That's a beautiful book!  I love the glitter paper.

And I've always wanted to try making those stars!  Awesome!

those paintings are so pretty! I love the style of artwork!

I agree! Those are really cool!

I received Anya Kase's amazing swap package in the mail today.  She totally spoiled me!  I probably wasn't the easiest person to craft for, since I combine Christianity and witchcraft, but she was so cool about it!

Here's everything all laid out, so prettily wrapped:



She made me a candle holder in the shape of a triskele--a triple spiral, which was an important symbol for me:



The detail on this is amazing--I want to know how you made the little flowers, Anya Kase! I've never worked with polymer clay before but you've totally inspired me! 



Next I got this framed celestial cross stitch.  The pic doesn't really do it justice.  The colors are bright and really pop out, and the needlework is just fabulous.  I'm going to hang this up somewhere.  I have to ask, did you use a pattern or make it up yourself? 



And I got this lovely bag with an image of Mary Magdalene on it, done by a Pre-
Raphaelite artist, which means Anya Kase is psychic or something, because the Pre-Raphaelites are my favorite art movement ever!




The pic is an iron on transfer she made.  She added a quote from a Tori Amos song about Mary Magdelene:  "The red of the red rose is its own/And something no man can divide".  And guess what?  Tori Amos is one of my favorite singers.  And I never mentioned any of this in my questionnaire!  Psychic, I tell you.

Thank you so much, Anya Kase, for the wonderful swap experience.  You really went above and beyond.  I'm touched by all you crafted for me. 

Yay!  I received Anya Kase's awesome package today.    I'll post pics in the gallery as soon as my camera batteries are done recharging.  

I'm so glad you liked everything, Anya Kase!  I had a great time crafting for you and learning about Asatru, thanks for being such a great swap partner.. And I'm glad everything made it there in one piece. 

My medium is finished, and I'm still working on my two smalls, but I anticipate sending on time.  This has been a really fun swap for me! 

Thanks for posting the pics, Illusen!  I'm glad you liked everything.  I had fun making your stuff too. 

Oh, and you look adorable in the scarf!

I got Illusen's package today, and she sent me a whole bunch of HP swag!  I apologize in advance for my camera's flash.  The pictures I tried without flash ended up too dark.

I got a Slytherin book purse:


Here's the inside of the purse with a mini dark mark bookmark she made and some mini deathly hallows:



A quote book that's chock full of snape-y goodness.  It looks like it's made out of parchment paper!:



and a mini purse with a pin decoupaged with I heart Snape.  Very cool!



You can't really see it in the picture, but she sent me some notepaper with some awesome wizard-y drawings she made in each corner. 

Thanks Illusen!

I received from Illusen today!    Off to post pics in the gallery now.

My partner is totally cool! 

Ditto!    I love how this is such a small swap group...and before we switched partners I kinda got to know Eilea as well, even if it was only through a questionnaire.   I'm really enjoying this swap, and learning a lot in the process!