDY. I made short work of the sour gummy octopi
Ring pops will be stickin' around for a bit though. The picture that Tero drew as a teaser is in the top right corner...it's a card! I am totally going to mat and frame it, excellent work!
2 of 3 (well, I count 4, actually) 'jars'...
3 of 3...rainbow goodness! I'm SO not opening this until I get partners for the LGBT swap I am in. I likely will use many little items from this jar, empty it out, and refill it to send to my partner in that one!
Akasha-kitty got a hold of this octopus after she played with the seahorse stuffie (there IS catnip in it, right?). She climbed my desk chair, walked across my desk, and snatch'd the octopus toy off the desk and ran out of the room with it clutched in her mouth. I managed to snap a few action shots of her with it out in the dining room...
Then, this was her about 15 minutes later...racked out, stoned, on the clothing 'padding' from the whimsy box and a fishie fabric...
Crafted items in this jar, other than the small embroidered seahorse stuffie...which wandered away before I could snap a pic...there was this LOVERLY beaded spider and 2 sets of Easter Bunny earrings!
Random picture of me in all MY early morning glory with mardi gras beads draped all over...
This is what I call the 4th 'jar'...a large Ziploc full of buttons, whimsies, ephemera, and knick knacks...even a bag of hemp jewelry for me to wear or take apart to recon new pieces with the beads/charms!
Some faves out of this one...
Decorated paint can 'o' wonder! This was one of my fave 'jar's to open...this is the best spillage pic ever
If you look into the 'jar' you can see Mr Hanky the Christmas POO in there! LOL! Other great stuff in here includes more buttons, beads, tiny creatures and charms, figurines, jewelry, pins, conchos, ephemera, dominoes and SO much more!
My faves from THIS jar...
And now, the mermaid's treasure. How in the world did you ever get her to part with this? More super beads, bobbles, 'fish scales', jewelry, coins, buttons, shells, fabric, and a squishy fun octopus!
Mermaid crafts
Faves from the mermaid stash...if you look closely you can see a 'mini me' of herself in there
The 'jar'...this lovely lady must have been storing this in a great hiding place under the sea!
Tero, you REALLY REALLY REALLY outdid yourself this time! I can't believe how much awesome stuff I got!
More pics in my craftster photo hosting, including closeups of the work on the crafted items!
http://www.craftster.org/pictures/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=129410
