Hello Craftster!  I've missed you all.  My DD's best friend asked me to make her a wedding dress like the one in the picture she has sent me.  She wants it to be strapless, tea length with a sweet heart neckline and a 50's-ish poof to the skirt.  Any ideas would be most appreciated!



The website where she found the dress is http://honeypieboutique.co.uk/ourshop/prod_651114-Lauren.html

I am having the WORST time trying to get photobucket and flickr to upload the pictures I took of the beautiful awesome bag limeriot sent me.  I blame it on user error and I'm so sorry!  I've never had them not load before and so I shrunk this one and it uploaded but is tiny. 

I will have to try again when I have more time.  Sorry for the itty bitty view but in person it is beyond beautiful and awesome!  She knit and felted it and it has a lovely black lining in it.

Thanks!!

Behold the stocking goodness I received from the ever amazing kittykill!
The stocking!  Look at the adorable embroideryness!  I love these little scandinavian looking beauties kicking up their heels with Christmas joy!

Uber amazing placemats with the cutest, CUTEST reindeer!  AND a cross stitched table runner!  Loving it!

Check out Blitzen!  

A nativity set!  I love them

A little birdie!  I can't decide if I'll put a candle in him or use him to hold these:

Drink markers!  Can't believe I never had them before. I made all my company use them last night!
Zillions of other things, vanilla shower gel (mmm!), bath soaps, socks, notecards, notepads, two adorable handmade ornaments, a coaster set and the greatest coffee mug with embroidered squirrels on it!  SQUIRREL!  I immediately dumped my Tim Horton's in there and enjoyed it immensely!

Look at these darling embroidered elves!  I love elves!

Check out the chocolate and peppermint covered spoons and chocolate covered pretzels!  Almost gone by the way!

The pups got treats too!


Thanks so much kittykill!  I love it all and feel like I should send you another complete box!!

My fabrics!  Sent late Monday Sept. 21st

My block

Two points aren't completely perfect but overall I'm happy with it.  

ritapizza's block


Summertimerolls' block


shout4joy' block


Marmish's block

Malisha's block

SimplySandy's block

sloth003's block

1boy1girl1kitty2's block

j_q_adam's block

Linnybelle's block

chinarockfishakm's block

I'm finally posting the pic of all the goodies mouseatethekitty sent me.  Lots of fabric, laces, cool threads and some great illustrations!  She drew the beautiful bird on the envelope and the one IN the envelope and the bicycle.  The other illustration is a bird of paradise.

Thanks mouseatethekitty!  Fun swap.  Hopefully my envelope to aikibookworm arrives today!

I received from aikibookworm today.
Behold:

She sent me rickrack (!), a bookmark, a lovely bracelet of crocheted leaves, an illustration and a pretty little glitter leaf. 

Thanks so much!  Hope yours arrives soon!

Finally my great house from altered mommy

and the back

I'm ready for a margarita now!
Here are the houses I received from stunnedbanana, wyokrista, playswithneedles and alteredmommy

And all my "executive mansions"


Thanks to everyone for a great swap and to racky and phizzy for everything they do! 

Another great house!  This one just came from playswithneedles.  Thanks so much! Love the sewing theme and the thimble roof!  My neighborhood is looking great!

Wow!  The galleries just keep getting better and better!

I am late in posting this wonderful house from stunnedbanana.  I love the quote on it and the wondeful waxy coating!

It says "I wish a were a china cup from which you drank your tea. and every time you took a sip it would be a kiss from me"
The back with darling deer:


So great!  Thanks so much and sorry to be so late in posting.  Crazy life with kids around here.

My other wonderful house received from WYOKrista

Love the paintchip roof, the roostery button and the stamps she used on this one!  Back:


So great!  Thanks partners - mine all went out Friday morning.  Hope you like them as well as I like mine! 

Love the seaweed and the bathing beauty!  Here is my beautiful house from amaryllisroze!  Love the bird and the colors! 



Thanks aroze!!  I'm just lovin' my neighborhood!