Recent Creations

This week I haven’t much mojo in the creating department (only bits of crocheting) but the last couple of weeks I was doing well! First off, I made another photo pendant for Starr’s birthday, as I mentioned here. This is only the 2nd time I did a double pendant. I hope she will wear it and help test it out for me! I’m still not completely satisfied with the whole thing (process/outcome) but just have to keep at it in order to find a solution.
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And here are some swaps. The Zakka Cherry Blossom swap was actually last month or so. I had such trouble with it! Turns out lots of people did and my partner enlarged her pattern! Wish I thought to do that! Mine came out bad and I was too frustrated with it to try again so I  felt bad for my partner and I included lots of other goodies for her. She has yet to rate me on this but I’m not pushing her since I know it was so bad!
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Here it is shown closed and the inset photo shows the bottom. And here is what I received!
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So much nicer!
Here’s another sewing swap for an Origami bag. While this came out better than the Zakka Cherry Blossom bag, I still wasn’t super happy with it! My partner likes mermaids.
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I also made her a business card holder in matching fabric (which I want to make for myself as well but in different fabric!)
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She gave me a heart and said she loved them! Whew! Here’s the one I received! Pretty cute!
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And I hosted a crochet/knit potholder swap and this is what I sent to my partner. (I should be receiving mine soon!) My partner likes cats. I also included a dark green heart potholder that I did not take a photo of. Her fave color is dark green.
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One of the bookmarks I made for a bookmark swap. This one is using crochet thread (you do not even want to see what I got in return! I swear, looks like it took her less than 5 minutes to do! So disappointing! UGH!)
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And here are a couple of things I made for the Unbirthday swap #5. (Remember the stuff I got here?) My partner likes knights, Superman and Greenman.
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And remember the owl stuffie I spoke about in exchange for doing the carved Geill stamps? Here it is! I am so in awe of these stuffies and have not ventured into doing one yet…
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Comments

  1. Carol Menou a.k.a. Grandma
    March 19th, 2009 | 8:06 pm

    Everything you guys do looks great to me. I would be incapable of doing the half of that so kudos to you
    Love

  2. jungy
    March 20th, 2009 | 1:02 pm

    That stuffie looks like something you’d TOTALLY be capable of doing…have faith!

  3. March 23rd, 2009 | 1:44 pm

    We are always our worst critics so give yourself a break.
    I think it’s amazing that you’re trying all these different projects!
    I also have the pattern for that Cherry blossom bag but haven’t had the guts to try it yet.

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